Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Did you know 60-70% of marketers say they don’t truly understand their buyers ( source )? The only way to join the 30-40% of people who do understand their buyers is to create buyer personas. Today we teach you how to construct an effective B2B buyer persona profile—keep reading. Let that sink in.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

B2B buyers often take issue with salespeople for a host of reasons. From their dress to their appetite for risk to their communication style, buyers are looking for reasons to narrow down the number of demands on their resources and time. 2: Only 18% of buyers trust and respect salespeople. Don’t care about buyer needs.

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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. Today, we have solutions like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers? This is where personas come in. And who wouldn’t?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out 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? What Does a Go-to-Market Strategy Look Like?

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SBI Growth

JULY 27, 2014

Field Marketing has become a corrupted role. Sales often under-utilizes their capabilities and Marketing doesn’t provide adequate support. Content Marketing Buyer Persona CMO Resources CMO' By reading this post you’ll recognize if this is happening in your organization.

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SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a simple question that every marketer should be able to answer without any hesitation. At the highest level, B2B marketers can answer this question by describing the types of companies that fall into their target markets. Identifying and Understanding B2B Customers Requires Buyer Personas.

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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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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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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

“Strategy is simply resource allocation. To do this, you must align your resources. When you strip away all the noise, that’s what it comes down to.” ” – Jack Welch. As the CEO, your job is to execute against your corporate strategy.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 10, 2014

Most CMO’s have created Buyer Personas. ” Buyer Personas have to be right. Your company is building products, content and campaigns based on the personas. buying process Buyer Personas Buyer Persona CMO Buyer Process Map Marketing Resources buyer persona development'

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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. Marketing is challenged to have good leads responded to immediately by sales, currently delayed by days or weeks.

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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.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 19, 2018

Let’s agree that the goal of your marketing team should be to help your sales team. But as sales professionals, how can you feed your sales intelligence in to your marketing team and how can they use that intelligence to better help you close sales? Buyer personas. Read it: 7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 5, 2018

According to a recent research performed by Content Marketing Institute , 83 percent of B2B marketers use social media networks for traffic/client generation – making it the No. Social media marketing has become tougher than ever. Everyone has access to it yet only the smartest and most resourceful will prevail.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

No matter how many times we’re told email marketing is dead, the channel continues to be an effective way to generate revenue. In fact, studies show that email marketing has a 4400% return on investment ( source ). Enter email list segmentation—the key to successful email marketing. But, that’s only if you do it correctly.

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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 Weaknesses ?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 16, 2013

At a high level, your marketing strategy must be driven by the stated corporate goals. Once the corporate vision has been established, your marketing plan must align itself completely. Additionally, there must be 100% synergy between the sales and marketing strategies. Too often, the sales and marketing leaders work in siloes.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2018

Ultimately, door-to-door sales representatives and marketers have the same goal—to understand each prospect’s wants, needs, and pain points in order to sell them a product. In today’s blog post, we explore the different lessons marketers can learn from door-to-door salespeople to better nurture leads through the sales funnel.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In a preview of the 2013 Content Marketing Benchmark Report by Joe Pulizzi of the Content Marketing Institute , only 36% of businesses believed their content marketing is effective. After a few years of hyper-growth content marketing adoption, it is easy to think this number should be higher. What is this number?

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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.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. As a marketing technique, sentiment analysis can be as complex or as simple as you make it. But, there are a number of ways to uncover customer attitudes and opinions– regardless of your budget and resources. Social listening.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Regardless of how they acquire it, potential buyers step onto the sales floor (in-person or virtually) armed with information about their options; to remain effective, salespeople will need to adapt to the methods of the modern buyer. More than ever before, the new reality of sales must rely on marketing to a higher extent.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

You want to be on top in your market, but it’s more difficult when you’re pitted against enterprises. Follow these steps to create an effective lead generation strategy for your SMB: Identify your target audience – Think about who’s in your market and if they’re interested in your product or service.

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SBI Growth

JULY 9, 2014

As head of marketing, you are tasked with helping sales make the number. Content Marketing Buyer Personas CMO Marketing Resources' Sales counts on you for a certain number of qualified opportunities. The expectations are high, and you must contribute to the company’s growth number each year.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. As a marketing technique, sentiment analysis can be as complex or as simple as you make it. But, there are a number of ways to uncover customer attitudes and opinions– regardless of your budget and resources. Social listening.

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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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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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2013

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. Opportunities – Percent contribution by Marketing to the Sales Funnel. Wins – Percent contribution by Marketing to Sales Revenue. The new buyer isn’t hanging out at trade shows.

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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? There could be a number of reasons including: poor communication, unclear goals, and lack of resources. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In the Future of Content Marketing survey, 39% of nearly 60 respondents indicated they did not have a defined content marketing strategy. If you have read my past three articles on content marketing ( article 1 , article 2 , and article 3 ), then this percentage number is strikingly similar. Effectiveness.

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criteria for success

MAY 4, 2022

Many senior executives in sales and marketing don’t know who their buyers are, and don’t know how to position a selling conversation. Sell More by Understanding Who Your Buyers Are. Think of a buyer persona as a representation of the person or group of people most likely to be interested in your product.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Over the past year, we’ve had tons of founders ask where they should be prioritizing their marketing dollars and resources considering the wild economic year that 2023 has unfolded as. Not only has the economy provided an added challenge, but there has been a general drop in the effectiveness of most traditional marketing channels.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 17, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Many B2B marketers recognize the value of both and incorporate them into the same campaigns. Demand generation is based on marketing campaigns to create a demand or interest in your product or service. Lead generation marketing is based on campaigns to collect information about potential customers and turn them into leads.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If there’s one thing of value that hasn’t been changed due to the current market downturn, it’s data. That’s why making full use of data via a high-functioning sales analytics program is vital to ensure your business’s safe passage through an uncertain market. You may wish to measure the conversion rate against your buyer personas.

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