Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The B2B buying process isn’t as linear or predictable as most companies assume. For example, we are currently conducting brain research and field studies to determine the performance of traditional static marketing content such as eBooks versus more interactive assets. Before the pandemic 70% of B2B selling was already “inside selling.”

B2B 199

B2B Revenue Top of Funnel Margin 199

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 19, 2021

As opposed to whole blog posts, webinars , eBooks, and other digital content, the landing page is a simple design to bring the reader to a call to action. You don’t have to be a part of an eCommerce organization to build an effective lead capture system on your digital channels. They both need this engagement!

Marketing 130

Marketing Prospecting Top of Funnel Segment 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2018

So in an effort to demystify the term, we’re going to dive into marketing creativity in the B2B realm. With the ultimate goal of increasing conversion rates, marketers have to accelerate brand activity through digital channels. In the B2B world, content typically takes the form of a blog post, eBook, whitepaper, or webinar.

Examples 130

Examples B2B Marketing Inbound 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. How to Optimize Chatbots for B2B Lead Generation 1. downloading an ebook), you want to be proactive with your responses. Time is of the essence in the B2B world.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

It‘s no secret that B2B sales (especially at the enterprise level) take a significant amount of time and effort to nurture and eventually close. The B2B sales funnel is a popular method for modeling this journey. What is a B2B sales funnel? . B2B sales funnels vs. sales pipelines . Consideration. Evaluation.

Top of Funnel 133

Top of Funnel Funnel Examples B2B 133

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Our latest eBook shows you how to navigate your book of business, craft a well-calculated marketing plan, add more places of interest on the map, and direct potential customers to inroads back to your company. Get started with our free eBook ! B2B buyers research solutions months before buying. Buyers control the journey.

Account Based Marketing 181

Account Based Marketing Data Ideal Customer Profile eBook 181

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. The goal is to target the right prospects, as well as bring them along the buyer’s journey. Demand generation is programmatic.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 225

MarketJoy

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lead generation is one of, if not, the most significant aspects of the B2B marketing process and the sales operations. It is responsible for bringing in quality traffic to a business’s website and producing prospects that convert successfully into paying customers. Content is a persistent challenge for B2B lead generation systems.

Lead Generation 105

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 105

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important. What is a Lead?

Lead Generation 240

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

eGrabber

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Are you putting in a lot of your time and effort in crafting a perfect email sequence to catch the attention of the prospect you found to be a perfect fit. Are you in a finite industry with a limited number of prospects and have been following up with the prospect once, twice, three times, eight times or more.

Decision Maker 52

Decision Maker Channels Marketing How To 52

Gong.io

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The only way your sales reps can meet their quotas and close deals is if they have enough prospects in their pipeline. So how can you prospect more effectively? How can you ensure that you’re targeting and focusing on the right prospects? With a proven sales prospecting process. What is sales prospecting?

Ideal Customer Profile 62

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Prospecting Lead Scoring 62

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

What is channel sales? In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. The Definition of Channel Sales.

Channels 102

Channels Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring 102

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The goal is to attract prospects to your brand and convert them to customers — by hosting a webinar. Read on to get the ins and outs of attracting prospects (and converting them into customers) with a step-by-step webinar formula. Dig into your buyer personas to discover what prospects want from you. What Is a Webinar Funnel?

Top of Funnel 208

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Funnel Social Media 208

Zoominfo

APRIL 10, 2018

From the time social media became a viable marketing channel, B2B companies have been looking for ways to automate social processes. Today we’re covering a topic that B2B marketers have disputed for years—scripted social media. They’ll appreciate it and so will your prospects. Social Selling. Content Marketing.

Social Media 188

Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profile Social Selling 188

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

According to a study by Edelman, 88% B2B of decision-makers believe that thought leadership is effective in enhancing their perceptions of an organization—yet only 17% of them rate the quality of most of the thought leadership they read as very good or excellent. Your content should present your brand as a thought leader.

Paid Content 264

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

Nutshell

OCTOBER 2, 2020

B2B brands either understand the importance of content planning, or they struggle to generate leads. B2B vs. B2C. First, it’s important to differentiate between B2B and B2C: B2B stands for business to business , meaning you are a business selling your product or service to another business.

B2B 99

B2B B2C Social Media How To 99

Alice Heiman

JULY 10, 2019

Where Are Your Prospects? . We need to meet our prospects and customers where they are. It is possible that your customers and prospects may be using social media platforms that your sales reps are not currently using for business. We want our sales reps to be in the path of our prospects, so they can see us when they need us.

Prospecting 114

Prospecting Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Trade Show 114

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important. What is a Lead?

Lead Generation 177

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 177

Allbound

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

So how do you make your channel marketing content stand out – and help your partners understand the complex art of getting it out at the right time? They can support you in creating a channel marketing game plan optimized for this new sales frontier. They’ll build valuable insight into prospects’ strengths and weaknesses.

