Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2021

The pandemic changed the day-to-day processes of the B2B sales organization practically overnight when the world went 100% digital. A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers. BTW: Are Your Sales and Marketing Teams Aligned?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There’s something special about attending a sales conference. Whatever it is that excites you the most about attending sales conferences, you’ll find it at the various events listed below. Keep reading for our list of the 14 must-attend sales conferences of 2020! BOUNDLESS 2020.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Interesting tidbit: The probability of selling to a new prospect is 5–20%. In 2020, with businesses in turmoil, many have shifted to focus on growing accounts by upselling more services and cross-selling new product lines. 2020: The year of product expansion? The probability of selling to an existing customer is 60–70%.

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SBI

MAY 20, 2020

The Top Sales Tools of 2020. Now is a great time to invest in technology for sales. It can’t help sellers find the perfect content for each sales situation – but Sales Enablement Solutions can. Stop relying on CRM alone to bolster your sales. CRM can’t do everything. Beyond CRM.

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Shari Levitin

MARCH 3, 2020

Time flies and it’s almost the second quarter of 2020! You might also be wondering what exactly those sales goals were that you set for 2020. Multiplying your sales? If any of these sound like the kind of goals you’re trying to crush in 2020… I might be able to help. Was it mastering your pitch?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. And How Can They Help Marketers? Marketers can use buyer personas to build content strategies that speak directly to their targeted audience, and therefore build trust and reliability with customers. Analyze Prospect And Customer Data.

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Zoominfo

JULY 6, 2020

Retaining unconverted leads comes at no cost, but the ongoing obsession with adding more prospects to the funnel can undermine the value of lead nurturing. Inbound marketing is worth it in the long run because it provides higher quality leads for sales compared to outbound marketing tactics. We explain. You’d be wrong.

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Salesmate

MAY 12, 2020

Being a startup, you have to push your idea forward into the market, and before you get noticed you need to market yourself in front of everyone. And by marketing, I am talking about displaying your product or service in front of people with money. Not everyone has a natural knack of a seasoned sales or marketing professional.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A 2018 study by the University of Zurich found that even a small gift from a sales representative makes customers much more likely to make a purchase. “It’s something like an educated Hail Mary pass that sweeps up unconverted marketing qualified leads.” What do we mean by “direct mail marketing”? The results?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Earlier this year, SBI consultant Kirk Snider wrote, “the only way to provide a good experience is to listen to what your customer is saying.” ” In his article, he shares why implementing different, and numerous types of listening paths are.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This is especially true when it comes to sales and marketing. In an ideal world, sales and marketing processes would be built with the other team in mind. Here are some numbers that just might convince you of the value of Sales and Marketing alignment: Sales and Marketing Alignment Stats to Know.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2020

Sales and marketing teams, specifically, have abandoned chasing (demand gen) waterfalls or examining funnels. Instead, go-to-market teams are tirelessly doing anything and everything they can to hit their numbers today. Market segmentation needs to be beyond reproach and sales metrics need to be measurable and projectible.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the huge growth in marketing and sales automation, along with the growing popularity and acceptance of self-service sales processes, reports of the death of the salesperson are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Higher value B2B sales still need a competent salesperson to close the deal. The audience.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Author: Tom Pisello If there's one thing that's true about 2020 it’s that everything changed. For sales, 2020 brought on restrictions and social distancing, leading to less face-to-face interactions and remote sales. With 2020 behind us, here’s what I expect to see in 2021.

