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. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: Ryan Gould In the context of content marketing, a product-agnostic approach is one that focuses on your expertise and knowledge around a product, technology or service rather than your brand. The product-agnostic approach to content marketing has been around for a long time. 4 Examples of Product-Agnostic Content.

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Top of Funnel B2B Webinar Metrics Marketing 237

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. What is marketing attribution?

Lead Rank 236

Lead Rank B2B Top of Funnel Marketing 236

Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

Every company has a sales and marketing function. But consumer-oriented AI solutions aren’t enough for the scope and volume of intelligence required by B2B teams today. But you probably wouldn’t expect a virtual assistant to assess the top predictive marketing companies in California. Take Siri for example.

B2B 130

B2B Marketing Scale Lead Rank 130

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The strategy in B2B marketing has shifted significantly toward personalization and, more specifically, hyper-personalization. These two elements are radically redefining how marketers customize customer engagement strategies, positively impacting sales and fostering customer loyalty. It’s the future of customer engagement.

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Analysis B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 52

Lead411

AUGUST 22, 2023

Maximizing B2B Data for an Unbeatable Sales Pipeline In today’s competitive business landscape, a robust and efficient sales pipeline is essential for B2B success. One of the key factors that can significantly impact the strength of your sales pipeline is the quality and utilization of B2B data.

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Ideal Customer Profile Maximizer Pipeline B2B 98

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The two distinct realms of B2B and B2SMB stand out as pillars of commerce. B2B, or business-to-business, typically targets larger enterprises, including multinational corporations, that require substantial volumes of products or services. What Is B2B?

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Lead Rank Comparison B2B Ideal Customer Profile 105

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Social media is an integral part of every marketing strategy. However, there’s a myth that says B2B social media marketing isn’t effective. The sole reason is this myth that mentions the ineffectiveness of B2B social media marketing. So, how do you perfect your marketing strategy? Seth Price .

Social Media 98

Social Media Media B2B B2C 98

LeadBoxer

MAY 30, 2021

Business-to-business (B2B) sales involve companies selling products and services to other businesses. B2B companies either sell items to another company so they can make their own products or meet a specific need. The Purpose of a Good B2B Lead Strategy. Elements of an Effective B2B Lead Strategy. Use Email Marketing.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 82

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 9, 2019

Most of us business-to-business marketers are a bit more limited: Customers and competitors; the size and future of our market share. Markets are conversations as the saying goes. The key to competitive marketing then, is connecting to and influencing the problem-solution frame of reference of the customer.

Relationals 239

Relationals Competition B2B Sales Methodology 239

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

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 ).

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Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. What is Marketing Attribution?

Paid Content 130

Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

MARCH 24, 2021

You hire talented sales and marketing professionals and set them up with state-of-the-art CRM and automation tools. However, if that data isn’t clean, your marketing and sales efforts take a hit. For B2B companies, bad data and data decay weaken CRM and sales and marketing automation tools. The short answer—a lot.

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Data B2B Churn Buyer Persona 251

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

It is a well-known fact that telecommuting is becoming the norm regarding B2B sales. Another issue which has plagued B2B sales for years involves scenarios when a client (or prospective client) contacts the firm directly. This observation is even more pertinent when referring to companies which regularly call international numbers.

Webinar Metrics 199

Webinar Metrics B2B Strategy Telecommunications 199

Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2018

The term refers to the use of experimentation and creativity as a means to ignite a company’s growth. Growth hackers skip the big-budget production of conventional marketing in favor of low-cost alternatives that grow and engage their user base. B2B Growth Hacking vs. Traditional Marketing. Stay ahead of market trends.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Scale Trends 227

Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

We also introduced you to some of our favorite B2B marketing influencers —including the socially-savvy Ann Handley, Joe Chernov, and Joe Pullizi, just to name a few. However, the B2B marketing world isn’t the only industry boasting some big names in the social sphere. B2B Sales Influencers: Our Final Thoughts.

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Influencer B2B Social Media Twitter 188

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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B2B Lead Generation Lead Rank Consumer 189

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This is a serious challenge facing many in B2B selling today, one that will continue to grow. If you can’t master B2B sales and time travel, you may as well learn to serve gravy for them fries. If you can’t master B2B sales and time travel, you may as well learn to serve gravy for them fries. What is B2B sales time travel?

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Travel B2B Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 213

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?”. The authors, Omar Abbosh, Paul Nunes and Larry Downes, refer to this untapped revenue as “trapped value.”. We have a long way to go,” Venkata says.

