Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2018

A win/loss analysis is the process of studying past business deals in order to generate valuable insights about your company’s selling practices. The insights garnered from this type of analysis can be instrumental in growing your business and increasing revenue. Step 2: Develop your win/loss analysis questions.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Combining historical sales patterns and customer profile data with external signals — economic indicators, news and survey data, and buyer intent — results in improved forecasts grounded in both past performance and current market conditions.

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Nutshell

APRIL 18, 2023

In this post, we’ll discuss competitive and marketing analyses and how to conduct them to help with creating your sales strategy. Table of Contents What is a competitive market analysis? Why conduct competitor and market analysis? Why conduct competitor and market analysis?

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 19, 2022

For most sellers, there is a distinct difference between qualifying and need-analysis questions. However, with need analysis often called “discovery,” it’s easy to confuse the two. After all, isn’t qualifying a prospect a type of discovery? Qualifying prospects is an essential part of the sales process.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? How did you find those prospects?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Attempting to grow your business without marketing intelligence is a lot like driving without directions. Without a clear understanding of your industry or market, you’ll be ill-equipped to make informed business decisions. Businesses are catching on to the importance of market intelligence. What Is Market Intelligence?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Yet, it can actually give us a better understanding of our prospects, making that human connection stronger. Here, I spoke with top sales leaders to learn how to AI to better understand your prospects, lead more effective conversations, and drive more results. How AI Can Help You Better Understand Your Prospects 1.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Unlock the Full Conversation with Integrated Sales Tech In a Forrester survey, 58% of respondents agreed that customer, prospect, and account data comes from too many sources. Turn insights from prospect and customer communications into immediate action. Automate activities across your entire tech stack.

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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. Instead, B2B marketers are turning their attention to key performance indicators that showcase how full-funnel marketing efforts can deliver increased performance. In 2020, that figure was down to 47%.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Marketers are definitely at the forefront of experimenting with GenAI. Their rapid growth recalls some of the most durable tech-driven shifts of modern history, with research by Bloomberg suggesting the generative AI market will grow to $1.3 What Does this Mean for Marketers? How Do Marketers Use Generative AI?

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Pipeliner

MAY 17, 2021

Sell Better With Behavioral Analysis Tools. There are many different behavioral and value analysis tools out there, like the Meyers Briggs and Enneagram tests, emotional intelligence tools, and others. Whatever you do, be it leadership, sales, management, or marketing, trust is the most foundational part of any relation.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

Your sales reps have a deep knowledge of how prospects can leverage your product, and they can craft customized plans about the best ways to do so. When it comes down to it, those are the only reasons prospects actually need reps. To get there, you'll need key tools known as sales analysis reports. Sales Analysis Reports.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 16, 2017

A win/loss analysis reveals why and how a sales opportunity turned into a new customer (or not). What Is A Win/Loss Analysis? A win/loss analysis is the process of studying past business deals to evaluate why sales opportunities became wins and losses. Let them take the wheel in scheduling and medium choice.

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Close.io

JANUARY 28, 2020

To improve your sales effectiveness and make informed data-backed decisions, you need to conduct sales analysis regularly. As you’ll see in the article, sales data analysis provides intelligence about your sales strategy , the performance of your team , and much more. What is sales analysis and why is it key to your sales strategy?

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Strategies to Differentiate Your Digital Marketing Agency for Small Businesses In today’s ultra-competitive market, employing advanced strategies like artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t merely an option for your small business digital marketing agency; it’s a necessity.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prospecting is one of the most fundamental sales skills. However, as the sales environment shifts, sellers must update how they prospect. Last July, we hosted the webinar, Mastering the Art of Prospecting: Key Strategies for Success. Here, we examined the fundamental principles of modern prospecting.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing. Add your own analysis.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. On the other hand, worrying that you’ll say the wrong thing can cause analysis paralysis. Conversations.

