Wed.Nov 29, 2023

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Navigating the AI Content Surge: The Vital Role of Human Creators in a Digital Age

Iannarino

In a recent LinkedIn Post, a young man brags he used AI to steal the titles of his competitor’s posts. Once he had the titles, he used AI to write a post for every title, stealing their traffic. I am certain he is telling the truth about this, and that it’s working. I hope there is a place in hell for barbarians like this, but it's more likely his life is already a kind of hell.

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Demystifying Public Adjusting: A Guide to Navigating Insurance Claims

Sales Pop!

In the complex realm of insurance claims, understanding the role of public adjusters is often shrouded in mystery. However, as homeowners, property owners, and real estate investors face the daunting task of navigating insurance settlements, the expertise of public adjusters proves invaluable. In a recent podcast episode, Andy Gersh, the CEO of All City Adjusting, shed light on the intricacies of public adjusting and its significance in securing fair and equitable insurance settlements.

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Can You Answer This Question: “Tell Me More…”

Partners in Excellence

I’ve noticed a huge gap in how we equip and train our sellers, how we help them engage our customers in high impact conversations that focus on them and their problems, not pitching our projects. This gap became bigger with Challenger, as we equipped our people to provide “Insights.” And more recently, with new customer research and AI tools, the gap has become even greater.

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Email marketers may be hit by Google’s mass account removal

Martech

In a move that may significantly impact some email marketers, Google is set to start deleting inactive email accounts this week. Google initially announced the plan, which only applies to accounts that haven’t been used for at least two years, in May, giving users six months to take action. Inactive email accounts don’t engage with marketing emails and don’t respond to messages or make purchases, which means on some level, Google might be doing email marketers a favor by presenting this pu

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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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3 key stages to better content marketing: Attract, engage, convert by Digital Marketing Depot

Search Engine Land

A strong content strategy is key to engaging your audiences and driving conversions. The Content Marketer’s Funnel breaks down a proven three-stage framework to help you attract your target audience, create compelling content that drive engagement, and convert readers into customers. It outlines the metrics and KPIs to track at each stage, so you can continually optimize and prove the ROI of your content.

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How consent management platforms support data privacy compliance

Martech

Using consent management platforms (CMPs) has become paramount for businesses striving to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy regulations. CMPs play a crucial role in balancing the scales between effective marketing strategies and the stringent requirements of data privacy compliance. GDPR: a quick summary The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, articulates stringent directives for any entity that collects, processes or stores per

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Dear SaaStr: As a Founder, When Did You Realize You Were Limiting Your Company’s Growth and Success?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: As a Founder, When Did You Realize You Were Limiting Your Company’s Growth and Success? As we approached $10m ARR, we were doing very well: growing 100%, cash-flow positive, with 100%+ NRR. But I did see that certain of my weaknesses still were impacting how well we could do: I didn’t get on enough jets. I didn’t visit enough of our biggest customers in person.

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AI is adding to marketers’ responsibilities while diminishing their influence

Martech

The enterprise-wide adoption of AI is adding to marketers’ responsibilities but diminishing their control over key technologies. That’s the conclusion of new Gartner reports about what CMOs need to focus on in the coming year. AI technologies are prompting organizations to pursue more digital growth initiatives which are being handled by cross-functional teams.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Fastly at $500,000,000+ in ARR

SaaStr

So Fastly is a public Cloud company you may not have heard much about in a while. It started off with a ton of PR and attention as a next-generation, super fast CDN, and had an early IPO, but for the most part, has quietly been heads down since then. Customer count isn’t really growing anymore, as we’ll see below. For a while, its market cap dipped to a tough low — but 2023 was good for Fastly.

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Consumers have high expectations for the use of AI in customer service

Martech

More than half of Americans expect future improvements in customer service thanks to the integration of artificial intelligence. This despite perceived bad experiences in the past with AI-driven customer service. This is another signal that consumers anticipate AI impacting their experiences right across the customer journey. Infobip survey. The survey, conducted by Propeller Insights for Infobip, a global omnichannel communications platform, collected responses from a gender-balanced group of 1

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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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The Irony of Human Leadership in the OpenAI Fiasco

The Advantexe Advisor

What actually happened with Sam Altman of OpenAI is just a crazy story and a wild turn of events. Obviously, none of us will know what really happened behind the scenes but Sam Altman is back as the CEO, the employees of OpenAI are happy again, and everyone else in the ecosystem is bewildered by what happened, and what the implications for the future of AI really are.

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The Complete Guide to Channel Sales

Salesforce

Channel sales — or selling through partners — represents 75% of the world’s commerce, according to Forrester. This approach helps companies accelerate sales and grow revenue without adding to their headcount, a move that’s increasingly important during economic uncertainty. Whether you’re launching a channel to scale more efficiently, tap into new markets, or meet customer needs, this guide can help.

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5 signs of a customer-centric marketing team

Martech

Marketers who think of their customers’ and prospects’ best interests in everything they do tend to create marketing that resonates better and is overall more effective. While most marketers believe they’re customer-centric, certain behaviors demonstrate it. Let’s look at five ways to prove your team focuses on customers. 1. You’re positioned to serve oversell In many large, traditional companies, marketers are told to support selling at all costs.

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Google Search Organization markup adds name, address, contact information, and other business identifiers

Search Engine Land

Google Search added new Organization markup which now supports name, address, contact information, and other business identifiers. The previous markup previously supported only logo and URL structured data fields. “Today we’re expanding our support for organizational information by extracting additional administrative data,” Irina Tuduce and Alex Jansen, Google Shopping software engineers announced.

