Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2023

Traditional marketing plans lay out these steps, but to really move the needle, you’ll need to dig a little deeper. That’s where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. That’s where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? First, let’s define go-to-market as an overall framework.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Lead Rank Marketing 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 10, 2018

If you’re dealing with an objection, congratulations! We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s VP of Sales. I love objections. If you’re NOT getting objections, you’re probably not very close to a sale, because your pospect doesn’t have that uncomfortable feeling of taking a risk.

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Objections Buyer Persona Study Decision Maker 243

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

A few articles have appeared recently touting the death of Buyer Personas, which prompted me to ask Jim Ninivaggi, Sales Enablement service lead from SiriusDecisions about whether this was really true. Each has different risks and potential objections. Each persona could potentially initiate the buying journey.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 91

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. With a quality data-driven strategy you can identify exactly how to approach target buyers. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Get a Demo Why Do You Need a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 147

SugarCRM

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In response, companies must create B2B buyer personas to discover who their customers are and what matters to them. As you begin to understand your audience and familiarize yourself with their personas, you’re able to craft targeted content that keeps them engaged. Creating Buyer Personas.

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Buyer Persona Buyer B2B Top of Funnel 26

Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2018

The differences between B2B marketing and B2C marketing run deep. Today we’re putting our differences aside because we believe, there’s a lot B2B marketers can learn from their B2C counterparts. It means putting the customer at the center of every business decision, including product development and marketing.

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B2C B2B Marketing Social Media 209

SMEI

MARCH 10, 2022

Learn To Create A Marketing Strategy That Gets Your Products And Services In Front Of Motivated Buyer With This 13 Step Guide. A marketing strategy is a plan of action that will help you achieve your business goals. A great marketing plan will give you a sustainable competitive advantage. What are your objectives?

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Paid Content Strategy Marketing Buyer Persona 75

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2019

Dirty data impacts all areas of an organization, including marketing, lead generation, customer relationships, and finance. Here are some statistics for you to pay attention to: 62% of organizations rely on marketing and prospect data that’s up to 40% inaccurate. 40% of business objectives fail due to inaccurate data.

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B2B Data Marketing Buyer Persona 213

SBI Growth

MAY 13, 2013

One of the biggest problems for sales reps is customer objections. In this article I will address an alternative way to look at objection handling – from the point of view of the buyer. Talented sales reps will use this customer insight to expertly handle customer objections. Understanding Customer Objections.

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Objections Customer Revelation Buyer Persona 306

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

More often than not, sales and marketing live in siloes. Reps wonder what marketing does and contributes; marketing complains reps ignore their efforts. For a company to survive these days, sales and marketing must work in concert. The best marketing leaders know how to overcome the divide and gain credibility with sales.

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Buyer Persona Marketing How To Lead Rank 310

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

SBI Growth

JUNE 1, 2013

I recently had a conversation with a marketing VP of an equipment manufacturing firm. We discussed her key objectives and biggest obstacle. Her key objectives were: Generating demand at the top of the funnel & acquiring new customers. Justifying her marketing spend and showing an ROI on her initiatives.

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Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 296

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s no secret, data has revolutionized marketing. Where marketers once relied on instinct, they now rely on insights gleaned from careful data analysis. Here on the ZoomInfo blog, we’ve laid out the benefits of data-driven marketing time and time again. Right-brained marketers create exceptional, unique content.

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Buyer Persona Marketing Analysis Advertising 100

BuzzBoard

MARCH 8, 2024

What a Digital Marketing Plan Entails for Small Businesses A digital marketing plan is vital for small businesses in today’s fast-paced, digital-centric landscape. It provides a clear roadmap to reach digital marketing goals and facilitates understanding the online marketing terrain.

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Small Business Small Business Course Top of Funnel 52

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 2, 2013

As CMO, you’re constantly trying to answer these 2 burning questions: Are customers responding to our marketing campaigns? What are we doing to adjust to the market demands? Perhaps in the past you laid out a multi-year marketing plan, or simply went year-to-year. It’s a solid marketing plan with an agile process approach.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Marketing Buyer Persona 310

Highspot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Go to market launches are critical for most companies. of 30,000 new products are released into the market for customers to use. Why do so many products entering a new market fail? By putting together an all-star go-to-market team, you can ensure that you are set up for success. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 52

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

Building out ideal client profiles is the same idea — creating something in the short term that will help you market and sell to your audience in the long term. Ideal client profiles are crucial for any account based marketing (ABM) strategy, and are important for understanding your customers better.

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Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 246

Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2020

personas based on poorly sourced data, or worse, no data at all), they can be highly misleading and result in failed product launches, subpar marketing campaigns, and lost sales. They don’t serve a whole lot of purpose when it comes to making personas the best they can be. So what, exactly, does a data driven persona look like?

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Data Buyer Persona Demographics Segment 213

Highspot

JANUARY 22, 2024

Having a well-defined go-to-market (GTM) strategy is crucial for the success of any product or service. A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. Tailors marketing and sales efforts to address specific customer needs and preferences.