Top of Funnel 218

Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Lead Rank 218

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2022

Account-based marketing (ABM) is now table stakes for B2B marketers and salespeople looking to hit — and exceed — their goals. In fact, a recent survey of marketing leaders found broad agreement that ABM programs produce better pipeline growth, revenue growth, and return on investment than competing approaches.

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Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Account Marketing 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2020

The C-suite typically refers to the executive- level managers within a company. Think Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), etc. SNAP—a B2B sales framework aimed at selling to the modern buyer—is a loose acronym explained below: S– Keep it simple. Who Is The C-Suite?

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B2B Gatekeeper InsideView Face-to-face 162

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

.” We grab every coupon and sales ad we can find, use Groupon for deep discounts on special events and luxury services, and take advantage of “refer a friend” offers any chance we get. But in the B2B world, incenting people to provide referrals isn’t the no-brainer sales strategy that it is for consumer-facing companies.

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Referrals Incentives Incentive Discount 120

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!

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Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 182

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

And like anything ambitious, there are plenty of possibilities and drawbacks to consider, so let’s scale the enormity of it all back, and focus on the following question: How will GPT-3 impact the B2B space? Let’s examine 3 data-centered predictions from the perspective of a prospective buyer , aspiring vendor, and B2B, at-large.

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Data B2B Industry Engineering 179

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2018

Sales reps often refer to receptionists, assistants, and phone operators as gatekeepers—and for good reason. Essentially, gatekeepers hold the key to B2B sales success. Be sure to refer to our previous point and remain respectful. The post The B2B Sales Rep’s Guide to Getting Past Gatekeepers appeared first on B2B Blog.

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Gatekeeper B2B Decision Maker Cold Calling 203

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Just as sports teams use playbooks to map out potential in-game scenarios, the best go-to-market (GTM) teams rely on playbooks to map out their revenue-generating strategy across sales and marketing. Plenty of companies have sales and marketing plays, but not all plays are created equal. What is a Play?

Marketing 130

Marketing Scale Decision Maker Call-back 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Because of this, many organizations are working with a B2B database that is outdated, invalid, or incomplete. Data decay refers to data quality deterioration within sales and marketing databases. 75% of those companies saw a decline in sales and marketing performance. What is Data Decay? How Can Data Decay be Prevented?

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Data B2B Survey ACT 100

Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2018

There’s no doubt about it—appointment setting is an important aspect of B2B sales and business growth. Yet, scheduling B2B sales appointments is no easy task. More Informed Buyers: B2B decision-makers often have in-depth knowledge of market and product options prior to speaking with a sales rep. But, fear not!

B2B 180

B2B Decision Maker Face-to-face Referrals 180

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sophie Buonassisi is the Vice President of Marketing at GTMfund, overseeing GTMnow – the media arm of the GTMfund brand – and the internal community. She’s passionate about empowering go-to-market leaders and founders with access to insight through GTMnow’s channels, like this podcast, the newsletter, and more.

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Competition Scale Marketing Intent Data 95

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?

Data 130

Data Marketing Scale Analysis 130

Lead411

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Hidden Dangers of Bad B2B Data In the world of B2B (business-to-business) marketing and sales, data is often referred to as the lifeblood of success. In this blog post, we will dive deep into the pitfalls of bad B2B data, highlighting real-world examples that demonstrate its detrimental effects on businesses.

B2B 52

B2B Data Segment Real Estate 52

Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2019

Today, we bring this series to a close with the final installment– for marketers, of course. So whether you’re here to take a walk down memory lane with us, or you’re simply searching for new marketing content, you’ve come to the right place. Top B2B Lead Generation Statistics for 2018. Let’s get into it! Keep reading.

Marketing 164

Marketing B2B Lead Generation Social Media 164

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 13, 2017

Author: Ian Levine, Chief Sales Officer, RO Innovation The modern B2B sales and marketing journey has evolved. In response, sellers are producing more content marketing than ever to touch buyers earlier; but, ironically, they are making buyers feel more overwhelmed – and even annoyed – by the overwhelming amount of online content.

Top of Funnel 189

Top of Funnel B2B Strategy Referrals 189

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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B2B Social Media CRM Social Selling 225

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s a saying in marketing: “If you’re targeting everyone, you’re targeting no one.” There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice. There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer Persona B2B 130

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.

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B2B Advertising Advertising Promotion 157