Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What Is Lead Generation? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What does a “good lead” look like anyway?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Engaging with passive job seekers means actively courting potential candidates who: May not be proactively seeking a new job May not know that your organization exists If this sounds like demand generation and creating brand awareness—you’re right, the same principles apply when building your employer brand.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

In 12 years, half the companies on the S&P 500 may fall off that list, according to industry research. According to HubSpot research, 93% of consumers will be repeat buyers at companies with excellent customer service. Even those at the top are always at risk. Company transformation. Market expansion. Build Loyalty.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

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. Location Industry Job function Company size Job title. That is, they’ve done their research. For example, demographic data consists of things like.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 246

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Challengers have a deep understanding of their client’s business and industry. They are calling on a huge swath of customers with different industries and maturities. Yet Challengers are supposed to “know the industry better than the customer themselves”. Good luck with industry thought leadership. Throw these out.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 10, 2024

My demos for other vertical industries weren’t nearly as engaging. My demos for hospitals naturally took me into a completely different conversation than my demos for banks, manufacturers and other industries. That’s when my demos in other industries really started to hit the mark, just like they had been in healthcare.

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Positioning Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Banking 59

Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And one of the core purposes of xiQ is to help you spend less time on doing research, more time on selling. [25:30] xiQ reinvigorates b2b sales and marketing by doubling down on industry-leading personality and behavioral science to provide broader, deeper, and more actionable insights. It’s about having a conversation. [15:42]

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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. Location Industry Job function Company size Job title. That is, they’ve done their research. For example, demographic data consists of things like.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 195

Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Break down your sales pipeline into basic parts: Lead generation channels: decide on the channels you will be using to generate leads. This could be a mix of email, content, social media marketing, cold calling, industry trade events, etc. It builds your authority in the logistics industry and boosts inbound lead generation.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “ buyer’s journey.” In other words, sales intelligence solutions educate you on industry-specific talking points for every contact and industry before you communicate with them.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. 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. “If

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

As a consultant, I regularly advise that appointment setting Lead Generation Departments report to Marketing and not to Sales. This is especially true as demand generation and inbound marketing continue to become commonplace with customers, who today do more research online before purchasing products or services.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 20, 2014

Research shows the quality of the creative is a distant #2 in influencing outcome. This happened with one of my demand generation clients. We encouraged the sales reps to flood the industry with the competitors offer (a Gartner white paper). Most dialogue is about the copy, creative and CTA button.

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Campaigns Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Outside Sales 310

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

As we conduct research across 19 different industries, patterns emerge. They do research online and are less inclined to agree to a F2F appointment. Without researching how customers make a purchase decision, your sales force could be misaligned. The process defines your demand generation and lead management workflow.

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Hiring Lead Rank Collateral Demand Generation Targets 326

SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

Your Industry. Annual Revenue Increase by improving to industry tunrover rate: $10.5M. -. According to Gallup research , the top five predictors of turnover (in general) are: 1. Unfortunately, many marketing organizations confuse demand generation with providing leads. Here’s a sales rep turnover example.

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Hiring Outsourcing Services Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Targets 326

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2020

In many industries, COVID-19 has acted as an accelerator requiring organizations to get better at their weaknesses, and to get better at them fast. As a sanity check, I did some research on this issue. Companies around the world are building and using “muscles,” or capabilities they’ve never had. Over 53,000. What did they find?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

In 12 years, half the companies on the S&P 500 may fall off that list, according to industry research. Build Loyalty According to HubSpot research, 93% of consumers will be repeat buyers at companies with excellent customer service. Even those at the top are always at risk. Company transformation. Market expansion.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 130

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. With the breadth and depth of data we provide, marketers can drive qualified demand for their businesses like never before.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Customer) Integrating BuzzBoard to your CRM and other Martech can elevate your sales and demand generation teams while driving top-of-funnel scoring from using an exhaustive source of data set. Value-Added Training Sessions, UI & Customer Support When it comes to training, our customers have generously given thumbs up.

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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. With a trusted B2B data provider , you can create lists of prospects based on granular attributes such as job title, company, industry, and even behaviors and interests.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Make your plan implementable, measurable, and sustainable: Clearly defining the demand generation program was just the beginning. Make sure you use the language of the customer and not your own industry.

