Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Data is a big investment for any company— but, if you research vendors and invest intelligently, it can have a dramatic impact on your company’s financial success and growth. However, if you’re not smart about your purchase, bad data quickly becomes a costly mistake. Don’t let your data come back to bite you.

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B2B Data Vendor Discount 154

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. How do you track customer sentiment?

Analysis 130

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

Lead411

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Compare the best B2B Email Finders for Sales Leads A powerful email finder can make the difference between closing deals and chasing dead-end leads. While several email finder tools exist, Lead411 stands out as the top choice for B2B sales. However, it’s worth noting that this comprehensive service comes with a hefty price tag.

B2B 98

B2B Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 98

Lead411

JULY 25, 2023

5 Top B2B Sales Books for 2023 Keeping up with the newest sales tactics is always a point of emphasis for any successful sales team. This bombardment of stimuli has changed the way we communicate and market content both online and off. So why is marketing it so hard? Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing.

B2B 98

B2B Top of Funnel Lead Rank Funnel 98

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

Top of Funnel 218

Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Lead Rank 218

Nutshell

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As a B2B business owner, it’s essential to follow up with valuable leads. It’s especially important to do so when they choose not to convert into customers. Think about how many potential customers you’re missing out on when you don’t attempt to approach those who already showed interest in your business.

Ideal Customer Profile 71

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Top of Funnel Tools 71

Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2019

Our stance on B2B data is no secret. Although we’ve said it before, we feel it’s worth repeating: Prospect and customer data is the most critical asset a B2B organization can own. Think about it, without contact information, how would you sell, market, or provide quality customer service?

Data 150

Data B2B Lead Nurturing SalesForce 150

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. What is a Customer Profile? The Benefits of Creating Customer Profiles.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

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

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Social media is an integral part of every marketing strategy. 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. So, how do you perfect your marketing strategy? Seth Price .

Social Media 98

Social Media Media B2B B2C 98

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work? The ultimate goal?

Marketing 246

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

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.

Trends 107

Trends B2B B2C Social Media 107

Pipeliner

MAY 25, 2019

The consumer market has flourished amid the growth of advanced data analytics technology and machine learning. While there are many more data points for B2C sales (given the ratio of businesses to consumers), there are still a significant number of interactions that occur between businesses from which to gain insight.

Analytics 75

Analytics Data B2B Customer Service 75

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. As a B2B sales rep, the more you know about a prospect and their company, the easier it is to sell to them. What kind of marketers would we be if we didn’t include ZoomInfo on this list? Check it out!

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Research B2B Tools Company 233

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 30, 2020

Sales-marketing alignment is a hot topic for most sales and marketing organizations and has been since the beginning of business. Here on the HubSpot blog, we’ve published several posts outlining ways sales and marketing organizations can work better together. Sales and Marketing Alignment vs. Revenue Operations.

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Revenue B2B Company Strategy 140

Zoominfo

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s time to give your CRM strategy a data-driven makeover. CRM stands for customer relationship management— and relationships are truly what business success all about. Modern CRM tools can now be used to manage customer relationships across the entire customer journey, which spans marketing, sales, customer service, and more.

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CRM Ideal Customer Profile Data Strategy 100

Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2018

Today, we explain the importance of a data-driven branding strategy and why contact data hygiene is the key to branding success. What is a data-driven branding strategy? A data-driven brand strategy is exactly what it sounds like—a strategy which requires the use of data to inform any and all decisions made about branding.

Data 183

Data Buyer Persona B2B Buyer 183

Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s a buyers market, even in B2B sales. Buyers now expect the innovation they’ve experienced as consumers when they’re buying solutions at the workplace—and less than one-third report that B2B sellers exceed their expectations. Let’s start by considering how customer perception has evolved in the past few years.

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Customer Service Customer Loyalty Social Media 96

criteria for success

MARCH 29, 2021

John is the Chief Marketing Officer at DialAmerica , a teleservices company that provides B2B and B2C customer engagement services across multiple industries. In this episode, John and I cover: Utilizing data and analytics. The value of strong customer service. Matching changing markets.

