Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

As demand for ROI continues, many are retooling their content strategies to prove a return. With 17% of marketers planning to adopt podcasting into their efforts, podcasts are a rising marketing channel for companies today. Thus answering the ROI question more effectively. . A completely new form of content isn’t what is needed.

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ROI Top of Funnel Channels Lead Nurturing 177

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 102

Alice Heiman

MAY 17, 2023

Will your sales organization utilize it or will they be left behind? AI is having a big impact on B2B sales by empowering salespeople to focus on what they do best: building meaningful relationships with their prospects. But wait, don’t worry about AI replacing human sales reps! About xiQ: xiQ Inc.

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Competition B2B SAP Ideal Customer Profile 69

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

After all, the B2B buyer’s journey has become increasingly complex, as each prospect engages with a number of digital touchpoints on their path to becoming a customer. By assigning credit to each touchpoint, marketers are able to better assess and optimize the various campaigns and channels they use to engage their target audience.

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Trends B2B Marketing Channels 160

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Market predictions strongly indicate—2024 B2B marketing will be thriving upon not just personalization but hyper-personalized content. AI-driven tools and automation streamline processes, allowing for the swift analysis of vast datasets to deliver content that resonates on a deeply personal level, increasing sales significantly.

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B2B Strategy Demographics Social Media 105

Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2018

Yet, B2B marketers have been slow to adopt programmatic advertising, especially compared to their B2C counterparts. If you’re among the B2B professionals who haven’t adopted programmatic advertising practices, today’s post is for you. In turn, this delivers a higher ROI. programmatic display ad spending reached an estimated $32.56

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Advertising Advertising B2B Scale 185

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Rightly or wrongly, a growing number of companies perceive direct sales as ever more expensive. As a result, many companies are looking to channel partners as a more efficient revenue source. A survey reveals that the majority of B2B firms are now generating 60% of their revenue through indirect channels (The 2112 Group).

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Channels ROI Sales Goal Microsoft 53

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

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

However, there’s a myth that says B2B social media marketing isn’t effective. The sole reason is this myth that mentions the ineffectiveness of B2B social media marketing. Is B2B social media marketing ineffective? B2B social media marketing can be extremely effective when done correctly. Seth Price .

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Social Media Media B2B B2C 98

SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

– Jeffrey Gitomer Due to the rise of personalized email marketing practices, customized emails are a must-have approach even for business-to-business (B2B) buyers. What is B2B email personalization?

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Email Marketing Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing 52

SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

– Jeffrey Gitomer Due to the rise of personalized email marketing practices, customized emails are a must-have approach even for business-to-business (B2B) buyers. What is B2B email personalization?

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Email Marketing Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing 52

Cincom Smart Selling

AUGUST 18, 2020

In this article, we’ll extend that conversation to include a more quantitative approach to CPQ ROI. In any case, if the customer selected the wrong solution this will considerably limit the ROI they can achieve. They determine that the sales team requests a 30% or higher discount on 60% of all quotes. Channel sales.

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ROI Discount Licensing Vendor 118

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution.

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Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

‘Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. B2B products tend to be complex and more practical than flashy– so B2B organizations often value logic and reason over emotions. . But, emotions play a larger role in B2B purchase decisions than you may realize. Enter, sentiment analysis.

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Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 176

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

‘Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. B2B products tend to be complex and more practical than flashy– so B2B organizations often value logic and reason over emotions. But, emotions play a larger role in B2B purchase decisions than you may realize. Enter, sentiment analysis.

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Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2019

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. As these statistics show, webinars have become a favorite tactic of many B2B marketers: Over 60% of marketers use webinars as part of their content marketing programs ( source ). Keep reading! Keep reading!

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Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. Listed below are a few sales-related KPIs, but they’re just as important to measure since sales and marketing are intertwined. Digital Channels and Content. KPIs should reflect company goals, segmented by campaign and time period. Web Analytics.

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Paid Content Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cost per Acquisition 207

Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2018

Welcome to our eighth installment in our series of B2B Blog Post Round-Ups. In the world of B2B marketing, lead generation matters a lot—yet, it’s also one of our biggest challenges. Lack of resources such as staff, funding, and time remains the biggest obstacle to successful lead generation efforts for 61% of B2B marketers ( source ).

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Influencer B2B Hiring Lead Generation 157

Lead411

MAY 30, 2023

Supercharge Your B2B Campaigns with Verified Emails in 2023 In the competitive world of B2B marketing, reaching the right audience is crucial for success. In this article, we will explore the importance of B2B verified emails and provide valuable insights to help you maximize your campaign’s traffic. However, fear not!

