SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2013

Sales leaders perceive advertising agencies with the trifecta of doom; Expensive, Eccentric, and Frivolous. Why is it that most B2B sales leaders hate advertising agencies? They are irked when advertising agencies take too much credit for growth. Sales leaders recognize that marketing has a role. It’s simple.

Demand Generation Agencies 306

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Advertising Top of Funnel 306

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in numerous digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution.

Paid Content 130

Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 22, 2021

There’s a saying in marketing that goes, “if you’re targeting everyone, you’re targeting no one,” and for the most part, I agree with it. There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice, one of them being that it’s more effective than any kind of ‘spray and pray’ method.

Ideal Customer Profile 221

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer Persona B2B 221

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

From emerging platforms, to hot new trends, there’s always something new that marketers must identify and adapt to. And for better or worse, this change is sure to have quite the impact on your B2B marketing strategy. How will Facebook’s new algorithm impact your B2B business? However, the system wasn’t a perfect science.

B2B 180

B2B Strategy Buyer Persona Marketing 180

Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services.

Lead Generation 172

Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 172

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. We’ve written at length about how effective those tactics can be — but today, we’re talking about a different type of marketing campaign. Keep reading! Let’s get into it!

Direct Mail 182

Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 182

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2019

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. Yet, many tried-and-true marketing strategies continue to generate results. 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say webinars are the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ).

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of our B2B blog, you already know the drill. This month we focus on the marketing technology stack, the power of direct dials, productivity myths, SEO, and more! Investing In Marketing Technology: 7 Key Considerations. Investing In Marketing Technology: 7 Key Considerations. Let’s get into it.

B2B 124

B2B B2C Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 124

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. The best B2B option until now has been LinkedIn ads.

LinkedIn 323

LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead B2B Tools 323

Lead411

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Compare the best B2B Email Finders for Sales Leads A powerful email finder can make the difference between closing deals and chasing dead-end leads. While several email finder tools exist, Lead411 stands out as the top choice for B2B sales. offers a suite of tools for B2B sales and marketing, including email finding capabilities.

B2B 98

B2B Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 98

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Considering this expansive reach, it only makes sense for marketers to wonder how they can use Reddit to their advantage. In a recent blog post, we offered some tips on using Reddit to conduct market research. But, beyond that particular use case, marketers can also convert Reddit into a successful marketing channel.

B2B 157

B2B Advertising Advertising Promotion 157

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Launching a go-to-market strategy in Germany can be tricky due to the complexity of local regulations and guidance. In order to avoid fines, penalties, and breaking customer trust, it’s important to understand key privacy laws in Germany and how to go to market in an effective, compliant way. Double opt-in is a two-stage process.

Telemarketing 130

Telemarketing Strategy Intent Signal Inbound 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketers often employ brand storytelling in campaigns containing creative narratives, showcasing a brand or its product in more relatable, human contexts. Brand storytelling is a staple of B2C content marketing, but it’s less common in the B2B world. Keep reading! ZoomInfo MarketingOS Finally, ABM with data you can trust.

Examples 130

Examples B2B Microsoft Case Study 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

A little bit of humor can go a long way– even in the marketing world. Today’s marketing professionals must juggle a number of high-priority tasks throughout the day, and often, they find themselves under a significant amount of stress. In these cases, a few lighthearted jokes can ease the tension of the day-to-day marketing job.

Marketing 272

Marketing Top of Funnel Hiring Social Media 272

Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2018

Welcome to our eighth installment in our series of B2B Blog Post Round-Ups. Today’s edition features content about lead generation, data-driven recruitment, marketing influencer selection and more. In the world of B2B marketing, lead generation matters a lot—yet, it’s also one of our biggest challenges.

Influencer 157

Influencer B2B Hiring Lead Generation 157

Zoominfo

AUGUST 9, 2018

If you’ve worked in marketing for any length of time, you already know not every campaign is created equal—it’s inevitable, some campaigns will be more effective than others. Ultimately, the key to marketing productivity lies in your ability to pinpoint and scale your most successful marketing initiatives. Let’s get into it!

