Podcasts
In their CRM Talk podcast, Technology Advisors Inc. co-founder Sam Biardo and CRM Switch co-founder Steve Chipman discuss everything CRM – from the latest releases, to trends in the market, and the future of business technology. Sam and Steve have a combined expertise of 45+ years in the industry, and they bring that expertise to the table in these informative & fun podcast episodes. Join these two experts as they interview technology influencers, banter about recent software news, and give valuable advice for streamlining data & improving business processes. Available for free on the iTunes Store.
HubSpot vs. Salesforce
Sam and Steve discuss the high-level differences between these top CRM vendors. Topics include:
Vendor Overviews
Scope and Complexity of Business Needs
Extending the CRM Database
Native vs. Integrated Marketing Functionality
The Consultant Ecosystems
The HubSpot & Salesforce App Marketplaces
Freemium vs. Only Pay-For
Scope of Product Offerings
AI Features
Business Process Automation Tools
The User Experience and Interface
At the end, we tack on a AI version of the podcast created with NotebookLM.
Always Be Video Closing
Sam and Steve are joined by Jon Richards of Evolve Video Marketing. We discuss today’s buyer, using video in the sales process, how digital sales rooms work, and getting salespeople to adopt tools like OneMob.
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Ross Simmonds of Foundation Marketing
Steve and Sam interview Ross Simmonds, the leading authority on content distribution and using AI in marketing.
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Your Perfect AI Self
In this episode, Sam and Steve discuss the benefits of podcasting for marketing versus blogging, based on data showing more people per podcast than per blog. It then covers a survey showing that most marketers are using at least some AI to generate blog content, with the risk of too much AI hurting search rankings.
Sam and Steve agree AI is best for outlines and some after-the-fact SEO optimization, while human-written content ranks better. They discuss various uses of AI in marketing, like generating content sections, outlines, titles/descriptions, Tweets, LinkedIn posts, images, presentations, and videos.
Key takeaways are that AI is extremely helpful for accelerating content creation and distribution but should be used carefully and edited by humans for the best results. The hosts emphasize keeping human-created, original text for critical content like blogs.
They note AI content lacks nuance and sounds formulaic if not edited. Data shows that human-optimized content ranks better in search.
Other topics include using AI for sales enablement assets, contracts, policies, CRM, training, and deflecting questions.
AI is great for outlines, titles, descriptions, and images, but human creativity is essential for resonance and ranking.
Is SEO Dead?
Steve and Sam talk about the state of SEO in the context of CRM and leads.
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CRM AI Use Cases
Sam and Steve discuss CRM AI use cases for sales, marketing, customer service, customization & configuration, data migration & integration, analytics, and automations.
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Dumbed Down By AI
Sam & Steve forget how to think on their own, Enterprise AI megatrends, using ChatGPT for CRM test cases and test data
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Generative CRM & Marketing
Tech layoffs, low-code development, ChatGPT in marketing, social media marketing
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How Low Can You Code?
Sam and Steve talk about low-code CRM, along with some of the pitfalls of giving citizen developers all-too-easy control over enterprise system modifications.
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Scott Eller of Neuraswitch
Steve and Sam talk to Scott Eller, Chief Relationship Officer & Co-founder of Neuraswitch about transcription, redaction, and sentiment analysis.
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