Tue.Oct 31, 2023

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My Sixth Book Day

Iannarino

Today is the release day for The Negativity Fast: Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success.

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Mastering Data-Driven Prospecting and Social Selling

Sales Pop!

Are you grappling with the challenge of finding the right prospects for your business? Do you often find yourself overwhelmed by the task of prioritizing and selecting accounts that truly merit pursuit? In this insightful blog post, we will delve into the world of prospecting, account selection, and the transformative impact of data-driven strategies.

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Trick Or Treat……

Partners in Excellence

This morning, as a drank my morning coffee, I went through my email and social feeds. You can guess what I encountered. At first I chuckled, I thought, “These people have a great sense of humor and irony! Who could imagine such really awful prospecting. They must be playing with Halloween and “Trick or Treat.” In the spirit of the Holiday, I responded to a few.

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Google says mobile-first indexing is complete after almost 7 years

Search Engine Land

Google’s mobile-first indexing initiative that started just about seven years ago is now complete, according to Google. “It’s been a long road, getting from there to here. We’re delighted to announce that the trek to Mobile First Indexing is now complete,” John Mueller from Google wrote on the Google blog. History. As a reminder, Google started mobile-first indexing over 6.5 years ago , and eventually, after publishing deadline after deadline, Google removed the dea

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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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Building a Strong Financial Foundation: Expert Accounting Services for Startup Success

Sales Pop!

Let’s be honest, accounting isn’t exactly glamorous. As an entrepreneur, you want to pour your energy into your brilliant product and delighting customers. But skimping on financial management can sink promising young companies. Partnering with an expert accounting firm can help startups build a foundation for success. Experienced CPAs handle the necessities like taxes, cash flow projections, and exit planning, so you can focus elsewhere.

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GTM 66: How to Land your Dream Role in a Competitive Market with Sophie Buonassisi

Sales Hacker

Sophie Buonassisi is the Vice President of Marketing at GTMfund, overseeing GTMnow – the media arm of the GTMfund brand – and the internal community. She’s passionate about empowering go-to-market leaders and founders with access to insight through GTMnow’s channels, like this podcast, the newsletter, and more. Before joining the GTMfund team, she built and scaled GTM at a predictive conversion optimization company.

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A Quick Guide to Automated Customer Service — And Why It’s Actually Good for Humans

Salesforce

Picture this: saving time, making fewer mistakes, and focusing more of your attention on what matters. This isn’t too good to be true — it’s exactly what over 80% of service leaders say automated customer service helps them do. But according to recent Salesforce research, only 58% of service organizations report using this technology. In a world where customer expectations are increasing rapidly, it’s important for businesses to take every competitive edge they can.

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3 ways GA4 is way better than UA

Martech

There are a lot of criticisms about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), some are valid (the user interface!) and some sound like people who want Universal Analytics (UA) back. However, UA was the product of a very different online era, one that had few restrictions on the gathering and use of people’s data. It also had many flaws and blindspots, which marketers either overlooked or weren’t aware of.

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What Is a Go-to-Market Strategy? (And Why You Need It to Beat Your Competition)

Salesforce

Imagine a world where you create a new product that everyone wants. It’s a snap to make and it sells itself – a mega hit. Congratulations, you’ve smashed your goals! In this world, there is no overnight success. If you sell a product without attracting the right buyers and demonstrating how it meets their needs, it may just sit on the shelf. Meanwhile, a competitor does their research, knows what buyers want, and delivers it.

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TikTok users have post-holiday shopping plans

Martech

Shoppers intend to keep the holidays going after the season, at least those on TikTok. A full 79% of TikTok users say they’re likely to continue shopping in the weeks after Christmas, according to a new study by the video platform. Why we care. TikTok’s U.S. audience continues to grow and is now over 102 million users. The video platform is also more accessible to marketers through such recent integrations as the one with HubSpot.

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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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What’s New at Navan: Reinventing a Category with CEO Ariel Cohen

SaaStr

As one of the most successful, slightly under the radar, pre-IPO “trueicorns” (not fake-icorns), the CEO of Navan , Ariel Cohen, disrupts an old space of expense and travel management and remakes things. With nine figures in revenue, Ariel and SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin talk about all things Navan, rebranding when you have brand equity, building B2B software for people, pricing and business models, and much more.

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What to do if customers aren’t receiving your confirmation emails

Martech

Confirmation emails are more than just a courtesy. Sometimes, they contain crucial information — like details about a meeting. So, what do you do when your confirmation emails aren’t being delivered? This article suggests ways to hone in on the problem and resolve the issue. The organization is blocking the email Some organizations, like hospitals and utility companies, have email security systems that open and scan all emails before they are delivered to the recipient.

