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AI, marketing and the psychology of persuasion

AI Isn’t Changing Marketing. It’s How We React to It

AI isn't giving consumers what they want. AI is giving them what they want back to themselves. The brands that come out on top will harness the power of AI to make their consumers feel empowered, recognized and part of something bigger.
Consumer-facing marketing using user-generated content

How to Use Your Customers’ Delight In Your Marketing Efforts

User-generated content is more than just marketing content – it’s proof that real people trust your brand. Using it in consumer-facing marketing campaigns can get you more engagement and conversions.
Selling With Soul

Selling With Soul: How Authentic Connection Became the New Currency

Selling with soul is centered in emotionally connecting and helping others achieve meaningful outcomes. It starts with being genuinely curious and wanting to help.
adjusting B2B marketing strategies

Entering a New Market Without Failing: How to Adapt Your B2B Marketing Strategy

In highly competitive markets, a new brand has almost no chance without truly innovative products. If you don’t have a breakthrough innovation to showcase, try identifying underserved micro-segments within the market.
Sales Reps Think Salesforce’s AI Features are Awful

Sales Reps Think Salesforce’s AI Features are Awful, and They’re Right

The advent of AI has spotlighted how far Salesforce's technology has fallen behind, making it susceptible to emerging startups.
How Smart Incentives Help Teams Afford Holiday Traditions

What’s Your Plan for Recognizing Key Partners at the Holidays?

When partners feel recognized in the moments that matter most, they deliver in the moments that matter most to business. By investing in meaningful, real-world incentives now, businesses set the tone for a motivated, loyal workforce in 2026.
Elastic licensing (also referred to as elastic access) typically combines pay-per-use and subscription monetization models

Grow Recurring Revenue with Cross-Portfolio Access

Elastic Access is a revenue growth approach that provides SaaS users with cross-portfolio access to a company’s full suite of offerings, enabling them to try new products and solidify their ongoing relationship with the brand.
work life balance in sales

Quota Calls and Bedtime Stories: The New Dad Hustle

It’s not a choice between quota calls and bedtime stories. It’s about showing up where I’m needed most, in both worlds.
Orchestrating a Humanized Account-Based Marketing Strategy

Negotiating with Confidence

Negotiating with respect and being cordial during a negotiation doesn’t mean being a pushover.
Millennials and Gen Z workers are comfortable sharing information about salary and benefits with their co-workers, but not with managers.

It pays to talk about pay

Millennials and Gen Z workers are comfortable sharing information about salary and benefits with their co-workers, but not with managers.

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