Sat.Mar 25, 2023 - Fri.Mar 31, 2023

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Does Your VP of Sales Need to be An Expert In Your Product?

SaaStr

So one recent survey we did really brought out a healthy debate: does your VP of Sales really need to be a product expert? Many of the comments said it was more important a VP of Sales understand process and leadership more than the product itself. That others like Sales Engineers and the product team can fill in the blanks on the product during a sales process.

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What is Value Creation in B2B Sales?

Iannarino

Every sales organization and sales professional must choose between two sales approaches : traditional and modern. The traditional approach positions the company and their product. It doesn't create value for your prospective client. The second approach, the modern approach creates value for decision-makers and their stakeholders.

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3-Step Guide: How to Create Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)

Sales Hacker

Building an outbound sales strategy can be challenging. The best place to start? Your ideal customer profile (ICP). Define exactly who you’re selling to, and you’ve got a solid foundation for growth. And that’s just what the ICP does. Keep reading for an in-depth guide on creating your ideal customer profile, including an ideal customer profile template, how to identify your ideal customer, and a simple three-step process for creating an ideal customer profile.

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How to Build a Value Proposition in Sales

RAIN Group

Ask 100 sellers at 100 companies why their customers buy from them, and you’re likely to hear 100 answers with the same underlying theme: the value we provide. Sellers describe their value to us in several ways: we get results. Our relationships are very close. They get from us what they’ve always wanted (but never gotten) from other companies. We bring innovative solutions to the table.

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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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How To Boost Referrals – A Detailed Guide

The 5% Institute

As a sales professional or business owner, you know that referrals are one of the most valuable ways to grow your business. Referrals are a powerful source of leads and can help you build a strong and loyal customer base. In this guide, we’ll take a closer look at how to boost referrals and help you turn your customers into your biggest advocates.

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6 B2B Sales Strategies that High-Growth Teams Use to Crush Targets

Iannarino

You wouldn’t expect an NFL team to head into a game without having their plays ironed out. Similarly, your sales team can’t expect to succeed without robust B2B sales strategies.

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Google March 2023 broad core update done rolling out

Search Engine Land

The Google March 2023 broad core update is now officially done rolling out. The update, which started rolling out March 15, took 13 days to complete. Why we care. Google algorithm updates are critical for all brands, businesses and organizations to be aware of because they can impact how your site performs in search results. And any change in rankings from a core update – positive or negative – can impact your organic traffic, conversions and revenue.

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How to Drive Cost Optimization of Your Sales Organization

Force Management

As the external economic environment continues to shift, many organizations are looking for ways to optimize costs and make their sales force more efficient. One focus area has emerged as a key differentiator for those organizations who have been able to do more with less, accelerate revenue, and exceed their objectives during this economic time: alignment.

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Maximizing Sales Performance through Effective Sales Management

Iannarino

When we assess the sales performance of the sales organization, we measure their results against their sales targets. The general objective of most sales organizations is net new revenue growth, but the sales force may have multiple sales objectives. These include new logos, competitive displacements, increased profits, and cross-selling new products or services.

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A Brief History of Lean Methodology in Sales

Membrain

Among manufacturers, the concept of Lean is well established and practically universal in its application. Along with Six Sigma and Just In Time (JIT), these approaches have transformed the manufacturing world so profoundly that it’s no longer possible to compete in manufacturing without some version of these practices in place.

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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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How to map marketing science to the customer journey

Martech

Marketing as “an art and a science” is as platitudinous as it’s nebulous —but true nonetheless. What comes to mind when you think about marketing? Do you consider the connection between your creative work and your customer’s neural circuitry? As you package your message into a creative art form, you attempt to elicit thoughts, feelings, emotions and behavior.

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Basic Principles Endure….

Partners in Excellence

The only constant is change—-everything about selling has changed and will continue to change. How we engage our customers, our processes, methodologies, tools, systems, programs continue to change. Technologies accelerate the rate of change, also providing us insights and capabilities we have never imagined. And, in the coming years, we will see technologies like AI and others that will provide new capabilities.

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How to Increase Revenue in B2B Sales with Value Creation

Iannarino

B2B sales organizations sell to other companies. Sales leaders and their sales teams are responsible for an increase in B2B sales. This revenue growth allows the sales organization to grow, expand, and create new offerings. Net new revenue is how B2B sales measure success, but B2B is more difficult than ever.

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Best Stock Screeners 2023

Sales Pop!

What Are Stock Screeners? Stock screeners are a type of search tool that allows investors to use a set of parameters and variables to stocks and find unique investment opportunities. Stock screeners usually work as a subscription-based service or as an add-on on some online brokerages. The best stock screeners support all the most significant asset classes and offer highly customizable filters and triggers.

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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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Going back to basics: Marketing as a conversation

Martech

Think of a great conversation you’ve had recently. I bet there was give-and-take, great insights and maybe even some entertaining moments. The key to any conversation is at least two people engaging in a substantive back and forth. Marketing is the same. At the core of all good marketing is a great conversation. Yet, too much of the marketing we see today talks at people.

