SBI Growth

JUNE 11, 2013

Amazon, the king of B2C is invading B2B. The world’s #1 B2C e-commerce site is crossing over to B2B. Now AmazonSupply.com is focused on threatening traditional B2B distribution channels. Think it’s impossible for Amazon to make a robust B2B play? Now they own the market.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

93% of B2B marketers use social media, and with good reason—it works ( source ). The same study showed that B2B decision makers are 10% more likely to consider brands that consumers know and feel connected to ( source ). We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing.

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Social Media Media B2B Marketing 147

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

If you’re a B2B company, ecommerce is a necessity for your business. As a McKinsey & Company study found, 65% of B2B companies sold exclusively online in 2022. B2B ecommerce strategies also differ greatly from B2C (business-to-consumer) ecommerce. In this post, we highlight the top 10 for 2023: 1.

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Trends B2B B2C Social Media 105

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. And How Can They Help Marketers? How to Build Marketing Personas Marketers can use buyer personas to build content strategies that speak directly to their targeted audience, and therefore build trust and reliability with customers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Marketing How To 130

Zoominfo

JULY 22, 2018

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

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Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 10, 2023

Another way is through channel sales or third-party partners. While direct selling has its advantages, it’s not always enough for today’s changing markets. In fact, according to research cited by McKinsey , current B2B customers use more than ten channels to interact with suppliers. What Are Sales Channels?

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Channels Hiring Retail How To 62

Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Strategy Marketing 246

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. We’ve written at length about how effective those tactics can be — but today, we’re talking about a different type of marketing campaign. Video Distribution Guides.

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Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 182

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Bridging the Content Chasm Sales is increasingly using strategic content creation and distribution as part of the sales process – from outbound, to advancing pipeline along, to awareness and education on social platforms. Sellers are responsible for educating their buyers digitally through multiple channels.

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Hiring Marketing How To Intent Data 105

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

Ideal Customer Profile 147

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 147

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 5, 2018

Author: Chris Richardson In 2018, social media channels continue to remain one of the most accessible, profitable, and popular traffic sources for most of the businesses. According to the same research, the average B2B organization is present on six social media channels. Social media marketing has become tougher than ever.

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Social Media Media Buyer Persona Marketing 185

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Messaging, distribution, reach and optimization. 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. What is Demand Generation?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 225

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important. B2B sales and marketing leaders spend considerable time coming to an agreement on how much to value passive and active engagement.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Our latest eBook shows you how to navigate your book of business, craft a well-calculated marketing plan, add more places of interest on the map, and direct potential customers to inroads back to your company. The marketing plan lays the groundwork for your team to go forth and execute. Have you made your 2018 marketing plan yet?

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Account Based Marketing Data Ideal Customer Profile eBook 181

Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

GTMnow is the media extension of GTMfund – sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350+ of the best in the game executive operators who have been there, done that at the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies. The B2B playbook is changing. So, owned media. What is it?

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Media Company Distribution How To 71

Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2021

Social media has quickly become an integral part of any B2B marketing strategy. And when it comes to your go-to-market (GTM) plan, you’re missing a crucial part of the puzzle without it. What Is A B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy? Here are a few ways that social media contributes to your go-to-market plan.

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Social Media Media Strategy Benefit 100

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

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Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 100

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s a unique, product specific, customer focused go-to-market strategy. And it’s a crucial feature of any successful B2B business. . A go-to-market strategy , more than anything, is a plan. Specifically, it’s a plan that maps out the way a company introduces a new product or service to the market. What’s Broke?

Ideal Customer Profile 189

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Buyer Persona Lead Rank 189

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Though email is an extremely effective communication channel that’s ever-evolving, it’s one of the most time-consuming. Especially in the B2B Realm?). What are the Benefits of Email Automation?

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Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 262

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome back to our monthly B2B Blog Post Round-Up. We publish this series to recognize our favorite pieces of B2B content published each month. Similar to the content published here on the ZoomInfo blog, these pieces are intended to help sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals with their day-to-day job responsibilities.

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B2B Hiring Social Media Face-to-face 113

Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing. Add your own analysis.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Buyer Persona 201

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. We’ve written at length about how effective those tactics can be — but today, we’re talking about a different type of marketing campaign. Keep reading! Let’s get into it!

Direct Mail 100

Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 100

Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2020

Sales and marketing often speak different languages: Convert vs Close, Prospect vs Leads, Sales cycle vs Marketing funnel. And using it collaboratively can help alignment and improve go-to-market results from a campaign planning standpoint. In the world of B2B, that commonality will always be data.

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Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Being a channel manager isn’t an easy job. While a Google search will provide plenty of “best practices” for channel management, we wanted to take a deeper dive. In this post, we sought advice from leaders that are on the front lines of channel management. We spoke with three channel leaders from different industries.

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Channels Face-to-face Intent Data Intent 83

Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2018

The marketing tech landscape changes constantly as new trends emerge and innovative tactics catch on as effective marketing strategies. Subsequently, new technologies have emerged as well, aimed to help marketers achieve specific tasks and objectives. Today, we break down the most important categories of marketing tech.

Marketing 170

Marketing Social Media Advertising Advertising 170

Alice Heiman

MARCH 12, 2024

Strategic Content Creation and Distribution In discussing content strategies, the importance of planning cannot be overstated. Watch the episode below or on our YouTube channel Chapters [00:00] Introduction – Dive into the evolution of sales strategies and the need for innovation in today’s markets with Scott Gillum. [01:01]

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Social Media Media Revenue Top of Funnel 75

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2018

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here and mandates major changes to the modern marketer’s B2B lead generation efforts. Most marketers are (or should be) well on their way to GDPR compliance when it comes to website and landing-page form language, data transfer procedures, and documentation.

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Lead Generation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Gen 217

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important. B2B sales and marketing leaders spend considerable time coming to an agreement on how much to value passive and active engagement.

Lead Generation 177

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 177

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. 1. Surveys help marketers understand their target audience.

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Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 133

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Messaging, distribution, reach, and optimization. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Sales leadership in your organization is then able to determine your Total Addressable Market (TAM).

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 10, 2018

From the time social media became a viable marketing channel, B2B companies have been looking for ways to automate social processes. Today we’re covering a topic that B2B marketers have disputed for years—scripted social media. The proliferation of social media means it’s no longer just a marketing concern.

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Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profile Social Selling 188

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Did you know 60-70% of marketers say they don’t truly understand their buyers ( source )? Today we teach you how to construct an effective B2B buyer persona profile—keep reading. The importance of buyer personas for B2B companies Buyer personas are a marketer’s best friend. Let that sink in. The short answer is—you won’t.

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Buyer Persona Buyer B2B Company 100

SBI Growth

JUNE 15, 2021

Your CEO and board are asking you to quantify the impact of your marketing budget. As a CMO, your time, attention, and budget have competing priorities. You and your team are focused on building a strong and credible brand.

Marketing 250

Marketing Strategy Distribution Top of Funnel 250

Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Although typically perceived as software for salespeople, CRMs are the secret sauce behind most successful marketing initiatives. A CRM is an integral piece of software for marketers and salespeople. We’ve got your back, marketers! Skip Ahead: Newsletter distribution. Newsletter distribution. Personalized content.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Author: Rachel Downey Modern marketers are no stranger to showing a return on investment for their campaigns. With 17% of marketers planning to adopt podcasting into their efforts, podcasts are a rising marketing channel for companies today. Podcasts have metrics surrounded by ambiguity, causing marketers frustration.

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ROI Top of Funnel Channels Lead Nurturing 177

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. How Can Surveys Help A B2B Business? Ready to learn more?

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Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 100