Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Regardless, 2020 will have an indelible impression on business operations for quite some time. Our company, like others, canceled plans to participate in near-term trade shows only to learn that all 2020 events were soon to be canceled as well. Some will be more aggressive than others, depending upon the sector and the funds available.

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Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation 177

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales. Focusing on segmented groups of potential customers not only saves time and resources, but the marketing campaign as a whole. Let’s say your company sells accounting software that specializes in advanced finance analytics.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

“It’s imperative to continually listen to what customers are saying , putting yourselves in the customers’ shoes and thinking of ways to better enable them,” Craig Williams, chief information officer at networking software company Ciena, told IDG Connect. Technology : Sales intelligence platforms and buyer intent software.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here’s a breakdown of the key types of intent, and an in-depth exploration of what makes ZoomInfo the top-rated buyer intent provider on G2 , the largest peer-review business software platform in the world. How Do I Know Which Intent Data is Trustworthy? We actually helped start this category back in 2014 through a partnership with Bombora.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

However, just because influencer marketing is popular doesn’t mean it’s easy to run a successful, strategic influencer campaign. Why is the brand-influencer relationship so important in 2020? As with any relationship, first impressions are key and can often make or break the success of a campaign.

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Influencer Marketing How To Face-to-face 194

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. That’s one of the reasons ZoomInfo created WebSights , which enables you to understand which companies are researching your product and retarget them efficiently in campaigns. Not so much.

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Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 147

Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2022

On an average morning in early 2020, sales reps left their team huddles pumped up on yesterday’s success stories and a few cups of dark roast, ready to start dialing for the day. In an analysis of more than 35 million calls, ZoomInfo’s Chorus team saw a 15% drop in average quarterly cold-call connect rates by the end of 2020.

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SBI

DECEMBER 28, 2020

NEWTON, MA – DECEMBER 23, 2020. Industry research indicates that the majority of marketers expect virtual events to be the norm past 2020. Increase subscription revenue – TechTarget has been steadily converting programs from quarterly campaigns to longer-term revenue contracts through its Priority Engine TM platform.

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Closing Intent Data Intent Face-to-face 126

Zoominfo

APRIL 12, 2021

The way you structure your campaigns, segment customers, and build CRM hierarchies becomes critical. Yet a 2020 CIO survey conducted by Accenture shows that less than 30 percent of IT stakeholders completely agree that ERP is the primary enabler to bridge business and functional silos. One thing’s for sure: it’s not always simple.

Scale 189

Scale Enterprise Enterprise Account Based Marketing 189

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. That’s one of the reasons ZoomInfo created WebSights , which enables you to understand which companies are researching your product and retarget them efficiently in campaigns. Not so much.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales. Focusing on segmented groups of potential customers not only saves time and resources but the marketing campaign as a whole. Let’s say your company sells accounting software that specializes in advanced finance analytics.

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 100

Crunchbase

AUGUST 12, 2020

If this upward trend continues, there’s a chance Q4 funding will mirror the quarter-over-quarter increase we’ve seen in previous years, despite the curveballs 2020 has thrown our way. Industry: Advertising Platforms, Brand Marketing, Enterprise Software, Social Media. Industry: Database, Enterprise Software, Technical Support.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

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. A tech stack is the collection of software, IT infrastructure , and application programming interfaces (APIs) that a business uses to get its day-to-day work done.

Data 147

Data Intent Signal Sales Qualified Lead Software 147

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Update: June 26, 2020. This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” From SDR in 2015, to enterprise AE in 2020–and she’s gathered quite the following on LinkedIn. Although she’s spent less than four years at SalesLoft, she has risen through the ranks at an impressive pace.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Twitter Lead Rank 101

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Author: Eleni Hagen If there’s one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that time is of the essence: in life, as well as in sales. . From amassing critical consumer data to scheduling email campaigns and mapping customer journeys, there’s no end to the streamlined advantages sales tech can bring to the table. Identified a content gap?

Scale 177

Scale Maximizer Strategy How To 177

Zoominfo

JULY 20, 2021

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. A tech stack is the collection of software, IT infrastructure, and application programming interfaces (APIs) that a business uses to get its day-to-day work done.

Data 130

Data Intent Signal Sales Qualified Lead Software 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 12, 2021

The way you structure your campaigns, segment customers, and build CRM hierarchies becomes critical. Yet a 2020 CIO survey conducted by Accenture shows that less than 30 percent of IT stakeholders completely agree that ERP is the primary enabler to bridge business and functional silos. One thing’s for sure: it’s not always simple.

Scale 130

Scale Enterprise Enterprise Account Based Marketing 130

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Author: Eleni Hagen If there’s one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that time is of the essence: in life, as well as in sales. . From amassing critical consumer data to scheduling email campaigns and mapping customer journeys, there’s no end to the streamlined advantages sales tech can bring to the table. Identified a content gap?

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Maximizer Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 156

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thanks to these, sales teams can spot new leads, build targeted sales campaigns, and predict which services or products will be in high demand. For example, using data from 2019 to predict what 2020 would look like would be a big mistake. As 2020 was nothing like 2019, basing sales predictions on historical data would be useless.

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Sales Forecasts Forecasting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 77

eGrabber

APRIL 27, 2021

Recollect 2020. Look back to reflect on what worked for you in 2020, most importantly on what didn’t work. As 2020 had been so unpredictable, there were a lot of changes in the B2B world. To prepare a B2B lead generation strategy that is effective, automation software is the key. Automate workflow wherever possible.

