Mon.Feb 20, 2023

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Stop Sending B2B Sales Breakup Emails Now

Iannarino

It isn't easy to schedule a meeting with your dream client. If you are in an industry where you must practice competitive selling , you are not the only B2B salesperson asking for a contact’s time. Between you and the many other B2B sales teams calling on your potential customer, your contacts are overwhelmed and overrun by the immense cold outreach each day.

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“Vendor Viability”: It’s a Risk Big Customers Know How to Take.

SaaStr

Vendor Viability. The question for bigger customers especially on if a vendor will actually stay around if they you buy. This remains a large risk with start-ups. But it’s been mitigated to some extent in the minds of customers. With 100+ public Cloud companies, it’s now a bit clearer that at least after a certain point in time, SaaS vendors have a lot of stability.

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Meta is bringing the blue verification badge to Facebook and Instagram

Search Engine Land

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced a new subscription service, Meta Verified, that provides users the opportunity to acquire the highly sought-after blue verification badge on their Instagram and Facebook accounts. Users can achieve this by verifying their identity for a monthly fee of up to $15. How it works. Meta Verified is now available in New Zealand and Australia, with plans to expand globally in the near future.

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Ode to the $100,000,000 Exit

SaaStr

Underrated: How great of a business model SaaS is. You can literally do almost nothing but make your customers happy and usually you will still grow. Underestimated: Just how expensive the incremental customer gets beyond your core, highest velocity ICP. — Jason Be Kind Lemkin  (@jasonlk) February 20, 2023 So in the Boom Times of late 2020 though early 2022, all we talked about was Unicorns. 1,000+ Unicorns bloomed, hundreds of them in SaaS.

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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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Call tracking: What it is and how it works

Search Engine Land

Pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns live and die by their conversion data. Call tracking allows marketers to get valuable insights on all their campaigns. However, there can be some hesitations to use it. Brands are afraid of missing out on brand equity with an established number. The cost on top of any other marketing cost seems high. Understanding what call tracking is and how it can help will mitigate these concerns.

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Dear SaaStr: When Is It “Too Early” To Hire Your First Marketer?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: When Is It “Too Early” To Hire Your First Marketer? In a perfect world, you’d learn something about marketing first before you hire someone to take it over. I.e., you’d experiment and at least make some progress in: Content Marketing. Can you get even 1 or 2 customers from blogging and writing? Growth Hacking. Can you get even a couple of customers by emailing to a small list you’ve built?

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4 tips to get the most out of CTV advertising

Martech

Connected TV (CTV) targeting has long been anticipated to revolutionize advertising. It’s taken longer for that promise to become real, but we’re now at the inflection point. The rise of streaming services and the proliferation of smart TVs are leading more people to cut the cord and turn to CTV. This switch leads to many advantages, including the ability to target specific demographics.

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Bing limits chat sessions as OpenAI founder says AI tools are ‘somewhat broken’

Search Engine Land

Bing chat sessions are now capped at 50 questions per day and 5 per session, Microsoft announced. There have been many bad examples shared of the new Bing AI chat sessions featuring everything from gaslighting to accidental racism. Microsoft has said it didn’t anticipate extended chatting , which “can confuse the underlying chat model.” What’s changing.

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How Healthcare Companies Can Leverage Digital Ad Spend

Heinz Marketing

By Brenna Lofquist , Senior Marketing Consultant / Client Services Operations at Heinz Marketing The healthcare industry is evolving at a rapid pace, and healthcare marketers are constantly on the lookout for new and innovative ways to reach their target audience. One of the trends from Invoca’s post “9 Healthcare Marketing Trends for 2023 – And How to Capitalize on Them with Call Tracking” says Healthcare digital ad spending will continue to increase in 2023.

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How to Make Your First RevOps Hire

Sales Hacker

Almost every week, Iceberg RevOps’ founder Taft Love gets messages from executives and CEOs at growth-stage companies asking for help with their first revenue operations hire. These leaders are looking for the right person to own the implementation and management of their company’s go-to-market tech stack. This usually includes a CRM and marketing automation plus any other systems related to sales, marketing, and customer success.

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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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Consultant vs. Contractor: What's the Key Difference?

Hubspot

As self-employment rates continue to reach new heights , terms like contractor, consultant, and freelancer have become more commonplace. While these roles provide valuable services, they have key differences — namely, in the work they carry out and their level of expertise. Here, we'll explore the role of contractors and consultants, and pinpoint the differences between the two.

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Ten Prospecting Myths and Misconceptions

Sales Coach Dew

Don’t fall for these common misconceptions about prospecting clients! Sales professionals tend to build their careers the old-fashioned way—start at the bottom and work their way up. Besides the occasional book or seminar, most don’t have a formal sales education—we learn as we go. Unfortunately, the self-taught approach can lead to misunderstandings and misconceptions.

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The Subjectiveness Of Value

Partners in Excellence

I’m a fan of Larry Levine, he provokes thoughtful discussions. Recently he led a discussion around value creation comparing two organizations with very different value propositions, Walmart and Nordstroms. The conversation was interesting, a little confusing. Some were taking positions the “high touch” of the Nordstrom experience is superior to that of the low touch, low cost (?

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This day in search marketing history: February 21

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console sends alerts for big drops in clicks In 2019, Google Search Console started sending notifications when it detected a “substantial drop” in clicks from Google search results to a website when compared to the previous week’s data. It read: “Search Console analyzed your performance report and found that your site had a substantial drop in clicks last week compared to the previous weeks.

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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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Land, Expand, Repeat: 3 Steps to Sell More with Account Hierarchies

Sales Hacker

If you’re having trouble getting in the door with new logos, it could be time to land and expand with your existing enterprise customers – where the door is already open. When properly nurtured, customer relationships can turn one deal into a long-standing partnership that benefits both the customer and the seller. The secret to success using land and expand with enterprise customers?

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Bringing Together Product Managers and Commercial Reps Unlocks PLG with Pleo VP of Product Growth, Haresh Baraj, and Commercial Director, Aiyana Scully Moorhead (Video)

SaaStr

If you’ve ever had to file an expense claim after a business event, you understand how inconvenient and time-consuming it can be. Pleo has been around for seven years and has developed distinctive ways to make the expense reporting process more manageable and efficient. Pleo’s VP of Product Growth, Haresh Baraj, and Commercial Director, Aiyana Scully Moorhead, share their stories on breaking down barriers to build trust and empathy that enable collaboration and push.

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Corporate Training Challenges Addressed By Microlearning

Sales Pop!

With decreasing attention spans among employees, corporate training now faces challenges in the form of fatigue experienced by corporate learners due to traditional training programs. Microlearning has emerged as a potential solution to address this challenge. Microlearning comprises bite-sized chunks of information, which is offered to learners in the form of digital resources through a learning management system(LMS).