Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step. “In a lot of B2B businesses, we underestimate who the buying center is,” Rule says.

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Zoominfo

MAY 1, 2023

Every marketing team looks to leverage advertising channels to their fullest. In order to drive awareness, MQLs, pipeline — and ultimately revenue — from B2B advertising, you need to track the best success factors and strike a balance between top, middle, and bottom of funnel metrics.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions.

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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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Corporate Visions

AUGUST 13, 2020

The post Why is Most B2B Marketing So Forgettable? Every marketer wants to make an impact. Today, with 80 percent of the sales cycle happening in digital or remote settings, you’ve never had a greater opportunity to directly influence buying decisions. What makes most marketing content so woefully forgettable?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 7, 2018

B2B Marketers take note: Instagram has more than 800 million monthly active users ( source ). If Instagram isn’t a core part of your B2B social strategy, it’s time to learn how to connect with your target audience on this popular platform. As that number grows so does the opportunity to reach potential customers in new ways.

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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. Understand Your Target Market.

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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? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. Kyle Porter. Let’s face it: Salespeople need all of the pep talks they can get.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 9, 2019

When it comes to B2B sales calls, the primary goal of the sales rep is to extract valuable information from the other person on the line. So keep reading as we provide you with our top 12 B2B sales questions to close deals faster. For more information, check out: 3 Ways to Set Prospect Expectations During the Sales Process.

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BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As personalization has already taken the center stage, ambitious marketers and sellers aren’t relying on pre-made templates to create content for any customer engagement. Market predictions strongly indicate—2024 B2B marketing will be thriving upon not just personalization but hyper-personalized content.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 14, 2019

Your B2B sales strategies need to be constantly updated if you are to even maintain your position in the market place, never mind enhancing it. In today’s B2B world, we need to see that our products won’t do the selling job for us. 3) Become an influencer on LinkedIn. 5) Be professional in your researching.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

B2B sales prospecting isn’t always as exciting and glamorous as other parts of the sales routine, as you can imagine; it’s far more behind the scenes and challenging. In fact, sales leaders agree that prospecting is the hardest part of the sales process. Find more prospects with Crunchbase Pro – try it free.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 19, 2018

In recent years, B2B live video has exploded in popularity as a viable marketing tactic. Of course, your B2B live video strategy will only be as successful as the content you choose to feature during live streams. Keep reading – today’s blog post offers tips and tricks for B2B marketers to make the most of live streaming!

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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? You can track their buying signals.

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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

JULY 18, 2018

There’s no doubt about it—appointment setting is an important aspect of B2B sales and business growth. Landing an in-person appointment with a key decision-maker provides salespeople with the opportunity to respond directly to a prospect’s needs and pain points. Yet, scheduling B2B sales appointments is no easy task.

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SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

As a result, marketers preferred personalized email marketing to satisfy prospects’ needs in email marketing. If you are new to B2B personalized email marketing, then this blog will help you understand the concept of email personalization so that you can reach out to your prospects with a sales cadence.

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SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

As a result, marketers preferred personalized email marketing to satisfy prospects’ needs in email marketing. If you are new to B2B personalized email marketing, then this blog will help you understand the concept of email personalization so that you can reach out to your prospects with a sales cadence.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 5, 2021

You need to develop a strong strategy that allows you to close B2B prospects in an effective way. So read on to discover the steps you need to take to close your first B2B prospect easily. Conduct Market Research and Determine Your Ideal Buyer. What the current market trends are.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 21, 2021

Those people are most commonly referred to as sales influencers , and we've compiled a list of five that every sales rep should know about. Janice Mars is the founder Principal of SalesLatitude — a consulting firm, dedicated to helping businesses focus their sales efforts on winnable deals and aligning core strengths with the right prospects.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2019

Welcome to the May edition of the ZoomInfo B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. These blog posts typically explore topics related to B2B marketing, B2B sales, recruiting, or business growth. So, without further hesitation, let’s take a look at our favorite B2B content from the month of May. Let’s get into it!

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Using TikTok for B2B selling might seem unprofessional. But TikTok has proven a powerful channel for B2B messages. In this guide, I’ll take you through the top 5 strategies for leveraging TikTok for B2B sales — backed by research-based stats and live examples. Why use TikTok for B2B sales? TikTok users are 1.7x

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, thanks to technological advancements, predicting customer behavior has become a reality—and it’s changed the face of marketing forever. When applied to sales and marketing, predictive analytics forecasts companies most likely to buy or take future action relevant to your business. What is Predictive Intelligence? The best part?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 22, 2022

Ask any seasoned marketer and they’ll tell you that strong segmentation is the key ingredient to efficient, successful campaigns. Like other things in marketing, the answer can be found by focusing on your customer. Budget: What is the prospect’s annual revenue? For example, let’s say you sell marketing automation software.

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Zoominfo

JULY 9, 2019

Welcome new readers and ZoomInfo regulars to the latest edition of our B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. For those of you who are new to the ZoomInfo blog, we regularly publish monthly round-ups to feature top B2B content from industry professionals, leading brands, and subject matter experts. . Continue reading. Continue reading.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by GDJ Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Simplify the Appointment Process for Prospective Clients Successful selling requires a meeting of the minds between the buyer and the seller. Numerous platforms empower prospective clients to choose meeting times based on their availability.

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Emissary

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Check out the B2B marketing infographic below for a guide to how account intelligence can drive enterprise B2B marketing success. Selling tech to enterprise and having the right marketing approach can be a struggle. Go-to-Market Strategy. Field Marketing Support. ABM Strategic Insights.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technological advancements have the ability to transform any industry or job function overnight—including B2B sales. Today’s blog post breaks down some of the most impactful technological developments B2B selling has seen in the last few years. Here are five important ways technology has permanently changed B2B selling.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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

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Crunchbase

MARCH 17, 2022

B2B marketers are catching up with the B2C space in using social media to drive revenue. Social selling , which is a way to engage and get to know prospects through social media, has become an area in which B2B brands must be competitive. With that in mind, here are four tips for advanced social selling. Search less.

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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.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 22, 2019

These days, there's a lot of talk about influencing sales through social media or "social selling." This post looks at how a podcast I developed has helped our company significantly influence the sales pipeline. I'm the host of The B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast and, I'll admit, it's been a lot of work.

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Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2011

How does it relate to B2B marketing? And I was treated accordingly, no doubt thanks to some nifty lead scoring algorithms that have become de rigueur for B2B marketers. Bottom line: While I may not have been scored as a valuable prospect, I was valuable in other ways—as an influencer.

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SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

You’re not a product “pusher” anymore, but an insight provider as you add value through your marketing strategy by listening to your audience. To diversify your lead generation strategy, you need to work on your marketing communication integration, provide relevant content and strengthen multi-channel analytics. Where to start?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. However, the prospect of not knowing who you will be selling to can be nerve-wracking. Enter gatekeeper marketing. The Influencer. Identifying Sales Leads. The Gatekeeper.

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