Iannarino

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Time is your finite, non-renewable resource. While it may feel like your time is renewed each day, it’s important to recognize today isn't a replacement for yesterday. Today is a different day and yesterday is gone forever. Whether you use your time to work or allow yourself to waste it, your time will disappear. If yesterday you needed to spend time producing important sales outcomes, but instead you scrolled through social media, doing the sales work today differs from having done it yesterday

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Before I purchased my first Jaguar, my dream car was the Infinity Q45. In the early 90's, I couldn't wait to get that car and when winter came, I couldn't wait to get rid of it. It didn't matter what kind of tires I put on that expensive-but-useless-piece-of-crap-for-all-of-winter car, it wouldn't go in the snow and ice. Since I had to drive up a steep, mile-long hill to get home at the end of the day, and the hill wasn't well salted or sanded because it ran alongside a lake.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

When should you use bandit tests, and when is A/B/n testing best? Though there are some strong proponents (and opponents) of bandit testing, there are certain use cases where bandit testing may be optimal. Question is, when? First, let’s dive into bandit testing and talk a bit about the history of the N-armed bandit problem. Table of contents What is the multi-armed bandit problem?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 7, 2022

SCOOP: TikTok parent ByteDance's operating losses more than tripled last year to over $7 billion as it pushed for growth. Check out the company's full-year 2021 and Q1 2022 finances [link] tip @Techmeme. — Sal Rodriguez (@sal19) October 6, 2022. So advice from VCs is an odd thing. It’s almost always correct — but almost always biased.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Link building is essential. While Google has made numerous advancements in machine learning and content comprehension, links remain a critical element of how Google ranks websites. We know that Google doesn’t want you to proactively build links. They want you to create high-quality content and hope for the best (i.e., build it and links will come).

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As stress and burnout remain prevalent in the discourse around hiring, retention, and what folks are calling “the great resignation”, we at Criteria for Success have decided to re-share an important blog post from on how leaders can support their teams throughout difficult periods, and what steps companies can take to ensure employee well-being.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The number of global venture capital (VC) investments dipped in 2022, thanks to ongoing geopolitical tensions, turbulence in global capital markets, supply chain issues, and increasing interest rates. This has caused VC investors to be increasingly wary. With no end in sight to the economic uncertainty, VC investment could remain soft, with downward pressure on valuations resulting in decreasing levels of investment.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

TikTok has just announced Photo Mode, as well as seven new editing tools for creators. Let’s take a look. What’s new. The seven new editing features are now available in the US and most regions globally. These tools allow creators to adjust their clips right in the TikTok platform. Edit clips: Stack, trim, and split video clips Edit sounds: Cut, trim, and set the duration for sounds Edit and position text: More easily edit, position, and set the duration for text Add overlays :

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Dear SaaStr: How Do You Know if a Potential Acquirer is Really Interested, Or Just Kicking the Tires? Well, first off — you can’t. Not without engaging. And at some level, there isn’t any real difference between early stage due diligence and tire kicking. Acquisitions don’t happen out of the blue. They almost always take time.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The four-day workweek has become a hot trend of late – including in search marketing. Some agencies have adopted a four-day week with great success. . Are you considering trying out a four-day workweek? If so, read on to learn about the impact of a four-day workweek on digital marketing, the pros and cons, and tips for adopting it at your company. The four-day workweek and digital marketing.

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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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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. The following are his takeaways: Sales compensation as a field is resilient : David Cichelli’s Compensating the Sales Force has maintained a steady sales volume since its release 20 years ago. Advances in tech are changing the field, including virtual selling and AI.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Google just announced two new updates regarding first-party data and machine learning with Display and Video 360. The two new updates are optimized targeting and Exchange Provided Identifier, also known as EPID. Optimized targeting. Optimized targeting helps advertisers expand their reach across relevant audiences and increase ROI by finding new and relevant customers likely to convert within their campaign goals.

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Martech

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Persado, which uses AI to generate natural language with a persuasive edge, has announced the launch of its Motivation AI API, allowing marketers to integrate Persado directly into their other solutions. Having spent ten years using AI to generate text such as maximally effective email subject lines, Persado is currently leveraging a database of over 100 billion language impressions and 1.2 billion annual interactions with brands to automatically identify words and phrases likely to transform be

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Meta has renamed their Facebook Advertising Policies to Meta Advertising Standards to make them “as useful, transparent and clear as possible.” What’s changing. Nothing. Meta has made it very clear that they aren’t changing the scope of the policies, nor are they announcing any new ones. We’re not making any changes to the scope of these policies or how we enforce them, nor are we announcing any new policies.

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SalesHood

OCTOBER 7, 2022

It’s no secret that most Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) isn’t well managed because they lack structure and engagement. Usually what happens is a manager sends out a QBR slide template used in a previous job or one from a previous manager. The team races to get it done for the QBR. Each person presents [ ] The post Quarterly Business Review (QBR) Template And Tips appeared first on SalesHood.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Google has just announced additional policies to protect consumers and advertisers in the UK from fraudulent ad practices aimed at taking advantage of people through financial scams. The new policy. Last year Google blocked or removed 58.9 million financial services bad ads globally. This week Google made an announcement outlining the new guidelines.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Almost three years since the pandemic began, companies are still trying to find the best way to support their employees – and run their business. During a series of talks we had with David Wortendyke, Highspot’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, we explored Highspot’s journey to its now flexible work model. Today, Highspot empowers our people to choose what hybrid or flexible work means to them, which is one of the reasons our company was recently recognized by Fortune Magazin

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is an important metric for any ecommerce business. It tells you how much you need to earn per customer to run a profitable company. Put simply, you need a healthy customer acquisition cost for your business to succeed. It’s up to every ecommerce business to find the middle ground between investing too little in customer acquisition and spending beyond your means.

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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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Martech

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If you’ve decided a digital events platform makes sense for your business, spend time researching individual vendors and their capabilities by doing the following: Make a list of all the DEP capabilities you currently have, those that you would like to have and those that you can’t live without. This last category is critical, and will help you avoid making a costly mistake.

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Martech

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is the third article in a three-part series. In case you missed them, part 1 (People) is here and part 2 (Process) is here. Customer journey orchestration (CJO) is supported by many platforms in addition to a single CJO application. Orchestration requires that omnichannel content management, customer data, testing and personalization, as well as analytics and reporting platforms are aligned.

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