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Handy sales and marketing info, easy-to-use guides, helpful tips, and resources about:

Cold Calling

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The Truth About Where AI Will And Won’t Replace Sales Reps
Will sales be replaced by AI? A question that’s been asked a lot over the past two years. We dig into where AI can (and can’t) outperform human sellers.
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The Best Cold Calling Strategy to Live By in 2026
Discover the best cold calling strategy for 2026 with 5 data-backed tips to boost connect rates, shorten calls and book more high-quality meetings.
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The Top 5 Ways to Book More Qualified Meetings From Cold Calls
Discover five data-backed cold calling tactics to boost connect rates, handle objections and book more high-intent meetings in 2026 without extra dials.
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Sales

GTM engineer
What Is A Go-To-Market (GTM) Engineer? Role + Business Impact
GTM engineers are vital for business expansion. Understand their role, necessary skills, and the significant impact they have on growth initiatives.
What is a Go to Market Strategy?
What is a Go to Market Strategy? Guide for Enterprises
This guide, tailored for enterprises, outlines the essentials of a good go-to-market strategy. Learn how to introduce your product to the market.
AI Outreach Tools
The 13 Best AI Sales Tools Every B2B Team Must Use
Looking for the best AI sales and outreach tools to boost your B2B team’s efficiency? Explore our list of must-have AI tools to elevate your sales game.
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Demand Generation

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How SMBs Can Run Enterprise-Level ABM on a Lean Budget
ABM is often seen as an activity reserved for enterprises, but SMBs can still benefit from ABM strategies. Learn how SMBs can do ABM!
CRO tests
12 Website Conversion Rate Optimisation Tests You Can Steal
We’re sharing 12 of our recent CRO test wins that helped to optimise our conversion rate. Quick wins, easy fixes, real results.
Marketing Mistakes
6 Common Marketing Mistakes (and How to Solve Them)
Marketing is a minefield of possible mistakes. Here are six common marketing mistakes, and how a group of marketing experts avoided making them.
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Lead Generation

What is lead generation?
What Is Lead Generation? Top Strategies for Scaling Teams
A complete guide to lead generation. Learn the process, strategies and tools revenue teams use to build pipeline and drive growth.
Lead Generation Companies & Services [+How to Choose]
23 Lead Generation Companies 2026 [Tools & Agencies]
Hire the best B2B lead generation companies for your businesses. Compare features, pricing, and reviews to find out what to ask to evaluate their services.
Buy Business Leads: 17+ Ultimate Places to Try in 2024
19 Best Places To Buy Business Leads: Saas Tools & Websites
Want to buy business leads online for your business but are unsure where or how to get them? We’ve compiled a list of the top places selling leads.
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Whether you are a beginner or an expert in the B2B space, our aim is to give you actionable sales and marketing tutorials so you can keep up to date with the latest B2B sales and marketing strategies.

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12 Best Sales Tactics to Close More Deals
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How to Find Decision Makers in a Company
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11 Best Strategies to Improve B2B Sales
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13 Lead Generation Strategies That Work
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Free Leads: 10 Ways to Find Them Online
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How to Build a Cold Call List That Converts
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Sales Acceleration: How to Speed Up Sales
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Direct Dials: How to Find Phone Numbers for Sales
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What is account-based marketing?
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LinkedIn Marketing Guide
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Author Blog Page - Images_Ilse Van Rensburg

Ilse Van Rensburg

Senior Content Manager

Ilse is a Senior Content and Strategy Manager specialising in B2B growth, sales-aligned content, and long-form strategic analysis. She writes extensively on topics including prospecting, lead generation, compliance, and commercial decision-making, with a focus on producing practical, evidence-led content that supports revenue teams and builds buyer confidence.

Ilse is also a published novelist. This background informs her approach to content strategy, bringing a strong command of structure, narrative, and audience understanding to the creation of thoughtful, high-impact content.

Expertise
  • B2B marketing
  • B2B sales
  • B2B data
  • Compliance
Education
  • University of South Africa: BA Languages and Literature, Creative Writing 
  • UX Writing Hub: UX Writing Certification, Marketing

Posts by Ilse Van Rensburg

 
The Best Apollo.io Alternatives I’ve Tested So Far (2026)
Looking for Apollo.io competitors? We’re comparing Apollo alternatives, their data, features, and pricing, so you can find a tool that suits your needs.
I Tried 10 Lusha Alternatives: Here’s What I’d Recommend in 2026
Looking for a Lusha alternative? Compare pricing, features and reviews of the top alternatives available now. Click to see the list!
How to Build an Email List: 15 Fresh and Easy Ways
Struggling with your email list building? Click to discover 15 fresh and easy ways to build an effective email list for B2B marketing and sales!
How to Build a B2B Marketing Funnel: Steps & Tips for 2026
What is a B2B marketing funnel? How do you create one, and how can you use it to generate more leads? Discover everything you need to know in this guide!
How to Identify B2B Target Audience & Contact Them?
Identifying your B2B target audience and market helps companies deliver better marketing campaigns to their core customer base. Click to find out more.
9 Cold Calling Objections and How to Respond for More Sales
You can't avoid cold calling objections, but can you learn to love them? For Cognism SDR Ivana that's the trick & she's sharing her tips in this article!
What is Sales Operations? Guide to Strategy & Team Structure
Click to learn how to build and manage a sales operations team. This guide includes strategy, overcoming challenges, and the KPIs needed for success.
Content Repurposing for B2B: A Practical Playbook
Turn one asset into many. A practical B2B content repurposing playbook with workflows, templates, prompts & metrics to scale reach without extra headcount.
What is Personal Selling? Advantages, Process and Examples
Increase B2B sales and customer satisfaction with personal selling. Click to discover the techniques, processes and advantages of this sales approach!

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