Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company. ZoomInfo has identified four areas — or quadrants — that together create a framework for a successful go-to-market approach: Build loyalty. Market expansion.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Author: Leeatt Rothschild Virtual sales meetings have become the norm as a result of COVID-19. However, many sales reps may find themselves unsure of how to best lead a meeting with prospects over video. Here are four actionable tips to help you lead more successful virtual sales meetings and ultimately earn more new business.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Nonprofit Face-to-face 317

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

Since I didn’t know any better, I figured that I might as well build the recruiting engine in the same fashion that I built a marketing engine, and it turned out the approach worked. Here are the 5 key ways that recruiting teams can leverage sales and marketing tactics to maximize hiring success: 1.

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Hiring Marketing Top of Funnel Cold Calling 222

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

In 2017, email marketing turned half a century old. Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. Email marketing isn’t going anywhere.

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

KLA Group

AUGUST 29, 2022

By Kendra Lee This post was originally published in January, 2016 and updated in August, 2022. Whether you’re in sales or marketing, you have a list you’re targeting and you’re using prospecting.

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Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting Sales 92

Increase Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2015

With the New Year of 2016 just 5 days away, now is the time to begin to increase sales. Actually much of this probably should have been started 30 to 90 days ago, but there is still time to make 2016 far better than 2015. Here are some steps to ensure your path to a better 2016 sales year. Step 5 – Hone Your Tools.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Lead Rank 70

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2018

May 25, 2018 is a date on the minds of many sales and marketing professionals: the day the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, April 27, 2016 (“GDPR”), Article 3.). Download a PDF of this document. The GDPR deadline is looming.

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Data Marketing Ideal Customer Profile B2B 215

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 20, 2016

It seems prospecting is back in style, we’re talking proactive, resource and process based methodical approach to professionally engaging with potential buyers, by leveraging all the tools and techniques available to them. That’s what makes the book a must read for anyone looking to succeed in prospecting.

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Prospecting Face-to-face Call-back Cold Calling 120

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 24, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives among this demographic like travel, sales leaders can improve their incentives programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. . Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. Streamlining the sales process. Create relevant sales content. Two things.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives like travel among this demographic, sales leaders can improve their incentive programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Sales Tips: How to Step Up Your Prospecting for 2016. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Even in our recent 2015 CCS® Index, 50% of salespeople indicated cold calling as the least effective method of prospecting.

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Prospecting InsideView How To Cold Calling 40

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company. ZoomInfo has identified four areas — or quadrants — that together create a framework for a successful go-to-market approach: Build loyalty. Market expansion.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 130

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 16, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-06-17. Author: Judd Marcello, vice president of marketing at Smartling. Teaser: Incorporating the following four key elements to personalize global content will ensure your messages and brand resonate in any language, all cultures and every market. read more

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Prospecting Customer Marketing 120

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

And what are the existing and emerging technologies that marketing teams will be spending more on in 2018? Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. What pain points keep CMOs up at night?

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Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-03-28. Author: Judd Marcello, vice president of marketing at Smartling. companies that wish to create effective content marketing on a global scale must move beyond standard translation to create engaging native brand experiences. read more

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Scale Prospecting Customer Consumer 120

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 1, 2016

More Books: I completed or reread some great books by friends and colleagues I think they belong on every sales professionals bookshelves: Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sales , Paul Smith: We know how critical stories are in connecting and engaging our customers.

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Top of Funnel Conference Funnel Inside Sales 48

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As we head to the finish line 0f 2015, there is a tendency among many in sales to maximize their “closing” activities. Spurred on by their managers to close business, sales people get distracted from executing on the entire cycle, and focus on the here and now, and sacrifice future opportunities. Tibor Shanto .

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Maximizer Closing Opportunity Marketing 120

Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

LinkedIn's some 722 million members make for a massive pool of data that could provide sales organizations with invaluable guidance about potential opportunities and ideal prospects. What is LinkedIn Sales Insights? What can you do with LinkedIn Sales Insights?

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LinkedIn Buyer Persona Microsoft Analytics 132

Sales 2.0

APRIL 8, 2016

Do Your Sales People Understand The Objective Of Your Content? The other day, I downloaded an outstanding market research study. It was entitled, 2016, The State Of Marketing. The problem with much of our prospecting or follow up on “leads,” is that it is completely disconnected from the content that generated the lead.

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Follow-up How To eBook Study 150

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 14, 2017

Anthony Johnson wasn’t the first Sales Development Representative (SDR) to learn this lesson the hard way. In the fall of 2015, the young sales rep was burned out, disheartened, failing to meet his quota, and on the verge of losing his job. Sales is hard. How effective is your sales team? An SDR team in transition.

