Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. Today, we have things like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. And in order to achieve that, you need buyer personas. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers? How To Create Buyer Personas.

Buyer Persona 264

Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Top of Funnel 264

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At its core, intent data helps marketing and sales teams identify the companies and individuals most likely to make a purchase, especially in the near future. We’ve found through internal research — and validated with sellers and marketers — that champions moving to new companies are among the very best intent signals.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Author: Alicia McCarty As we are all very well aware, today’s buyers expect us to speak to them personally, not in their general direction; increasingly, customers want businesses to know what they want before they do and to serve them hyper-targeted, relevant content and offerings. According to Marketing Insider Group , 78 percent of U.S.

Ideal Customer Profile 246

Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Buyer Persona Marketo 246

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Something similar is going on in the world of content marketing. The knowledge power of buyers is growing every year. Here is what I believe I have been witnessing in buyer interviews of late: The ability to consume, discern, assimilate, and make use of content on the part of buyers is doubling every year. The Big Shift.

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Buyer Marketing Journal Survey 282

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Sellers today have an unenviable job: buyers are increasingly conservative, and deals are taking longer to close. A survey from SBI in Q3 2023 shows that commercial leaders are feeling the effects, with a staggering 69% of CEOs seeing lower seller productivity.

Survey 317

Survey How To Sales Enablement Buyer 317

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. Ready to learn more?

Survey 133

Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 133

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A report from CSO states that 77% of buyers don’t see salespeople as a helpful resource to solve their business problems. Gartner research shows that when B2B buyers are considering a purchase, they spend less than 20% of their time meeting with potential suppliers.

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Report Survey B2B Buyer 194

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Predict Future Sales Trends By incorporating accurate firmographic data — industry, company size, location, and revenue — with relevant signals that reflect up-to-date buyer behavior, data teams are able to build AI models that can better predict future sales trends.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Data Marketing Segment 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals. Ready to learn more?

Survey 100

Survey B2B Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona 100

Emissary

MARCH 28, 2023

Download Emissary’s Buyer Snapshot to gain insights on how sellers should best approach and engage with the CISO role: Download the Guide Sellers aren’t making the grade (at least not yet.) We help sellers and marketers shorten sales cycles, close more deals, and build positive long-lasting relationships with clients and prospects.

Survey 52

Survey Report Buyer Persona Vendor 52

SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The State of the B2B Buying Experience Survey. For this specific survey, conducted in April 2018, TimeTrade spoke to more than 300 B2B buyers, representing a cross-section of goods and services, company sizes and vertical markets. Gary Ambrosino, CEO TimeTrade.

Survey 69

Survey B2B Buyer B2C 69

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Understanding the nature of the buyer's journey is central to conducting sound marketing and sales efforts. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. That's not to say that more conventional media has no place in the modern buyer's journey.

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Top of Funnel Buyer Data Social Media 114

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company. ZoomInfo has identified four areas — or quadrants — that together create a framework for a successful go-to-market approach: Build loyalty. Market expansion.

Ideal Customer Profile 264

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

Email is the OG digital marketing tool. While it might seem basic and a little bit boring, email is actually the most advanced medium of communication between marketers and their ideal customers. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI. You’ll get high ROI.

Email Marketing 264

Email Marketing Benefit Webinar Metrics Marketing 264

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? We like to make sure that we’re setting ourselves up for success. And who wouldn’t?

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Marketing How To 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones.

Outbound 177

Outbound Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Campaigns 177

Allego

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Allego surveyed over 300 B2B sales and marketing leaders to gain their perspectives on how incorporating a sales enablement approach has impacted their teams. Marketing and sales aren’t aligned. 79% of marketing professionals say their revenue would drop more than 30% without an effective sales enablement program.

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Research Buyer Hiring Sales Enablement 143

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

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Consider these statistics ( source ): 71% of buyers who see a personal value in a B2B product will make a purchase. 68% of buyers who see a personal value in a B2B product will pay a higher price. The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. Direct feedback.

