Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s no surprise to see more and more marketers explore and invest in attribution modeling in 2019 and beyond. 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. What is marketing attribution? Let’s get into it!

Trends 160

Trends B2B Marketing Channels 160

No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

Referrals help you stand out in a sea of B2B sellers. How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another? One marketing platform or sales enablement app? There’s nothing unique and certainly no reason for B2B buyers to spend time hearing their pitches. None of us stands out to B2B buyers.

B2B 177

B2B Buyer Referrals Sales Qualified Lead 177

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 31, 2022

While we’re not yet able to claim victory over the pandemic, it’s time sales leaders think about what B2B sales might look like in a post-COVID world. How COVID-19 changed B2B communication. We conducted a follow-up survey in July 2020 and again in February 2021. Getting personal is no longer taboo.

Survey 108

Survey B2B Channels Face-to-face 108

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. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. Ready to learn more?

Survey 133

Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 133

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

It goes without saying that B2B consumers look for new products in order to make their lives a bit easier. Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it.

B2B 277

B2B Intent Signal Customer How To 277

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In today’s marketing landscape, personalization has quickly become the gold standard—and for good reason! In this content-saturated marketplace, personalized marketing is the only way for companies to stand apart from the competition. Luckily, as technology advances, it’s easier for marketers to personalize their efforts. .

B2B 214

B2B Marketing Retail Consumer 214

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.

Analysis 176

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 176

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2021

The pandemic changed the day-to-day processes of the B2B sales organization practically overnight when the world went 100% digital. A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020.

Survey 130

Survey Top of Funnel Scale Fashion 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

It goes without saying that B2B consumers look for new products in order to make their lives a bit easier. Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it.

B2B 246

B2B Intent Signal Customer How To 246

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.

Analysis 130

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

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. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. Ready to learn more?

Survey 100

Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 100

SBI Growth

MARCH 28, 2024

Every quarter, SBI hosts a series of Executive Growth Forums where leading executives (CEOs, CROs, Presidents, CCOs, COOs, and more) are invited to a dynamic roundtable discussion to share ideas and perspectives on the future of B2B go-to-market (GTM) strategy.

Survey 177

Survey Trends B2B Strategy 177

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

First, the bad news: Most B2B buyers don’t trust salespeople. These 30 findings from our extensive study tell salespeople exactly what to do to change this dynamic, and how to win back the respect and partnership the B2B sales-buyer relationship needs to be mutually successful. 1: Buyers rate 2/3 of B2B salespeople as average or poor.

Buyer Persona 206

Buyer Persona Buyer Survey Ideal Customer Profile 206

Pipeliner

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Instagram marketing is effective for B2B brands because it’s where the customers are. Also, since Instagram gives marketers access with real-time data for marketing strategy adjustments, brands and businesses are assured that they’re doing B2B marketing right.

B2B 52

B2B Marketing Social Media Survey 52

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

A survey or more than 100 B2B marketing managers revealed some telling statistics on the importance of their channel partnership strategies. The post Channel Partnerships by the Numbers appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

Channels 326

Channels Survey B2B Strategy 326

Corporate Visions

AUGUST 13, 2020

The post Why is Most B2B Marketing So Forgettable? Every marketer wants to make an impact. Your buyers interact with your marketing in one moment, but they make the decision to buy in the future. Unfortunately, most marketers don’t believe their content is memorable or actionable. How Much Do People Forget?

B2B 134

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel ACT 134

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

BuzzBoard

JANUARY 17, 2023

The slump is more severely being felt by the B2B SaaS ecosystem. The (almost unexpected) bullish run that the 2020 pandemic delivered to the B2B SaaS ecosystem allowing for bloated projections and spending in equal measures is likely working counter-productive in the current times.

Survey 52

Survey B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

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. What is Marketing Attribution?

Paid Content 130

Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Gartner research shows that when B2B buyers are considering a purchase, they spend less than 20% of their time meeting with potential suppliers. Harvard Business Review reports that a survey of nearly 1,000 B2B […] The post The New ABC: Always Be Credible appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

Report 194

Report Survey B2B Buyer 194

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With a foundation of the most comprehensive B2B data available, it’s possible to turn those challenges into opportunities with plenty of upside. Here’s how adding best-in-class ZoomInfo B2B data to your data supply chain can further optimize your AI models to produce new data insight, create realistic simulations, and design novel solutions.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Data Marketing Segment 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

From emerging platforms, to hot new trends, there’s always something new that marketers must identify and adapt to. And for better or worse, this change is sure to have quite the impact on your B2B marketing strategy. How will Facebook’s new algorithm impact your B2B business?

B2B 180

B2B Strategy Buyer Persona Marketing 180

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

McKinsey & Company created its B2B Decision Maker Pulse , a survey of 3,600 B2B decision makers in 11 countries and 12 sectors across 14 spend categories. Two-thirds of survey respondents stated that digital interactions are more important to their customers than traditional ones?—?a A pivot to remote selling.

Trends 156

Trends B2B Decision Maker Transportation 156

SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The State of the B2B Buying Experience Survey. For this specific survey, conducted in April 2018, TimeTrade spoke to more than 300 B2B buyers, representing a cross-section of goods and services, company sizes and vertical markets. Gary Ambrosino, CEO TimeTrade.

Survey 69

Survey B2B Buyer B2C 69

Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2023

While it’s undeniable that generative AI is already changing how businesses engage with the world, sales and marketing leaders are quickly realizing that AI alone isn’t the solution to all their problems. This has probably been one of the biggest unlocks, and it’s gone super fast from trying to develop this to actually getting it in-market.”

Data 130

Data B2B Harvest Scale 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hey, Marketing. B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals.

Sales Qualified Lead 214

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing 214

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. People want personalization — in fact, in a recent survey, 97% of professionals said it was important to them that vendor websites have relevant content that spoke directly to their company. And How Can They Help Marketers?

Buyer Persona 264

Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Top of Funnel 264

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. million people.

Trends 99

Trends B2B B2C Social Media 99

Zoominfo

JANUARY 22, 2021

There’s a saying in marketing that goes, “if you’re targeting everyone, you’re targeting no one,” and for the most part, I agree with it. There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice, one of them being that it’s more effective than any kind of ‘spray and pray’ method.

Ideal Customer Profile 221

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer Persona B2B 221

Appbuddy

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As an email marketer, you’ve worked hard all year to reach subscriber inboxes — but don’t take your foot off the gas yet. Deadlines to meet end-of-year sales and marketing goals are approaching quickly. Unfortunately, marketing teams have their work cut out for them this year. Tokenization ? personalization. “Hi

B2C 98

B2C Email Marketing B2B Marketing 98

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A survey of more than 150 B2B sales leaders identified the mindsets, attributes and behaviors that differentiate the best in the sales profession. The post How Coaching and Development Drives Sales Growth appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

Coaching 317

Coaching Survey B2B Sales 317

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

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

Zoominfo

JULY 19, 2022

ZoomInfo customers who use AWS can now receive ZoomInfo’s industry-leading B2B data directly in Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), significantly improving data quality while eliminating the time-consuming process of cleaning datasets by hand. For many teams, managing data quality remains an obstacle that demands significant staff time.

Data 130

Data Marketing Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile 130