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    <title>Ballyhoo Blog</title>
    <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog</link>
    <description>22 posts since 2018 on CRM, prospecting, reviews, email deliverability and small-business marketing, by Anne Blaha and the Ballyhoo team.</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:53:24 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-10-14T20:53:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Email Authentication Requirements from Google and Microsoft | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-microsoft</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-microsoft" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-micros-cover.webp" alt="New Email Authentication Requirements from Google and Microsoft" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Discover how Google's and Microsoft's latest email authentication policies impact your marketing strategy and ensure your emails are being delivered.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-microsoft" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-micros-cover.webp" alt="New Email Authentication Requirements from Google and Microsoft" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Discover how Google's and Microsoft's latest email authentication policies impact your marketing strategy and ensure your emails are being delivered.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-microsoft&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>crm</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <category>Cold emailing</category>
      <category>email</category>
      <category>Prospecting</category>
      <category>holiday</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/new-email-authentication-requirements-from-google-and-microsoft</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-03-05T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Marketers Can Expect to See Higher Bounce Rates this Holiday Season | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-season</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-season" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-cover.webp" alt="Marketers Can Expect to See Higher Bounce Rates this Holiday Season" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Due to a new Google Gmail policy, email senders may see a higher bounce rate, complicating holiday marketing campaigns and possibly hurting your email domain health.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-season" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-cover.webp" alt="Marketers Can Expect to See Higher Bounce Rates this Holiday Season" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Due to a new Google Gmail policy, email senders may see a higher bounce rate, complicating holiday marketing campaigns and possibly hurting your email domain health.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fmarketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-season&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>crm</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <category>email</category>
      <category>holiday</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/marketers-can-expect-to-see-higher-bounce-rates-this-holiday-season</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-12-01T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>How to Overcome Marketing Conversion Fatigue | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue-cover.webp" alt="How to Overcome Marketing Conversion Fatigue" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Marketing fatigue can lead to poor conversions and retention. These six tactics can help you combat marketing fatigue and achieve your campaign goals.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue-cover.webp" alt="How to Overcome Marketing Conversion Fatigue" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Marketing fatigue can lead to poor conversions and retention. These six tactics can help you combat marketing fatigue and achieve your campaign goals.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Google Ads</category>
      <category>advertising</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <category>social media</category>
      <category>brand</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/how-to-overcome-marketing-conversion-fatigue</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-02-04T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Pitfalls of Managing your own Google Ads Account | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account-cover.webp" alt="The Pitfalls of Managing your own Google Ads Account" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Users should be aware of the complexities that come with Google Ads so they don't end up wasting valuable marketing dollars.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account-cover.webp" alt="The Pitfalls of Managing your own Google Ads Account" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Users should be aware of the complexities that come with Google Ads so they don't end up wasting valuable marketing dollars.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Google Ads</category>
      <category>advertising</category>
      <category>small business</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/the-pitfalls-of-managing-your-own-google-ads-account</guid>
      <dc:date>2021-09-07T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ballyhoo Marketing Welcomes New Intern | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member-cover.webp" alt="Ballyhoo Marketing Welcomes New Intern" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Meet Ballyhoo Inbound's newest intern, Brianna Allenstein, a senior at Ohio State University studying Journalism.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member-cover.webp" alt="Ballyhoo Marketing Welcomes New Intern" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Meet Ballyhoo Inbound's newest intern, Brianna Allenstein, a senior at Ohio State University studying Journalism.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fmeet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>crm</category>
      <category>blog</category>
      <category>members</category>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>SEO</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/meet-ballyhoo-marketings-newest-member</guid>
      <dc:date>2021-08-23T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Small Businesses Need a Mission Statement | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement-cover.webp" alt="Why Small Businesses Need a Mission Statement" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; A good mission statement helps define a small business’s culture, bringing the team together in a united goal. It offers direction to the staff and engages them in the company’s purpose.</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement-cover.webp" alt="Why Small Businesses Need a Mission Statement" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; A good mission statement helps define a small business’s culture, bringing the team together in a united goal. It offers direction to the staff and engages them in the company’s purpose.  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>mission statement</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-small-businesses-need-a-mission-statement</guid>
      <dc:date>2020-09-04T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Online Reviews Matter So Much to the Success of Small Businesses | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-businesses</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-businesses" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-bu-cover.webp" alt="Why Online Reviews Matter So Much to the Success of Small Businesses" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Think of Customers Who Leave Reviews as the Gatekeepers to Your Small Business's Reputation</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-businesses" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-bu-cover.webp" alt="Why Online Reviews Matter So Much to the Success of Small Businesses" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Think of Customers Who Leave Reviews as the Gatekeepers to Your Small Business's Reputation  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-businesses&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>reviews</category>
      <category>reputation management</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/why-online-reviews-matter-so-much-to-the-success-of-small-businesses</guid>
      <dc:date>2020-08-02T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ballyhoo team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Events canceled, travel halted! | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted-cover.webp" alt="Events canceled, travel halted!" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; What can a small business do to keep the wheels turning?</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted-cover.webp" alt="Events canceled, travel halted!" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; What can a small business do to keep the wheels turning?  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=247594385&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%2Fblog%2Fevents-canceled-travel-halted&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ballyhooaiadvantage.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>sales technology</category>
      <category>B2B</category>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>marketing technology</category>
      <category>Social Selling</category>
      <category>B2B Sales</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/events-canceled-travel-halted</guid>
      <dc:date>2020-05-21T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Anne Blaha</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cybersecurity: What Small Business Owners Need to Know | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
      <link>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/cybersecurity-what-small-business-owners-need-to-know</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/cybersecurity-what-small-business-owners-need-to-know" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/hubfs/BAI-website/blog/cybersecurity-what-small-business-owners-need-to-know-cover.webp" alt="Cybersecurity: What Small Business Owners Need to Know" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; Cybersecurity starts with you, the small business owner, and the employees who work for you. Because more and more small business are experiencing a digital transformation and moving online—or existing solely online, protecting your business and customer data from online hackers is a necessary precaution.</description>
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&lt;/div&gt; Cybersecurity starts with you, the small business owner, and the employees who work for you. Because more and more small business are experiencing a digital transformation and moving online—or existing solely online, protecting your business and customer data from online hackers is a necessary precaution.  
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      <category>sales technology</category>
      <category>crm</category>
      <category>Cybersecurity</category>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>marketing technology</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/cybersecurity-what-small-business-owners-need-to-know</guid>
      <dc:date>2019-03-17T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Anne Blaha</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Changing B2B Buyer Journey: Removing Friction from the Sales Process | Ballyhoo Ai Advantage</title>
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&lt;/div&gt; How do B2B businesses, who must traditionally plan for a longer, more complicated buyer journey or sales cycle, ensure that they are setting the stage for a frictionless sales process--even before the first contact with the customer takes place? To answer that, we must understand how the buyer journey is changing.</description>
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&lt;/div&gt; How do B2B businesses, who must traditionally plan for a longer, more complicated buyer journey or sales cycle, ensure that they are setting the stage for a frictionless sales process--even before the first contact with the customer takes place? To answer that, we must understand how the buyer journey is changing.  
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      <category>sales technology</category>
      <category>B2B</category>
      <category>Sales</category>
      <category>small business</category>
      <category>B2B Sales</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ballyhooaiadvantage.com/blog/the-changing-b2b-buyer-journey-removing-friction-from-the-sales-process</guid>
      <dc:date>2019-01-20T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
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