Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

Author: Robert Jordan Demand generation, unlike traditional marketing strategies, refers to a data-driven marketing approach that aims to create awareness or interest for your company’s service or product first before selling them. Demand generation enables you to make smart marketing decisions for your company.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Something similar is going on in the world of content marketing. The knowledge power of buyers is growing every year. Here is what I believe I have been witnessing in buyer interviews of late: The ability to consume, discern, assimilate, and make use of content on the part of buyers is doubling every year. The Big Shift.

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Buyer Marketing Journal Survey 282

Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2018

The digital nature of our current business landscape has caused a dramatic shift in the way companies market their products. As a result, SEO has become an essential skill for all modern marketers. Marrying the creative side of content marketing with the more technical parts of SEO is an art form many have yet to master.

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Buyer Persona Top of Funnel Buyer Strategy 196

Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2018

The differences between B2B marketing and B2C marketing run deep. Today we’re putting our differences aside because we believe, there’s a lot B2B marketers can learn from their B2C counterparts. It means putting the customer at the center of every business decision, including product development and marketing.

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B2C B2B Marketing Social Media 209

SocialSellinator

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Have you ever wondered what inbound marketing is? In this article, we’ll look at what inbound marketing is, why it’s important, and what 6 key elements you need to include in your inbound marketing plan. Inbound Marketing Plan - What Is It? Now that we’ve answered the question, “what is inbound marketing?”

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Tools Buyer Persona Social Media Lead Nurturing 120

MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 10, 2012

With over 620 million visitors to the site every day, who produce more than 87 billion worldwide searches every month, Google should be considered any business’ first point of call when it comes to building a successful online presence. Google Alerts can help you to manage your reputation online. Marketing Manager. Louise Denny.

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Google Sales Qualified Lead Tools Competition 256

Allego

JANUARY 25, 2022

Listen and Subscribe Now: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn. Terry Coutsolioutsos leads the marketing, sales operations, and communications function at Siemens Healthineers North America , a $5 billion North American enterprise. He has 25 years of medical device experience across multiple market segments.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Google 118

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. Today, we have solutions like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers? We like to make sure that we’re setting ourselves up for success. And who wouldn’t?

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Marketing How To 130

SalesFuel

APRIL 8, 2024

If your B2B client’s target audience includes technical buyers, they may be focusing on the wrong types of ads. According to a report from TREW Marketing and GlobalSpec, your client should be focusing more on popular social media sites. This is important because 33% of these buyers say that they learn better by seeing.

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Social Media Media Video B2B 52

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Do a quick Google search on the topic and you will find list upon list of tricks, hacks and sales “secrets” to closing deals and making millions. A trusted advisor is a salesperson buyers want to keep around. A trusted advisor knows their buyer – their personal and professional pains. Know Your Customer's Industry.

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Positioning Buyer SAP Industry 228

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

But, what is new is the abundance of video resources now available within Google search results. While this is partially a result of Google’s ownership of YouTube, it’s also due to the sheer amount of video content being published these days. Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience.

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Channels Marketing Lead Rank Outsourcing Services 220

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Author: Rachel Krug It’s no surprise – buyers are more educated than ever, with new information available daily to influence decision making. Yet third-party product reviews often fail to be considered a top marketing priority. In fact, the appeal of being able to voice one’s opinion has greatly changed marketing.

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Scale Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 177

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 15, 2018

Author: Kostas Chiotis Having a powerful marketing strategy is vital to the growth and success of your business. However, most industries are highly competitive, and if you fail to launch effective marketing campaigns, you may find yourself in hot water real quick. A strong content marketing strategy should be priority number one.

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Maximizer Top of Funnel Strategy Social Media 192

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2024

Confession time: I've been in the market for a new car for months now, but the thought of stepping onto a car lot and negotiating prices with a car salesperson is about as exciting as getting a root canal. Moreover, they can influence purchasing decisions by increasing the confidence of their buyers.

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Buyer Data Consumer Retail 83

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Google’s newest initiative is a tool/service they call Helpouts by Google. It incorporates Google Hangouts, Google Voice Chat, Google Wallet and other Google tools to deliver a service to customers for free or for a fee. How to sign up to teach your topic on Helpouts by Google. Nope, notta.

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Google Ideal Customer Profile Marketing B2C 113

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Sellers are responsible for educating their buyers digitally through multiple channels. Here is how to think about ownership and process: Ownership Who should take ownership for the creation process and content that the sales team uses – marketing or sales? Well… it’s a bit of a trick question. Have a great weekend.

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Hiring Marketing How To Intent Data 105

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2018

YouTube is the third most visited site in the world after Google and Facebook. Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. But can B2B marketers use YouTube to the same effect? Today’s blog post offers an in-depth guide to YouTube success for B2B marketers. We say yes! Let’s get into it!

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B2B Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 217

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Despite the economic damage this crisis has caused, it has also created opportunities, especially for marketers. Most B2B companies have reduced marketing budgets in the wake of the pandemic, even as the need for impactful customer engagement has increased. In order to be nimble, marketers must react to news and events in real time.

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Marketing Trends Government Face-to-face 166

Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

A little bit of humor can go a long way– even in the marketing world. Today’s marketing professionals must juggle a number of high-priority tasks throughout the day, and often, they find themselves under a significant amount of stress. In these cases, a few lighthearted jokes can ease the tension of the day-to-day marketing job.

