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Activate Acquires Green Leads

Smashmouth Marketing

Then in the late ‘90s, when I was a co-founder and CEO of a startup, Pangaea, which used rudimentary AI to do product configuration. (We 2008 The two of us get married. 2009 Closed our first billion-dollar company (at higher than industry price). We then started Green Leads in an oversized closet in our apartment.

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How These 7 Companies Thrived During the Recession

Hubspot

In 2008, the Great Recession was all over the news. Interestingly, IT has been a growing industry during times of uncertainty , including the 2008 recession. In fact, sales for technology increased during the 2008 recession. Because of this trend, TeamLogic IT weathered the storm of 2008 well.

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Accomplish More, Stress Less – Five Ways to Be More Productive

Webbiquity

No, people were already very busy back in 2008-2009; but the great recession magnified this. What productivity hacks do you find most useful? Marketing Strategy Random Eisenhower Decision Matrix management lessons management strategy Pomodoro Technique productivity Rock-Pebble-Sand Model'

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ClickInsights: What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? - Part 2

Ambal's Amusings

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. She has helped to define, position and launch over 75 individual products and companies since she began consulting 20 years ago. Over to you.

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The Essential Behavioral Science Reading List for Marketers

B2B Marketing Directions

Therefore, System 1 exerts a powerful influence on the economic decisions we make, including decisions about the products and services we decide to buy. The most important lesson for marketers in Thinking, Fast and Slow is that System 1 uses heuristics (mental shortcuts) to generate our impressions, intuitions, and feelings.

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More on Marketo Financials: Despite Past Losses, Prospects Are Bright

Customer Experience Matrix

million for 2009 and "triple that" ($13.5 Data I've collected over the years shows that Marketo had about 120 clients at the start of 2009, 325 at the start of 2010, and should end 2010 with about 800. The table below throws in a reasonable guess for 2008 as well. million in 2009 and $21 million in 2010. million total.

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How Does 2023 Go Down in Selling History? Mereo Principals Share These Reflections

Mereo

This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession. While AI undoubtedly offers tremendous benefits in terms of efficiency and productivity, striking a balance between automation and human expertise is crucial. When they did not have that clarity, they froze.