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Chris Davis
A digital sales executive, Chris builds and leads teams across early-stage startups and established companies, helping them navigate complex markets to unlock new revenue opportunities. His approach is centered on identifying untapped potential, optimizing go-to-market strategies, and fostering collaboration across sales, marketing, and customer success teams. With experience across diverse sectors, including technology, media, and SaaS, Chris drives transformative growth with revenue increases often exceeding 40% YoY, as well as successful acquisitions (4x). With a strong track record of success, he leads companies through pivotal growth phases, from early-stage revenue generation to nine-figure exits.
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The Contrarian Brand Play: Why Right Now Is the Best Time to Invest in Brand
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 | Posted by Doug Bell
Executive Takeaways
- Most companies are cutting brand spend to fund rising paid acquisition costs. That is the wrong response.
- Brand awareness now drives AI citations, and AI citations drive Day One shortlist inclusion.
- Google's redesign of Search makes brand recognition more important; AI systems favor brands users already know.
- The companies investing in brand while competitors pull back are building advantages at lower cost.
Part 4 of our four-part series on the evolving AI search landscape and what B2B leaders need to know to stay competitive.
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