Fri.Oct 13, 2023

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Solution Design: Conducting the Solution Orchestra

Iannarino

One way to improve your sales approach is to treat the sales conversation as a collaboration. You and your contacts are both working to understand the challenges that prevent the results the client needs and what is necessary to improve the client’s outcomes. One large part of this collaboration shows up in solution design.

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Coaching and the Importance of Constructive Sales Feedback

Anthony Cole Training

The Coaching Competency is the most critical part of a sales manager's responsibilities; it is also the most difficult skill set to learn and master. There are many aspects that make up an effective coach including coaching consistency, asking enough questions, the ability to stay in the moment while coaching, having a passion and supportive beliefs for coaching, not rescuing salespeople and being effective at getting commitments from salespeople.

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AI in marketing: How to balance automation and the human touch

Martech

Marketing technology is progressing at such an accelerated pace that it’s hard to keep up and easy to let the tech do the driving. We now have machine learning and AI driving much of our marketing platforms. Whether it’s letting Google or Facebook make our ad decisions for us or asking ChatGPT to write all our content (a very bad idea), AI is making our job easier.

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5 reasons Amazon Ads is better than Google Ads for ecommerce

Search Engine Land

Nine out of 10 ecommerce businesses I’ve come across have run Google Ads at some point, but few have considered Amazon Ads despite the significant opportunities it offers. I believe that Amazon Ads has the potential to be far more effective than Google Ads for ecommerce PPC as it offers higher quality traffic, higher conversion rates, easier tracking, more long-term value and more lenient policies.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Pepsi, McDonald’s and the latest in digital out-of-home

Martech

Digital out-of-home (DOOH) is continuing to expand and evolve. This means marketers can use it holistically in omnichannel campaigns, due in large part to more programmatic DOOH and data from those campaigns. “Digital out-of-home is growing successfully,” said Barry Frey, President and CEO of DOOH industry organization DPAA Global, at this week’s DPAA Summit in New York.

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Google Ads serving/spending issue resolved after almost 3 days

Search Engine Land

Google has fixed the Google Ads issue with serving and spending that started on Wednesday morning and lasted almost three days. Google posted an update at 5:28 pm ET today saying, “The problem with Google Ads has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support.” The issue started on October 11th at 12:59 am ET.

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What is RGSP? Google’s Randomized Generalized Second-Price ad auctions explained

Search Engine Land

The concept of randomized generalized second-price (RGSP) auctions sent shockwaves through the PPC community after the subject took center stage at the Google antitrust trial. While some digital marketers agreed with Google that the practice provides a better user experience, others sided with the Department of Justice (DOJ), arguing that it makes ad auctions unfair and purely helps line Google’s extremely deep pockets.

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Orchestrating Success Through Change Implementation

Heinz Marketing

By Michelle Voznyuk , Marketing Specialist at Heinz Marketing In the B2B world today, adaptability and resilience are keys to success. Organizations that thrive are those who can effectively navigate change, whether it’s in response to market trends, technological advancements, or shifts in customer preferences. Orchestrating success through change implementation, however, is no easy feat.

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Software Trends 2023: Latest Market Update

G2

Use this latest industry report to better understand the software trends of 2023, keep up with consumer demands, and grow your business.

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Takeaways from Pavilion’s GTM2023 Conference

Sales Hacker

We are capping off a week in Nashville of go-to-market executive learnings, live music, and hot chicken. Some of the team have been at Pavilion ’s GTM2023 conference, a B2B SaaS conference for go-to-market executives. Tons of great information, which we’re distilling for you – let’s get into it. Thanks for reading The GTM Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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The Key To Unlocking Profitability and Growth in SaaS with Expensify’s COO Anu Muralidharan

SaaStr

How do you build a successful, high-growth company that is also profitable? Expensify’s COO, Anu Muralidharan, debunks the fallacy that profitability comes at the expense of growth. Expensify is a cash-positive business and has been for five years now. Anu has spent a few years pitching Expensify and explaining its performance to investors and is often met with curious stares before someone asks, “Why would you want to be cash-positive?

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The Surprising Power of Silence On Sales Calls

Sales Gravy

Silence Isn't Awkward— It's A Powerful Tool In this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Keith Lubner, Sales Gravy Executive VP, and Jessica Stokes, Sales Gravy Master Sales Trainer, discuss strategies that leverage discomfort on sales calls to drive engaging conversations and achieve better outcomes. By intentionally using silence, sales professionals can prompt prospects to actively engage and lean into the conversation.

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Dear SaaStr: How Do Founder CEOs Typically Transition Out of the Role?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Do Founder CEOs Typically Transition Out of the Role? It’s a complicated question. Most founders that voluntarily step down tend to want to remain involved at some level, often as “Executive Chairman”. And the VCs and investors often like this. The founding CEO often has a level of fluency with the product, the markets, and the existing customers that no one else will ever have.

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How communication issues prevent you from getting buy-in for SEO

Search Engine Land

As marketing professionals, we frequently feel like we are at war with the financial decision-makers of our organizations. The CEO, CFO, and CRO seem like the villains keeping us away from the funds needed to do our best work. We ask for buy-in on exciting initiatives that, we think, will exponentially improve our work’s impact, only to hear a dismissive “no.

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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We’re a Top Voice on LinkedIn!

SaaStr

So there are a lot of ways to follow our content, from the OG blog of course, to YouTube with the best speakers in SaaS, to our #1 most downloaded SaaStr podcast , to 250,000 followers on Twitter er X , to even Quora for the SaaStr old timers , to our incredible live, free Workshop Wednesdays each week where you can ask your top questions live to the leaders in SaaS (sign up here ), to our Daily, Weekly and Insider Newsletters that go to 200,000+.

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Barlow: Living Life as a Modern-Day Renaissance Man Focused on Adventure

David Meerman Scott

I admire people who live a unique life, bouncing around, doing the things that interest them, living by their wits rather than just doing what’s accepted. John Perry Barlow was a unique character indeed, and my friend Brian Halligan is making a movie about Barlow’s life.

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Top 10 SaaS Development Companies

The Digital Technology

Find SaaS development companies with a cutting-edge approach. These guys are the best at what they do and offer a range of services. From a simple idea to a practical application, these companies can quickly transform your ideas into reality.

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Do this one thing right now to reduce churn

SalesLoft

Do this one thing right now to reduce churn Churn is the bane of every SaaS business, and it’s becoming more of a challenge than ever. According to a recent survey from TechCrunch, more than half of the businesses they surveyed had a lower retention rate in 2022 than they did in 2021. Increased rates of churn can lead to panic, blame, and bad decisions.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Top 3 Benefits of Generative AI for Data Analytics

Salesforce

The numbers don’t lie. Data is the new currency: 58% of companies that use data to make decisions are more likely to exceed their revenue targets than those that don’t. Yet, despite the abundance of data available, 41% of business leaders say they can’t understand their data because it’s too complex or hard to access, while another one in three can’t generate insights from it.

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3 ways to protect revenue and preserve customers

SalesLoft

Preventing churn is one of the hardest challenges for customer-facing roles. And with the backdrop of a capricious market — where more attention is paid to expanding deals and increasing customer satisfaction — it’s more important than ever to get it right. But protecting revenue is more than just bringing a customer on board and then moving on to the next one.