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How to Speak the Language of Decision Makers

Janek Performance Group

Here are tips for speaking the different dialects of decision makers: C-Suite. Whether it’s sales, marketing, purchasing, or materials management, someone with this title typically has a hive mentality. As such, they often wield considerable decision-making powers. When approaching one of these VIPs, think in their terms.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Referral Marketing

Zoominfo

In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ). We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing.

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How Small Gifts Can Create Big Marketing Wins

Zoominfo

“It’s something like an educated Hail Mary pass that sweeps up unconverted marketing qualified leads.” What do we mean by “direct mail marketing”? Direct mail marketing makes direct contact with individual consumers, as opposed to reaching a large audience with mass media, such as advertising.

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Selling Innovation in a Slow Economy

Janek Performance Group

BlackBerry was a pioneer in the smartphone market but was slow to adopt the touchscreen technology that became dominant and was eventually overtaken by competitors such as Apple and Samsung. Xerox had a strong research and development team, but it could not effectively bring its innovations to market.

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4 Tips for Selling to the Social Savvy Buyer

Zoominfo

We know B2B decision makers are using social media to inform their buying decisions. In fact, a recent study suggests that 91% of B2B buyers are active and involved in social media, while 75% are significantly influenced by social content when forming their buying decisions ( source ). Be authentic and offer value.

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B2B Lead Generation: The Ultimate Guide

Zoominfo

Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Sales and marketing work to build on existing interest by identifying key customer profiles and selling the right value proposition to each of them through various strategies. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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4 ways to use your CRM to power your sales and marketing feedback loop

Zendesk Sell

Aligning sales and marketing teams is a struggle for many companies. Therefore, marketing may become annoyed when sales doesn’t even use what they produce. Therefore, marketing may become annoyed when sales doesn’t even use what they produce. An MQL is a lead deemed by marketing to likely turn into a customer.