Channels 63

Channels Revenue Marketing Sports 63

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

On the other hand, while it is aided by top-of-funnel awareness that demand generation drives, lead generation is the process of converting sales-ready prospects into qualified pipeline. The goal is to target the right prospects, as well as bring them along the buyer’s journey.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 130

SBI

MAY 5, 2019

RO Innovation offers a suite of sales solutions that work together to enable sales teams for success – even your channel teams.With RO, you get reference management, content management, sales enablement, and channel enablement. Resources All eBook ebooks & Guides Guide Interview Video Reviews. Customer References.

Video 99

Video eBook Channels Survey 99

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

60% of the buyer’s journey now happens before your Account Executive interacts with a prospect. Blogs, ebooks, webinars, social media. Your AEs then have the potential to turn members of that personal online network into prospects. 75% of B2B buyers anticipate that social media will likely influence a future purchase.

Social Selling 308

Social Selling Social Media Eloqua Webinar Metrics 308

PandaDoc

JULY 6, 2021

The ultimate target for any B2B sales team is to convert a lead into a quality sales lead. It is not new that a B2B sales cycle is a lot longer than that of a B2C , but once converted, these are high-value selling opportunities. How B2B marketing automation can help in creating more selling opportunities? Sales outreach.

Opportunity 52

Opportunity B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

Allego

AUGUST 23, 2022

Gartner reports the need for a more holistic, 360-degree view of enablement, driven by changes in B2B sales. B2B buyers now expect the same level of consistency and continuity at every stage of the sales process that they receive when buying consumer products. Changes in B2B Sales.

Revenue 117

Revenue Face-to-face Marketing Vendor 117

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion? We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. Free Trial A Sales Funnel Has Four Stages: 1. Awareness Stage 2.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Data 130

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Today's guest blogger, Ann Handley, is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and the co-author of the brand-new book, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business. In other words: B2B marketers + social = lots of room for improvement.

Trends 180

Trends B2B Social Media Marketing 180

Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 14, 2020

Search the internet and the social channels, and you will no end of bad ideas and even worse advice. In part, your job as a consultative salesperson is to inform your clients and prospects. How might one be consultative when they know less than their prospective client about the area in which they intend to provide counsel?

Buyer 99

Buyer eBook B2B Construction 99

Growbots

MARCH 30, 2020

In the B2B sector specifically, there’s a direct impact as well: the event industry needing to reinvent itself completely, companies that work with the hardest-hit industries (like hospitality, aviation, travel) seeing a huge decline in the demand for their services, everyone having to suddenly start working remotely – just to name a few.

B2B 52

B2B Outbound Hiring Inbound 52

Growbots

MARCH 30, 2020

In the B2B sector specifically, there’s a direct impact as well: the event industry needing to reinvent itself completely, companies that work with the hardest-hit industries (like hospitality, aviation, travel) seeing a huge decline in the demand for their services, everyone having to suddenly start working remotely – just to name a few.

B2B 52

B2B Outbound Hiring Inbound 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Websites are foundational to most B2B lead generation strategies. By that, we mean most of your organic web traffic is likely anonymous — so, short of raising their hand for a demo or downloading an ebook, you won’t know much about them, and they can bounce off your site before you’ve ever had a chance to engage. Easy, right?

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 15, 2018

Remember, prospecting is all about people. B2B selling is all about relationships. That’s no way to live, and it’s certainly no way to approach B2B lead generation. The goal of B2B lead generation is build and maintain many strong relationships. Use social channels to find out what’s going on with them.

Lead Generation 243

Lead Generation System Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 243

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Yes, you read the title right -- I guarantee that these templates will get responses from prospects. But, compared to the overly salesy prospecting email templates most salespeople are sending, I am confident that these will work better -- or your money back. Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. No, this isn't an infomercial.

Guarantee 145

Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

Anthony Iannarino

MAY 14, 2020

The term social selling was a set of practices that were mostly brand building and the marketing of oneself to make it easier to engage with prospects. The fact that an individual got attention didn’t mean that they still didn’t have to sell, a process that required them to use a channel other than Twitter.

eBook 92

eBook Webinar Metrics Lead Generation Social Selling 92

Growbots

MARCH 30, 2020

In the B2B sector specifically, there’s a direct impact as well: the event industry needing to reinvent itself completely, companies that work with the hardest-hit industries (like hospitality, aviation, travel) seeing a huge decline in the demand for their services, everyone having to suddenly start working remotely – just to name a few.

B2B 40

B2B Outbound Hiring Inbound 40

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

Difficulty creating a consistent, multi-channel customer experience. Pain point #2: Difficulty creating a consistent, multi-channel customer experience. Difficulty creating a consistent, multi-channel customer experience was a pain point for 48% of organizations are experiencing pain related to in Q3, 2017. Grab our free ebook.

Trends 184

Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The difference between a good B2B marketer and a great one resides in the ability to understand the big picture of reaching your target buyers. To maintain the accuracy of your prospects’ data, make sure you: Match your records to third-party databases to import fresh updates regularly. But don’t put practice ahead of planning!

Lead Rank 49

Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Strategy 49