Wed.Sep 18, 2024

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Google brings negative keyword exclusions to Performance Max

Search Engine Land

Google will launch campaign-level negative keywords in Performance Max (PMax) later this year. This will help brands better fine-tune ad targeting on Search. In addition, Demand Gen campaigns are getting omnichannel bidding and increased flexibility. Why we care. It’s finally here! Instead of having to go through a form or ask your Google account manager, you will have more control over negative keyword exclusions and how your ads appear, ensuring better alignment with brand and audience p

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Using ChatGPT for marketing Mixed Methods Analysis

Heinz Marketing

By Tom Swanson, Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing Marketers love quantifying things, but what about the qualitative data? Things got a lot easier to analyze when GenAI came onto the scene. I will show you how to use ChatGPT to build some data visualizations, conduct deeper analysis in qualitative data and connect that to quantitative. Happy analysis!

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How to use podcasts for natural link building

Search Engine Land

Backlinks are still essential in SEO today, but there’s a stronger focus on their quality and strategic placement. The approach to acquiring links now mixes traditional methods with new strategies, resulting in a more natural online presence. One example of this blended technique is podcast link building , which moves away from the typical transactional nature of link buying and fosters a natural link attraction through engaging and value-driven podcast content.

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Your Sales Potential in a Meritocratic Environment

Iannarino

If you're in sales you're part of a meritocracy. What that means is that you're going to succeed or fail based on your abilities, your attributes, your work ethic, and your traits. Those are the things that are going to determine whether you go up or down in a stacked ranking.

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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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CTV viewership rebounds to near pandemic-era levels

Martech

This year, viewers are watching more CTV in longer sessions. Viewership now approaches pandemic-era levels after pulling back in recent years, according to a new study, “The CTV Trends Report 2024,” released by Wurl, an AppLovin company. Average daily hours of CTV viewing are up 5% year over year, according to the study, which draws on Wurl’s insights from more than 4,000 channels and 1 billion monthly viewing hours through its CTV marketing platform.

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New guide: Improve your Google Ads performance by Digital Marketing Depot

Search Engine Land

Discover actionable insights to optimize your Google Ads campaigns and achieve maximum ROI. This new guide from Instapage offers advice on: Improving Quality Score and ad relevance Targeting the right audience with precision Optimizing bidding strategies for maximum efficiency Creating high-converting landing pages Download the Guide to Cost-Effective Google Advertising today and start implementing these strategies to boost your Google Ads performance and drive more conversions.

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The State of GTM Jobs: Sales

Sales Hacker

This is a special edition of The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by over 52,000 revenue professionals weekly to stay up-to-date on go-to-market and scale their companies and careers. GTMnow is the media brand of GTMfund – sharing go-to-market advice from the top 1% of revenue operators including the 350 executives behind the fund, news, and our viewpoints from working with hundreds of portfolio companies.

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How to use micro-moments to capture customer intent in real-time

Martech

Attention spans are shrinking and customers now have instant access to information. Marketers must capture “micro-moments” — those brief times when people turn to their devices for quick answers or decisions. Whether they’re searching for a last-minute gift, checking restaurant reviews or looking up how to fix a leaky faucet, these moments offer key opportunities for engagement and conversion.

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Dear SaaStr: We’ve Gotten a Good But Not Great Acquisition Offer. Should I Take It?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: We’ve Gotten a Good But Not Great Acquisition Offer. Should I Take It? Should you sell your startup if you get a good M&A offer? For years, while I pretended to be neutral on this question, I’d still quietly root for founders not to sell if growth was strong: Why sell at $10m growing 100%, if in 12 months, you’ll be worth twice as much?

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How CX transforms marketing from cost center to revenue engine

Martech

As CMOs, we’re constantly trying to balance driving growth with the fact that marketing is often seen as a cost center. But what if we could change the narrative? What if marketing were viewed as a revenue driver instead of a budget drain? One of the most effective ways to shift this perception is by using customer experience. Below, I’ll share strategic insights on how customer experience can transform your marketing department into a profit center.

