Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

From VPs and CMOs to entry-level reps and account managers, everyone is inundated by data. Without a modern go-to-market strategy that can turn signals into action, the flood of data can mean greater administrative overhead, higher margins of error, and even lost revenue. Conceptually, that is the Holy Grail,” he says.

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Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

To avoid monotony and disconnect, making your cold outreach data-driven puts more focus on customization and personalization. And with the use of intent data , preparation can include things like current pain points, revenue, industry niches, and beyond. Think: Intent data. Why do Sales Cold Calling Scripts Matter? Cold calls?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Not only do buyers now prefer remote sales interactions, but they're also more than happy to make large purchases online — a trend that has sellers embracing and investing heavily in digital sales and prospecting to keep up. In this post, you’ll learn the differences between first-party intent data and third-party intent data.

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Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2023

It’s enough to ruin any sales professional’s quarter: that prospect your team has spent months engaging — scheduling demos, addressing concerns, comparing features — suddenly decides they’re not ready to buy after all. You can’t stop every account from getting cold feet or misreading their company’s appetite for new solutions.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

But without high-quality data to connect them all, many of those tools can essentially turn into empty boxes that fall short of their goals. When layers of data are tightly integrated with software, sales reps and marketers have the most effective way to successfully engage with prospects and find their next buyers.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. There are hundreds of thousands of software vendors out there, and over 115,000 on G2. Let's dive in.

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Nutshell

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s simple — lead generation software. Choosing lead generation software can be tricky, though, with so many tools to choose from. Keep reading as we cover everything you need to know about lead generation software, from the top platforms available to how to choose one for your business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

Author: Annie Reiss, Chief Marketing Officer, CloudShare While businesses determine how to safely return to something resembling a pre-COVID world, software sales teams are still racing to meet their quotas and keep business moving. Here are some ways that sales teams can remain productive and maximize opportunities with prospects. .

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Let me translate the excerpt in simple terms: Let’s start here: Data is a fickle beast. This isn’t exactly a hot take; yet, still, the world is increasingly data-driven. Constantly challenging previous assumptions is the first step towards extracting value from actionable data in new ways, no matter what the arena (or game).

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How important are prospecting insights to your sales strategy? It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. What Are Prospecting Insights? What Are Prospecting Insights? However, not all data is good data.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

Business leaders know that data is the critical heart of growth and expansion. And while it’s not hard to find basic business data — company names, phone numbers, employee counts, revenue, maybe direct dial numbers and email addresses — today’s complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers.

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Zoominfo

JULY 20, 2021

But without high-quality data to connect them all, many of those tools can essentially turn into empty boxes that fall short of their goals. When layers of data are tightly integrated with software, sales reps and marketers have the most effective way to successfully engage with prospects and find their next buyers.

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The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2019

The common goal in sales is winning your prospect’s prospect. The fact is that most buyers only focus on pleasing their direct customer when we help them do that better, they win, and we win. Again, this makes the people your prospect is trying to win, your responsibility as well. Who’s Paying For This? Deliver More.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2021

Investing in buyer intent data is one of the best ways to differentiate yourself — now, more than ever. And those that have adapted, now grapple with stronger competition and shifting buyer behavior. And those that have adapted, now grapple with stronger competition and shifting buyer behavior.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Building a successful inbound strategy relies on getting prospects to come to you. To do this, you must first ask, “Where are my prospects coming from?” This data allows businesses to optimize their marketing strategies and focus on the most successful tactics for generating calls. and “How can I meet them where they are?”

