2025 is history. At least in the world of selling it is. “What have you done for lately?” is not some trite, overused question but a real challenge that we all face daily. Your selling world is now all about 2026 and truthfully, Q1! As such, the good fortune of winning a major deal to ... Read Post
The mining industry which people once saw as traditional and slow to adapt is now going through a profound transformation. The combination of technological progress with environmental demands and economic needs is forcing mining companies to adopt digital transformation in order to boost operational efficiency while adopting even greater safety measures all the while maintaining ... »
Get ready to start the new year with optimism and success. With a solid foundation of financial protection through business insurance, streamlined production, and optimized pricing, you can improve your profits and set yourself up for the best year yet. Business Insurance for a Foundation Business insurance is essential for creating a safety net in ... »
Top 5 B2B CRMs for the Mid-Market The mid-market segment has unique B2B CRM requirements: sophisticated enough to support complex sales processes, yet practical enough to drive rapid adoption without dedicated IT resources. Here’s our definitive ranking. 1. Pipeliner CRM Why It Leads for B2B CRM Mid-Market Pipeliner CRM was purpose-built for the mid-market sweet ... »
Let’s bring the world back to doing great things, instead of app-sized flash-in-the-pan here-today-gone-tomorrow accomplishments. Read Post
For any company involved with sales, account management and key account management is crucial and requires a vastly different skillset and toolset than winning new sales. What is (Key) Account Management? The core concept of account management is that winning a new account is more costly and difficult than maintaining and upselling an existing account. ... Read Post
John Golden and Matt McDarby outline the five fundamental management activities including a careful alignment with the organization’s Go-To-Market strategy, a deliberate focus on early-stage pipeline opportunities, a dedication to coaching, and a deliberate approach to account growth, all underpinned by a carefully designed and rigorously-adhered-to operating rhythm. Read Post
Let’s bring the world back to doing great things, instead of app-sized flash-in-the-pan here-today-gone-tomorrow accomplishments. Read Post
What a salesperson must be to survive in the 21st century? In this white paper, Nikolaus Kimla answers that question fully. This persona could be called the New Era Salesperson. They could be referred to as the Entrepreneur Within The Enterprise. But neither of these precisely expresses what we mean, and so a few years ... Read Post
While many will find the title controversial, especially given today’s climate of fostering startups, Nikolaus actually believes that entrepreneurship, as it is presented in many arenas, is actually dead and, in fact, could never get off the ground in the way it is often proposed. Read Post
In our Pipeliner Manifesto, we agree with several leaders in the Austrian School of Economic Thought that trade has a peacekeeping element. Using this standard, you can see how vitally important fair trade is in today’s world, in which not only war is a threat, but also environmental ruin and depletion of resources. Trade is ... Start a slideshow
PointClear has developed a comprehensive Lead/Revenue Calculator that factors in metrics frequently ignored in the planning process, and addresses other shortcomings often found in these sorts of tools. This is a model you can adjust to fit your company; so multiply, add zeros, adjust percentages or make whatever other changes you feel will shed light ... Read Post
Sales POP! is your shortcut to sales, marketing and leadership excellence, offering short, insightful episodes with top global thought leaders, hosted by John Golden.
Spending on Google Ads without a real strategy is like filling a bucket with holes—money flows in and leads trickle out. This episode dives into the common traps that burn through ad budgets and delivers a clear framework for turning paid search into a predictable, profitable channel.
You’ll learn why aligning your ad copy, keywords, and landing pages around a defined buyer persona is the single most important step most advertisers skip. Jeff Coleman shares battle-tested strategies for using negative keywords and audience exclusions to cut waste, why the top ad spot is rarely worth the premium, and how to scale campaigns without watching your cost per lead spiral out of control.
The discussion also explores how Google’s AI-driven features are reshaping campaign management and what the rise of AI search engines means for advertisers. If you’ve ever felt like Google Ads is a black box eating your budget, this is the episode that turns on the lights.
