Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Here are lessons from two of our key programs last year that we plan to incorporate into our 2021 demand generation strategy: Revamped Webinars. Then, during the summer, we launched a new series of events that were shorter, 20 to 30 minutes long, and focusing on broader industry topics.

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Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation 177

Zoominfo

AUGUST 22, 2022

. “Your company puts out products in the market to solve problems for people — which naturally begets the messaging,” says Mitchell Hanson, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. They include: Employee headcount Annual revenue Industry B2B vs. B2C Location 2. But make sure you choose wisely.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If your sales and marketing teams are not aligned, it’s going to be much more difficult to hit your number,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. Get a Demo 2. Mimic the workflow that sales would have to do if they didn’t have any support,” says Nina Wooten, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

Your demand generation team may be high-fiving themselves for activity, not results. It’s easy to pad demand generation numbers with bulk buys. C/D Grades may represent non-focus industries or smaller opportunities. Assess Demand Generation Best Practices. Make sure the leads don''t actually stink.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 276

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Interest can be as subtle as browsing your company website, or as overt as requesting a free demo of a product. Location Industry Job function Company size Job title.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 195

Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

So if your ad is not getting clicked on, then it’s not going to be presented first or as often,” says Lauren Temmler, senior demand generation manager at ZoomInfo. Get a Demo 5 Tips to Optimize Your Paid Ad Bidding Strategy 1. Let’s say your company sells industrial refrigerators. Another factor is audience data.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Account Based Marketing Engineering 130

SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

Your demand generation team may be high-fiving themselves for activity, not results. It’s easy to pad demand generation numbers with bulk buys. C/D Grades may represent non-focus industries or smaller opportunities. Assess Demand Generation Best Practices. Make sure the leads don''t actually stink.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 239

Product Management University

APRIL 8, 2024

Think of them as industry analysts for your vertical/horizontal market segments (with no direct product responsibility). Taking the Lead on Market & Customer Knowledge The top-down strategies of your target customers are shaped by the dynamics of their industry as well as current technology trends. Let’s apply the 80/20 rule here.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Find Better Candidates With Better Data Our recruitment database is fueled by best-in-class business contact data Get a Demo What is passive recruiting? For example, do they subscribe to industry publications or provide thought-provoking comments on LinkedIn? Let’s take a closer look.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Start by looking at specific market segments, preferably vertical industry segments. Do this for your top 3-5 market segments and then develop lead generation campaigns with messaging that’s industry specific. We pitched the idea to our corporate marketing team as they had the demand generation budget.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

“Native targeting is okay in some cases, but there are so many ways to make it better,” says Mitchell Hanson, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. Get a Demo Dismissing lookalike audiences on Facebook: There’s a common misconception that lookalike audiences are a waste of money.

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Advertising Advertising Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 130

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

More content equals more insights into connections with these benefits: More precise targeting options for your demand generation campaigns. The best part of this is that there is no connection required to follow an Influencer in the industry. Increased visualization of connection relationships to aid in prospecting.

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Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 317

Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2022

Field work went away because events went away, and field sales and outside sales all went away or went inside,” says Nina Wooten, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. The Best Times to Make Sales Calls: Time-Tested Advice Sales industry experts have spent years trying to determine the best times and days to make sales calls.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

More content equals more insights into connections with these benefits: More precise targeting options for your demand generation campaigns. The best part of this is that there is no connection required to follow an Influencer in the industry. Increased visualization of connection relationships to aid in prospecting.

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Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 314

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We also boast a team of over 300 people who research and verify company information every day, an industry-leading 16 AI patents, and five third-party expert partners that supplement and verify our data. Get a Demo 2. For the last two decades, our focus has been data,” says Hila Nir, chief product officer at ZoomInfo.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

Business development managers (BDMs ) or account executives (AEs) act on useful leads from the SDR/BDR team to close the sale through demos, discovery sessions, and follow-up. Signing up for a demo is a serious indicator of interest — depending on your average conversion rate for that product, the signup alone might win them 100 points.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 130

SalesLoft

JUNE 26, 2020

Manager of Demand Generation at Limeade, believes that executing on an account-based strategy first requires establishing good organizational health. Watch Lindsay Gates and Eric Martin, VP of Demand Generation at SalesLoft, explain “5 Tactics to Help Sales Execute Account-Based Plays” during the ABM Leadership Alliance Virtual Summit.

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Account Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 52

Velocify

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Demand generation marketers are focused on supporting sales teams, and a large part of their role is ensuring that carefully curated leads are moving through the funnel effectively. It provides the confidence for both demand gen teams and sales managers alike, that every lead is followed up with by our sales reps.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management Lead Rank Top of Funnel 45

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

For example, do they all work in the same industry? Consider the following statistics ( source ): Companies who exceed lead and revenue goals are 4 times as likely to use personas for demand generation compared to those who missed lead and revenue goals. Are they all a certain age? Do they all have similar job titles?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

One way would be to adopt a practice that is usually embraced by certain industries, that is Continuing Education. Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. Book Notice. Book Review. Business Acumen. Buying Process. Cold calling. Communication. Communication Strategy. Customer Care. Dependability.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Real Estate 253

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

While The Revenue Summit is a phenomenal destination for c-level enterprise leaders, we’ve got something for everyone, so don’t count yourself out if you’re in junior sales, sales management, or if you’re a demand generation marketer. Scott Brinker – VP of Platform Ecosystems, HubSpot. What Will You Learn?

