Mon.Mar 03, 2025

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Understanding Business Quarters and Why They Matter

Hubspot Sales

My interest in the world of finance started during my tween years. My entrepreneurial family would tune into the closing stock report every weekday. Terms like fiscal quarters, dividends, and year-over-year growth were tossed around the dinner table in response to the news. Years later, I became a business reporter. Now, my life is structured around fiscal quarters, reporting on company performance at each quarters end.

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The 2025 State of Strategy Execution: Key Insights and Takeaways

AchieveIt

Why We Conducted This Study At AchieveIt, we’re dedicated to helping organizations turn their strategies into action. Thats why we created the 2025 State of Strategy Execution Report to uncover the biggest challenges, trends, and opportunities in strategic planning and execution. To compile this report, we surveyed over 250 leaders from various industries, including private enterprises, public organizations, government agencies, healthcare, and higher education institutions.

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Leveraging Transferable Skills for a Career Change

Help Scout

There is always something that made a person great in Job A that could help make them great in Job B. Its just a matter of connecting the dots.

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4 Elements to Gauge the Health of Your Sales Pipeline

SBI Growth

As a sales leader, theres nothing worse than getting to the end of the quarter and realizing your team will miss their sales goal. But focusing on the bottom-line number closed deals is like driving a car by looking in the rear-view mirror. It only tells you what has already happened.

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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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Growth Strategy in Volatile Times: A Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Homkes

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Growth Strategy in Volatile Times - A Conversation with Dr.

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Strategy Pyramid: Your Guide to Effective Execution

ClearPoint Strategy

Master the strategy pyramid to align your organization's goals and enhance execution. Learn how to connect vision with daily actions for success.

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6 Unconventional (but Effective) Prospect Research Methods, According to Experts

Hubspot Sales

Understanding a prospect's circumstances, preferences, and pain points enables you to craft a more thoughtfully tailored value proposition and dial in on a more personal appeal. That makes sound research pretty mission-critical, going into a sales engagement. In many cases, your ability to cater to a prospect only goes as far as your initial research lets it.

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