Wed.Sep 20, 2023

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How to Speak Fluent Client

Iannarino

Success in sales requires you to be a good communicator. Most salespeople agree that they need to speak well, but they don’t believe that listening is an even more important skill. In a sales conversation, much of your contact’s communication means more than the words indicate. To fully understand your contact, you need to speak fluent client.

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Are You Blocking Your Own Success?

SalesProInsider

What a question. A very brave question to ask yourself. And here’s a few more questions to reflect on: What’s in the way of you having the level of success that you want? What stands in the way of you working with the people who you want to serve? What stands in the way of you earning the income necessary for yourself and your family? What’s standing in the way of you feeling good about all the work that you’re doing?

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5 Assumptions Boat Reps Made About Me Last Weekend (And Why Your Salespeople Need to Do Better)

Membrain

Recently, there was a boat show at a dock near our home and I decided to pop in and take a look at what’s new and exciting. It’s fun to amble down the dock and look at the many options, from motorboats to sailing boats and everything in between.

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Google rolls out automatically created assets to all advertisers

Search Engine Land

Google has rolled out automatically created assets (ACA) for general availability. The search engine has also expanded the feature to seven new languages: Dutch French German Italian Japanese Portuguese Spanish Previously, ACAs were only available for advertisers running campaigns in English in open beta. What are automatically created assets? Automatically created assets is a campaign-level setting that enhances the relevance of your Search ads by generating custom headlines and descriptions ba

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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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The Complete Guide to Sales Forecasting and Pipeline Management

RAIN Group

Assume you’re a sales manager for a mid-sized enterprise. You’ve just received a call from your chief revenue officer who wants to know how much revenue you expect your team to produce between now and the end of the year. You pull up your spreadsheet and start reviewing the numbers, but the forecast just doesn’t look right. Sales have been consistent, but there are so many variables at play and it’s hard to predict what the future holds.

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How to create an SEO content plan with Google Sheets functions

Search Engine Land

SEO involves constantly creating and optimizing content for your website. Achieving more traffic and better organic rankings means you’ll need a content strategy. Google Sheets functions make it easy to turn your keyword research and site performance data into a list of content to be created or updated. Turn keywords into URLs with LOWER and SUBSTITUTE functions Let’s start by adding some new content to your content plan.

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Google launches new report that flags checkout issues on e-commerce sites

Search Engine Land

Google has launched a new report to help brands identify checkout problems. The Checkout Journey report displays the count and percentage of users who initiated checkout on your e-commerce site or app and successfully and then completed each subsequent step in the checkout process. This report uses a closed funnel approach, focusing solely on users who started at the initial step (Begin checkout) but didn’t begin at another step in the funnel.

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3 ways marketing automation drives cross-functional alignment

Martech

Marketing automation platforms (MAPs) save time by automating campaign processes. They are also a centralized place where different teams work together to forge cross-functional alignment. Here are three areas where this is happening. Brand consistency Marketing automation platforms are often the place where brand consistency is enforced. Tools like Perkuto’s Jeto add-on allow marketers to use automation platforms (in Jeto’s case, Marketo) without adding off-brand elements to the campaign.

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Go beyond Google Ads with programmatic advertising

Search Engine Land

When most of us think of online advertising, we think of Google Ads. Or, if we’re talking retail and shopping, we might think of Amazon, Walmart or Target ad buys. And, if you’re a B2B, you might think of Microsoft Ads and LinkedIn Advertising. And that just about covers it, right? Not so fast! There’s another type of advertising that’s often overlooked: programmatic advertising.

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AI for all: How anyone can create AI solutions

Martech

Martech is flooded with solutions. You name a problem, and there’s likely a software promising to solve it. But what happens when you find a unique challenge that doesn’t have a ready-made answer? You don’t have to be a Silicon Valley prodigy to harness the power of AI. From mom-and-pop shops to global conglomerates, anyone with the will to innovate can leverage AI to solve problems and revamp antiquated systems.

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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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Unleash the untapped power of email address intelligence by Cynthia Ramsaran

Search Engine Land

Email is an integral part of our personal and professional lives. We use it to create and log into online accounts, subscribe to new content, communicate across digital platforms and verify our identity. It’s the key to our digital footprint. But did you know that the intelligence surrounding the simple email address has the potential to fuel more effective data science, improve marketing, increase sales, elevate the customer experience and reinvent analytics initiatives?

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Salesforce says an internal action caused service outage

Martech

There was a huge outage of Salesforce services today following an internal permission change. As a result, customers were not able to access services for several hours. “This is about our public cloud access service,” Shanmugam Chinnasamy, SVP of Salesforce Sales Cloud Engineering, said during a video call with customers. “From Salesforce we call into AWS and we introduced a change in that permission that caused this error.

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Microsoft Advertising launches new video ad product

Search Engine Land

Microsoft Advertising has launched a new video ad offering called Video and Connected TV (CTV) ads. You can use this feature to create online video and CTV ad campaigns right within the Microsoft Advertising platform. The new product offers “a special reach across large-scale properties” to help ensure your ad is served to your target audience.

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Using Intent Data for More Effective Account-Based Marketing: Surface Your 5% of In-Market Buyers

G2

You already know that you advertise to those who aren’t ready to buy. But you probably didn’t know that the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute says that up to 95% of people or firms are not in the market for many goods and services at any one time. So the big question is: how do you make your Account-Based Marketing (ABM) more effective, so you can more easily find and engage those 5% who are?

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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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Unleash the untapped power of email address intelligence

Martech

Email is an integral part of our personal and professional lives. We use it to create and log into online accounts, subscribe to new content, communicate across digital platforms and verify our identity. It’s the key to our digital footprint. But did you know that the intelligence surrounding the simple email address has the potential to fuel more effective data science, improve marketing, increase sales, elevate the customer experience and reinvent analytics initiatives?

