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What Is an SMB and What Do You Need to Know to Be Successful?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Starting a small and medium-sized business (SMB) involves planning, making key financial decisions, and understanding what it takes to succeed. The good news is, that you have the potential to make a big impact if you can learn what it takes to be successful as an SMB. There’s the standard definition for SMB, of course.

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70% of SMB marketers willing to pay more for tools with AI/automation

Martech

Artificial intelligence remains a big draw with SMB martech buyers: 70% say they’d pay more for a marketing platform that gave them access to AI or automation tools, according to a new study. Three-quarters (74%) of SMBs are interested in using AI or automation, and 55% said their interest has grown over the last six months.

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The future of martech apps is happening in SMB and the mid-market. Here’s why.

chiefmartech

But the real sweet spot for martech and salestech innovation seems to be in upper-SMB and the mid-market. Last week, I caught up with Roger Beharry Lall , the research director at IDC focused on marketing and promotional applications for growth companies. The post The future of martech apps is happening in SMB and the mid-market.

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Digital Market Trends For the Fastest-Growing Industries Within the SMB Segment

SEMrush

Find out in our study on the fastest-growing industries within the SMB segment. Which industry, do you think, showed more prominent growth during the pandemic - Venture Capital or Healthcare?

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Small Business Marketing Ideas & Tips for SMB Business Owners

Outbound Engine

Yelp, Facebook, Google, Angie’s List, and more are all places customers and buyers go to do their research before committing to a business or product. Data Mining | Buyer Personas | Targeted Content | Email Marketing | Social Media Marketing | Video Content Marketing | SMB Marketing Automation. -->.

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6 Things All SMB Websites Need to Succeed

Sharpspring

What exactly do SMB websites need to include in order to best help boost your business? Do some market research before going down this road. The post 6 Things All SMB Websites Need to Succeed appeared first on SharpSpring. What role does your small business’s website serve? Is it a digital business card? A 24/7 salesperson?

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How Enterprise Sales Differs from SMB and Mid-market Sales

Hubspot

However, enterprise sales strategy differs vastly from self-service, SMB (small-medium business), or mid-market sales. Research suggests only 3% of buyers trust sales reps — the only people they trust less are car sales personnel (technically still within the sales field) and politicians. SMB and Mid-market Transactional Sales.

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