Analysis 130

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. Instead, B2B marketers are turning their attention to key performance indicators that showcase how full-funnel marketing efforts can deliver increased performance. In 2020, that figure was down to 47%.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

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. The annual Gartner 2023 CMO Spend and Strategy Survey was conducted in March and April 2023. So, what is ACTUALLY working?

Top of Funnel 102

Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Channels 102

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Author: Tim Riesterer, Chief Strategy and Research Officer, Corporate Visions Are marketers and salespeople so focused on early stage demand generation that they’re missing other big opportunities to drive revenue? When marketers and salespeople align on something —  anything! — our our first instinct is to celebrate it as a victory.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Marketing 237

Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

Consider these statistics ( source ): 71% of buyers who see a personal value in a B2B product will make a purchase. 68% of buyers who see a personal value in a B2B product will pay a higher price. The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. Direct feedback.

Analysis 176

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 176

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. Buyer Understanding.

Marketing 314

Marketing Hiring Strategy Buyer Persona 314

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.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Account Marketing 130

MarketJoy

APRIL 7, 2022

Why You Need Effective Buyer Personas for B2B Lead Generation. A buyer persona is a hypothetical customer that serves as a model of the buyer you want to target. Buyer personas can be created through research, surveys, and interviews. Include pain points of the target market. Why do they buy?

Buyer Persona 98

Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Lead Generation Outsourcing Services 98

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Author: Ron Carson Just about every marketer today has been told to listen to the voice of the customer to inform marketing strategy. First, marketing teams only receive this information second-hand – through sales, product management, etc. And it is why I encourage marketers to have regular “voice of the market” conversations.

Conversion 177

Conversion Marketing Customer Trade Show 177

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2024

Confession time: I've been in the market for a new car for months now, but the thought of stepping onto a car lot and negotiating prices with a car salesperson is about as exciting as getting a root canal. To find out, I surveyed 150+ consumers to get their take — and to learn how salespeople can best navigate these preferences.

Buyer 90

Buyer Data Consumer Retail 90

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Just 38% of companies have a content marketing strategy. Econsultancy, the London-based community of digital marketing and ecommerce professionals, recently produced their first ever Content Marketing Report. The report is based on a survey of more than 1,300 digital marketing professionals. You know this already.

Marketing 317

Marketing Survey Buyer Persona Social Media 317

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Census Small Business Pulse Survey estimates that less than 20% of businesses have enough cash reserves to cover three months of operations. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. in the next year.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Engaging buyers in an effective way requires sales professionals having access to the right content and messaging for their targeted buyer roles and their business challenges. Additionally, it’s crucial that they can tailor their approach and their messages in each buyer interaction in a valuable, relevant and differentiating way.

Buyer 59

Buyer Face-to-face Churn Analytics 59

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Paul Nolan Ninety percent of respondents to a Zendesk survey said that positive reviews influence their buying decisions. Testimonials are persuasive because they are a powerful form of social proof, says Kaleigh Moore, who writes about content marketing. and “Why did you buy?”.

Customer 120

Customer Marketing Survey Discount 120

Allego

JULY 31, 2023

Sales reps say they spend 51% of their time on non-core selling activity, according to the Forrester Sales Enablement Society 2022 survey. Further, sellers spend 11 hours a month looking for and modifying content for buyers, Forrester’s Q4 2020 Global Sales Enablement survey found. But chaotic content hurts sellers and buyers.”

Buyer 62

Buyer Collateral Scale Survey 62

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A recent Forrester report found that Millennials and Gen Z make up 64% of business buyers. While each generation brings its own set of preferences, demands, and expectations to the market, the report shows that younger buyers are much more likely to voice their dissatisfaction than previous generations.

B2B 130

B2B Social Media Loyalty B2C 130

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Table of Contents How can Sales and Marketing collaborate? Let’s take a closer look with some examples: Product datasheets.

Lead Rank 106

Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile 106