Wed.Oct 05, 2022

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8 Sales Mistakes to Avoid

Iannarino

I am not a researcher. What I know about sales comes from my experience selling. At age 13, I delivered newspapers and got my start knocking on doors and asking people for money. I was 15 when I took my first job making cold calls. Then, I joined my family's business when I was 18 years old and sold B2B.

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How to Co-Sell with Channel Partners

Membrain

Channel partners provide a way for companies to not only bring their products to market, but to develop long-term profitable relationships that are beneficial to the maker, the seller, and the buyer. But we still have a long way to go to truly unwrap the potential of co-selling relationships with channel partners.

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Why Salespeople’s LinkedIn Profiles Don’t Sell

David Meerman Scott

When a customer begins the buying journey for a complex sale, he or she usually wants to learn about their sales representative. This is true of both big-ticket consumer purchases as well as B2B products and services.

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5 Interesting Learnings from HubSpot at $1.7 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

So there are so many interesting things everyone selling to SMBs can learn from HubSpot. We were able to dive into this a bit when co-founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah joined us at 2022 SaaStr Annual. That A+ session here: We did run out of time to talk about so many interesting things about HubSpot as it approaches $2 Billion in ARR. Let’s dig in on 5+ Interesting Things about HubSpot as $1.7 Billion in ARR … growing a stunning 41% year-over-year. #1.

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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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Marketing beyond boundaries at Opticon

Martech

Twitter wall at Opticon. “The digital execution gap is wider than it’s ever been and gets wider every day,” Kirsten Allegri Williams, CMO of Opticon, told media and analysts at Opticon, Optimizely’s conference in San Diego this week. The gap is between the experiences customers increasingly expect and demand from brands and the struggle most brands face in coming even close to fulfilling those needs.

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Empower Your Team with Jonathan Sheppard

criteria for success

Welcome back, Let's Talk Sales listeners! This week's guest is Jonathan Sheppard. Jonathan is the President & CEO at both J. Sheppard Associates and DayBreak Staffing , which provide boutique attorney and executive search services. . He has extensive experience in business growth and leadership, and is based in New York City, where he’s run the last 7 NY Marathons!

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MOps leaders as psychologists: The modern mind-readers

Martech

This four-part series presents a framework that describes the roles and responsibilities of marketing operations leaders. This part discusses MOps leaders as psychologists, in addition to their roles as modernizers (see part 1 ) and orchestrators (see part 2 ). Exposure to marketing during my early educational journey was limited. With a heavy math/science background, I chose the “easy” path and majored in engineering.

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What should the title tag length be in 2023?

Search Engine Land

The title tag is one of the most important SEO elements. It can have a great impact on your rankings. In my experience, optimizing title tags can give rankings a strong boost. There are many different ways to approach optimizing a title tag. One is making sure they fit within the 55-60 character limit. Though other SEOs suggest it’s okay to have title tags that are up to 70 characters long.

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How to decide if you need a digital events platform

Martech

Event marketing has changed radically in the last two years because of the pandemic. It shuttered in-person shows and conferences, forcing brands to use digital events to connect with customers and prospects. This spurred demand for digital events platforms (DEP) that could hopefully deliver the value once created at in-person events. Although in-person events are taking place, virtual events will remain an important channel.

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Facebook offers new ways to customize your feed

Search Engine Land

Facebook has just announced two new ways for you to customize your feed. The new features will allow you to show more or less of the content that’s suggested to you based on the platform’s AI. Show more of what you like, and less of what you don’t. The first new feed-ture is the ability to select Show more or Show less on posts from people and communities you’re connect to as well as posts that Facebook recommends.

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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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Key Strategies for Scaling Revenue in 2022 with Confluent President of Field Operations Erica Schultz (Pod + Video)

SaaStr

In a volatile economic climate and market, founders must employ smart growth strategies while focusing on efficiency. For early-stage companies, the onus is to show investors a sustainable and solid path to profitability focused on topline and efficiency. Confluent’s President of Field Operations, Erica Schultz, explores different tactics businesses can employ to scale revenue and increase efficiency in the current macro environment.

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Make it. Move it. Sell it. — Episode #9

Spiro Technologies

Transcript. Adam Honig: Hello and welcome to Make It, Move It, Sell It. On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving and selling products. And of course, having fun along the way. I’m your host, Adam Honig, the CEO of sp.ai. We make amazing AI software for companies in the supply chain, but we’re not talking about that today.

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What is a Sales Engagement Platform? Let’s Debunk Some Myths

SalesLoft

Every sales team has that legendary sales rep. You know, the rep that supposedly closed a million-dollar deal over takeout Chinese food. Like that legendary rep, there are probably other parts of selling that make you wonder where the truth lies. Don’t worry, there is plenty of truth behind the need for a sales engagement platform. What is a Sales Engagement Platform?

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Telecoms Aren’t Attracting Enough Workers — Here’s How You Can Excite Them

Salesforce

The telecommunications industry is at an exciting time. Many providers are pushing to quickly deploy 5G and fiber , especially with expanded federal funding dedicated to broadband connectivity projects. But this excitement isn’t extending to potential workers. The industry struggles to attract the top talent it needs and keep the employees it has. Prospects see the industry as antiquated — not sexy and forward thinking like Apple, Amazon, and other technology companies.

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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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Understand Your Opportunities!

SalesBlog!

How do you feel about your sales career so far? Do you feel exploited, disappointed, or even depressed with your current situation. When you took your job, at first, did it feel like an opportunity to get ahead, get to that next level, but now it seems less than. On the other hand, possibly you feel you’ve never really received any breaks, any opportunities, in your career.

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Oh No! It’s A RFP?!?

Partners in Excellence

I recognize that I’m jumping around in my continued series on “Things we thought we understood about selling, but really don’t.” Today’s topic is RFPs. Normally, I do everything I can to ignore these, but in talking to clients, I realize how misunderstood these are, and how poorly we leverage the RFP process. First, I have to confess a bias.

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How to Leverage Tech and Build a Seven Figure Sales Organization

Sell Or Die

Technology is here to stay and the companies that leverage it the best will be the ones that grow, scale and profit in the future. In this episode we dive into the following three ways we leverage tech in our organization: 1) Building Trustworthy Relationships Online and Via Technology 2) A follow through system that actually works NOT merely a follow up!

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My $60 Guitar

Adaptive Business Services

Occasionally I write off-topic posts like this to show that I actually have interests outside of work. Not many:) I generally don’t promote these as I’m extremely private by nature so it is difficult for me to show folks a side of me other than my business-related pursuits. Of course, if you have read ALL of my posts, you can find some deeply personal tidbits.

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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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CMS integration and 2 other new Google tag feature updates

Search Engine Land

Google has just announced three additional feature capability updates to their tag. These updates are intended to “help advertisers and businesses strengthen their measurement strategies and efforts.” Now, Google has added three new features. Tag coverage summary Google Ads and Analytics integrations CMS integrations. The new updated tag.