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Best Practices for SaaS Companies and Vendors with Nigel Cullington of Upland Software

Upland

Nigel Cullington, VP of Marketing of Upland Software’s Sales Effectiveness Division, spoke with Alex Gluz on the Revenue Engine Podcast about the vital lessons outlined from real life sellers in his recent book, Not Just Another Vendor. Account-Based Sales and Account-Based Marketing are the Way of the Future While the conversation covered a broad range of topics, including Nigel’s illustrious career, rising from Actuary to sales leader turned marketing extraordinaire, when it came to the adv

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Top 5 Customer Experience Keynote Speakers to Book in 2024

Customer Think

As a business leader, creating a brand identity that resounds with your audience isn’t simply about having a solid business plan, an eye-catching logo and color scheme, or a memorable slogan. It is about leveraging the ultimate customer experience.

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Account Planning Best Practices with Nigel Cullington’s Expertise

Upland

Nigel Cullington, VP of Marketing of Upland Software’s Sales Effectiveness Division, spoke with Alex Gluz on the Revenue Engine Podcast about the vital lessons outlined from real life sellers in his recent book, Not Just Another Vendor. Account-Based Sales and Account-Based Marketing are the Way of the Future While the conversation covered a broad range of topics, including Nigel’s illustrious career, rising from Actuary to sales leader turned marketing extraordinaire, when it came to the adv

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Remembering Chris Burnham, Answering Questions From His Lean Leadership Podcast

Kainexus

The lean community recently lost a brilliant mind and a warm heart, Chris Burnham. His sudden passing left a significant void that is still hard to come to terms with. Today, we want to pay tribute to Chris and celebrate his life and the profound impact he had on our company and our community. Chris was a kind and insightful lean thinker and a *Lean Leadership Podcast* host, where he shared his passion for lean principles with a broader audience.

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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.

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Navigating Product Changes in SaaS Support

Help Scout

The constant changes ins SaaS software can create extra work for support teams, and can require an almost sales-like approach. Here's how to succeed through periods of change.

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Top 5 Principles of Successful Customer Service Responses

Customer Think

We’ve all experienced frustration at poor customer service at some point, and these experiences more often than not taint our impression of the company that provided it. That’s why prioritizing excellent customer service must be a priority focus of any business that takes its reputation seriously. With platforms like PissedConsumer.

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Transforming Call Center Experiences: How AI-Powered Solutions Can Reclaim $250 Billion in Wasted Investments

Customer Think

Article source: [link] “AI is selling like hotcakes” – Rowan Trollope Enterprise subscriptions are the most important quarterly performance metric for cloud contact centre software provider Five9. And there’s been positive news. Subscription sales jumped 51% in Q4 2021. Large enterprises have been spending more.

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Employee experience trends: Innovations in AI and technology

Zendesk

An excellent customer experience (CX) hinges on a superior employee experience (EX). But research shows that many of today’s employees feel overworked, spread thin, and disengaged from their jobs—which ultimately impacts the bottom line. Zendesk and SimplyDirect surveyed more than 100 executives in IT, operations, and HR to identify their top concerns around the employee experience and gauge their thoughts on the most effective EX strategies.

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Your Customer Is Satisfied – Are They a Coupon Away from Leaving?

Customer Think

You’ve likely heard someone say, “Customer satisfaction is not enough.” While that might initially sound counterintuitive, considerable research supports the statement. The Fallacy of Satisfaction Invariably, you’ve stayed at a hotel that met all your basic needs. The room was clean, the price was reasonable, and the overall experience was fine. In essence, you were satisfied, but… The post Your Customer Is Satisfied – Are They a Coupon Away from Leaving?

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SMP Integrates with Constant Contact for Seamless Distribution Marketing Experience

Sales Management Plus -- SMP

SMP provides API connectors to allow integration with outside data points to help you know more about your customers, respond more quickly to their needs and track progress. Whether that means integration with an outside Lead Management System, Marketing Automation Platforms, E-Commerce System, or others, we have you covered. To learn more or get started, contact your SMP account manager today.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Marketing Specialist with Graphic Design and/or Project Management Skills

Arpedio

careers Marketing Specialist with Graphic Design and/or Project Management Skills ← Back to careers ARPEDIO is seeking a talented (and curious) Marketing Specialist with a flair for graphic design and project management to join our marketing team. In this role, you will be the creative force behind our marketing campaigns, ensuring that our visual content aligns with our brand’s identity and messaging.

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What is a CRM workflow? The Right Way to Boost Productivity and Sales

Apptivo

1. Understanding CRM Workflows 2. Why CRM workflow is Important? 3. How CRM workflow hеlp businеssеs? 4. Lеvеraging CRM Workflows for Futurе Succеss 5. Embracе Apptivo for a Productivе futurе In today’s compеtitivе businеss еnvironmеnt, еffеctivе customеr rеlationship managеmеnt is crucial. Customеr rеlationship managеmеnt (CRM) systеms havе bеcomе an еssеntial tool for businеssеs of all sizеs.

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Say hello to September integrations

Zendesk

Here are the newest integrations from Zendesk to help your team provide top-quality experiences. PlentyMarkets App by LEAFWORKS PlentyMarkets App by LEAFWORKS (Support) links Plentymarkets customers and their order history to your Zendesk tickets. The Plentymarkets app automatically checks and links Plentymarkets users from all different marketplaces and their order history directly to Zendesk tickets.

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How to Create a Jira Ticketing System

Help Scout

Looking to create a ticketing system using Jira? Read on to learn about three different ways your team can use Jira to create, organize, and manage tickets.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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How to Evaluate the Returns on Your Digital Transformation Investment

Customer Think

Admit it; digital transformation isn’t a luxury anymore; it’s an absolute necessity in today’s modern digital business landscape. And enterprises just can’t overlook its efficiency, agility, productivity, and overall revenue advantages. While most businesses have navigated their digital transformation journey, many are all set to jump on the digital transformation bandwagon by leveraging cutting-edge technology.

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Leveraging Playbooks for Up-selling and Cross-selling: A Winning Game!

SmartKarrot

Customer success is evolving fast from being a support-oriented function to one which owns and drives revenue. Whilst renewal management is typically stage 1 of revenue ownership, revenue expansion for most organizations becomes the game changer. In this article, we explore how playbooks can be leveraged for up-sell and cross-sell revenue. Part 1: Understanding the Basics What is a Playbook?