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Marketing Top of Funnel Hiring Social Media 272

Score More Sales

AUGUST 11, 2014

When things seem too complicated, buyers hold off. It is no different for buyers – you have to make it easy for buyers to want to do business with you. It is a brilliant marketing move to encourage someone driving by who is having to make a split-second decision to turn in and park. It is too much – too often.

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Buyer Ideal Customer Profile Google Twitter 213

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But, what is new is the abundance of video resources now available within Google search results. While this is partially a result of Google’s ownership of YouTube, it’s also due to the sheer amount of video content being published these days. If you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. Go check it out!

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Channels Marketing Outsourcing Services Lead Rank 100

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 19, 2018

Let’s agree that the goal of your marketing team should be to help your sales team. But as sales professionals, how can you feed your sales intelligence in to your marketing team and how can they use that intelligence to better help you close sales? Buyer personas. Read it: 7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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Buyer Persona Marketing Scale Collateral 214

SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

Sales forces lack buyer-centered tools for success. When will Sales catch up with Marketing? Sales field alignment with the modern day buyer requires more than lip service. This blog is focused on the transformation of Sales to incorporate buyer-centered tools. Download 8 Strategic Imperatives of Buyer-Centric Selling.

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Marketing Top of Funnel Decision Maker Infusion 335

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. Let’s start with the differences that exist in buyer intent data. Catch Qualified Leads In The "Research Phase".

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Top of Funnel 103

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Google searches reflect that Airbnb has eclipsed the equity of century-old brands, in one decade, across markets big and small,” wrote entrepreneur and NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway. While competitors may have equity in a specific market, no brand sits on the iron throne across all markets as Airbnb does.”.

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Marketing B2C Account Based Marketing B2B 120

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. For instance, in the fintech example, why would you willingly waste marketing spend on retargeting the perfect and not-so-perfect prospects? But marketers still do.

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Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 147

Highspot

JUNE 25, 2021

Industry-leading programmatic advertising platform, StackAdapt , empowers their reps to tailor proposals and other materials for more personalized outreach, resulting in deeper rep participation and more effective buyer interactions. It hasn’t always been this way. Align First, Engage Second.

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Buyer Top of Funnel Scale Sales Enablement 59

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 5, 2018

According to a recent research performed by Content Marketing Institute , 83 percent of B2B marketers use social media networks for traffic/client generation – making it the No. Social media marketing has become tougher than ever. Here are some simple yet effective ways to improve your social media marketing performance.

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Social Media Media Buyer Persona Marketing 185

Allego

MARCH 15, 2022

If sellers want to connect with today’s buyers, their interactions with them must be hyper-personalized. She also helps the market understand the increasingly important role new technology plays in enabling better experiences for both buyers and sellers. How to Have Hyper-Personalized Conversations with Buyers.

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Buyer Remedy Face-to-face Sales Enablement 62

SBI Growth

MARCH 17, 2013

To get to the position of CMO or VP of Marketing, you are a top talent. Marketing as a skill is no different. Download the marketing leader assessment to identify your blind spots. Reaching the most senior marketing position requires A-Player talent. Now that you’re on top, your marketing skills may be eroding.

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Marketing Social Media Lead Generation Campaigns 314

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It’s tough to name a marketing tool more powerful than the mobile phone. This development has had a significant impact on the B2B buyer’s journey. This means that mobile marketing has become more important than ever. We’ve rounded up some of the top mobile marketing statistics you should know going into 2020.

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KO Advantage Group

DECEMBER 23, 2018

This time, I want to talk about what it’s like to be the buyer. About a year ago, I was in the market reaching out to different people who can help me revamp my website. The first person to get back to me asked me to fill out a Google form. In my videos and here on the blog, I always speak from a sales coach perspective.

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Buyer Sales Coaching Maximizer Google 82

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Author: Andrew Frazier You need to market your small business like a drug dealer. It does until you take a closer look at their marketing and sales strategy. Small business owners can learn a lot from analyzing what drug dealers do in terms of defining their target market, performing marketing activities, and building relationships.

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Small Business Small Business Marketing Social Media 260

Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2018

The marketing tech landscape changes constantly as new trends emerge and innovative tactics catch on as effective marketing strategies. Subsequently, new technologies have emerged as well, aimed to help marketers achieve specific tasks and objectives. Today, we break down the most important categories of marketing tech.

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Marketing Social Media Advertising Advertising 170

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. For instance, in the fintech example, why would you willingly waste marketing spend on retargeting the perfect and not-so-perfect prospects? But marketers still do.

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Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 130

SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2012

“When we have deep information about our customers, it makes all the difference in the world,” said the Chief Marketing Officer of one Fortune 500 company. Understanding exactly how buyers are behaving and thinking is becoming more of a premium for achieving success in marketing today. Validate Assumptions.

Buyer Persona 282

Buyer Persona Buyer Analytics Research 282

SMEI

MARCH 10, 2022

Learn To Create A Marketing Strategy That Gets Your Products And Services In Front Of Motivated Buyer With This 13 Step Guide. A marketing strategy is a plan of action that will help you achieve your business goals. A great marketing plan will give you a sustainable competitive advantage. What are your Weaknesses ?

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Paid Content Strategy Marketing Buyer Persona 77