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Forget PageRank: Here’s why you should focus on ranking instead

Search Engine Land

Service providers circumnavigate this challenge by offering alternative rank names and values, presumably representative of what Google uses internally. Therefore, focusing on building PageRank-passing backlinks is akin to gambling and hoping to hit the jackpot. Unique selling proposition. Performance.

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Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore

The Lost Book of Sales

Starting to cross the chasm. How does the "D-Day" strategy help companies cross the chasm? Being sales vs. market driven when crossing the chasm. One of the most important lessons about crossing the chasm is that the task ultimately requires achieving an unusual degree of company unity during the crossing period.

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Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

The Lost Book of Sales

Additionally, in the greater picture there is a mind-boggling lack of cross-disciplinarity in academia. ” When faithfully adhered to, these traits result in one of the best-known Munger characteristics: not buying or selling often! Bias from gambling compulsion. Bias from envy/jealousy. Bias from chemical dependency.

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10 New Findings Reveal How Sales Teams Are Finding Success Now

Salesforce

Instead of gambling on higher-risk strategies and tactics, sales leaders are pulling back and focusing on what they know works. Sales reps spend only 28% of their week selling, down from 34% in 2018. As noted above, tool juggling is one of the reasons reps don’t spend enough time selling. Download the report. 6 min read.

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Animal Influencers: The Stories Behind 11 Famous Pets on Instagram

Hubspot

This cross-eyed feline is closer to matching Kim Kardashian's 88.3m What seemed like a gamble at first has really paid off for Kim and her husband, graphic designer David Fung. Toast, who is represented by DBA (Digital Brand Architects) , is an eyewear spokesmodel for Karen Walker, and has promoted big brands like Febreeze and Swiffer.

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