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The Art and Science of Complex Sales Podcast

Membrain

In the latest episode of the Art and Science of Complex Sales podcast, Paul Fuller sits down with Bryan Whittington , Founder of EBS Growth to talk about trigger events and project management in sales.

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A Strategy To Ensure B2B Sales Leaders Reach Their Targets

Iannarino

There is nothing easy about leading a sales force or a sales team. Time passes fast, and you can look up to find you are behind on your commitments. There are several factors that can cause sales organizations, sales forces, sales teams, or individuals to fail to achieve their sales goals. No one sets out to miss their targets, but it isn't uncommon for B2B sales managers to come up short at the end of the year.

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Best Trading Journals 2023

Sales Pop!

Online trading journals are logs through which traders can keep track of all their trades and gain valuable insights. Even though you can create logs and keep track of your trades with excel sheets, online trading journals offer unique insights, advanced charting tools, backtesting environments, performance analysis, and even A.I.-powered recommendations.

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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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What are the top skills you need for digital marketing?

Martech

Hiring talent with analytics experience is emerging as a critical priority this year. By hiring marketers who can effectively analyze data and glean insights, organizations can stay ahead of the curve and make more informed decisions. This article explores the most sought-after skills in digital marketing and what they mean for marketing professionals and the industry.

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The Philosophy of the Red Sox and Gallop Will Lead to Increased Revenue

Understanding the Sales Force

Today, I read two articles that had some quotable copy which we can translate to sales. The first article is about baseball and I'll translate what it says after the quote I pulled out.

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Use this Pre-Call Planning Template to Reliably Increase Win Rate

Iannarino

Only thirteen percent of customers believe a salesperson can understand their needs.

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The Best Investment Newsletter

Sales Pop!

Investment newsletters can be an invaluable resource, regardless of whether you are new to investing or a seasoned investor with a million-dollar plus portfolio. Because markets are intertwined and constantly moving newsletters help synthesize everything down to a digestible size. You might be thinking that investment newsletters are an antiquated thing of the past.

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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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Dear SaaStr: How Early Should a Company Approach Venture Capitalists?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Early Should a Company Approach Venture Capitalists? There are basically two seemingly very different approaches you’ll hear: As early as you can, to build a relationship. Mark Suster summarizes how to effectively build relationships with VCs well before you need or want funding from them here in this classic post: Invest in Lines, Not Dots – Both Sides of the Table or Only when you are actually fundraising.

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Using AI and journey orchestration to boost your marketing automation

Martech

Marketing automation is a foundational component of marketing technology stacks. However, using it alone isn’t enough to stay ahead, as customers expect a seamless experience with your brand, regardless of the channel. There are ways to use additional solutions, notably artificial intelligence and journey orchestration, to take your existing marketing automation approaches to the next level.

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Enhance Customer Loyalty in B2B Sales with Value Creation

Iannarino

Customer loyalty is critical for growth companies. B2B sales organizations that lose clients ( churn ) must recover lost revenues before they can increase their net new revenue. Losing clients often causes sales organizations to miss their targets and fail to achieve their goals. Looking beyond the numbers, customer loyalty extends beyond simply retaining existing customers or clients.

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The Best Stock Research Websites

Sales Pop!

More and more retail investors are starting to day trade. The unfortunate thing is that most of these traders end up losing a considerable amount if not all of what they’ve invested into the market. Although there are a multitude of reasons for traders and investors losing money in the market, perhaps one of the most fundamental is a lack of understanding what they’re investing in and if they should be investing.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Dear SaaStr: What Does a Typical Day Look like for an Account Executive at a SaaS Startup With Under $1m ARR?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Does a Typical Day Look like for an Account Executive at a SaaS Startup With Under $1m ARR? This is a tough and very specific job. Most sales folks can’t do. Usually, being the first start-up salesperson is a rewarding, but very tough job: Your boss has never probably managed a salesperson before. She or he likely won’t know what you are supposed to do 40+ hours a week.

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The Power of Social Proof: How B2B Case Studies Influence Purchasing Decisions

Heinz Marketing

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing Are you struggling to show potential customers the value of your B2B product or service? Look no further than the power of case studies. These real-life stories showcase how your company solved a client’s problem, and they’re a crucial tool for sales and marketing professionals. Here’s why they matter: Demonstrate the Value of Your Offering Potential customers want to see concrete examples of how your product or service c

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Marketing technology optimization: The path to peak martech stack performance

Martech

A “more is better” notion in marketing technology results in cluttered and inefficient stacks, overspending, underutilization and poor ROI. It’s time to prioritize a strategic and holistic view of your company’s martech stack and create a lean, efficient, results-driven marketing technology infrastructure. Learn how a marketing technology optimization framework benefits marketing organizations, enhances the customer experience and drives real ROI.

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Best Real Estate Crowdfunding Platforms Of 2023

Sales Pop!

Real estate investing used to be only for the wealthy, but that’s no longer the case. With the advent of real estate crowdfunding platforms, you can now invest in properties with as little as $500. These platforms allow investors to pool their money together and invest in real estate projects they might not be able to afford on their own. But with so many real estate crowdfunding platforms out there, it can be overwhelming to choose the right one.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.