Zoominfo

JULY 9, 2019

Welcome new readers and ZoomInfo regulars to the latest edition of our B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. For those of you who are new to the ZoomInfo blog, we regularly publish monthly round-ups to feature top B2B content from industry professionals, leading brands, and subject matter experts. . Continue reading. Continue reading.

B2B 180

B2B Retail Segment Scale 180

Pipeliner

APRIL 9, 2021

Businesses focused on increasing their B2B sales need to concentrate on a consistent set of factors, including research, relationship building , identifying pain points, and development. Business to business marketing campaigns focuses on building long-term relationships rather than the one-time purchases of business-to-customer sales.

Industry 98

Industry B2B Strategy Social Media 98

Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2019

Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. In fact, studies show consumers are 64% likelier to purchase a product after watching an online video (source). But can B2B marketers use YouTube to the same effect? Explore YouTube advertising. We say yes! Let’s get into it!

B2B 100

B2B Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketers often employ brand storytelling in campaigns containing creative narratives, showcasing a brand or its product in more relatable, human contexts. Brand storytelling is a staple of B2C content marketing, but it’s less common in the B2B world. Salesforce makes good use of customer case studies to tell its brand story.

Examples 130

Examples B2B Microsoft Case Study 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

A little bit of humor can go a long way– even in the marketing world. Today’s marketing professionals must juggle a number of high-priority tasks throughout the day, and often, they find themselves under a significant amount of stress. In these cases, a few lighthearted jokes can ease the tension of the day-to-day marketing job.

Marketing 272

Marketing Top of Funnel Hiring Social Media 272

SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. The best B2B option until now has been LinkedIn ads.

LinkedIn 323

LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead B2B Tools 323

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2019

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. Yet, many tried-and-true marketing strategies continue to generate results. 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say webinars are the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ).

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2018

In a 2010 blog post, ZoomInfo discussed the emergence of video as an effective vehicle for B2B marketing communications. Today video remains a hugely successful tactic in the B2B marketing world. 92% of B2B customers watch videos online ( source ). Instead, demonstrate how to use your product in a short video.

Webinar Metrics 157

Webinar Metrics Video Strategy Marketing 157

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2023

Table of Content List of the Top San Francisco Full-Service Digital Agencies Overview of the Bay Area as a hub for digital marketing Is It Worth Using a Marketing Agency? What Can a Marketing Agency Do for Me? What are the digital marketing services offered by the top marketing agencies?

Paid Content 88

Paid Content Social Media Marketing Lead Rank 88

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2018

If you’re reading this post, you already know it’s important to keep a finger on the pulse of marketing for new, innovative tactics. B2B influencer marketing. Proven to increase brand awareness and drive lead generation, influencer marketing is a vital marketing tactic for many B2C brands. One such tactic?

Influencer 153

Influencer Marketing Hubspot B2B 153

Nutshell

JUNE 5, 2020

Thanks to excessive entertainment, reams of content, and a barrage of advertisements, we’re swamped with information that we struggle to process. To get your creative juices flowing, I’ve listed five surprising sales case studies to inspire your next “out-of-the-box” campaign. Jeremy Leveille’s brave B2B rap video. Probably not.

Case Study 96

Case Study Paid Content Study Ideal Customer Profile 96

Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Back in the Mad Men days, marketing was just paid advertising. Pay big bucks for some high price advertising firm to get you recognized and you will achieve success. You no longer have to pay big bucks for paid advertising to attract attention. What are the market trends in your industry? What is your market share?

Advertising 70

Advertising Advertising Marketing Small Business 70

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

Studies suggest that young adults use up to three different devices every day and many feel naked if they leave the house without their phones. As such, mobile marketing is not just an option anymore. Studies show that up to 78 percent of mobile searches result in conversions. We live in an overly connected world.

Paid Content 185

Paid Content Small Business Small Business Marketing 185

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Author: Anand Srinivasan The traditional approach to marketing involves brand building, advertising, participating in trade shows, launching mailers, and so on. This approach is also known as “downstream marketing” since they look ‘downstream’ at the customers in the targeted segment and optimize the ways to communicate with them.

Marketing 214

Marketing How To Segment Trade Show 214

Pointclear

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size and job role, or title.

Harte Hanks 232

Harte Hanks Lead Rank B2B Data 232

eGrabber

JANUARY 11, 2024

B2B marketers, according to HubSpot , face a common foe: 61% struggle with lead generation. Whether you’re selling B2B products or services, or trying to generate more leads for your website, one of the best ways to grow your business and avoid being scammed is to create a system for generating your own leads.

Paid Content 45

Paid Content Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 45

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. You have to bring in more marketing qualified leads. Unlike B2C marketing, in the B2B world, not all the people who read your blog post or express interest in your product or service are a great fit.