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Small Business Small Business Leads 52

eGrabber

APRIL 27, 2021

Recollect 2020. Look back to reflect on what worked for you in 2020, most importantly on what didn’t work. As 2020 had been so unpredictable, there were a lot of changes in the B2B world. To prepare a B2B lead generation strategy that is effective, automation software is the key. Automate workflow wherever possible.

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Small Business Small Business Leads 52

eGrabber

APRIL 27, 2021

Recollect 2020. Look back to reflect on what worked for you in 2020, most importantly on what didn’t work. As 2020 had been so unpredictable, there were a lot of changes in the B2B world. To prepare a B2B lead generation strategy that is effective, automation software is the key. Automate workflow wherever possible.

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Small Business Small Business Leads 52

SalesLoft

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This is part two of a three-part series on what Forrester Predictions 2020 means for sellers in the coming year. Here’s the first post, Forrester Predicts: Seller Engagement to Increase by 10% in 2020. In 1953, Baskin Robbins launched its famous “31 flavors” campaign. Curious to learn what Sales Engagement software has to offer?

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Customer 52

SendBuzz

MAY 15, 2023

How can email campaign ROI be determined? People have claimed to generate up to $42 per dollar they spent in email outreach campaigns. Business size The pandemic caused the email ROI for ROI companies with 100–499 to drop significantly from 40:1 in 2019 to 29:1 in 2020. This translates to, you got $10 in every dollar you spend.

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Email Marketing ROI Study Data 52

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. Sales automation tools are types of software that enables companies to automate the sales process.

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Sales Automation Prospecting Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 162

SendBuzz

MAY 8, 2023

How can email campaign ROI be determined? Business size The pandemic caused the email ROI for ROI companies with 100–499 to drop significantly from 40:1 in 2019 to 29:1 in 2020. You can use a variety of spam detector software to make sure that emails are clear of spam. Not to mention, it also affects your deliverability rate.

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Email Marketing ROI Analytics Data 52

Nutshell

OCTOBER 30, 2020

With in-person events temporarily postponed due to health concerns, virtual event platforms have taken center-stage in 2020. If you’ve been online at all in 2020, you’ve seen an advertisement promoting a virtual event. This kind of tool is different from a virtual meeting software like Zoom or GoToMeeting.

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Webinar Metrics Software Software Conference 127

Allbound

MARCH 17, 2020

Gartner 2020, How Your Business Can Respond to Coronavirus. 2020 will go down in the history books with a lot of notable, yet predictable events – U.S. For those of us eager to maintain healthy businesses in the wake of this, 2020 will force us to rethink everything about how we go to market.

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Channels Face-to-face Conference Cancellation 74

BrainShark

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Salesforce’s 2022 customer research surfaced insightful feedback in this regard, with “88% of customers saying the experience a company provides is as important as its product or services — up from 80% in 2020.”. At the same time, though, the industry was seeing a major shift in who purchased software. But then deals stalled.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Software Software 62

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 15, 2019

It’s not hard to see why — only 21% of emails from email campaigns are opened. Example 1: Selling B2B Software Hi (First Name), I noticed you’re using (competing software tool). This blog post was updated on June 29th, 2020 and originally published on DiscoverOrg.

Scale 113

Scale Intent Face-to-face B2B 113

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

Ecommerce Tools Will Automate Sales If you want to truly excel in B2B ecommerce, you need the right ecommerce tools, whether it’s a comprehensive website builder or shopping cart software. Marketing tools: Marketing campaigns and content creation tools help get your business in front of your target audience.

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Trends B2B B2C Social Media 99

Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2021

Account-based sales is effective because it focuses on targeting a group of qualified prospects with personalized campaigns instead of offering a generic message to a vague audience. For example, let’s say your organization sells analytics software to other businesses.

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Buyer Intent Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel 98

Cience

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As buyers, industries, and the greater world shift (2020 has taken this to the extreme), it’s critical to update as your business and your buyers evolve. Create a specific ICP for every outbound marketing campaign you perform, and use it as a map for finding the highest number of quality leads.

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Ideal Customer Profile Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead B2B 105

Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

Data from Indeed, the recruitment platform, indicates that between July 2020 and July 2021, searches for vacancies advertising such incentives increased by 134 percent. Others have introduced signing bonuses, tuition support, and retirement contributions to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive recruitment landscape.

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LeadBoxer

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The first step in developing an email marketing strategy is to implement a tracking pixel into your email campaigns. Use software that will integrate with website data for the most accurate view of users’ behaviors. And work with them to start doing community outreach and implement positive campaigns before a crisis occurs.

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Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 58

SugarCRM

JANUARY 23, 2020

Let’s take a look at factors to consider when picking a CRM software: Define your business needs. Look for a CRM that delivers strong and agile lead generation software. Most CRM software providers offer a free trial and offer per user pricing. All-in-one CRMs include marketing automation software. Marketing features.

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Small Business Small Business CRM Lead Rank 22

SugarCRM

MARCH 22, 2022

That can include but isn’t limited to sending email drip campaigns, launching and managing ad campaigns, posting on social media, and gathering contact information and other data relevant to leads. Marketing automation relies on software programs, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to handle repetitive tasks.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Sales Qualified Lead 48