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9 ways to stay on top of the latest SEO trends

Search Engine Land

In the fast-paced age of readily available information, staying on top of your game is crucial. And, if your game is SEO , there are many ways to stay on top of news, trends, tips and tricks to keep you sharp and informed. From free, visual-driven guides and videos on YouTube and other training-specific platforms like Google Skillshop , all the way down to tried-and-true case studies, trial-and-errors, and walk-throughs of what works in the real world (and what doesn’t), abundant free knowledge

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Dear SaaStr: What Did You Learn From Your Worst Venture Capital Investment?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Did You Learn From Your Worst Venture Capital Investment? Reasons I've lost money investing, or had mediocre outcome: – founder wars – CEO misled on metrics – CEO ignored zero cash date What didn't stop unicorn outcomes: – one terrible year – bigger competitors – taking a long time — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  ??

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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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Unified API: Bridging the Gap Between SaaS Applications

G2

A unified application programming interface (API) is an API that serves as a layer of abstraction that can communicate with multiple underlying APIs simultaneously.

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The One Question To Ask At The End of Every VC Pitch: What Are The Odds You Would Invest?

SaaStr

I love this question for both the founder who gets clarity and the investor who needs to give feedback ?? — Jenny Fielding (@jefielding) October 17, 2023 So one of the parts I like least about investing is the follow-up. Specifically, the follow-up when I’m not sure. A few times a year, I’ll meet founders and a company I believe in so muc h, I’ll clearly offer to invest at the first meeting.

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Top data errors that cause Google Shopping to disapprove products

Search Engine Land

Advertisers are moving from search-based channels to social media for eCommerce ads, according to a new report by DataFeedWatch. The research found that the use of search channels has dropped by over seven percentage points from 2022 to 2023. However, around 7% of all products submitted to Google Shopping were disapproved due to critical errors. Below is an overview of the biggest issues impacting merchants, including invalid GTIN values and violation of Google policies.

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The Benefits of AI Cold Calling [+Tips and Best Practices]

Hubspot

AI’s footprint in the business world has been steadily increasing year over year. Gartner predicts that, by 2026 , one in ten interactions originally handled by human agents will be automated through tech. One of the areas where AI is already gaining traction is cold calling. In this article, we'll explore AI cold calling and how it helps sales departments boost their efficiency.

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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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Google Ads pop-up survey disrupting advertisers trying to pause campaigns

Search Engine Land

Google Ads has started serving a pop-up survey that disrupts advertisers when they try to pause campaigns. The survey asks users whey they want to pause their ad campaign before allowing them to continue. Why we care. The pop-up survey may annoy and inconvenience busy marketers who lack the time to explain their ad campaign pause to Google. Nonetheless, this feedback will aid Google in enhancing its product, ultimately benefiting advertisers in the long run.

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5 Tips to Go Beyond What Good Looks Like With Enablement

Highspot

Enablement is vital to acclimate to changes in the business climate. By embracing innovation and aligning your enablement programs with business initiatives, you can embody what good looks like and achieve your organization’s goals. Push the envelope of sales enablement by driving efficiency through AI, scaling coaching with actionable insights, tying enablement efforts to business results, unifying the sales tech stack, and engaging buyers with digital experiences.

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Visual optimization must-haves for AI-powered search

Search Engine Land

Most language language models (LLMs) can now proficiently interpret and translate text into images. As these models evolve to acquire knowledge directly from images, optimizing your assets becomes imperative. The surge in visual search tools – such as Google’s “Search by image” feature, Google Lens, and more – has shifted visual optimization from a mere recommendation into an essential requirement.

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What Is a Go-to-Market Strategy? (And Why You Need It to Beat Your Competition)

Salesforce

Imagine a world where you create a new product that everyone wants. It’s a snap to make and it sells itself – a mega hit. Congratulations, you’ve smashed your goals! In this world, there is no overnight success. If you sell a product without attracting the right buyers and demonstrating how it meets their needs, it may just sit on the shelf. Meanwhile, a competitor does their research, knows what buyers want, and delivers it.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Report: Generative AI violates copyright law, rights of news publishers

Search Engine Land

AI companies (e.g., Google, OpenAI) are primarily using high-quality content created by news publishers to train generative AI systems, which then compete directly against those publishers. That’s the core argument made in a new report from News Media Alliance, a trade association that says it represents about 2,000 publishers in the U.S. and Canada.

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What is a Client Portal? (+ Why Your Agency Needs One)

G2

Discover why client portals are a must for customer-focused businesses. Learn their benefits and what to consider when implementing one.

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