Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Of course, you can't afford to spend hours on social media each day, so which channels are worth your time? The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the best social media channels for prospecting. Read on to learn more about social prospecting, and discover which social media channels are most effective.

Social Media 99

Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 99

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

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

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. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

Paid Content 130

Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. 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. How do you track customer sentiment? Social listening.

Analysis 130

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. 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. How do you track customer sentiment? Social listening.

Analysis 176

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 176

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. Take the assessment today!

B2B 130

B2B Social Media Loyalty B2C 130

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. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. The impact of these changes is highlighted in the marketing segment.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

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

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

How this number will change following the pandemic isn’t certain, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta predicts the number of days worked from home will triple among full-time employees. In April, Echo Market Research and Tango Card asked 500 newly remote employees how engaged they were feeling. Budgets don’t have to be large.

Incentives 317

Incentives Incentive Travel Cancellation 317

Nutshell

MAY 7, 2024

When you understand your ROI, you understand how much each trade show is worth to your business and get insights on how to improve your trade show performance and better allocate your marketing budget to drive optimal results. Add up revenue To calculate your ROI, you’ll start by adding up all your revenue from the trade show.

Trade Show 71

Trade Show Maximizer ROI Lead Rank 71

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What Is Referral Marketing?

Referrals 130

Referrals Marketing Incentives Incentive 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Though email is an extremely effective communication channel that’s ever-evolving, it’s one of the most time-consuming. How Do You Set up Email Automation? Technical Steps. Email Automation Tools.

Prospecting 262

Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 262

BuzzBoard

MAY 8, 2023

People, Protection, and Performance take the center stage—IT-enabled better collaboration to support remote working models, greater need for safer storage as more transactions move online, and the requirement for scaling up customer experiences, now further fuelled by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Marketing 98

Marketing Lead Rank Trends Scale 98

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Our latest eBook shows you how to navigate your book of business, craft a well-calculated marketing plan, add more places of interest on the map, and direct potential customers to inroads back to your company. The marketing plan lays the groundwork for your team to go forth and execute. Have you made your 2018 marketing plan yet?

Account Based Marketing 181

Account Based Marketing Data Ideal Customer Profile eBook 181

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This means creating a vision and a plan, setting goals, building relationships, understanding your product, and implementing analytics so your marketing strategy is data-driven. Driving customer acquisition and sustained revenue growth requires strong follow-up (and follow-through). Align sales and marketing with SLAs.

ROI 171

ROI Survey Webinar Metrics Channels 171

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the B2B world, email marketing continues to be a reliable, revenue-driving channel. But, as buyer preferences change and technology evolves, creating the perfect B2B marketing email isn’t so simple. If you’re focused on email marketing campaign optimization you’ve come to the right place. Let’s get into it!

Email Marketing 183

Email Marketing Campaigns Marketing Discount 183

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

As organizations emerge from the pandemic crisis and fire up their sales engines, it’s clear that the channel must adapt?— shifting and aligning priorities (support), implementing new, more impactful channel strategies (enable) and leveraging the right solutions (engage). Reinforce channel support.

Engineering 156

Engineering Revenue Incentives Incentive 156

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.

Top of Funnel 150

Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Buyer Persona Marketing 150

Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

Like everyone else, we had to pivot, and fast.” — Danny Daly, manager, marketing events at ZoomInfo Since the start of Covid-19, in-person events, conferences, and tradeshows have come to a halt. So, what happens when the conference seat your marketing and sales team offers is your registrants’ preferred chair at home?

Trade Show 130

Trade Show Top of Funnel Funnel Conference 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

What pain points keep CMOs up at night? And what are the existing and emerging technologies that marketing teams will be spending more on in 2018? Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results.

Trends 184

Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

Apptivo

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Lifecycle marketing is the holistic approach of getting new buyers and converting them to be customers. Marketing is as much an art as it is a science! A master marketer understands the nuances of customer behavior and establishes an emotional connection with them, therefore it is an art. What is Lifecycle marketing?

Marketing 98

Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Campaigns 98

Score More Sales

MAY 30, 2013

The annual “State of Marketing” Global Survey of Marketers has again been completed, and results were announced at the Smarter Commerce Global Summit last week. You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. Evaluating and prioritizing channels.

Marketing 241

Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Survey 241

Act!

JANUARY 23, 2024

Marketers utilize web forms to complete orders, gather customer information, and collect valuable leads, with 28% of them recognizing the positive impact of the proper form fields on lead quality (Venture Harbor). Did you know that web forms can significantly impact your business success? Seamlessly integrated with Act!

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Benefit ACT Demand Generation Agencies Lead Generation 52

Nutshell

APRIL 3, 2024

But if you aren’t living up to their expectations, it will be a lot lower. Customer effort score (CES) Customer effort score (CES) measures how easy it is for customers to complete tasks related to your business, such as making a purchase or signing up for a free trial. Want even more sales and marketing tips from our experts?

Customer 71

Customer Churn Lead Rank Lead Scoring 71

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. Unfortunately, trade shows are expensive and time-consuming.

Trade Show 187

Trade Show Marketing Social Media Lead Rank 187

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

More than 50% of consumers we surveyed said they'd purchased a product directly from a social media platform. A McKinsey survey of close to 3,500 decision makers found that customers want a more personalized experience. ecommerce tools fall into the following categories: Online store hosting: Build an online store from scratch.

Trends 106

Trends B2B B2C Social Media 106

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 ). Keep reading!

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Apptivo

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Use surveys to nurture leads and customers. Follow up with event attendees. According to research, leads experience five to 10 marketing interactions before making a purchase. There are so many moving elements, including forms, CRMs, email marketing lists, and eCommerce platforms, to mention a few.

Sales Qualified Lead 97

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 97

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. The more up-to-date information you can see on your future customers, the better equipped you’ll be throughout the entire sales process, which is why we focus on real-time intent.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A webinar funnel works a lot like a sales funnel or marketing funnel. Consider this: In 2019, ON24 surveyed its webcasting platform users. It’s easy to get caught up in your product, making it the focus of your presentation. Get People to Sign up for Your Webinar. How do you get people to sign up for your event?

Top of Funnel 208

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Funnel Social Media 208

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

According to the Havas’ Meaningful Brands Report , a survey of 395,000 consumers found that 75% of brands could disappear and be easily replaced. Making continuous improvements to your support offerings, not just during a sales or marketing push, is key to customer retention.

Customer 100

Customer Loyalty Consumer Survey 100

Zoominfo

MARCH 27, 2018

And, even though customer engagement is only a piece of the marketing puzzle, it shouldn’t be ignored. 63% of marketers agree customer engagement includes renewals, repeat purchases, and retention ( source ). More than three-quarters of marketers say engagement occurs in the middle or end stage of the marketing funnel ( source ).

Customer 196

Customer Consumer Channels Customer Service 196

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?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Strategy Marketing Campaigns 52

SendBuzz

MAY 2, 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?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Strategy Marketing How To 52

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.

Buyer Persona 100

Buyer Persona Marketing Analysis Advertising 100

Zoominfo

JULY 17, 2018

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 ). Keep reading!

Paid Content 255

Paid Content Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Promotion 255

BuzzBoard

MAY 8, 2023

People, Protection, and Performance take the center stage—IT-enabled better collaboration to support remote working models, greater need for safer storage as more transactions move online, and the requirement for scaling up customer experiences, now further fuelled by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Marketing 52

Marketing Lead Rank Trends Scale 52