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Campaigns B2B Social Media Decision Maker 52

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Not only has the economy provided an added challenge, but there has been a general drop in the effectiveness of most traditional marketing channels. This week we are peeling back the layers and digging into which marketing channels have been driving the strongest ROI. So, what is ACTUALLY working?

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Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Channels 100

Zoominfo

JULY 26, 2023

For years, go-to-market leaders lived by the laws of growth through sales capacity. The B2B GTM Challenge Today The B2B GTM approach has historically been a highly technical but disjointed process, riddled with data silos and inefficient workflows. Teams can focus on their highest ROI task — selling.

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 130

Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So many founders make it their goal to get out of the sales role as they scale. “I I can hardly wait until we can afford a VP sales to take over” is a common founder refrain. While his role has evolved, getting out of sales entirely is the last thing that Usman Sheikh plans to do. It all starts with redefining the sales mindset.

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SAP Hiring Scale Account Based Marketing 125

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Welcome to our October B2B Blog Post Round-Up. This month’s round-up covers a variety of topics including email marketing, sales reporting, storytelling and so much more. Email has a median ROI of 122% – over 4x higher than other marketing formats including social media, direct mail, and paid search ( source ). billion users.

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B2B Buyer Persona Email Marketing Ideal Customer Profile 140

Appbuddy

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Deadlines to meet end-of-year sales and marketing goals are approaching quickly. That’s why some B2B email marketers are searching for inspiration in unlikely places: their B2C counterparts. For example, some B2B software vendors use data to send monthly roundups of each customer’s performance using their product.

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B2C Email Marketing B2B Marketing 98

Allego

AUGUST 13, 2020

Sales enablement is having a moment. In February, just before organizations around the world began adjusting to most sellers and buyers working from home, I sat down with Forrester Principal Analyst Mary Shea to discuss sales training and productivity. Read on to see Mary’s seven sales enablement takeaways for B2B sales professionals.

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Sales Enablement B2B Hiring ROI 77

Zoominfo

JANUARY 20, 2021

Overflowing the sales funnel with leads doesn’t necessarily guarantee more paying customers in the end. Abundant lead conversion can happen when sales reps practice meaningful engagement with them throughout the sales funnel. Leads transform into customers by stepping through a carefully curated sales funnel.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Cycle ROI 162

Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

B2B sales prospecting isn’t always as exciting and glamorous as other parts of the sales routine, as you can imagine; it’s far more behind the scenes and challenging. In fact, sales leaders agree that prospecting is the hardest part of the sales process. How to prepare for B2B sales prospecting.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Prospecting Cold Calling 90

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At Janek, we help many sales leaders plan and forecast. While no one predicted a global health emergency, sales trends did anticipate future needs. In the absence of foolproof magic, sales trends reveal what’s coming and how to prepare. However, more than half of high-performing sales organizations already leverage AI.

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Trends Top of Funnel Social Media Lead Rank 62

Alice Heiman

MARCH 15, 2023

Run two companies and raise her kids, @vrbuitron answers that on #SalesTalkForCEOs #Sales #CEOs #B2B #GirlsWhoCode #womenintech #womenshistorymonth Click to tweet Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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Scale Lead Rank Promotion ROI 146

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What is a Lead?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sean Doyle applies behavioral science to marketing and the sales funnel. His model is called Centricity and he shares important lessons about alignment between sales, marketing and customer success to move deals through the funnel. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Pipeline Funnel 131

Pointclear

JULY 25, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Learn why Anothony says his blog is "an outstanding ROI." Via OpenView Labs. Via Social Media Examiner.

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Trends B2B PointClear Marketing 200

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics? Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. And as of July 2020, 69 percent of B2B reps didn’t have enough leads in their pipeline to meet their annual quotas, according to a survey by ValueSelling Associates. Try this instead.

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Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 397

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2023

Industry surveys show that account-based marketing is consuming an ever-larger share of B2B budgets, and it’s easy to see why: smarter targeting, increased efficiency, and better ROI are enough to make any CMO’s eyes light up. Wondering how to incorporate AI and automation into your ABM strategy?

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Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Intent Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. In this scenario, you would dedicate more resources toward content creation or B2B email list development.

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? 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? B2B Email marketing.

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Paid Content Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel B2B 52

Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2020

As a sales leader, your team’s sales pipeline is everything. One of our core promises at Vengreso is to empower sellers to grow their sales pipeline by leveraging digital tools like LinkedIn ® to create more sales conversations online, building trust with prospects and then taking those conversations offline to build their pipeline.

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