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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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Take back your ROI by owning your data

Martech

Other brands can copy your style, tone and strategy — but they can’t copy your data. Your data is your competitive advantage in an environment where enterprises are working to grab market share by designing can’t-miss, always-on customer experiences. Your marketing tech stack enables those experiences. Join ActionIQ and Snowplow to learn the value of composing your stack – decoupling the data collection and activation layers to drive more intelligent targeting.

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LinkedIn rolls out new ad performance measurement features

Search Engine Land

LinkedIn introduced tools and upgrades to assist marketers in measuring their ad campaigns more effectively: Conversions API (CAPI). Website Actions. Document ads upgrades. Why we care. Accurate measurement of campaign performance enables advertisers to make informed decisions, allocate resources efficiently and demonstrate the value of their efforts to clients and management.

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Do Introverts Make Better Salespeople?

Membrain

The stereotypical salesperson is talkative, persuasive, driven, and outgoing. In other words, extraverted. But is the stereotype right? What if the most successful salespeople are actually introverts?

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The rise of Google followership: Unlocking visibility on Google’s surfaces

Search Engine Land

Google is no longer just a search engine. It is adopting social signals that increasingly impact content visibility across Google surfaces like Search, News and YouTube. This shift requires brands to rethink what it means to do SEO today and beyond. The article explores how Google is expanding into a surface ecosystem, why followership matters for visibility, and some initial ideas for brands looking to increase followers on Google.

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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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My Latest on Using Email to Book New Meetings

Understanding the Sales Force

Using email to book new meetings sounds awesome. Unfortunately, it isn’t because it simply does not work effectively. In our house we seem to have the ability to make a lot of trash. And every Monday night I wheel two big trash barrels down to the bottom of the long driveway and repeat the process in reverse on Tuesday nights. The only thing enjoyable about trash days is that Dinger loves to “do the trash” with me.

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Key takeaways from the UK’s most effective holiday ads in 2023

Search Engine Land

Most Americans have spent November watching Black Friday ads. But on the other side of the pond, most of their British cousins have been watching Christmas ads (a.k.a., “adverts”). Yes, Black Friday sales have become common in the U.K. over the past decade, but Brits don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. So, right after Halloween, most digital marketers in Old Blighty launch their Christmas ad campaigns.

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Harmonizing Success: The Role of Marketing Orchestration in Elevating Marketing and Sales Alignment

Heinz Marketing

By Win Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In the intricate world of B2B marketing, the key to success lies in the seamless integration of marketing and sales efforts. Aligning marketing and sales teams can be a significant challenge for many companies. However, marketing orchestration can help. Marketing orchestration is a strategic framework that guides marketing activities from conception to execution and beyond.

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Take back your ROI by owning your data by Cynthia Ramsaran

Search Engine Land

Other brands can copy your style, tone and strategy — but they can’t copy your data. Your data is your competitive advantage in an environment where enterprises are working to grab market share by designing can’t-miss, always-on customer experiences. Your marketing tech stack enables those experiences. Join ActionIQ and Snowplow to learn the value of composing your stack – decoupling the data collection and activation layers to drive more intelligent targeting.

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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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I Just Want to Maintain Contact Records In My CRM

Adaptive Business Services

Before there was CRM (Customer Relationship Management), there was CM (Contact Management). Today’s CRMs are still based on their CM roots but they are now much much more than that. While Contact Managers were typically used solely by salespeople, CRM can be used by multiple departments in your organization. I’m rather fond of the principle that “everybody sells” in a business as selling incorporates so many non-selling functions with the ultimate shared goal of creating, and nurturing, satisfie

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Reddit launches new certification in engaging ad creatives

Search Engine Land

Reddit has rolled out a new certification to its Ads Formula marketing hub. The course, titled “Reddit Ads Creatives”, is a free hour-long session for intermediate marketers that covers how to: Build engaging ad creatives. Adhere to Reddit ads best practices. Run creative A/B tests. Engage with the Reddit community. Adapt creatives to holiday moments throughout the year.

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3 Ways AI Helps Media Companies Improve Customer Service

Salesforce

It seems effective service today requires clairvoyance into the needs and wants of your customers – they expect companies to recognize the problem instantly and proactively solve it. That’s especially true when it comes to subscriber management software for the media and entertainment industry. At the same time, economic conditions and increased competition are tightening belts across the industry, and companies are expected to do more with less.

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Computer Security Day Insights: Hear From India's Top Experts

G2

Let's build a safer digital world this Computer Security Day! Get expert tips on the best security practices and strategies for all-around data protection.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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The Comprehensive Guide to Warm Calling

TaskDrive

Warm calling vs. cold calling—that is the question. Which one is better for your business? Learn how warm calling contributes to a robust sales strategy. The post The Comprehensive Guide to Warm Calling appeared first on TaskDrive.

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Sports, Business & Money with Brandon Steiner

Sell Or Die

Today we get to talk sports, business and Money with Brandon Steiner. Brandon Steiner is the Founder & President of The Steiner Agency, the nation’s premier independent athlete procurement source, and CollectibleXchange, an online platform for fans, collectors, store owners, celebrities, athletes and teams to buy and sell collectibles. Throughout his decorated career Brandon amassed great success through serial entrepreneurism and marketing savvy.

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