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AMP for Email: The Ultimate Guide for Marketers

G2

This blog explores key AMP for email features, disruptive use cases, guidelines for implementation, and security mechanisms that ensure the data safety

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YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers intensifies

Search Engine Land

YouTube appears to be ramping up its efforts to crackdown on ad blocks The platform has reportedly been sending users with ad blockers enabled more aggressive prompts, warning them to either “Allow YouTube ads” or subscribe to YouTube Premium. The notification appears in place of videos or as a pop-up when playing videos on fullscreen. If the viewer fails to comply, the platform threatens to block video playback after three plays.

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State of the Cloud 2023 with Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Podcast)

SaaStr

Discover Bessemer Venture Partners’s annual State of the Cloud report, going through trends, benchmarks, and metrics that underpin the Cloud economy. The past twelve months have been relatively turbulent for Cloud founders. SVB collapsed, market multiples are down, yet the IPO window is re-opening, and we have a platform shift to AI that’s exciting everybody.

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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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Bridging the Gap: The Crucial Role of Sales Insights in Enhancing B2B Marketing Messaging

Heinz Marketing

By Win Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, effective communication is critical to winning over potential clients and nurturing existing relationships. While marketing teams are often tasked with crafting compelling messages to reach their target audience, there’s a valuable resource they sometimes overlook – their sales counterparts.

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Channel99 announces verification pixel technology for B2B

Martech

Channel99, the B2B performance and marketing attribution service launched by Chris Golec, founder and former CEO of Demandbase, has announced a pixel-technology driven platform to give visibility into the B2B customer journey. In November 2022, Channel99 debuted with a free mobile app and the promise of a full platform to follow. Today’s announcement fulfils the promise. “The platform is really a much more robust solution,” Golec told us. “It connects with your CRM.

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“Is the Seed VC Model Broken?” New!! 20VC With Floodgate, Founder Collective, Harry and Jason

SaaStr

So Harry Stebbings was kind enough to have us back in the new group format on 20VC with 2 of the legends in seed investing, Eric Paley of Founder Collective and Mike Maples of Floodgate: While both aren’t pure SaaS investors, they’re both in the top 1% (!), with investments in The Trade Desk, Okta, Airtable, Slack and much more! Eric Paley is the Managing Partner at Founder Collective , one of the world’s most successful seed funds with investments in the likes of Uber , The Trade

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Doing Your Homework

Partners in Excellence

Growing up, often my Dad, and sometimes my Mom, would really p**s me off. Every evening after dinner they would say, “Go do your homework!” My sisters and I always had more interesting things we wanted to do, whether it was getting together with friends or watching something on TV. But they were very strict, before we did anything else, we had to complete our homework.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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Watch The Top 7 Sessions From 2023 SaaStr Annual!!

SaaStr

Missed our biggest, best SaaStr Annual ever ? No problem! We’ll start transcribing, publishing, Youtube-ing, and podcast-ing all the top sessions. Some are already up, and you can watch at ton of them here on the Live tab on YouTube. But if you want to catch up on the 7 Most Popular Sessions from 2023 Annual, here they are! #1. What the Future of SaaS Holds for 2024 with David Sacks, Founder & General Partner, Craft Ventures and Jason Lemkin #2.

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How to Achieve Greater Sales & Sales Leadership Success

Understanding the Sales Force

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. Some are written by marketing experts. Some are written by enablement experts. Some are experts at writing but without subject matter expertise. Some aren’t experts at anything but still they write.

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On Persistence

Adaptive Business Services

Many salespeople have an earned reputation of giving up too easily. This might occur during prospecting and then roll all the way through to the conclusion of the deal. I’ve been guilty of this as well. However, I still remember one specific deal. It was only a few thousand dollars, a set of sign letters at a window blind shop, but for whatever reason I wanted that deal and, typically, I couldn’t care less about a project of this size.

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The Best 10 Conversational AI for Sales

Hubspot

The right words don’t always come easy. It can even take hours to put an email together. Thankfully, there’s AI for that. Conversational AI for sales teams can eliminate a lot of repetitive tasks such as follow-up emails and customer queries and even generate sales collateral. Operationally, conversational AI speeds up processes within tools like your CRM or CMS, makes reporting easier, decision-making more effective, and so much more.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Sources of Network Interference and How To Prevent It

The Digital Technology

You’ll fall behind in your tasks when you encounter network interference and suffer from lost data during loading times. The best way to counter this inconvenience is to understand how interference occurs and how to resolve it.

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Uniting your sales and marketing teams with Austin LaRoche

criteria for success

Austin LaRoche is an experienced Chief Executive Officer at ATAK Interactive. He's built his career over years, becoming CEO in 2020! With his Masters in New Media Studies, he helps B2B sales leaders. Based in Los Angeles California, he coaches sales leaders and agencies! We hope you enjoy his story! Discussion with Austin LaRoche: In this episode, we discuss: The importance of tying marketing needs to sales Identifying your marketing functions Effects of being authentic Finding and solving sale

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React Native vs. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs): Decoding the Mobile App Frameworks

The Digital Technology

The mobile app development landscape has seen a surge in popularity for various frameworks, with React Native and PWA leading the way. React Native, a JavaScript framework, and PWA (Progressive Web Apps), a web-based technology, both offer unique advantages and … React Native vs.

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How to follow Google Business Profile guidelines

Search Engine Land

Whether you’ve had your Google Business Profile (GBP) for 10 years or you have a new business and are just getting ready to claim your Business Profile, it’s important that you carefully read – and understand – Google’s guidelines. If you don’t, your GBP listing will likely get suspended. A suspension means that your Business Profile will not show publicly, or it will show, but you won’t have control over any of the information on it.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.