HubSpot Inbound 2023: A First-Timer's Perspective

Greetings from HubSpot's Inbound event in the vibrant city of Boston! As a first-time attendee, I couldn't wait to share my insights and...

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For the First Time, AK Operations Makes the Inc. 5000 at No. 731

St. Louis, August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that AK Operations ranks No. 731 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the...

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The Power of Incremental Growth: Transforming Your Pipeline 1% at a Time

In today's fast-paced go-to-market landscape, each percentage point counts. Every savvy RevOps professional understands the constant battle...

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Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest: Part II

As a follow up to Part I of my Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest, I’m back to round...

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Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest

This year, AK Operations has emerged as a high growth private company, with it recently being named the 28th fastest-growing company in the...

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10 Award-Winning GTM & Rev Ops Strategies

Are you struggling to produce demand-generation campaigns that create meaningful sales conversations? Having a hard time expanding and...

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TechSTL Interview with Amy Kohl

TechSTL Executive Director Emily Hemingway recently interviewed our Founder & CEO, Amy Kohl, about our recent ranking from Inc. Magazine as...

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From Synchronized Figure Skater to Go-To-Market Strategist?

Many of us probably have childhood hobbies that we remember fondly, but never really consider how they might impact our future careers. For...

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4 Reasons Why Founders & CEOs Can’t Step Away from Sales: My Coffees with Doug Wilber

In the highly competitive B2B SaaS industry, building trust and relationships with customers is crucial for success. CEOs and founders...

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AK Operations Wins Bronze Stevie® Award for Small Company of the Year

AK Operations was recently named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Small Company of the Year- Business & Professional Services...

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3 Components to a Sales Efficiency Program that Actually Works

RevOps is gaining a lot of traction lately and for good reason - we're unifying your internal operations and strategies to drive efficient...

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10 Sales Plays to Live By: My Coffees with Tim Claudin

After serving more than 150 sales teams and collaborating with some of the best (and the worst) sales leaders, I wanted to summarize ten of...

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How AK Ops Moved the Revenue Needle For Three Different Companies

Sales is a series of base hits, and the best marketing and sales teams have proven ways to test and improve every part of their revenue...

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AK Operations Ranks No. 28 on Inc. Magazine's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest

With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 540%, AK Operations Ranks No. 28 on Inc. Magazine's List of the Midwest Region's Fastest-Growing Private...

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My Journey From a Career Plateau to CSO

From the financial services world to operational auditing to… sales enablement and demand generation? It might not seem like the most...

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Four Key Steps to Marketing Attribution for Growth-Stage Companies

With so many different marketing channels these days, it can be challenging to pinpoint which marketing efforts are driving revenue for...

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Why Growth-Stage Companies Need to Measure the Full Customer Journey

As a rev ops professional, you know that every customer journey is unique. Each customer has their own set of needs, preferences, and...

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SharpChicks: Ex-Gymnast Becomes Sales Enablement Expert

Our SharpChicks blog series invites you to learn more about our teammates at AK Operations. These are questions that our leadership team...

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AK Operations' Under-the-Radar Growth

Five Fast Facts about AK Operations Our team is based in St. Louis, Missouri. 🇺🇸 Since our founding in 2018, we've averaged 110% YoY...

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The Power of Content Nurture: How Content Became a Valuable Meeting Source for a Commercial Cleaning Client

In an age of information overload and ChatGPT, delivering relevant and valuable content to the right audience at the right time has never...

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Reporting & Insights To Rely on For Pipeline Pivots

Without the right insights into your marketing and sales data, it’s near impossible to run an efficient revenue engine. Getting the right...

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Inbox Management: How I Increased Meetings Booked by 77%

Inbox management is an often overlooked part of sales enablement, the process of providing your sales team with the resources they need to...

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Sales Sequences: How I Increased Impact to Book More Meetings

The most powerful tool we use to support our clients’ sales pipelines? Sales sequences.

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Domain Health & Recovery: How I Doubled the Number of Meetings Booked in One Month

Any company that uses email marketing to drive growth should prioritize their domain health.

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