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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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Building Trust and Traffic with AI: Andy Crestodina on Modern Content Marketing

G2

Content marketing expert Andy Crestodina shares what works in the AI age and the pillars of an organic strategy. Know how thought leadership can drive sales.

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Champions are Not Perfect and The Difference Is That They Know It

Membrain

In 2017, Roger Federer became the first man to win 20 major tennis singles titles. Largely recognized as one of the world’s top tennis players of all time, the 20-time Grand Slam champion was also known for his grace on the court and his philanthropic endeavors that address childhood poverty in Africa.

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Nimble CRM Tips & Updates – September 18 2024

Adaptive Business Services

This week, I am told, Nimble CRM will be releasing several updates that will provide for integrations between webforms and web hooks, workflows, and message sequencing. I am also expecting some additional modifications to message sequencing conditions. I am not going to discuss these further at this time. I would prefer to see the final releases and then test those prior to going into any detail but, from what I have seen, these are exciting introductions!

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Catch Buyers Lying with Sales CRM

Sales Nexus

It’s easy for salespeople to see themselves as the conduit for all information instead of the sales CRM, marketing messages and other sources. Likewise, it is almost impossible for a salesperson to fully appreciate how much information the customer is presented with online and how that colors their perspective. As a result, retargeting is a […] The post Catch Buyers Lying with Sales CRM appeared first on SalesNexus.

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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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Win Rates And Prospecting

Partners in Excellence

Despite YoY plummeting win rates, based on my feeds, the biggest challenge facing sellers is not winning, but seems to be prospecting, engaging customers in conversations, hopefully finding and qualifying new opportunities. The data seems to support this, customers saying they don’t want to talk to sellers, outreaches to get a single response are 7-10 times what was required just a few years ago.

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HubSpot unveils Breeze, its ‘complete AI solution’

Martech

HubSpot opened its Inbound conference today by unveiling Breeze, the AI powering its customer platform. “Until now, we haven’t seen a complete AI solution for businesses,” said Andy Pitre, EVP of product at HubSpot. “There are consumer AI solutions that are super accessible and give results in seconds, but they aren’t connected to your business or your data.

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4 Google Performance Max updates: New insights and reporting

Search Engine Land

Google Ads is rolling out significant updates to Performance Max, aiming to give you deeper insights and more efficient tools for optimizing creative assets. Why we care. The new features, like conversion metrics for individual assets and asset coverage reporting, give a clearer understanding of what’s driving performance and specific recommendations for improving underperforming assets.

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How Google Search uses AI

Search Engine Land

Are your SEO efforts not delivering the results you expect, and you can’t figure out why? Traditional SEO tactics are becoming less effective by the day. While you’re focusing on keywords and backlinks, Google’s AI is evolving rapidly, fundamentally changing how search results are ranked. This shift is happening behind the scenes, making it increasingly difficult to understand why your content isn’t performing as well as it should.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What YouTube learned by analyzing over 8,000 top ads

Search Engine Land

YouTube recently analyzed over 8,000 top ads using AI to identify current trends in advertising. According to Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle , VP of Ads Marketing, key findings include: Increased representation : Brands are featuring more diverse characters and perspectives. Celebration of self-expression: Ads are focused on individuality and unique styles.

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Google wins $1.7B EU antitrust fine appeal

Search Engine Land

Google successfully challenged a €1.49 billion ($1.66 billion) antitrust fine imposed by the European Union in 2019. The EU’s General Court annulled the fine, citing the European Commission’s failure to consider all relevant circumstances. Why we care. This ruling marks a significant victory for Google in its ongoing legal battles with EU regulators and highlights the challenges faced by antitrust enforcers in their efforts to rein in Big Tech.

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Amid political ad blitz, brands can hack the media landscape by Optimove

Search Engine Land

The 2024 U.S. presidential election is set to break records for political ad spending, with projections estimating a monumental $12 billion by election day — more than a 30% increase compared to 2020. And it is not just traditional ad spending. Digital media costs will soar. Brands will be pushed to either spend more than they want and/or optimize so they are smarter about their deployment of digital marketing strategies.