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.

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B2B B2C Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 124

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. B2B Lead Generation Sources.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Marketing has certain data needs. Sales has others. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate.

Ideal Customer Profile 202

Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The biggest impact to acquiring new customers in 2013 will be Direct Content Marketing. This is the adoption of Content Marketing principles into outbound direct marketing. Direct Content Marketing is born. Content Marketing works. Reduced overall sales cycles. No worries. Direct Email. Direct Mail.

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Direct Mail Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 319

The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s In Conversation – How to Shorten the Sales Cycle. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interview , Lead Management , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Success , Video , execution. Demand Generation.

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Sales Cycle Pipeline Conversion Webinar Metrics 244

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And more than ten years later, the definition of what sales enablement actually is has yet to be nailed down. Process-oriented sales enablement. Marketing-generated awareness.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 194

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

Every demand generation team shares the same goal: to create a pipeline for sales. According to RAIN Group Sales Training , it takes an average of eight touches to get an initial meeting with a new prospect. And to create a pipeline, you have to book meetings — which is no small feat.

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Meeting Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Microsoft 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What Is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. What is a Lead?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 177

Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

So, whether you’re a new sales rep or just looking for a refresher, today’s post will take you back to the basics of what prospecting is in sales and how to improve your B2B prospecting strategy. What Is B2B Sales Prospecting? Free Trial Improving B2B Sales Prospecting Methods 1.

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B2B Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Prospecting 100

The Pipeline

JANUARY 2, 2014

Let’s start by setting straight some unadulterated s**t that has made its way into main stream sales over the last few years. It came out of the impact of the 2008 economic realities and the rise of social media in its sales form, commonly known as social selling. A cute marketing term that elevated the noise created by Sales 2.0,

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Sales Cycle Comparison 295

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Did you know 60-70% of marketers say they don’t truly understand their buyers ( source )? Today we teach you how to construct an effective B2B buyer persona profile—keep reading. The importance of buyer personas for B2B companies Buyer personas are a marketer’s best friend. Let that sink in. The short answer is—you won’t.

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Buyer Persona Buyer B2B Company 100

Sales Hacker

APRIL 12, 2022

In this episode, we’ve got Auseh Britt , a seasoned B2B marketer with 20 years of marketing experience across a wide range of industries and companies spanning global hospitality to startups, who currently serves as the VP of Growth Marketing at Terminus. The keys to being a successful growth marketer.

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Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Account Strategy 88

Zoominfo

AUGUST 13, 2018

Marketers use buyer personas to inform every piece of their marketing strategy and ultimately generate more revenue for their respective companies. 36% of companies have created shorter sales cycles using personas. We hope you use it to create your own personas and scale your marketing efforts.

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Lead Gen 165

The Pipeline

MARCH 26, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 7 Must-Have Lead Nurturing Recipes for B2B Marketers. Stored in Appointments , Attitude , Business Acumen , Lead Management , Marketing , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , e-book , execution. 7 Must-Have Lead Nurturing Recipes for B2B Marketers [link] / via @Renbor.

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Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Lead B2B Pipeline 218

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment.

Ideal Customer Profile 208

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Strategy Top of Funnel 208

SBI

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

At the change of each year, we scour thought pieces on the web for chief marketing officer (CMO) trends that we must be attuned to in the coming year. Personalize messaging and content in omni-channel marketing. Account-based marketing (ABM). If you like stats, here are just a few that tell the story in B2B. Salesforce).

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Account Based Marketing Customer Demand Generation Agencies Case Study 122

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Communication , Compete , Marketing , Sales Success , execution , qualifying. One for Top Sales & Marketing Blog , where I share the company of last year’s winner S.

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Pipeline Webinar Metrics Marketing Hiring 215

The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. December 2007. The Pipeline Guest Post – Jeff Erramouspe.

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Manticore Pipeline Marketing Lead Rank 217

Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2015

There’s no doubt that Account-Based Marketing is on the up-and-up. What are sales and marketing leaders saying about it? Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Sales Qualified Lead 100

SugarCRM

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Marketers use various tools and technologies in the digital marketing world, and marketing automation is necessary to succeed. Historically, marketing was the “other” technology that existed outside of CRM, even though 2 out of 3 marketers believe that data-based decisions are more effective than gut instincts. .

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring CRM Sales Qualified Lead 49

SBI Growth

JUNE 4, 2013

For example, how long is your sales cycle? For many of our clients, the average sales cycle exceeds 6 months. In this situation, the sales leader better be evaluating net new leads NOW. Meanwhile, your competitors will struggle with a legacy sales process, or none at all. The punch line?

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation 308

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Avoid Ad Hoc Marketing. February 2008.

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Small Business Small Business Pipeline Marketing 253

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Sales Force (Mis)Alignment. Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Demand Generation.

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Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 223

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. Demand Generation. Sales Cycle.

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Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation 216

Emissary

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

With a vast majority of B2B revenue coming from existing clients, meaningful QBRs can produce real monetary impact. How to fix it: Work with marketing to create templates that are rich in value messaging, and which force customization to the specific client and the state of your relationship. Those needs drive renewals and expansions.

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Exercises Demand Generation Agencies How To ROI 245

The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

B2B sales is not different, the good folks over at OpenView Labs , have put together a list of Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. Needless to say this is a great resource for all in B2B sales, and needless to say the list includes your humble writer, and not so humble sales trainer, myself Tibor Shanto.

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Influencer Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel 222

The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

The primary focus of the conversation is on various aspects of and best practices in B2B selling. Today’s segment is the first of two dealing with what the B2B rep can do to be better prepared to achieve consistent sales success. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling 241

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Lead Rank 40

The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , Sell Better , Shorter sales cycle , execution. Demand Generation. Sales Cycle.

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ACT Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring 244

SBI

JANUARY 18, 2018

Penetrate Target Accounts for More Sales-Ready Leads – Because reply emails are coming from accounts you’re already targeting, the alternate and replacement contacts LeadGnome finds are not only within the account, but more than likely influencers and decision makers within the opportunity.

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Penetration Account ROI Demand Generation Agencies 114

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process. Sales Strategy.

Pipeline 245

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 245

The Pipeline

JANUARY 11, 2012

Work Your Cycle not the Calendar. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , EDGE Sales Process , Forecast , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Cycle , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Time Allocation , execution. Demand Generation.

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Pipeline Face-to-face Cold Calling Sales Cycle 209

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2019

We’ve put together a flowchart that tells you in no uncertain terms whether it’s a good model for your organization, plus 5 factors that can make or break your account-based sales development initiatives. What you need to know about go-to-market models in SaaS. Sales Cycle Length. Market Maturity. Is ABSD for you?

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Account Lead Rank Hiring Demand Generation Agencies 68

The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

Status Quo has been a central theme and concept in B2B sales since it has evolved as a craft. For some it is the “competition”, encouraging sellers to focus on the buyer’s circumstance and market view rather than product. This has become much more the case since the introduction of the marketing term Sales 2.0.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 241

The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process. Sales Strategy.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 253

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process. Sales Strategy.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 240

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings. Sales Process. Sales Strategy.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 240