Lead Rank 196

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 196

SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

People’s trust in advertising continuously decreases as they ask for innovation, more authenticity, and brand transparency than ever before. You’re not a product “pusher” anymore, but an insight provider as you add value through your marketing strategy by listening to your audience. Times are changing, and you must keep up.

B2B 51

B2B Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 51

Lead411

APRIL 17, 2024

Mastering GTM Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to Success The difference between skyrocketing success and stagnation might be a well-executed Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy. Grasping the Core Concepts of GTM Strategy: A GTM strategy, at its heart, is just a detailed plan for getting a service or product to market.

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Distribution Advertising 52

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

You want to be on top in your market, but it’s more difficult when you’re pitted against enterprises. Lead generation is the process of advertising, optimizing brand reach, engaging with nurture campaigns, and maximizing digital channels. Why is Lead Generation Important for SMBs? 11 Steps to Build an SMB Lead Generation Strategy.

Lead Generation 246

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 100

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). Who currently have job openings for marketing help. What Is a B2B Marketing Plan and Strategy? B2B marketing plan and strategy is about how you plan to raise brand awareness. What is a b2b marketing strategy?

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel B2B 52

Pointclear

MARCH 27, 2014

I was delighted to be invited as guest #5 on Paul Gillin and Allan Schoenberg’s FIR B2B podcast. The format of FIR B2B is brilliant. Half of all B2B emails are now opened on a mobile device, up from 46% last quarter (according to Yesmail in an article published in FierceCMO). More information and links in the blog.

Social Media 223

Social Media Media B2B Decision Maker 223

Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Advertising, blogging, and content are just the beginning of the marketing ABC’s. In this guide, we’ll cover every marketing tactic your business should be using, from general to specific, from old-school to cutting-edge. If we’ve left out any of your go-to marketing moves, shoot us a tweet @nutshell.

Paid Content 71

Paid Content Marketing Strategy Lead Rank 71

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. 1. Marketing 360. The Marketing 360 YouTube channel offers a wide variety of high-quality video content. 2. Duct Tape Marketing. Go check it out!

Channels 220

Channels Marketing Lead Rank Outsourcing Services 220

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Change your marketing focus from “ inside-out ” to “ outside-in ”. Marketing inside-out versus Marketing outside-in should be common terms and concepts for B2B marketing and sales organizations. A marketing outside-in approach starts with the buyer and stays focused on the buyer. Their focus is inside-out.

Marketing 282

Marketing Demographics Buyer Social Media 282

HeavyHitter Sales

APRIL 7, 2013

They’ll conduct lengthy product evaluations and talk to existing users of the products to ensure they work as advertised. In almost every interview, salespeople also lamented the lack of leads being generated by their marketing department as well. They hire consultants to verify that they are making the right decisions. Other Steve W.

Study 146

Study B2B Penetration Lead Rank 146

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Some take this to mean that our prospects and clients don’t really need us anymore—that the automation of selling has made B2B sales reps irrelevant. needs us more than ever. Moreover, the U.S.

B2B 120

B2B Hiring Social Media Pharmaceuticals 120

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 19, 2018

Let’s agree that the goal of your marketing team should be to help your sales team. But as sales professionals, how can you feed your sales intelligence in to your marketing team and how can they use that intelligence to better help you close sales? Read it: 7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment. Sound good?

Buyer Persona 214

Buyer Persona Marketing Scale Collateral 214

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

Paid Content 264

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And in fact, a study by Forbes & Brainshark notes that 72% of companies that surpassed revenue targets by 25+% “have a defined sales enablement function.”. Marketing-generated awareness.

Lead Generation 194

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 194

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. You have to bring in more marketing qualified leads. Unlike B2C marketing, in the B2B world, not all the people who read your blog post or express interest in your product or service are a great fit.

Lead Rank 133

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 133

SalesHandy

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

For a sales team to continually nurture and close — B2B lead generation plays a crucial role in enabling the process. Over 60% of marketers believe generating quality leads to be one of the biggest challenges they face. . With this article, we’ll comprehensively cover existing B2B lead generation ideas and channels.

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 111

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing. Demand generation is a joint effort between a business’s marketing and sales organizations.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 225

Pipeliner

AUGUST 14, 2020

How can content, and content marketing, help you grow your business? Does it apply to B2B, or only to consumer products? Content marketing is effective in all industries. When you master the strategies of content marketing, you draw new customers to you, instead of having to interrupt customers demanding a sale.

Lead Rank 98

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 98

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 8, 2018

Author: Jeff Epstein Social media influencers may be this year’s biggest marketing disruptors. B2C companies that harness this trend of reaching ad-skeptical consumers are beefing up their coffers big time, so why are some B2B companies not following suit? B2B entities wrongly think they’re selling to just corporations.

Influencer 189

Influencer Social Media B2C Incentives 189