Data 98

Data B2C Social Media Twitter 98

Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

Chatbots have the power to create a truly buyer-centric experience for customers. Acclaimed data expert and serial entrepreneur Peter Gentsch says in his book, AI in Marketing, Sales, and Services : “To the user, chatbots seem to be ‘intelligent’ due to their informative skills. Welcome to the next generation of B2B Chat.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Conversion Top of Funnel Marketing 130

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

With the New Year just around the corner, it’s time to consider the new B2B sales strategies you may have been putting off. The B2B landscape is changing rapidly. Looking into the future, we can predict the changes to the B2B sales landscape and what strategies companies should adopt to stay successful.

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Trends B2B Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 62

Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 8, 2019

Great customer service is a key part of any successful business. Poor customer service has the opposite effect. According to the NewVoiceMedia’s 2018 “Serial Switchers” report , poor customer service costs businesses around $75 billion a year. Only 5% did not share a negative customer service experience.

Customer Service 90

Customer Service Hiring Customer Hotels 90

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2018

There’s no way around it, bad data impacts every aspect of a business—from lead generation to marketing, to customer relationships, to cold calling, to revenue. After all, if you can’t reach your prospects or customers, your message, offer, and product no longer matter. Bad data costs U.S. Data Normalization.

B2B 100

B2B ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Data normalization. It’s not exactly what gets marketers excited to get out of bed in the morning. But if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI are important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters. But first, let’s define what data normalization is. What is data normalization?

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Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 113

Zoominfo

AUGUST 19, 2021

Data is the foundation of business in the 21st century. But as the velocity, volume, and variety of data increases, even the most advanced enterprises are struggling with inaccurate data that doesn’t provide actionable insights. DaaS is a suite of products and services that create an end-to-end data management platform.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Data Ideal Customer Profile 100

Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

Chatbots have the power to create a truly buyer-centric experience for customers. Acclaimed data expert and serial entrepreneur Peter Gentsch says in his book, AI in Marketing, Sales, and Services : “To the user, chatbots seem to be ‘intelligent’ due to their informative skills. Here’s how: 1.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Conversion Top of Funnel Marketing 130

Lead411

DECEMBER 2, 2023

5 Top B2B Sales Books for 2024 Keeping up with the newest sales tactics is always a point of emphasis for any successful sales team. This bombardment of stimuli has changed the way we communicate and market content both online and off. So why is marketing it so hard? Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing.

B2B 52

B2B Top of Funnel Lead Rank Campaigns 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

No matter how many times we’re told email marketing is dead, the channel continues to be an effective way to generate revenue. In fact, studies show that email marketing has a 4400% return on investment ( source ). It’s no longer good enough to send your entire customer database the same offers. Unfamiliar with the term?

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Segment Email Marketing Marketing Buyer Persona 219

Zoominfo

APRIL 15, 2018

The importance of data cannot be understated in the modern sales landscape. Now, data and analytics reign supreme when it comes to running a successful sales organization. But here’s the thing– the world of data and analytics has made massive strides in recent years and many organizations have yet to catch up.

Data 170

Data Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 170

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. The Future of AI.

B2B 247

B2B Telecommunications Forecasting Scale 247

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Below we'll delve into why CRMs are an important sales tool, using data from our State of Sales Report, as well as how they can revolutionize your sales strategy. What Sales Reps Say About Their CRM [New Data] Before you get suspicious, we get it. This is where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software comes into play.

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Data Tools Closing Hubspot 101

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. What is a Customer Profile?

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 100

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Moreover, customer buying preferences vary widely, so a one-size-fits-all approach will not work.

Lead Rank 339

Lead Rank Quota Face-to-face Hiring 339

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Attempting to grow your business without market intelligence is a lot like driving without directions. Without a clear understanding of your industry or market, you will fail to make informed business decisions. Businesses are catching on to the importance of market intelligence. What is market intelligence?

Marketing 140

Marketing Scale Analysis Face-to-face 140

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. Instead, we’re operating in a business environment dictated by the wants and needs of our customers. Enter: Multichannel marketing.

Marketing 189

Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. But what is B2B prospecting? What is B2B prospecting? B2B Prospecting Methods. Capitalize on your inbound marketing. What is B2B prospecting? Research, research, and research some more.

Ideal Customer Profile 98

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Prospecting Gatekeeper 98