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This week's curated picks — articles worth your time, with notes on why.

Tuesday, March 3

6 picks
GTM OpsSales and SellingVictor's pick

6 Months Job Hunting. Finally Landed an AE Role

massive anecdonetal story of the shift structurally in GTM, we should pay attention to this one

  • Sales job market in 2025 showing severe compression: 80 interviews across 36 applications over 6 months, with only 4 reaching final rounds (11% final-round conversion rate)
  • Salary deflation evident: multiple 'reputable companies' offering <50% of previous AE compensation, forcing candidates to reject offers that pay less than gig work
  • Entire sales teams being managed out simultaneously (August 2025), suggesting widespread GTM restructuring or company failures, not individual performance issues
GTM OpsDemand Gen Report

AI Search Impacting Budgets for Content Marketers: Clutch Report

  • 87% of content marketers increasing budgets in 2026 specifically to address AI search and LLM visibility - massive structural shift in spending
  • 25% now consider LLMs the PRIMARY audience for most content - fundamental reorientation from human readers to AI citation/training
  • 67% view LLMs as opportunity not threat, signaling industry acceptance and strategic pivot rather than defensive posture
AI×GTMSales and SellingVictor's pick

OpenClaw and Claude Code in sales

openclaw and what it means for autonomous action + security concerns and alternatives

  • Non-technical recruiter built comprehensive automation stack in 7 days using AI coding assistants (OpenClaw + Claude Code), demonstrating accessibility of AI development tools for sales professionals
  • Stack includes 5 automated CRON jobs (morning intel, LinkedIn learning, job scans, security monitoring) plus 6 on-demand sourcing tools, all integrated with existing tools (Loxo ATS, Telegram, Outlook)
  • Workflow combines multiple data sources (LinkedIn X-ray, job boards, 50+ career pages, industry associations) with AI-powered enrichment and delivery automation, showing practical multi-tool orchestration pattern