Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As B2B companies continue to expand their digital marketing efforts, they can cull lessons from the B2C clashes like that between Airbnb and Vrbo. In the B2B world, you need to adopt the methods that the B2C people use in a different way, and that’s not going to be natural,” Westerman told SMM in a telephone interview.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2018

programmatic spending is predicted to grow by more than 20% to $39 billion in 2018. Yet, B2B marketers have been slow to adopt programmatic advertising, especially compared to their B2C counterparts. Must-haves include customer relationship management tools (CRM) and marketing automation platforms. billion in 2017.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 6, 2017

This holds a lot of value in B2B, but also in more retention-focused B2C worlds. The CRM systems we have been building for years have focused primarily on new business with a side of customer support typically in a silo of a call center or help-desk tool. These are just a few of the trends for how the CRM world will shape up in 2018.

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Trends CRM Lead Rank Retention 54

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 5, 2018

Author: Chris Richardson In 2018, social media channels continue to remain one of the most accessible, profitable, and popular traffic sources for most of the businesses. 1 rule in business (B2B and B2C) is to know your customer. To speed up the process, you should leverage competitive analysis tools. 1 preferred tactic.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2019

programmatic spending is predicted to grow by more than 20% to $39 billion in 2018. Yet, B2B marketers have been slow to adopt programmatic advertising, especially compared to their B2C counterparts. Must-haves include customer relationship management tools (CRM) and marketing automation platforms. billion in 2017.

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SBI

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To continue to engage buyers during a time when B2B and B2C buyer demands are converging at a rapid pace, personalized, relevant content has. Seismic, the recognized leader in sales and marketing enablement, today announced that the company exited 2018 with a run rate in excess of $100. Industry News. Sales Enablement. Video Reviews.

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Webinar Metrics Sales Enablement B2C Channels 65

Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Consumers use a variety of tools, from social media to web search, to research and make purchases; some even allow their in-home digital assistant or internet-connected appliance to shop for them. Compared to this simple, streamlined B2C experience, B2B sellers don’t measure up. An unanticipated solution. An unforeseen opportunity.

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Webinar Metrics Decision Maker B2C Case Study 57

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

February 14 is typically a holiday for B2C marketers -- not salespeople. If you’re interested, you can book some time on my calendar here: [Link to Meetings tool.]. goals in 2018. If the answer is B, let’s talk about how you can get more out of your [tool for doing XYZ]. Here’s my calendar: [Link to meetings tool].

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Prospecting Lead Gen Referrals Hiring 99

SBI

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Today, customer expectations of B2B interactions are becoming closer to those of B2C, and organizations are now under more pressure than ever to be nimble, responsive and personalized. Nearly every week in 2018, we interviewed a different SalesTech company asking them how their solution changes the game for sales. Pat will walk.

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Revenue SAP Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics 67

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2019

There was a lot of confusion and anxiety surrounding the upcoming General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25, 2018! Now, if you’re talking about personal information for B2C marketing, such as home addresses or data beyond just contact information, the analysis may be different.).

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 27, 2018

the 2018 sales tech landscape. Trend #4: B2B follows B2C. People to watch : I’m including twelve up and comers here since you can see the more well-known LinkedIn Top 10 Voices of 2018 for the usual suspects. Tools that can accurately tell you the Next Best Action to take are coming and coming quick. Jake Dunlap.

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Trends Direct Mail Intent Data Channels 104

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

So, if you’re like most CMOs, you’re investing a lot of time and energy into your website, marketing automation platform and maybe some tools to provide enhanced. Too often marketing leaders focus their digital initiatives on one thing: lead generation.

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Lead Generation Energy Marketing Tools 196

Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This matters because B2B companies and products (especially SaaS) typically have bigger differentiators between their competitors compared to B2C, which means B2C customers can more easily and quickly find a viable solution somewhere else if not called soon enough.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Leads 80

LeadFuze

JULY 16, 2019

In the last few years, considerable attention has been paid to improving customer experience (CX) in the B2C world, however, research by Accenture Strategy makes it clear that CX is equally, if not more, important for B2B buyers as well. . Talking about expectations, B2B buyers seem to be much more demanding than B2C customers.

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Influencer B2B Customer B2C 63

Cience

JULY 25, 2019

Applied in business (both B2C and B2B): 1. When I’m buying products or services online for my own needs (B2C), I seldom ask questions to salespeople unless I can’t find the necessary information. One could argue that B2B buyers are trained in a B2C world and bring those expectations forward everywhere they go. Types of chatbots.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank B2B 56

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2019

There was a lot of confusion and anxiety surrounding the upcoming General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25, 2018! Now, if you’re talking about personal information for B2C marketing, such as home addresses or data beyond just contact information, the analysis may be different.)

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Marketing Government Scale Data 100

CloserIQ

JUNE 19, 2018

Use a list building tool like Dux-Soup to find potential leads based on keywords, location, job titles, and more. Do it manually, or use an enrichment tool like FullContact to turn partial snapshots into complete profiles. Consumers expect a personalized customer experience in 2018 and beyond. Ask for them. Names but no address?

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Prospecting Scale Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 81

Cience

JANUARY 10, 2020

It is beyond question that B2C companies get enormous traffic from mobile devices — we all do at least some of our online shopping from our phones. Our tool/solution is pretty complex and requires quite a lot of work to get started and hence it’s not very probable that someone would just sign up hastily on a mobile.

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B2B Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Rank 54

Cience

JANUARY 10, 2020

It is beyond question that B2C companies get enormous traffic from mobile devices — we all do at least some of our online shopping from our phones. Our tool/solution is pretty complex and requires quite a lot of work to get started and hence it’s not very probable that someone would just sign up hastily on a mobile.