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. This goes for everything from tactical approaches to business development research to the underlying characteristics that make said prospects qualified enough to engage in the first place.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

The quality of your company’s data and the way it’s routed have a direct effect on your bottom line. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for sales teams to be hamstrung by incomplete routing systems and low-quality data. And it all starts with clean data. What are the Impacts of Incomplete or Inconsistent Data? The result?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 2, 2021

Layering various customer buying signals on top of each other is a reliable, data-based approach to predict when a prospect is facing a business challenge that your product can solve. These data points flesh out ideal prospects that you can target. Real-time buying signals can boost various sales and marketing activities.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

We’ll keep it simple, Sales Automation in the process of leveraging software and artificial intelligence (AI) along with other digital tools to automate time-consuming sales tasks that normally take significant time away from selling activities. The rise of B2B sales automation is directly correlated with the operationalization of data.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

This type of software gathers customer and prospect data from multiple sources, runs it through machine learning models to predict which leads are most likely to convert, and presents the findings in the form of top-scoring prospects and accounts. 3) Transparency about data sources and signals.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

Sometimes we all need a bit of technology, some software (MORE software … sales management software ), in our lives to take sales management to the next level. MORE software? Why Sales Managers Need More Software. Reason #1: Your buyers have changed. The 20202 Sales Manager Software Stack.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For sales or marketing professionals, planning go-to-market efforts in Europe and the UK without reliable B2B contact data and software solutions is like traveling without a passport: You’ll spend a lot of time and money, but you won’t get very far. That’s why we created the ZoomInfo Data Passport.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 4, 2024

A virtual data room , or VDR, is a secure, online space acting as a repository of a company’s documentation, and serves as a virtual hub where company users share real-time information with other investors, clients or stakeholders when executing investment banking deals. What is a data room for investment banking?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Working in the data space as the first employee of ZoomInfo, then known as DiscoverOrg, I have seen the good, bad and ugly of harnessing the power of big data. Let’s examine 3 data-centered predictions from the perspective of a prospective buyer , aspiring vendor, and B2B, at-large.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Here’s the scenario: Company ABC and Company 123 have identified the same exact target audience to sell their software to. Both companies have access to the same demographic and firmographic prospect data—yet Company 123 also has access to technographic data. Why is technographic data so important?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

Having good data is no guarantee that a business will make good decisions. But being saddled with low-quality data at the most critical points of strategic decision-making is a recipe for failure — and a lot of lost money. Industry experts at Gartner estimate that poor data quality costs businesses about $13 million a year.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the right data, automation can be a key part of keeping customers happy and increasing revenue. The key phrase here is “with the right data.” You need that foundational data so that you can complete the customer journey and provide personalization at scale.” Are they the right size?

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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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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2022

It's a grating, uncomfortable, often awkward process — involving a whole lot of rejection from frustrated prospects. Enter cold calling software — the tools that take some strain off of cold calling reps and the managers that guide them. CRM data-driven call prioritization. Automatic call data entry.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 21, 2022

We’ll also dive into a few guided selling examples, cover some software tools that can help, and finish off with guided selling best practices to get this most from this approach. In guided selling, meanwhile, customers are presented with specific product recommendations based on collected data. How Does Guided Selling Work?

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Apptivo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Enriching contact management with data 3. Customer data is like plain cake. However, enrich your contact information with as much relevant data as you can – the toppings – to generate the most opportunities with the same contact. With all of these potential changes, updated data enrichment should be consistent.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Find More Selling Opportunities with Buyer Intent Data. Buyer intent data is digital information collected from the public-facing digital world, such as web page views, downloaded content, and webinar attendance. Our post, “What is Buyer Intent Data? Read more: What is Buyer Intent Data?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 30, 2019

Author: Greg McBeth Any sales leader would love to wave a wand and instantly find good-fit companies with interested buyers. With modern tools like data scraping, sellers have access to a wand – no magic required. Getting the most out of readily available data. Admittedly, data scraping isn’t a new concept. Here's how: 1.

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Apptivo

APRIL 28, 2022

With the best real estate CRM in place, you will be able to manage your clients and contacts, schedule events, get reminder alerts, monitor sales pipelines, organized data management, and much more which will help you close deals faster than ever before. What is real estate CRM software? What is real estate CRM software?

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. After all, 43% of buyers think impression matters , and you get only one chance to make a memorable first sales impression. It lets you engage with a prospect directly and answer their queries in real time. You must do it right, but how?

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