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SBI Growth

JULY 20, 2020

No longer were we allowed to meet customers or prospects in person, and unfortunately, this still holds true four months later. In early March, everyone’s coverage model was forced to change. Which has caused us to ask the following questions: How.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 15, 2020

As we live in the digital age, we need to adapt our digital marketing tactics as an ever-changing fluid strategy. You need a strong marketing team that understands the demands of following and competing with social media marketplace trends. Related: WHAT C-SUITE EXECS REALLY THINK WHEN CONTACTED BY INSIDE SALES REPS.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In 2020, like most businesses around the world, AGL found itself facing a pandemic crossroads. If AGL was to successfully make the transition and survive, the sales team would have to identify new potential customers, as well as services beyond AGL’s core expertise. We didn’t have a formal prospecting strategy,” Zambo says. “We

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Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Increasing sales with enterprise customers starts here — find out how to build custom solutions. What Does a Go-to-Market Strategy Look Like?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sales automation tools streamline repetitive tasks so you can focus on selling. What is Sales Automation? Today’s Sales professions spend just 34% of their time selling. With that shocking statistic, let’s review the benefits of sales automation. The Rise of Sales Automation. Salesforce.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

“In March 2020, live events were canceled overnight. Like everyone else, we had to pivot, and fast.” — Danny Daly, manager, marketing events at ZoomInfo. One year later, we’re virtually in the same boat, with most organizations shifting to conducting online shows to generate leads and reach prospective buyers.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2020

Running a sales transformation is difficult. In our experience at SBI, we have found that the organization’s culture, increased collaboration, and focus on value creation are key levers to successfully grow revenue. Additionally, we also see innovation as being a.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 23, 2020

In a good year, most of the best sales conferences are physical events where you can attend sessions, rub elbows with thought leaders, and make new connections. With a pandemic on our hands, most sales conferences scheduled for the early part of 2020 have either been rescheduled or, if you’re lucky, made virtual. But this year….

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2021

If you were asked last year how your day was, your answer would have been: “It’s 2020.” Companies that thrived in 2020 had a different mindset. They recognized that asking clients for referrals was the way to gain access to prime prospects. Every client I worked with in 2020 had a singular client focus. They freaked out.

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2020

As sales leaders, it is our responsibility to keep a pulse on the changing landscape and reimagine how we approach sales in the age of the customer. Be on top of your game by staying informed on these three trends that are already shaping 2020. Customer Experience Pursuits Will Unite Teams. Content Will Come Home.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Staying up to date in an era of change means that you must continuously refine your sales practice. At Allego, getting to meet prospects and customers face-to-face at events is one of the highlights of our year. To help you find the best events, we’ve pulled together a list of our top 2020 sales conferences.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 8, 2021

2020 was definitely one for the books. Let’s rewind for a minute and go back to January 2020 when we were reveling in anticipation for the year ahead. The highs of excitement were still strong through February after company kick-offs, and most of us were well on our way to having a great Q1 of 2020… and then we got to March.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

With digital selling taking over traditional sales methodologies, there has never been a more exciting time to be in sales. Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. What is Sales Prospecting?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We know what you’re thinking, but even with new privacy laws, B2B prospecting is possible in Europe, if you’re taking the right steps. That was the main message from Founder and CEO of ZoomInfo, Henry Shuck, for the audience at the 2020 SaaStock EMEA conference. Best practices for going to market across Europe.

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Salesmate

AUGUST 19, 2020

We’re excited to announce that once again, Salesmate is recognized as a market-leading sales CRM and automation platform by multiple Gartner’s top software advisory platforms – SoftwareAdvice and GetApp. Here is the summary of the awards and recognitions that Salesmate aced in 2020: 1.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Author: Umberto Milletti All trends point to 2020 being more focused on the B2B customer, with data and insights as the key to understanding their needs. Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Customers have more power and more information than ever?—?they

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Creating a repeatable and more importantly successful pipeline with viable prospects is one of the most gratifying and (at times) daunting tasks for both sales and marketing professionals. The post <h1>Top 20 Growth Hack Tools to Improve your Pipeline in 2020</h1> appeared first on Lead411.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Businesses must take aggressive action to spur an economic bounceback in 2020. to April 2020, the number of active business owners in the United States plunged by 3.3 Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. During the period of Feb. million to 5.1

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