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title: Commercial Excellence Blog | Venturise | Marko Kiers
description: I drive Commercial Excellence in B2B SaaS, Tech & AI. A hands-on leader & revenue architect obsessed with scaling results through commercial innovation
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# Marko Kiers

I drive Commercial Excellence in B2B SaaS, Tech & AI. A hands-on leader & revenue architect obsessed with scaling results through commercial innovation

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[AI Answer Engine Optimization with HubSpot AI Search Grader](https://www.venturise.nl/insights/ai-answer-engine-optimization-aeo-with-hubspot-ai-search-grader)

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### AI Answer Engine Optimization with HubSpot AI Search Grader

Feb 02, 2026 7 min read

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### Seven Steps to Align Sales Compensation With Your Growth Strategy

Jan 05, 2026 17 min read

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### Navigating Growth: using the V2MOM model as your Go-To-Market compass

Dec 10, 2025 11 min read

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### Rethinking the Hunter and Farmer Divide in Sales

Nov 18, 2025 9 min read

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### Scaling Faster, Together: Turning Partnerships into Growth Multipliers

Nov 01, 2025 6 min read

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### Why Customer Experience Should Be Your Competitive Advantage

Oct 26, 2025 4 min read

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### The Essence of Commercial Excellence

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