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Inbound Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Team 227

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At most companies, the sales process is a balancing act that doesn’t always work so well. It starts with inbound leads: responding to leads from marketing, answering website inquiries, and following up with podcast and webinar attendees. What does that say about your team’s prospecting prowess? In 2016, it was 53.3

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Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306

Nutshell

JULY 10, 2020

Real estate marketing online is the wild west. Real estate marketing is all about building your personal brand and creating an environment where your prospects feel comfortable reaching out to you, or “converting,” as they say in the biz. In the real estate marketing space, they’re the real deal. Be genuine. They should.

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Real Estate Top of Funnel Social Media Marketing 126

Allego

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A company might have sales reps who individually sell well. But without a sales enablement strategy, it won’t become a growth company. Daniel Perry, Managing Director-Sales Excellence at The Riverside Company, has witnessed this firsthand. Currently, Perry leads the sales excellence team for Riverside’s Micro-Cap Fund.

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Revenue Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Buyer Persona 116

The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, with buyers becoming even more cautious and economic focused. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. YoY increase from 2015.

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ROI Decision Maker Proposal Forecasting 53

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-12-07. Teaser: The Three Vs of sales tools - voice, video and virtual reality - will only continue to strengthen the buying experience for your prospects and further enable your sales team. Author: Sean Alpert. Here's why it's important to embrace them. read more

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Video Sales Tools Tools Prospecting 120

The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Great sales teams don’t just happen. Sales is the heartbeat of your organization and it’s important to invest in the right people. Hiring mistakes can cost you missed sales opportunities and management time in addition to salary and administrative expenses. They are carefully built. Improve the players you already have.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Promotion Salary 40

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 21, 2021

Sales isn't always intuitive, so from time to time, you're bound to need a little guidance to set you straight — expert advice, everyday hacks, and different strategies to help you step up your game a bit. Morgan J Ingram is one of the foremost thought leaders in sales development. But where does that come from? Janice Mars.

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Tenfold

JULY 18, 2017

To grow a business these days, one needs to understand why traditional sales and marketing strategies are failing and how to develop a sales marketing strategy that works. What is Sales Marketing? A well-crafted combination of sales and marketing is necessary for successful business growth.

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Direct Mail Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 75

Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2022

We’re all familiar with the “four Ps” of marketing: product, price, promotion, and place. Privacy compliance has become an essential part of modern-day marketing. Even though the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in 2018, data collection and processing can still leave marketers feeling uncertain.

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Campaigns Data Account Based Marketing Consumer 130

Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2016

One of the best responses to this question that I have seen is from a somewhat dated (2015) article in Eyes On Sales in which the author asks: “How many callbacks do you get if you DON'T leave a voicemail?”. The following is from my favorite author (“New Sales. and “Sales Management. from “The Sales Development Playbook” ).

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Account Based Marketing B2B Call-back Marketing 100

Tony Hughes

MAY 12, 2019

They listed on the Australian stock exchange in 2016 and their share price has risen more than 600% in the last 3 years. They invest only 14% of revenue and have only 12% of their people working in sales and marketing. TH: What's the secret to your growth given the relatively low investment in sales and marketing?

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Revenue Hiring Marketing NetSuite 65

The Pipeline

JANUARY 14, 2020

In 2016, approximately 854,000 Canadian car commuters spent at least 60 minutes traveling to work. Versus the common practice of starting with the product, then shoehorning in the prospect. Absent the product; the only thing left to talk about is what does the prospect wants to do? Sales cannot do it alone,” says Shanto. “It

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Objections 250

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 3, 2018

Author: David Sill, DiscoverOrg As sales and marketing professionals try to navigate a world increasingly crowded by new technology, which can admittedly automate and streamline many aspects of our work, sometimes there is simply no replacement for making a human connection. Why Cold Calling Is Still Relevant. Modernizing a Cold Call.

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Cold Calling Survey Education Research 220

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales.

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Lead Rank Hubspot Microsoft Lead Scoring 99

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 26, 2018

Author: Steve Randazzo Once upon a time, trade shows were deemed the kings of B2B marketing events. According to the 2017 Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index Report, the fourth quarter of 2016 was yet another sign the reign of trade shows is over. an experiential marketing agency located in Missouri. .

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Trade Show Decision Maker Travel Hotels 180

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2018

At least 69 percent of businesses invest significant time and money into email marketing, according to a recent survey by business news website The Manifest. In short, it’s important that marketers stay on target. The need to create personalized marketing messages isn’t new; it grew as a natural extension of the dot-com boom.

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Email Marketing Buyer Persona Marketing Lead Rank 68