Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As B2B companies continue to expand their digital marketing efforts, they can cull lessons from the B2C clashes like that between Airbnb and Vrbo. In the B2B world, you need to adopt the methods that the B2C people use in a different way, and that’s not going to be natural,” Westerman told SMM in a telephone interview.

Marketing 120

Marketing B2C Account Based Marketing B2B 120

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Overall, from a blend of marketing leaders and advisors ranging from Seed to Series C these are 4 core channels providing for strong ROI: #1 In person events. Kathleen Booth (SVP of Marketing & Growth, Pavilion) notes “event-led growth” as a key growth motion for Pavilion. We have certainly seen the resurgence of events.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Channels 100

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

LinkedIn is by far the #1 tool for social selling. The best marketing leaders are working hard to enable reps to maximize this tool. Compared to B2C, most B2B company LinkedIn pages are pretty lame. Use the company page to promote upcoming events: webinars, events, etc. OPTIMIZE THE COMPANY LINKEDIN PAGE.

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Social Selling Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile 321

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Despite social media being the most preferred marketing tool with 83% of the marketers using it, many still believe in the myth and don’t implement social media strategy in their marketing process. Social media is an effective marketing tool for B2B businesses to increase and maintain traffic on their site. Brittany Hardy .

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Social Media Media B2B B2C 98

SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

On the other hand, B2C organizations have been driving this change among consumers. They bring their B2C experiences to their jobs. Download this tool to keep pace with your customers by utilizing the agile sales approach. Key Benefits of the Tool: Keep pace with customer expectations. Amazon, Netflix, EBay.

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Customer B2C Decision Maker Inside Sales 328

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

We know, according to ZoomInfo data, as of the end of March, most small businesses still lacked critical tools to enable team collaboration and web conferencing in remote working conditions. B2C and B2B companies are alike in that they both sell services and products to people — operating in a circling system of consumption.

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Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 227

Zoominfo

JULY 15, 2019

Brand activation refers to a campaign, event, or interaction through which your brand generates awareness and builds lasting connections with your target audience. It’s true that brand activation requires a lot of prep work, perhaps more so than the typical marketing campaign or event. Let’s get into it! What is brand activation?

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Trade Show Campaigns Face-to-face B2B 246

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Brand activation refers to a campaign, event, or interaction through which your brand generates awareness and builds lasting connections with your target audience. 4 Types Of Brand Activation It’s true that brand activation requires a lot of prep work, perhaps more so than the typical marketing activation campaign or event.

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Trade Show Campaigns Face-to-face Promotion 130

Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

What skills and tools do reps need for success? It’s also gaining popularity in B2C sales, especially for high–priced, big-ticket items. Meetings could happen at a prospect’s office or another location, like a tradeshow booth or industry event. With the right tools, reps can uncover much information independently.

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Inside Sales Face-to-face Hiring Outside Sales 52

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

This type of selling is often used in B2B sales, but it can be used in B2C sales as well. Crunchbase’s account-based prospecting tools can help you find new companies that are the right fit, so you don’t waste time on deals that will never close. You can gauge buyer intent using factors like buy signals and intent data.

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

This type of selling is often used in B2B sales, but it can be used in B2C sales as well. Crunchbase’s account-based prospecting tools can help you find new companies that are the right fit, so you don’t waste time on deals that will never close. You can gauge buyer intent using factors like buy signals and intent data.

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Yet just six months later, she choose to take action out of her vision, and she overcame this traumatic event (and disability) and was soon surfing competitively again—and winning. When she was thirteen, she was attacked by a tiger shark that bit off her left arm from the shoulder. She nearly died.

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Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper Decision Maker 120

Pipeliner

JUNE 29, 2020

Sponsorship is one of the oldest and very effective automatic sales tools, but many newer businesses consider it unattainable due to its connections with big global events such as Olympics, Formula 1, or NFL. In B2C business there is a term called “image transfer”. This works for different types of businesses.

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Harvest Scale Advertising Advertising 59

Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

Markets most negatively impacted by the black swan event could no longer be viable if the crisis inhibits stability. While that can feel like a B2C trend, your B2B shoppers and targets are doing much the same thing. Keep an eye on the B2C trends that are driving many B2B market shifts. Unfortunately, the opposite is true.

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Outsourcing Services Company Scale Transportation 67

PandaDoc

JUNE 23, 2021

In order to develop a more complete ICP, most companies use data mining techniques, statistical analytics, and data quality software with ETL (Extract Transform and Load) tools. Thanks to the effectiveness of these tools, marketing specialists can develop ICPs more efficiently. Understanding buyer personas. ICPs or buyer personas?

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Buyer Customer 94

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Mobile adoption as a marketing tool became readily apparent as we watched the latest Super Bowl commercials. There are valuable B2B marketing lessons to take away from the B2C Super Bowl of marketing. They evolved and reacted instantly during the game events such as during the famous blackout. Oreo didn’t stop there. No Problem."

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Advertising Advertising 325

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

We know, according to ZoomInfo data, as of the end of March, most small businesses still lacked critical tools to enable team collaboration and web conferencing in remote working conditions. Coronavirus is Spurring Adoption of Digital Tools – Which are Here to Stay? So, what were businesses focusing their efforts on? Glad you asked!

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Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 100

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

To help you tap into these powerful trends and reach your sales goals, we surveyed B2B and B2C salespeople and sales leaders in the U.S., Of course, the strategies used will depend on whether they sell B2B or B2C, so let’s dive into how B2B sales professionals are getting ahead first, then take a look at the top B2C strategies.

