Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The annual Gartner 2023 CMO Spend and Strategy Survey was conducted in March and April 2023. See figure below based off CMO’s survey responses on where to cut martech spend in 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.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Channels 100

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!

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics? 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. B2B salespeople all look the same to our buyers. Try this instead. That’s a fact. Have We Met?

Lead Gen 397

Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 397

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

For example, McKinsey’s Future of B2B sales: The big reframe lists the following: More hybrid sales roles with a focus on business development in outperforming organizations Customer preference, including remote human interactions or digital self-service These changes can determine your approach, resource allocation, and competitiveness.

Webinar Metrics 62

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy Analysis 62

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.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Intent Intent Signal 130

Appbuddy

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

That’s why some B2B email marketers are searching for inspiration in unlikely places: their B2C counterparts. To deliver equally targeted messaging, B2B marketing teams should prioritize the acquisition of zero-party data (data customers share intentionally and proactively). This is an untapped opportunity in the B2B world.

B2C 98

B2C Email Marketing B2B Marketing 98

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 26, 2024

The Importance of Buyer Personas A recent Janek survey showed 83 percent of best-in-class sales organizations have clearly defined buyer personas. As B2B transactions grow more complex, with an increasing number of stakeholders, creating accurate buyer personas is critical. Engage with existing customers through surveys and interviews.

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Buyer Persona Webinar Metrics Buyer Strategy 62

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. In fact, email marketing has a median ROI of 122%– more than 4 times higher than other marketing channels, including social media, direct mail, and paid search ( source ). The reason for this is simple.

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Some quick wins: Simple A/B testing in channels you’re already using regularly to optimize low-hanging fruit. Get attribution in place to learn which channels have the best conversion rates. Add 1-2 new channels to experiment with – e.g., content syndication, targeted advertising, or webinars – then test and refine quickly.

ROI 171

ROI Survey Webinar Metrics Channels 171

Showpad

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It’s a must-have — because 57% of B2B customers expect content that is tailored to their unique needs (Forrester Personalization At Scale 2022 ). 57% of B2B customers expect content that is tailored to their unique needs. By leveraging ACB, marketers can optimize their sales team as the most impactful marketing channel.

Scale 52

Scale Face-to-face Decision Maker Channels 52

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). 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? What Are the Main B2B Marketing Plan Channels?

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel B2B 52

Zoominfo

JULY 17, 2018

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 ). Webinar costs.

Paid Content 255

Paid Content Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Promotion 255

Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

You’ll get high ROI. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI. In fact, for the past ten years in a row, email has been the channel that produces the highest ROI for marketers. Source: Campaign Monitor. Stage 1: New Subscribers.

Email Marketing 264

Email Marketing Benefit Webinar Metrics Marketing 264

Zoominfo

JANUARY 20, 2021

A well-thought-out sales funnel includes channel strategy, content, and personalized messaging, tailored for each step. Consider this: more than half (55%) of B2B professionals in a Folloze survey say personalization leads to higher rates of sales conversions and future growth. How Do You Plan a Sales Funnel? Top Funnel.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Cycle ROI 162

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones. They are often meaningless, inflated numbers that tell you little about your campaign’s ROI. Avoid zeroing in on anything that doesn’t provide an acceptable ROI. According to a 2019 Edelman survey, 56% of individuals trust brands.

Outbound 177

Outbound Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Campaigns 177

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. This wealth of data comes from DiscoverOrg’s own primary research based on surveys conducted with mid- to high-level professionals in the Marketing Department.

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Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

Zoominfo

JANUARY 20, 2021

A well-thought-out sales funnel includes channel strategy, content, and personalized messaging, tailored for each step. Consider this: more than half (55%) of B2B professionals in a Folloze survey say personalization leads to higher rates of sales conversions and future growth. How Do You Plan a Sales Funnel?

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Cycle ROI 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There are essentially two competing schools of thought among B2B marketers. Sales enablement Includes playbooks, ROI tools, and battle cards 4. Market intelligence Includes internal surveys, external focus groups, and SWOT analyses Why is this distinction important? Because your needs will change as your company grows.

Lead Gen 130

Lead Gen Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Leads 130

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COVID-19 has changed people’s buying habits, and that’s just as true for B2B buyers as it is for individual consumers. As we begin 2022, B2B buyers are more digitally inclined than ever. Strong pipeline management, deal optimization, and accurate forecasting are going to become even more essential to B2B organizations’ sales success.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Forecasting 89

LeadFuze

JUNE 25, 2019

Before I started researching the content for this article, I thought that email was going to be a critical channel for B2B content marketing. Some of the most surprising findings came from The State of B2B Email Marketing report , released earlier this year. It found that 59 percent of B2B companies DID NOT use email marketing.