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Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 303

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Andy Gray is a senior marketing professional with proven expertise in directing, centralizing, and strengthening how customers are acquired and retained as well as how companies are positioned through marketing strategies, demand generation, sales support and enablement programs, market research and product development.

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SBI

JUNE 19, 2019

The prestigious CODiE Awards , hosted by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), recognize the companies producing the most innovative businesses technology products across the country, and around the world. Michael Cotoia, CEO, TechTarget. NEWTON, MA – JUNE 17, 2019: TechTarget, Inc.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2020

In many industries, COVID-19 has acted as an accelerator requiring organizations to get better at their weaknesses, and to get better at them fast. As a sanity check, I did some research on this issue. Companies around the world are building and using “muscles,” or capabilities they’ve never had. Over 53,000. What did they find?

Outbound 147

Outbound Company Webinar Metrics Demand Generation Targets 147

DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 3, 2018

Luckily for a savvy salesperson, all that self-directed buyer research activity is done online, leaving a trail of buyer intent. That’s Intent data: The cloud of information generated by online searches, downloads, and clicks online. And it’s not hard to follow, if you know what to look for and have the tools to track it.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Buyer Intent Sales Qualified Lead 192

Corporate Visions

MAY 30, 2019

Our research backs this up. This means marketers are spending countless hours researching every detail about their prospects—everything from industry trends to company challenges to what they ate for lunch. All that account research comes at a cost, after all. And the industry-only personalization came in last, with a 20.11

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Emissary

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The first step in vertical marketing is deciding which industries to target. Cast a broader net to look at propensity to buy in new industries where you might not have a foothold today. As you review your analysis, be careful of sorting exclusively to exceptionally large industries. If you market to verticals, sell to them too.

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Corporate Visions

AUGUST 13, 2020

In our recent industry survey, 87 percent of B2B marketers admitted they’re unsure or don’t believe that their audience acts on their content. Our research also suggests that the small amount of information they remember from your content will be completely random. Now, imagine your content reaches five prospects at the same company.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

According to industry research, the average connect rate is 18 calls per connection ( source ). In fact, research has shown that taking breaks can dramatically improve your mental performance ( source ). So, step away from your desk throughout the day and you’ll find yourself less stressed, more focused, and generally happier.

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Corporate Visions

JULY 18, 2019

If you’re like most companies, you focus the lion’s share of your growth budget on-demand generation and customer acquisition. The biggest threat to your competitive success isn’t the other players in your industry—it’s your prospect’s Status Quo Bias—their preference for not doing something different from what they’re doing today.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

Even if your sales team isn’t split up exactly like this, giving certain salespeople instructions on which specific part of the B2B lead generation process they’re responsible for is beneficial to creating a steady pipeline and keeping leads flowing. Tools Defining your ICP is essential, but it can also be time consuming.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 24, 2014

Gartner research showed that Sales came in last place after Technical and Industry Expert, Service and Support and Senior Executives as ‘the most influential personal interactions across the entire buying cycle’. The Gartner research is outlined in this blog article by Tiffani Bova at: [link]. The evidence?

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Buyer Persona Demand Generation Agencies Decision Maker Demand Generation Targets 104

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 12, 2015

Most organizations spend a significant portion of their marketing budget on creating content to fuel demand generation programs, and to arm sales reps to have better conversations and engagements. Unfortunately, the majority of this content spend is currently wasted. Your content needs to stand apart from the crowd and be better.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Survey 88

SugarCRM

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Expansion is another area that ABM can be utilized to generate upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Not only should a strong ABM tool be able to feed actionable insights to the sales rep about account and contact activity, competitive research, and new contacts to engage, but should be able to automate engagement with those prospects.

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Account Based Marketing CRM Lead Rank Data 48

Corporate Visions

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Corporate Visions research shows that applying the same provocative messaging approach that works so well with prospects will actually backfire when it comes to existing customers you’re trying to renew. Given the findings from our own research, the renewal story isn’t something companies should just wing. As for keeping current ones?

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Meeting Demand Generation Agencies Maximizer Top of Funnel 67

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Each persona contains quantitative research, anecdotal observation, and existing customer data. For example, do they all work in the same industry? It takes a significant amount of time, effort, and research. These include: Gender Industry Company size Age Job title Any technologies they use Job history 2.

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