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Top of Funnel Revenue Marketing Marketo 66

MarketJoy

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fit: This is the part of the lead qualification process that is based on specific buyer personas or information like job title, industry, company revenue, geography, and so on. A lead who requests a demo or views pricing information is much more interested. There are two key elements you can use to qualify a lead. They are: 1.

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Outsourcing Services 52

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Interest can be as subtle as browsing your company website, or as overt as requesting a free demo of a product. Leads are no different.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 100

The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

Matt Heinz brings more than 12 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations, vertical industries and company sizes. Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. What are essential elements you have used or experienced in great sales meetings?

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Sales Meeting Pipeline Meeting Hiring 251

The Pipeline

MARCH 31, 2011

Social Selling University : the industry’s first collaborative program designed to educate sales professionals on how to leverage social media technologies and methodologies to increase sales productivity and drive revenue throughout the entire sales cycle. Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales.

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Social Selling Webinar Metrics Pipeline Social Media 216

Highspot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Demand Generation Specialist Responsibilities: Focuses on lead generation and creating demand for the product. While this list is not exhaustive, it’s a good starting point for any team, company size (enterprise to startups), or industry (SaaS). Request a demo today !

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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

Head of Demand Generation at Outreach. Q: How should demand gen orgs pivot in times like these? Demand gen orgs should always be looking at efficiency metrics and know exactly where they would need to pull back if/when the market gets tough. As well as average SAL value, SALs by market segment, industry, etc.

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Cost per Lead Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Lead Scoring 91

The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

the industry leader in sales assessments and sales force evaluations, and the CEO of Kurlan & Associates, Inc., Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. Your salespeople must avoid the temptation to jump to a different question topic, jump to presentation, or jump in with a solution!

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Pipeline Conference Cold Calling Hiring 255

The Pipeline

MAY 20, 2011

The Googler: an increasing sales challengeBusiness Marketing Online (BMON): the industrial website engineers. The Googler: an increasing sales challengeBusiness Marketing Online (BMON): the industrial website engineers. Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. The Pipeline [.]. Jim Keenan.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

Twitter: Get the sales team following the mavens in your industry and retweet them, interact with them, and then teach them to connect with prospects. He focuses on b2b sales marketing across the entire funnel from demand generation to overall marketing to sales process and organization. Demand Generation.

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Report Pipeline Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 244

InsightSquared

APRIL 14, 2021

Understanding in-period bookings drives tight alignment between sales and marketing, with clear goals for the demand generation team who must ensure leads are delivered early in the forecast period to provide enough time for the sales team to convert them into new business. How does our average sales cycle compare to industry peers’?

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Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 62

The Pipeline

APRIL 11, 2011

Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. It is so common nowadays to speak about results as “the ingredient” to determine a salesperson´s success, and yet, so untrue! Book Notice. Book Review. Business Acumen. Buying Process. Cold calling. Communication. Communication Strategy. EDGE Selling.

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Pipeline Twitter Hiring Top of Funnel 238

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

To achieve sustained success in all of these disparate industries requires specific skills sets and the “generalized” workshops simply cannot deliver them. Demand Generation. The Right Way to Use Demos in Technology Sales. you will appreciate my point. Book Notice. Book Review. Business Acumen.

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Pipeline Training Twitter Hiring 230

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

This could be a change in their industry, new legislation, or even just a common challenge for companies like theirs. Specializing in the IT industry, KLA Group works with companies to break in and exceed revenue objectives in the Small and Midmarket Business (SMB) segment. Demand Generation. Book Notice. Book Review.

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Pipeline Prospecting Twitter B2B 286

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

In this guide, we'll dig into how to create a sales strategy plan that helps you generate more leads and close more deals. Different sales strategies work for different sales teams and industries. Demand Generation. The primary criteria we look at include: leads created, leads worked, demos delivered, and leads won.

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Webinar Metrics Strategy Hiring Hubspot 114

Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2016

I really appreciate sales people who bring us new insights about things happening in our industry and markets. One is insisting that our demand generation efforts are not producing results, our demise is imminent, but if I just take the time for a demo, he can provide the solutions to all our problems.

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Lead Gen Demand Generation Agencies Segment Lead Rank 48

Factor 8

AUGUST 8, 2019

Everyone does it differently, and the demarcations between them may be based on more than lead type – like reporting structure, industry, product set or customer type. The AE will typically accept (or deny) the lead passed to them, perform the discovery call, conduct the demo, run follow-up and close the sale. Again, just ask.

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