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Trends Report Data Strategy 81

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Proven to increase brand awareness and drive lead generation, influencer marketing is a vital marketing tactic for many B2C brands. These blurbs were then used to create a 4 different ebooks about content marketing used to promote the event. One such tactic? B2B influencer marketing.

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Influencer Marketing Hubspot B2B 153

SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

Connecting with clients on appropriate channels Engaging with messages relevant to them Interacting in real-time More than 70% of marketers claim that personalized emails enhance customer and prospect engagement, saying that email personalization is a powerful tool for B2B sales professionals.

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Email Marketing Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing 52

SendBuzz

MAY 1, 2023

Connecting with clients on appropriate channels Engaging with messages relevant to them Interacting in real-time More than 70% of marketers claim that personalized emails enhance customer and prospect engagement, saying that email personalization is a powerful tool for B2B sales professionals.

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing 52

Zoominfo

JUNE 7, 2018

Instagram is unique in that it humanizes even the most niche B2B businesses—but in order to form a true connection with your target audience, you must learn from the strategies B2C businesses use. Mix day-to-day operations with corporate events, as well as off-the-clock employee achievements. Foster aesthetic appeal with filters.

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B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 178

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

I recently got a notice about a social selling event, as you know I hate hyphenated selling, it screams of sales people hiding things they don’t want to do behind a label; usually things one has to do if one is going to call themselves a sales professional. The headline for the event read: “90% of buyers start their journey online.

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Social Selling Segment B2C Social Media 120

Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2019

Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. Brand storytelling is a staple of B2C content marketing, but it’s less common in the B2B world. Whether your marketing workflow consists of social media, content creation, SEO, event planning, or all of the above, we’ve got a joke for you!

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Marketing B2B Lead Generation Social Media 164

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And, just three weeks ago, G2 Crowd honored ZoomInfo as the leader in “Buyer Intent Data Tools” thanks to reviews and feedback submitted by our customers. The B2B world has been largely behind the B2C world with respect to using intent to activate go-to-market motions. Putting ZoomInfo together with Clickagy will solve that conundrum.

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Intent Signal Intent Data Intent Buyer Intent 246

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

They’re using a million tools out there, including lead generation tools, ad platforms, CRMs, business consulting services, and more. This is because early interactions of lead scoring tools often would be underwhelming at best. Tools couldn’t piece together the right insights. And “insight” is different from “data”.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Trends Sales Qualified Lead 98

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In 2019, B2B buyers ranked access to self-service tools as the most important factor in a positive customer experience, according to a survey by B2BecNews. Tools like speech and text analytics and other voice-of-customer technology can produce meaningful insights. Conversational intelligence. Sales social engagement (SSE).

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Forecasting 89

MarketJoy

JULY 27, 2018

I’m sure you’ve heard that buyers have more power now than ever before because of all the tools and information at the buyer’s disposal. As a marketer or salesperson, how can you use these tools and channels to your advantage? Major differences between B2B and B2C. A Greater Number of Involved Stakeholders.

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B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2C 64

Cincom Smart Selling

JUNE 9, 2016

It comes up almost every time you discuss B2B versus B2C selling. We are conditioned now to avoid human interaction in the B2C world, and the fact is, we are moving in that direction in B2B. Not just B2C anymore. In the event they have a question, they want it answered concisely and unambiguously. And why not.

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B2C Collateral B2B Ideal Customer Profile 69

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2019

Now, if you’re talking about personal information for B2C marketing, such as home addresses or data beyond just contact information, the analysis may be different.). You may need to provide this information in the event of an audit of your data processes. GDPR Notice Requirements for Marketing.

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Marketing Government Data B2B 165

Showpad

OCTOBER 28, 2020

B2B sales, on the whole, is slower, more labor-intensive and more consequential than B2C. Virtual events. Due to various factors like public health, weather conditions, geographical distance and price tags, on-site events aren’t always at your disposal. No pressure. Here are a few sales methods to consider: 1.

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Top of Funnel B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 52

Hubspot Sales

JULY 19, 2022

E-commerce (accepting virtual payments) has already grown significantly among B2C brands, and the digital payment market is predicted to more than double by 2026 , growing from a market size of $80B to $180B. Use DepositFix to sell event tickets, courses, digital products, memberships, subscriptions and accept donations.

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B2B Hubspot Sage System 85

The Brooks Group

MARCH 23, 2020

In the scramble to adapt to the so-called “new normal,” outcomes such as social distancing, working remotely , stock market volatility, spending cuts, and uncertainty have rendered useless the 2020 go-to-market plans for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) companies alike. 66 percent are restricting corporate travel.

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Sales Leadership Top of Funnel Lead Rank Collateral 63

The ROI Guy

MARCH 12, 2015

A Forrester survey of 250 B2B Buyers reveals that it’s not just B2C purchases that have moved online. For the most successful reps, technology is being leveraged to create the “Bionic Sales Rep” as sales tools are used to enable non-selling time-savings, process guidance and more effective conversations, business cases and proposals.

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Inside Sales B2B Field Sales B2C 90

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The content can be anything from eBooks and sponsored research to upcoming webinars and virtual events a company is participating in. Trade Shows: Investing sponsorship of industry events or even producing an event using internal resources. Common Tools for L2RM. Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

For me, and for all professional sales people, the piece has some short comings, not the least of which are it fails to address or distinguish the real difference between B2B and B2C; it fails to differentiate between transaction – interaction – purchasing and selling. Trigger Events. Trigger Events. Sales Tool.

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Pipeline Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Lead Scoring 267

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Technology is a great tool, but selling is still a person-to-person business. B2C incentives work like magic. 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. Never has and never will. Absolutely!

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