Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

In theory, your sales and marketing departments should be the best of friends. Sure, it’s a problem, but your company is doing well. What if I told you that misalignment between sales and marketing technologies costs B2B companies 10% of revenue or more per year? Why is Sales and Marketing Communication Important?

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Top of Funnel Marketing How To Funnel 301

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2020

They can provide companies with perpetual revenue, and they can solidify your organization’s reputation as a great company to work with. In fact, most companies experience close rates of 10% to 30% from most lead sources, while referral-based sales tend to close at 50% to 70%. That’s a huge jump. The secret? Influence & Co.’s

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Referrals Company Scale Case Study 177

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?

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Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter – read by over 50,000 revenue professionals weekly to scale their companies and careers. However, the next generation of marketing emphasizes the importance of media that’s owned, not just earned. Why are SaaS companies embracing it? The B2B playbook is changing. So, owned media.

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Media Company Distribution How To 71

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Launching a new product stirs excitement for any company, regardless of size. Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 147

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s a saying in marketing: “If you’re targeting everyone, you’re targeting no one.” There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice. There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice.

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Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer Persona B2B 130

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Yet third-party product reviews often fail to be considered a top marketing priority. Let’s explore the reasons why product reviews should be part of your go-to-market strategy for 2021 and beyond. In fact, the appeal of being able to voice one’s opinion has greatly changed marketing. More Trusted Than Advertising.

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Scale Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 177

SocialSellinator

JULY 3, 2023

Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media Marketing How much should a small business pay for social media marketing? Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media Marketing How much should a small business pay for social media marketing? How do you effectively market your business on social media? Conclusion

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Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2020

So why is it that so many companies shop for new customers as if they are combing every inch of the grocery store – hoping things will magically jump off the shelf and into their carts? Total addressable market (TAM) is the total available opportunity for your product or services. What is Total Addressable Market?

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Analysis Marketing Lead Rank How To 273

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 ). Enter email list segmentation—the key to successful email marketing. But, that’s only if you do it correctly.

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Segment Email Marketing Marketing Buyer Persona 219

Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2018

In marketing, it’s common knowledge that lead quality is generally more important than lead quantity. And yet, marketing lead qualification remains a sticking point for many organizations. In fact, 61% of B2B marketers send all leads directly to sales, but only 27% are sales qualified ( source ). Let’s get into it!

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Lead Qualification Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 214

Emissary

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For tech companies, marketing to the financial services industry is a specific niche and employing account based marketing tactics give you a strategy for more successful conversion. You’ll find a lot of information out there on marketing in general. What Is Account Based Marketing?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Behind every great hospitality company is a tech stack that helps them manage company processes and keep customers happy. A tech stack is a set of business tools that help a company manage different aspects of their business. CRMs include features such as pipeline management , sales automation , email marketing , and more.

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Software Software Company Hotels 62

Product Management University

APRIL 8, 2024

There are a million and one things that go into creating a market leading company. But products are the nucleus, and that means market leadership starts with product management. Building a Market-Facing Product Management Discipline The definition of “market” has more than its share of ambiguities.

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Marketing Segment Face-to-face Lead Rank 59

Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Imagine taking over the CEO role of a company just as COVID hit. She was met with the daunting task of revitalizing a company that was “dead in the water” due to the pandemic-induced halt in its traditional training services. Strategic Sales Team Restructuring Harris didn’t stop at marketing transformations.

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Demand Generation Agencies Hiring Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 75

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sophie Buonassisi is the Vice President of Marketing at GTMfund, overseeing GTMnow – the media arm of the GTMfund brand – and the internal community. She’s passionate about empowering go-to-market leaders and founders with access to insight through GTMnow’s channels, like this podcast, the newsletter, and more.

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Competition Scale Marketing Intent Data 95

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2022

Total Addressable or Available Market, also referred to as TAM, is a monetary value that represents all of the selling opportunities for your organization. Though your TAM can be produced with a simple formula, calculating it requires market research and accurate data. What is a Total Addressable Market? Highlights What is TAM?

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Analysis Marketing Vendor How To 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 19, 2022

How many of these companies actively show their support and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights year-round? How many of these companies work to implement real change for the LGBTQ+ community? You can also look at the Human Rights Campaign yearly Corporate Equality Index for more ideas on how to make your company more inclusive.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Your sales pipeline is a representation of the journey your customers take when they interact with your company. A great hospitality company sales pipeline requires fine tuning and monitoring to produce great results for your business. You may add or take away some of the above steps (or change them altogether!).

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Company 62

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. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

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Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2021

Social media has quickly become an integral part of any B2B marketing strategy, and when it comes to your go-to-market (GTM) plan, you’re missing a crucial part of the puzzle without it. What Is A B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy? Key Benefits Of B2B Social Media Marketing Strategies For Your GTM Plan.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. Finding the best prospects goes beyond surface-level details like company name and phone number. What is Market Intelligence? That’s where market intelligence comes in.

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Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step. For top-of-funnel content offers, start by targeting potential influencers and company champions.

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Advertising Advertising Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Check out the top 100 companies at the end of this post. For sellers, context is everything.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is the place where all your marketing efforts culminate, so it’s understandable that inbound web traffic is like a pile of gold for marketing teams. The good news is that digital marketing tools are making it possible to shine a light on this previously unknown area of your website traffic.

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Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Nutshell

JUNE 14, 2023

As a tech company, you know the importance of having the right digital tools at your side. That’s the idea behind a tech stack, a collection of business tools you use to manage your company. The question, though, is this: Which types of tools should you include in your tech company tech stack? Great question!

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Software Software Company Microsoft 62

Zoominfo

AUGUST 14, 2020

Part one of our GTM series was all about our inbound go-to-market motions. And in return, we’re able to ask for reps to commit to that motion, and in return we provide an infrastructure that helps our company win and our employees grow. Contrast that with other software companies that have to actually go out and buy this talent.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 200

Nutshell

JUNE 14, 2023

Beginning with an introduction to your company and ending with a purchase, every sale requires someone to progress through your business’s sales pipeline. Just like every business, your tech company needs to create and monitor your sales pipeline to ensure a smooth customer journey for all your prospects.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Company 62

Nutshell

JUNE 20, 2023

Your sales pipeline—that is, the multi-stage journey your leads take to become customers—is the key to unlocking more revenue for your retail and ecommerce company. On this page, we’ll explore how to manage a sales pipeline for a retail and ecommerce company like yours. But how do you do that? Keep reading to learn more.

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Retail Pipeline Company Top of Funnel 62

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As with most business functions, technology is drastically changing the way we market our products and services. We’ve long since understood the power of one-to-one marketing, but without modern technology, it wasn’t always feasible, scalable, or affordable. So, how can we market to customers who are sick and tired of marketing?

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Conversion Marketing Consumer Social Media 174

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2019

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. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

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Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 100

Zoominfo

APRIL 3, 2018

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. 5 Ways to Facilitate Better Marketing and Sales Alignment.

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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 223

Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

The same concept applies to companies who want to achieve success. When it comes to sales, you should be asking, “How are these companies handling their sales? Companies like Microsoft and Apple both continued to operate and function almost without skipping a beat, with the digital backbones of both companies proving an advantage.

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Company Sales Outsourcing Hiring Telemarketing 98

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For the typical B2B organization, sales and marketing alignment is the ultimate goal. Yet, in most companies, the two departments operate independently—causing frustration and resentment on both sides. Companies with poor sales and marketing alignment have a 4% revenue decline ( source ). What can marketing do better?

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