Marketing 160

Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 160

MarketJoy

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lead generation is one of, if not, the most significant aspects of the B2B marketing process and the sales operations. Content is a persistent challenge for B2B lead generation systems. Acing the specialty of creating profoundly applicable and engaging content that appeals to their demographic is hard for marketers.

Lead Generation 105

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 105

Zoominfo

AUGUST 14, 2018

Compared to its humble beginnings, social media marketing has become a staple in the B2B community with more than $5.4 billion spent on social marketing efforts in the United States alone in 2016 ( source ). However, 14% of B2B companies still refuse to participate in social media initiatives. Lead generation.

Social Media 133

Social Media ROI Media B2B 133

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Especially in the B2B Realm?). Compared to B2C marketing strategies, B2B marketers and sales professionals rely on educating their audiences to gain more leads and conversions.

Prospecting 262

Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 262

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

searching for a question or resource, looking up design templates, or even hunting for the best tips and tricks to complete a task you’ve been handed. Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. Go check it out!

Channels 220

Channels Marketing Lead Rank Outsourcing Services 220

eGrabber

JUNE 9, 2023

Generating B2B leads on LinkedIn can be a powerful way to grow your business. In this blog post, we’ll share seven actionable tips that can help you attract and engage with your target audience on the platform, generate B2B leads on LinkedIn, and ultimately leading to more B2B leads for your business. Try for Free!

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 52

SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Times are changing, and you must keep up. People’s trust in advertising continuously decreases as they ask for innovation, more authenticity, and brand transparency than ever before. You’re not a product “pusher” anymore, but an insight provider as you add value through your marketing strategy by listening to your audience.

B2B 51

B2B Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 51

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Check out our tips for getting the most out of your next B2B data purchase. For a more in-depth look at selecting a data provider, check out the following blog posts: A Guide to B2B Data Sources. Try Before You Buy: B2B Data Sampling Strategies. How to Get More from Your B2B Data. Don’t buy data you don’t need.

B2B 154

B2B Data Vendor Discount 154

Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2023

Traditional marketing plans lay out these steps, but to really move the needle, you’ll need to dig a little deeper. That’s where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. That’s where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? First, let’s define go-to-market as an overall framework.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Lead Rank Marketing 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Coupled with the inherent speed of GenAI, you have the very real possibility that even small errors could quickly spread throughout a go-to-market motion, leading your team in wildly wrong directions. Write a follow-up prospecting email. ACME is a mid-market company, based in San Francisco.

Data 147

Data Scale Lead Rank Hiring 147

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?

Marketing 189

Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Pointclear

MARCH 27, 2014

I was delighted to be invited as guest #5 on Paul Gillin and Allan Schoenberg’s FIR B2B podcast. The format of FIR B2B is brilliant. Half of all B2B emails are now opened on a mobile device, up from 46% last quarter (according to Yesmail in an article published in FierceCMO). Don’t give up after one or two voicemails.

Social Media 223

Social Media Media B2B Decision Maker 223

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). This is crazy specific, but you could find all the people that match the following: . Who currently have job openings for marketing help. What Is a B2B Marketing Plan and Strategy? What is a b2b marketing strategy?

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel B2B 52

Crunchbase

MARCH 16, 2022

We’ll also touch on how the D2C model can be leveraged to the advantage of B2B-based businesses and sellers. Intentional marketing. D2C brands that have had success with customer acquisition and retention use intentional marketing. Also, merchants will learn about the first impressions of products and their advertisements.

Scale 105

Scale Lead Rank B2B Lead Scoring 105

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. We’ve written at length about how effective those tactics can be — but today, we’re talking about a different type of marketing campaign. Keep reading! Let’s get into it!

Direct Mail 100

Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 100

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 100

MarketJoy

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

You could be doing everything right — using content marketing and engaging with your audience — but if you’re not seeing the results you want, you might be making some mistakes with your lead generation strategy. If you’re not getting results, it could be because one of the following reasons: 1. Value in marketing.

Lead Generation 59

Lead Generation Lead Rank Outsourcing Services Lead Scoring 59

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

Ideal Customer Profile 147

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 147

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services.

Lead Generation 243

Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 243

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Following the 2008 recession, it took larger companies an average of four years to recover their pre-recession level of GDP , while smaller companies took six years. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. B2B Sales Operations Are Changing for Good.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317