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Selling Energy

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we discussed in yesterday’s blog , too many of your prospects are fascinated with Simple Payback Period, and it makes NO sense to focus on that metric in situations where you’re comparing mutually exclusive solutions (i.e., situations where your prospect has two or more solutions to pick from, but at the end of the day can pick only one).

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 25, 2018

But, thanks to technological advancements, predicting customer behavior has become a reality—and it’s changed the face of marketing forever. Predictive intelligence and machine learning may sound like futuristic concepts, but they’ve already made a massive impact in the marketing world. Let’s get into it! The best part?

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Pipeliner

MAY 3, 2020

There are many different behavioral and value analysis tools out there, like the Meyers Briggs and Enneagram tests, emotional intelligence tools, and others. Steve Gavatorta, interviewed by John Golden, explores how to use these behavioral and value analysis tools to become a better salesperson, sales leader, or sales manager.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This is where savvy digital marketing agencies come in, acting as partners for local businesses to thrive in the rapidly advancing digital sphere. This guide will empower agency sales professionals and media consultants to educate local businesses about the importance of digital marketing programs.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

SWOT analysis is far from a new concept, especially for individual products. It offers a macro view of your portfolio’s performance and provides valuable insights that drive your go-to-market strategy and ultimately impacts your product, marketing and sales investment priorities. What is a Product Portfolio SWOT Analysis?

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SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Plus, you have no information about the prospects who weren’t interested in taking your survey. Our society experiences an empathy deficit due to cultural and environmental factors, so introducing sentiment analysis software to register positive and negative feelings might be the new challenge. Closing Thoughts.

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

At the most basic level, win loss analysis helps sales, marketing, and product leaders understand the reasons for their organizational wins and losses so that they can increase their win rates and capture more business in the future. Win loss analysis” can mean different things to different people. Win Loss in Practice.

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 14, 2024

Importance of Email Metrics Analysis in Achieving Local Business Contract Success The success of a local business contract can often rest on a digital marketing agency’s ability to effectively communicate with prospective local business clients. Proficiency in email metrics analysis is a crucial component of this process.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Attempting to grow your business without market intelligence is a lot like driving without directions. Without a clear understanding of your industry or market, you will fail to make informed business decisions. Businesses are catching on to the importance of market intelligence. What is market intelligence?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s no secret, data has revolutionized marketing. Where marketers once relied on instinct, they now rely on insights gleaned from careful data analysis. Here on the ZoomInfo blog, we’ve laid out the benefits of data-driven marketing time and time again. Right-brained marketers create exceptional, unique content.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Author: Jacob Dillon The marketing environment never sits in one place. As the digital era is here, every marketer and salesman must adapt to the most effective practices that bring the most results. Finding new prospects to buy your products is surely a key factor of the entire sales process. Pay attention and apply!

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 19, 2018

Let’s agree that the goal of your marketing team should be to help your sales team. But as sales professionals, how can you feed your sales intelligence in to your marketing team and how can they use that intelligence to better help you close sales? Read it: 7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment. Sound good?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 30, 2019

So, in an effort to demystify the term, we recently took to our blog to discuss marketing creativity —what it is, what it isn’t, and how to achieve it. We also thought it would be helpful to provide our readers with examples of truly creative marketing. Three Incredible Examples of Creative B2B Marketing Initiatives.

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SMEI

MARCH 10, 2022

Learn To Create A Marketing Strategy That Gets Your Products And Services In Front Of Motivated Buyer With This 13 Step Guide. A marketing strategy is a plan of action that will help you achieve your business goals. A great marketing plan will give you a sustainable competitive advantage. Determine Your Marketing Objectives.

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Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2018

There's another win-win value proposition that applies to outsourced tele-prospecting: “Costs Less. The fact is, insourcing tele-prospecting is harder, and more expensive, than most imagine. Click here for a build vs. buy analysis—both from a cost and revenue standpoint. Generates More.”

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