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B2B Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Rank 52

SugarCRM

APRIL 10, 2018

Während 2018 nun in das zweite Quartal startet, lohnt es sich jedoch, auch noch einmal einen genaueren Blick auf Trends zu werfen, die die Tech- und CRM-Branche jenseits der Schlagzeilen und über den 25. Dies bietet besonders im B2B-Bereich enorme Vorteile, aber auch in den auf Kundenbindung ausgerichteten B2C-Bereichen.

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CRM B2C Trends Tools 32

Mindtickle

MAY 19, 2022

If sales people hope to stay competitive in the industry, they need to stay on top of the latest and greatest tech tools in the game. Hannah : But it’s not always easy to stay on top of the latest and greatest tech tools in the game. I saw him speak at the Outreach Conference in 2018. Who is Jacki Leahy?

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SalesForce Call-back Lead Rank Up-Sell 52

Close.io

AUGUST 30, 2019

Keep in mind that 39% of mid-sized companies changed their app stack between 2017-2018. This contradicts, of course, with the fact that customer acquisition cost (CAC) is up 50% in the last five years across B2B and B2C. In these companies, users—who are usually not the buyers—don’t have the time or willingness to use new tools.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 90

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines.

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Trends Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 96

Sales Hacker

JULY 24, 2019

We know that some of our members have inspired others to start groups, hold events, and build hiring tools, so we will keep on speaking up and shining a light on women who are in sales and sales leadership as role models. Brooke: We started this group in September of 2018, back when the SDR team was overwhelmingly comprised of men.

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Revenue Hiring Networking Face-to-face 74

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 29, 2019

the “2018 Service Provider of the Year Award”! Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again!

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Gatekeeper Face-to-face Inside Sales Cold Calling 147

Zoominfo

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B self-service experiences on the rise McKinsey’s data indicates that 22% of business decision-makers are already using digital self-service tools to identify and evaluate new vendors. Consumerization of the Enterprise Continues For the past decade, the line between B2B and B2C software has become increasingly blurred.

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Trends B2B Decision Maker Scale 100

Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2019

But, unlike the B2C market, it’s not always easy to identify the thought leaders with the most social pull within the B2B community. Purchase your tickets to the 2018 Growth Acceleration Summit to see Jay Baer speak. Neil will also be speaking at the 2018 Growth Acceleration Summit ! Keep reading. Twitter Followers: 413k.

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Influencer B2B Marketing Social Media 222

Hyper-Connected Selling

JANUARY 9, 2018

In B2B settings there are more people involved in the buying process and there are more options for B2C consumers than ever before. While sales enablement tools are useful, be wary of thinking that the long-term solution for your sales challenges is a new automation package or CRM system. Demonstrate Empathy.

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Hiring Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 64

SalesforLife

OCTOBER 4, 2018

According to Kapost's 2018 Marketing and Sales Alignment Benchmark , some people aren't so clear on what the ramifications of inconsistent messaging are on the content experience. For simplicity’s sake, I'll make a B2C analogy (B2B buyer journeys are so complex that I'd need an entire blog post to really get into it).

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnel B2C 50

Sales Hacker

MAY 31, 2018

Hoping to provide a little more clarity around some of the best tools for your sales stack, we’ll be discussing the different types of tools that I like to incorporate into our customers’ sales processes. Because every sales organization has different needs and uses different tools, we’re going to focus more on the functionality.

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Top of Funnel Proposal Funnel How To 46

Lessonly

JUNE 21, 2018

B2C is ahead of B2B in this regard.”. — B2B buyers are acting like B2C buyers now—a lot of millennials are turning to the web to do research. . B2C experiences raise buyers’ expectations for what will happen in the B2B buying process. I love tools. Over-relying on tools is what makes them detrimental…”. —

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Lead Rank Marketo Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 22

Allbound

MARCH 27, 2019

This isn’t just a B2C trend: it’s also massively important for B2B because of company values and supported organizations. Influencer marketing budgets went up significantly in 2018 , and I don’t see that trend slowing down this year. It can go horribly wrong, of course — but if they get it right, it can pay off in a massive way.

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Trends Marketing Social Media Influencer 63

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In the B2C industry, direct mail use is widespread. B2B direct mail campaigns ; however, are rarely leveraged for the effective sales tools that they are. Direct Mail in the B2B Industry. Research shows that only 38.5% of B2B companies report that they are using direct mail, and only 30% report using it in prospecting activities.

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Direct Mail Channels Outbound Campaigns 71

Cience

JULY 9, 2020

Cold Calling Tools CIENCE Uses. In 2018, The Rain Group studied 488 B2B buyers and 489 sellers and found some interesting stats: So why does “the cold calling is dead” myth persist? Using AI tools for call analysis can reveal hidden insights in a non-biased way. Cold Calling Tools CIENCE Uses. Cold Calling Scripts.

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Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Decision Maker 79

DialSource

JANUARY 16, 2020

Across the board, tech has had a profound impact on both the B2B and B2C realms. This dramatic shift toward new tools and processes is part of the overall movement toward digital transformation. – Salesforce State of Sales Report 2018. The digital era is upon us—and it’s here to stay.

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Ideal Customer Profile Consumer Face-to-face Objections 41

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

By combining Seismic’s industry leading sales enablement and asset management functionality with Percolate’s content orchestration and campaign planning tools, marketers will have comprehensive control and agility to efficiently align the most compelling and personalized content wherever and whenever the customer interacts with their brand.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Customer 52

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Sales Strategist, Top 50 keynote speakers, Best Selling author of Heart and Sell-(chosen as the textbook for Harvard’s Strategic Selling course) Top Voice on LinkedIn 2018. Following Sailthru’s sale to CM Group in 2018, Cassie took on the expanded role of Chief Customer Officer for CM Group’s 200MM+ martech portfolio.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130