Wed.Nov 27, 2024

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Holiday ecommerce start surpasses record-breaking forecast

Martech

Ecommerce holiday spending is higher than anticipated, according to Adobe Analytics. For the first 24 days of November, U.S. ecommerce sales were up 9.6% year-over-year. This exceeds the record-breaking 8.4% increase expected for the entire 2024 holiday shopping season. And all this spending — $77.4 billion thus far — comes before the biggest discounts take effect.

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The Rise of Vertical SaaS: Achieving 110% NRR from SMBs with Mangomint’s CEO

SaaStr

SaaStr CEO and founder Jason Lemkin chats with Mangomint CEO Daniel Lang about why vertical SaaS is booming and how Mangomint got to 110% NRR. What was once considered too small or too niche, vertical SaaS has recently emerged as a hotbed of innovation and profitability. But it’s not, and it’s being reinvented, so what’s changed in the space with the introduction of automation and AI?

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How to build AI strategies that prioritize people

Martech

AI continues to embed itself into the fabric of business. However, the conversation often neglects a key component in the shadows: people. Training people in prompt engineering and system integrations is not enough. Today’s “AI experts” are too focused on the technology and process sides of the “People, Process and Technology” paradigm.

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Mastering the Art of Selling Commodities: Proven Strategies for Creating Value and Winning Clients

Iannarino

Selling a commodity may seem like a losing battle, but it’s actually your gateway to mastering the most critical skills in sales —making yourself indispensable in a crowded marketplace.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Will big tech burst the AI bubble?

Martech

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, a new battle is brewing between startups and tech giants. Companies like Perplexity are raising billions to challenge the dominance of Google, Microsoft, Apple and Meta. Still, the question remains: Will the AI wave create lasting winners, or is it a bubble waiting to burst? AI search wars: Perplexity vs.

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6 Tips to Make the Most of Small Business Saturday

Salesforce

All over the world, small businesses gear up to celebrate Small Business Saturday every year, a marketing initiative created by American Express to encourage holiday shopping. This annual event takes place after Thanksgiving, between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encouraging consumers ‌to support almost 32 million independent businesses in the United States (U.S.) alone — helping small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners make a big impact.

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Shift Your Perspective, Change Your Sales Landscape

Membrain

If you’ve been following me for long, you know I’m a student of systems thinking. I’ve been taking a training with Cabrera Labs , the think tank run by Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University. As I’m going deeper with their systems thinking framework called DSRP , I can’t help but notice all the ways their model can help us sell better.

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You Have a New Sales Rep. Here's How to Win at Cold Calling Training

Hubspot

Let’s be honest up front. Cold calling is nobody’s favorite part of sales. In fact, LinkedIn data reports that a healthy majority of sellers (63%) say it’s the worst part of the job — and it’s not hard to see why. The same research indicates just 2% of cold calls result in a booked meeting, and other literature suggests that dismal figure might actually be on the optimistic side.

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5 Customer Marketing Strategies to Drive Long-term Growth

G2

Discover five impactful marketing strategies that can drive long-term growth by boosting loyalty, engagement, and brand advocacy in e-commerce.

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Empathy in Sales Builds Long Term Success

Sales Nexus

Empathy in sales builds trust, promotes understanding and creates long lasting beneficial relationships for customers and sales people.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Staffing Industry Trends: Key Insights for Recruiter Success

G2

Challenging, unstable, disruptive – the words that describe the economic state of the staffing market this year. However, in business, one constant remains: change.

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Hello world!

The Digital Technology

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! first appeared on thedigitaltechnology.com.

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A Guide to Pharma 4.0: Embracing Transformation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

G2

The pharmaceutical industry has undergone substantial changes in the past few years. Traditionally, pharmaceutical operations were conducted manually, which had several disadvantages, such as slowed processes, poor product quality, and patient safety.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Zoom at $4.7 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

So Zoom has entered its mature stage, but it’s also now rebooting itself. It’s dropped “Video” from its name as it has gone communications and AI-first: $4.7B ARR 3.6% Growth Overall Very, very profitable — generating almost $2B in free cash flow a year Growth is up just 3.6%, but Zoom has raised guidance — and the stock is up a strong 20% this year.

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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How You Can Harness Automation To Ensure Field Service Compliance

G2

As business demands grow and regulations tighten, keeping up with regulations isn’t just a box to check – it’s a constant, complex challenge.

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