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Education Emily Kohler Education Emily Kohler

Tools, clarity, and time for the win

Creating effective sales presentations in the tech B2B space isn’t easy. Achieving great design is a special challenge. Our designers describe three elements crucial for finding the right visual language to tell important stories impactfully.

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Aspiration Erik Wirsing Aspiration Erik Wirsing

Embracing genuine narratives

AI tools have become indispensable for marketers, but how does it support with one of the most important elements of marketing—storytelling? In the world of mass content generation, authenticity and storytelling matter more than ever.

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Education Erika Schmidt Education Erika Schmidt

When less content is more

In a landscape where producing less content is becoming a topic of consideration, consider adopting a value-based methodology, focusing on creating targeted, outcome-driven content that resonates with specific decision-makers.

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Aspiration Tim Goggin Aspiration Tim Goggin

Celebrating decades of partnership

For nearly a quarter century, Sappington has partnered with Microsoft to deliver exceptional results, ensuring Microsoft's innovations transform businesses and benefit humanity, proving invaluable to customers and partners.

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Education Erika Schmidt Education Erika Schmidt

Humans + AI

President Erika Schmidt shares perspectives how to considering blending creative ingenuity while embracing new AI tools to push imaginative boundaries.

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