Email Marketing 55

Email Marketing B2B Marketing Campaigns 55

Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, in B2B selling, referrals are more than positive reviews. We hope you could tell him about our company and your success, including your 200 percent ROI.” Consider the following tips: Leverage applications Survey tools Track data in your CRM Seeking referrals can be time consuming. These can be anonymous or named.

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Referrals Networking Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 62

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

Build a Multi-Channel Traffic Plan to Drive Inbound Candidates. We had a to build a multi-channel candidate attraction plan to drive candidate traffic. Then, we used data to determine whether we these activities drove a positive ROI, and whether we should adjust our investment levels. How Can You Improve Your Strategy?

Hiring 222

Hiring Marketing Top of Funnel Cold Calling 222

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

ROI 40

ROI B2B Social Media Buying Cycle 40

SBI

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If your B2B solution isn’t the cheapest, you would be wise to follow a similar path, to create a better buying experience. In fact, 53% of 5,000 buyers surveyed by the Corporate Executive Board say it’s the sales experience ? not the product, service or solution or even the organization ? Tom Pisello Chief Evangelist, Mediafly.

ROI 108

ROI Pivotal Buyer Lead Rank 108

The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 11, 2020

Access to data, information and channel alternatives has arrived in B2B and it’s changing the selling landscape. Selling today is now more complex as there are an average of 7 decision-makers involved in the B2B buying process. Today, just north of 49 percent of total B2B sales are still conducted by salespeople in person.

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Sales Process Lead Rank Decision Maker Social Media 52

Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2021

Set Up an Automated Omni-channel Prospecting. Omni-channel prospecting is about putting each sales strategy, each tool, and each channel to work, interact and connect with prospects. Approaching multiple prospecting approaches and channels enables you to reduce downturns in sales performance on particular channels.

Sales Automation 98

Sales Automation Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Channels 98

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ). Feedback: Use surveys to collect direct feedback. What Are The Benefits Of Referral Marketing?

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Referrals Marketing Incentives Incentive 130

Mereo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Buying committees are on the rise in the new B2B buyer journey. In the 2022 DemandGen survey of 340 B2B executive buyers , 68% indicated this was the most important element in their ultimate solution decision. Seller demonstrated the ROI or value of the solution. This is the clear choice.” Seller actively listened to me.

Decision Maker 41

Decision Maker ROI Buyer Lead Rank 41

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As B2B companies continue to expand their digital marketing efforts, they can cull lessons from the B2C clashes like that between Airbnb and Vrbo. In the B2B world, you need to adopt the methods that the B2C people use in a different way, and that’s not going to be natural,” Westerman told SMM in a telephone interview.

Marketing 120

Marketing B2C Account Based Marketing B2B 120

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

Harte Hanks 45

Harte Hanks ROI Marketing Social Media 45

BuzzBoard

AUGUST 30, 2023

Such a volatile environment has brought significant changes in SMB purchase patterns that calls for improvisations in B2B technology selling. A McKinsey survey found “40% of SMBs will consider switching providers if they can get a better deal. The survey further hints at a gradual dissolution of centralized purchase decisions.

Scale 52

Scale How To Enterprise Enterprise 52

Highspot

APRIL 10, 2020

Disney has helped to pioneer what it means to provide a consistent customer experience across various digital and offline channels. Before the rollout, Apptio conducted a sales productivity survey and found that 75% of their sellers’ time was spent on non-critical activities. What did the report find?

Sales Enablement 98

Sales Enablement Case Study Report ROI 98

Vengreso

JANUARY 21, 2020

These tools allow B2B buyers to perform more research and move further along the buyer’s journey before engaging with a salesperson. Thus, sales organizations need to implement strategies that leverage digital channels to find, engage and connect with target buyers. Measure ROI.

Social Selling 88

Social Selling Strategy Social Media Buyer Persona 88

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

ROI 45

ROI Buyer Buying Cycle Social Media 45

SBI

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In the B2B marketing arena, Account Based Marketing (ABM) is on fire these days, and it isn’t showing signs of cooling off anytime soon. An inbound marketing approach means customers are finding you through various channels, such as blogs and content syndication, social media, and search engines.

Account Based Marketing 132

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Inbound Lead Rank 132

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In fact, 47% of B2B buyers consume three to five pieces of content before engaging with a salesperson ( source ). In the B2B space, marketers face the challenge of turning technical, complex, and — let’s face it — occasionally boring concepts into captivating and engaging marketing content.

Buyer Persona 100

Buyer Persona Marketing Analysis Advertising 100

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Invest in Multi-Channel Customer Service. Respondents in a Loyalty360 survey found that 44% of customers who experience bad service will stop their purchase and seek a different provider. Respondents in a Loyalty360 survey found that 44% of customers who experience bad service will stop their purchase and seek a different provider.

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Loyalty Customer Incentives Incentive 130