Wed.Jul 17, 2024

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Onboarding New Sales Hires with the Help of Talent Assessments

The Center for Sales Strategy

You have found the perfect candidate with the right blend of talents, skills, and experience. You have reviewed their assessment with a talent analyst and know what to expect. It’s time to have them hired and jumping right in, right? Not so fast. Now it’s the time to take those talents and create an onboarding plan customized to your new hire.

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Be Ready to Unlock Success: Why CMOs Must Master Financial Literacy

FinListics Solutions

Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) hold the reins to creativity and brand innovation, yet they often find themselves at odds with their financial counterparts. A recent AdWeek survey revealed that while CFOs generally appreciate the work of CMOs, a staggering 54% believe their marketing leaders lack a solid grasp of finance. This disconnect can impede strategic collaboration, ultimately hindering a company’s growth and sales potential.

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Explore the Best Operational Excellence Model | KaiNexus

Kainexus

" Operational excellence begins with having the right strategy, but it's realized through relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement. " Jeff Bezos - Amazon Operational excellence is crucial for business leaders aiming for continuous improvement because it establishes a framework for consistently delivering high-quality products and services while optimizing processes and reducing waste.

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The Future of Retail Media Networks: Moving Beyond Onboarders to First-Party Data

Customer Think

We’ve reached a critical turning point for Retail Media Networks (RMN). The first decade of RMNs ran on infrastructure that’s no longer viable, in particular onboarders that rely on third-party data to power identity graphs.

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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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A Complete Guide To Choosing the Best Customer Service Email Tool for Your Small Business

Groove HQ

Customers are a lot more likely to become repeat buyers when they experience outstanding service. However, it’s challenging to provide that level of service when managing emails through basic platforms like Gmail and Outlook. Overstuffed and unconnected inboxes, missed messages, and a lack of organization leads to frustrated customers and overwhelmed support teams.

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How Effective BPM Minimizes Business Process Reengineering

Customer Think

Business Process Management (BPM) is a critical discipline that aids organizations in optimizing and enhancing their operations. BPM provides a structured approach to improving processes, which can significantly reduce the need for Business Process Reengineering (BPR).

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5 Innovative Lead Generation Tactics for the Automotive Industry

Customer Think

As consumer behaviors shift and digital technologies advance, the automotive industry must adapt by implementing innovative lead-generation strategies. These modern approaches not only help in attracting prospective buyers but also in nurturing them through the sales funnel, ultimately driving conversions and fostering long-term customer relationships.

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Using Strategy Execution Flywheels To Improve Execution

AchieveIt

The Execution Flywheel is a methodology for organizations that compete in aggressive markets, declining markets or ones experiencing stagnant growth. Organizations in these situations have to find ways to increase quality or service while also reducing costs. Improving strategy execution is paramount. In This Article How It Works The 3 Stages of the Execution Flywheel Strategy Development Strategy Coordination Execution Management The 6 Phases of the Execution Flywheel Phase #1 – The Focus

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The Overlooked Competitive Factor of Predictive Promising: The Future of Delivery Estimates

Customer Think

In the competitive world of retail and grocery, every advantage counts. There’s one often-overlooked factor that has a surprisingly big impact on customer satisfaction—the accuracy of estimated delivery dates (EDDs). Think about the last time you ordered something online. Did a clear delivery window help you relax and get excited about its arrival?

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Why Investing in Implementation Services is a Good Thing

Envisio

Who doesn’t love a good deal? Let’s face it, we’re all bargain hunters to a certain degree. It’s no different when buying new software for your organization. It can be awfully tempting to overlook components like implementation services, and lean towards the vendor that is offering a free implementation. In fact, local governments are often bound by formal purchasing processes that significantly weight vendor scoring based on low-cost offerings.

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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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Demystifying Google AI Overviews for B2B Marketing Success

Customer Think

Introduction to the Evolution of Search: Google AI Overviews In the digital age, search engines have continually evolved, enhancing how information is delivered to users. Google, a pioneer in search technology, has introduced AI Overviews—an innovative feature leveraging artificial intelligence to redefine information retrieval.

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Guru of Growth: The Fractional Chief Growth Officer (CGO)

Aepiphanni

While you may not have heard of a Fractional Chief Growth Officer (CGO), it is likely the key to producing the growth goals that you have for your company.

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Addressing First-Contact Resolution Challenges for Better Customer Experience

Customer Think

Understanding Bad First Contact Resolution (FCR) Bad First Contact Resolution (FCR) is a significant issue in customer service, where inquiries are not resolved during the first interaction. As a pivotal metric, FCR reflects the efficiency and effectiveness of customer service operations.

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Do You Actually Need a Local Environment?

Help Scout

Testing code isn't just for developers! Designers, product managers, QA specialists, and support team members all benefit from the ability to test. Learn how one engineer used a "Learn Something Day" to make testing more accessible to the broader Help Scout team.

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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.

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The Secret to User Satisfaction: How Passwordless Authentication is Changing Business Apps

Customer Think

User satisfaction is paramount in today’s digital business landscape, and enterprises are putting their best foot forward to ensure seamless user experiences across their platforms. However, no matter how much emphasis is placed on user experience through cutting-edge technology, eliminating friction points requires businesses to pay close attention to their authentication mechanism.

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Addressing Conflicting Feedback as a Content Marketer: The Ideal Review Process

Strategic Communications

Creating marketing communications materials can be challenging. After decades in the business (yeah, I’m “seasoned”… ), I’ve had multiple experiences with review processes—some great, some good, some not so good, and some absolutely horrendous and extremely frustrating. Over the years I’ve come to identify a number of best practices that can help to both streamline the content review process and minimize frustrations along the way—for both content creators and

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The Other Side of Influencing

Customer Think

Leaders, consultants, coaches, sales and healthcare professionals often use influencing strategies to lead their patients, teammates, prospects and clients to action. But is there fallout from the influencing strategies? Do they lead to resistance? How do the clients and prospects, the teams and patients, experience being influenced?