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Rafner: Abstract outranks Gong on Google for 'conversational intelligence software'

Greg Rafner · $25m Gong Acquisition? New Founder Hits $2m Run Rate in 5 Months · Mar 29, 2022 · at 12:59

Greg Rafner, founder of Abstract, discusses customer acquisition and inbound SEO strategy with Nathan Latka.

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“I think, yeah, like conversational intelligence software, we just passed gong in our rankings for that keyword.”

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