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Strategy Marketing Distribution Sales Enablement 52

Highspot

JANUARY 22, 2024

Having a well-defined go-to-market (GTM) strategy is crucial for the success of any product or service. A successful GTM strategy involves a series of coordinated steps aimed at bringing a new product to market effectively. Tailors marketing and sales efforts to address specific customer needs and preferences.

Strategy 52

Strategy Marketing Distribution Sales Enablement 52

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 30, 2012

If you run a $5B company, you need a strategic presence in your marketing organization. However, if you think you need a highly experienced marketing strategist to take your company from $50M to $100M, think again. CEOs of emerging growth companies need ‘doers’ leading marketing. .” – Peter Drucker. What Happened?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Leads 331

Highspot

APRIL 25, 2019

Marketing and sales teams may have different goals day-to-day, but they both work toward the same overarching objective: grow the business. When marketers and sellers can put aside their differences and focus on working toward that goal together, great things happen. Create More Precise Buyer Personas.

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Top of Funnel Campaigns Buyer Persona Marketing 85

BrainShark

AUGUST 15, 2023

6 key role play exercises to try with your sales reps Objection handling Negotiation Discovery Competition Buyer personas Getting to power #1. Objection handling Objections are one of the toughest responses for reps to react to — that is, if they’re not adequately prepared.

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Exercises Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Decision Maker 62

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Research is essential in this stage — you want to know who’s fit to be a buyer, and you want to tell them exactly what they want to hear. Use your defined buyer personas and ideal customer profiles (ICPs). Having a scoring and qualification system in place will weed out unfit leads and save sales and marketing teams time.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2017

Email marketing is one of the most effective and efficient forms of marketing. Though not commonly used in logistics, email marketing has the potential to increase engagement and brand awareness amongst shippers, and can help your organization grow. Is it to get new customers? More business from existing customers?

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Email Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 100

Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2018

The marketing tech landscape changes constantly as new trends emerge and innovative tactics catch on as effective marketing strategies. Subsequently, new technologies have emerged as well, aimed to help marketers achieve specific tasks and objectives. Today, we break down the most important categories of marketing tech.

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Marketing Social Media Advertising Advertising 170

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The February edition features content about recruiting nightmares, inadequate buyer personas, key considerations for technology buying, and so much more. 5 Reasons Your Buyer Personas Aren’t Good Enough. It’s a marketer’s worst nightmare. Bad buyer personas. What is a buyer persona?

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B2B Buyer Persona Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 150

Lead411

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Unlocking Success in 2024: The Imperative of Aligning Sales and Marketing Teams In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B sales and marketing, the convergence of strategies between sales and marketing teams is critical for success. This cohesive approach enhances overall customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Marketing Top of Funnel Buyer Persona B2B 52

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

Key aspects of prospect qualification include: Fit criteria Budget Authority Timeline Pain points Start with assessing the prospect’s needs, challenges, and objectives. Miscommunication or misalignment between sales and marketing teams can delay or derail the process. Further, do they match your value proposition?

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Lead Rank B2B Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 62

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Over the past year, there have been many great Marketing & Lead Generation blog posts. I offer you an executive summary of key takeaways from SBI’s marketing related posts. I have compiled the top 15 questions to evaluate your performance against best-in-class marketing operations. I created Buyer Personas ?

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Marketing Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 297

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s a unique, product specific, customer focused go-to-market strategy. From poorly thought out plans to unidentified buyer personas, a small crack in the foundation can lead to the crumbling of the entire structure. A go-to-market strategy , more than anything, is a plan. GTM motions can fail for a variety of reasons.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Buyer Persona Lead Rank 189

Pipeliner

MARCH 17, 2023

In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition. Here are some of the main benefits: Better Alignment Between Sales and Marketing Teams: Sales enablement helps to align the efforts of the sales and marketing teams.

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Sales Enablement Buyer Persona Collateral Resources 97

LeadFuze

JULY 23, 2023

Whether you’re a startup founder, small business owner, or marketing professional, understanding how to find your target market is crucial for your success. In this guide, we’ll explore proven strategies on how to find your target market. Why is Identifying Your Target Market Important?

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Demographics Marketing Segment Social Media 52

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. Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment. 56% of companies have created higher quality leads using buyer personas.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Strategy Top of Funnel 208

Nutshell

APRIL 11, 2023

Targeted marketing and sales campaigns can drive more revenue for your business by directly appealing to your target audience. But how do you create those personalized marketing campaigns in the first place? Let’s dive into the basics of market segmentation and how you can start creating your own customer segments today.

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Campaigns Buyer Persona Segment Social Media 62

SendBuzz

MAY 20, 2023

Because email marketing makes use of a platform that people already frequently use, it offers the capacity to nurture leads. But not everyone makes effective use of email marketing as they approach the client without a prior plan. The market size of email marketing is $7.5 How to create an email marketing plan?

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Email Marketing Strategy Marketing Campaigns 52