The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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Zoominfo

JULY 27, 2023

Businesses in virtually every industry are being pushed to modernize their go-to-market strategy, with a premium on the data-driven, automation-enabled convergence of sales, marketing, and operations. You’ll also want to invest in a platform to centralize and cleanse all the contact and company data your teams will use to track progress.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Are you grappling with the challenge of finding the right prospects for your business? In this insightful blog post, we will delve into the world of prospecting, account selection, and the transformative impact of data-driven strategies. This leads us to the third and final step: social selling and spear selling training.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the world of B2B, intent data is like gold. Well, maybe not actual gold and that’s because the benefits of B2B intent data go much further than a one-time increase in revenue. . The point, though, is that intent data is an incredibly valuable resource to marketers, salespeople, and recruiters alike.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. What's this magic tool? What Sales Reps Say About Their CRM [New Data] Before you get suspicious, we get it.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Manual sales prospecting and lead generation doesn’t get your sales and marketing teams where they need to be for their quotas — and it wastes time. However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies. 1 for good reason.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the world of B2B, intent data is like gold. Well, maybe not actual gold and that’s because the benefits of B2B intent data go much further than a one-time increase in revenue. The point, though, is that intent data is an incredibly valuable resource to marketers, salespeople, and recruiters alike.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Prompted by predictions of massive economic impact and the disruption of multiple industries, professionals in many fields are assessing how this new breed of AI tools will complement and complicate their working lives. The results, however, are irrelevant if AI systems are fueled by low-quality data. billion in the next 10 years.

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Appbuddy

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This in mind, it’s no surprise that some companies estimate they lose over 10 percent of their annual revenue due to poor data quality —and that doesn’t even factor in the stress that bad data causes their team. Simply put: Your marketing and sales teams can’t effectively manage data maintenance alone. They need a tool to help.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With new developments surfacing at breakneck speed, it’s more important than ever to remember that diverse and accurate data serves as the backbone for effective AI models. That positions data leaders at the heart of this global transformation, ushering in the next era of AI-ready data. The good news?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2023

What if you could see opportunities arise with your prospects before they go public? Many go-to-market professionals already use intent data to spot prospects that are interested in their products or services. ZoomInfo covers over 4,500 topics, ranging from sales enablement tools to M&A to private equity.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

From VPs and CMOs to entry-level reps and account managers, everyone is inundated by data. Without a modern go-to-market strategy that can turn signals into action, the flood of data can mean greater administrative overhead, higher margins of error, and even lost revenue. Conceptually, that is the Holy Grail,” he says.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

Many B2B data providers claim to have the “best” data. But have you ever stopped to think about where these companies get their data and what makes it better than the rest? Data is a big investment – and as a buyer, you should never trust a data provider without first understanding where that information comes from.

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eGrabber

JULY 9, 2021

Sales prospecting is the process of identifying your ideal prospects, building your prospect list and then reaching out to them to turn them into your customers. This blog post will help you learn how sales prospecting tools help you to speed up prospecting and find customers faster.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Even if you’ve defined your ICP and created a targeted list of prospects, you may still find that your prospecting isn’t generating impactful results. Stale data and lack of differentiation could be two major culprits. Learn how these factors impact your prospecting, and what you can do to yield better outcomes in sales. #1:

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. This could be you!)

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. They need data. Lots of data. And they require the tools that allow them to leverage that data in ways that differentiate your business from the rest of the pack. Keep Data Clean and Current.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2023

Without a trustworthy, reliable data foundation, even the most sophisticated generative AI systems will not only fall short of expectations — they could actually supercharge routine error, scaling costly mistakes across a company. Start thinking about your data as an infrastructural element of your technology stack,” Schuck says.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? How did you find those prospects?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2022

The importance of data is undeniable. When you set out to buy a third-party data set, you might assume you should compare based on quantity and cost. often means the vendor with the most records wins and the one offering the highest quality data gets overlooked. But using evaluations like “how many accounts can you provide?”

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Unlike meteorologists or economists, their industry doesn’t use data as the bedrock of forming their forecasts. That means more than half of your reps are putting themselves in a position where they have an inadequate view of the prospects in their pipeline. To succeed, you must teach your sales reps how to build forecasts with data.

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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. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 24, 2022

Modern sales and marketing teams need various tools to help them do their jobs. With the right tools you can create complete, 360-degree customer views that make running targeted campaigns and personalized sales motions easier. The What and How of Dirty Data Dirty data is like an unpolished gemstone. The result?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 2, 2021

Layering various customer buying signals on top of each other is a reliable, data-based approach to predict when a prospect is facing a business challenge that your product can solve. These data points flesh out ideal prospects that you can target. Don’t rely on just one type of data for modern outreach efforts.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Created by OpenAI, the free artificial intelligence (AI) content tool is capable of having human-like conversations, answering complicated questions like “what is quantum physics,” and passing parts of licensing exams for lawyers and doctors , along with the final exam for a prestigious MBA program. Here are some examples. But that’s not all.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 7, 2023

According to HubSpot's very own State of AI survey data, 71% of sales professionals say AI/automation tools have impacted how they plan to sell in 2023, and 60% say these tools are important to their overall sales strategy. AI makes prospecting efforts more effective. Automating manual tasks allows more time for selling.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. There, we looked at key indicators to assess before passing prospects to sales. Now, we’ll go further and explore strategies and best practices for improving prospect qualification. And, if so, is the prospect worth your time and effort?

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 9, 2023

.” Today, we seem to face the same thing in selling, except now it’s data. We have more ability to collect data, about customers, about the performance of our marketing initiatives, about the performance of our sales people. But the data (hmmmm) shows exactly the opposite thing.

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Nutshell

MARCH 20, 2024

Choosing lead generation software can be tricky, though, with so many tools to choose from. Lead generation tools help businesses like yours attract, retain, and close leads by cultivating meaningful relationships with them. Benefits of lead generation software So, why are lead generation tools so important for businesses?

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

But without high-quality data to connect them all, many of those tools can essentially turn into empty boxes that fall short of their goals. When layers of data are tightly integrated with software, sales reps and marketers have the most effective way to successfully engage with prospects and find their next buyers.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 13, 2023

85% of salespeople using AI/automation agree it makes their prospecting efforts more effective. As prospecting is an extremely critical step in the sales process , adopting AI to help with your processes is worth considering. Read on to learn more about using AI for sales prospecting and specific use cases for generative AI.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Since then, rivals Google and Microsoft have poured billions (with a B) of dollars into generative AI tools, with mixed results. AI tools such as ChatGPT have many potential applications in sales , from creating marketing content to predicting customer behavior. How many new AI tools are there? How do you even use these things?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

Having good data is no guarantee that a business will make good decisions. But being saddled with low-quality data at the most critical points of strategic decision-making is a recipe for failure — and a lot of lost money. Industry experts at Gartner estimate that poor data quality costs businesses about $13 million a year.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For revenue operations leaders, that means a foundation of high-quality data is only a starting point. To ensure your company can grow and thrive in an unpredictable economy, you need go-to-market data that changes as fast as your total addressable market. Ten years ago, that number was five.

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Crunchbase

MAY 22, 2023

Sales prospecting is an integral part of the sales process. When done manually, it can be time-consuming and demand substantial effort — but automated sales prospecting can help. Automated sales prospecting tools, also known as sales automation software , streamline your workflow and allow you to spend more time selling.

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