Mon.Oct 01, 2018

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SaaS Marketing for Start-ups: Don’t just start doing stuff!

Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

I get it. You’ve finally built a working product and now you’re ready to get it out into the market. You want to crank out a press release, put up a website, offer a free trial, execute an email campaign, buy adwords, or do whatever else you can think of or afford. Don’t do it. Or at least don’t do it yet. If you rush headlong into programs and deliverables, you’ll end up spending a lot of time and maybe a lot of money… but not necessarily winning a lot of paying customers.

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Why the Best Sales Contests Don’t Reward the Top Producers

Sales Hacker

I’m a big believer in sales contests. During my 10 years in sales leadership, I’ve had a lot of time to experiment with designing sales contests—some of which have worked, some of which have not. In this post, I’ll share my biggest takeaways on designing sales contests that work. But first, let’s tackle a bigger question – what are you actually trying to achieve when you run a sales contest ?

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The Value of a One-Team Structure in Marketing

Adhere Creative

P rofessionals have always been told that it’s better to have a specialty than to take a jack-of-all-trades skillset. Marketers are no exception. In the golden years of advertising, you c ould specialize in art, copy, or accounts. Now, as marketing is further fragmented, you could have any number of specialties—SEO, email marketing, social media, content creation , distribution, strategy, PPC, and so much more.

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How SaaS Finance Teams Prove out Business Models

Sage Intacct

In the 14th century, a cathedral builder was hustling down the dirt road in medieval France and passed three people stacking bricks.

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SaaS: How They’re Turning Payments Into Profit Centers

Discover how top SaaS companies are earning up to $700k + and zero upfront cost with Usio Integrated Payments.

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What we shipped: 7 new data and customization-driven features

Intercom, Inc.

Data is key to driving revenue and engagement at scale. In the past month, we have released a series of sophisticated features that help you experiment, measure impact and give your leads and customers a targeted, on-brand experience. For sales and marketing teams, it’s important to understand how your tools are impacting your funnel, which messages are driving action and how well each team and teammate is performing.

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