Product Management University

APRIL 17, 2024

If you want to create a revenue plan with sales that gives you a more realistic chance of hitting your revenue targets, give some thought to a broader market strategy where each product plays a role versus a marketing plan for each product. Sales signs up for a number and then everyone does whatever’s necessary to hit the number.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Prior to joining Exponea, Amanda served as Vice President, Demand Generation at Blueshift, a Customer Data Platform, and before that served as Vice President of Marketing, Americas and Global Programs at Basware, a financial software company.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Janelle Johnson, director of demand generation at marketing automation provider Act-On Software (act-on.com), shares insights on the timing. Janelle Johnson, director of demand generation at marketing automation provider Act-On Software (act-on.com), shares insights on the timing. read more'

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Bridging the Content Chasm Sales is increasingly using strategic content creation and distribution as part of the sales process – from outbound, to advancing pipeline along, to awareness and education on social platforms. With that responsibility, often there is a need to create content to assist with the sales education process.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2013

There are four fundamental steps to developing and executing your Year 1 marketing strategy: Develop a Lead Generation Strategy. Implement Demand Generation. DEVELOP A LEAD GENERATION STRATEGY. There should be both demand generation and nurture campaigns. IMPLEMENT DEMAND GENERATION.

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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What Is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. What is a Lead? Pretty simple, right?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

“It’s imperative to continually listen to what customers are saying , putting yourselves in the customers’ shoes and thinking of ways to better enable them,” Craig Williams, chief information officer at networking software company Ciena, told IDG Connect. Technology : Sales intelligence platforms and buyer intent software.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

In fact, most sales teams rely on long-term accounts and word-of-mouth to maintain revenue, which is not a sustainable approach. Create a Formal Sales Process The first step in elevating your lead generation process is to build a definite sales process. Lead evaluation: not every lead is worth pursuing.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

Every demand generation team shares the same goal: to create a pipeline for sales. According to RAIN Group Sales Training , it takes an average of eight touches to get an initial meeting with a new prospect. And to create a pipeline, you have to book meetings — which is no small feat. The solution?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2022

On an average morning in early 2020, sales reps left their team huddles pumped up on yesterday’s success stories and a few cups of dark roast, ready to start dialing for the day. They had a system of tried-and-true tactics for making sales calls and historical data that supported what worked best. How Long Should Sales Calls Take?

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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. A MQL is the foundation of processes within a marketing funnel — namely, an inflection point of engagement met that drives expectations for sales intervention.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 246

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

“We’re in a time of uncertainty,” says Hussam AlMukhtar, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. You may need content calendars, social listening tools, post scheduling software, and employee advocacy systems. We’re here to explain the benefits of consolidating your martech stack, and how you should go about it.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In January, we announced a new initiative called The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards. The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards are an effort to show some love to the actual reps and practitioners on the front lines. Our Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards Categories Are: Sales Ops/Enablement. Sales Development. Sales Leaders.

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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. For example, let’s say you sell marketing automation software. Your buyer persona is the VP of sales for both.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you’ve been working in sales for a while, you probably know the ins and outs of sales prospecting. In recent years, we’ve all had to adapt to the sales digital transformation. While we may be getting back to normal after the pandemic, it looks like virtual sales will continue to prosper. Master the basics.

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Hiring Face-to-face Demand Generation Agencies Video 105

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. A MQL is the foundation of processes within a marketing funnel — namely, an inflection point of engagement met that drives expectations for sales intervention.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s a list of the best lead generation tools on the market today. These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. We’ve broken down the best lead generation tools into four distinct categories. 1) Outreach.io

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Vendor Neutral

JUNE 15, 2021

Can Drive Massive Growth For Your B2B Sales Organization. A Customer-Centric Framework Can Drive Massive Growth for Your B2B Sales Org. Join our free webinar to learn what sales approach actually engages buyers and makes them willing to have valuable conversations. iCentera was acquired in 2011 by Callidus Software.

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Emissary

JUNE 25, 2021

Investment in ABM, demand generation , SDR teams, digital marketing efforts, and more is the norm. In fact, response rates on sales emails in the tech/software market have declined 25 percent over the last year. Of course, getting the attention of buyers has never been easy. Download Now.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. One business is an ideal fit. Not so much.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While there are countless KPIs you could track, we’re laying out the ones specifically tailored for demand generation marketers. Set your own benchmarks,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. Pass along those who say yes to sales and those who say no to your nurture program. Intent lift.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 10, 2024

For the first four years of my software career, I was a pre-sales solution consultant, a.k.a. The Product Positioning School of Hard Knocks Early in my pre-sales demo career, I had some demos where my audience was totally engaged and it felt like I hit it out of the park. My pre-sales experience would prove to be invaluable.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Managing a dispersed sales team is a unique challenge. The secret is modern sales enablement. Today’s winners are mastering virtual selling with an up-to-date approach to content, tools, and knowledge to help their sales teams succeed. To find out more, I sat down with Allego’s Sales Enablement Director Mary Charles.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. One business is an ideal fit. Not so much.

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Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 130

Pointclear

MAY 21, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. How can marketing communications managers know how much interest to generate if they don’t know their salespeople’s quotas? But what about the sales forecast?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

“It’s imperative to continually listen to what customers are saying , putting yourselves in the customers’ shoes and thinking of ways to better enable them,” Craig Williams, chief information officer at networking software company Ciena, told IDG Connect. Technology : Sales intelligence platforms and buyer intent software.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 130

Pointclear

JANUARY 4, 2018

see marketing charts analysis of HubSpot’s “2017 Demand Generation Benchmarks Report” ). Of course, it depends on what you are selling, but common sense tells you that B2B leads for a complex sale (that are worth a sales rep’s time) are probably going to cost more than $200. per gross lead). You can read more here.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2013

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. Opportunities – Percent contribution by Marketing to the Sales Funnel. Wins – Percent contribution by Marketing to Sales Revenue. An LDR is not a sales rep either.

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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. This way, you’re not serving ads when people are less likely to be interested, and more importantly, your sales team is available to respond quickly and efficiently.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Today, we’re sharing the ultimate list of sales podcasts. If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts. Listen here.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Do this for your top 3-5 market segments and then develop lead generation campaigns with messaging that’s industry specific. It’ll do wonders for the sales pipeline and the results will show in your product revenue numbers. I came into a product marketing role from pre-sales. Our sales numbers backed it up!

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

And you don’t need to be enterprise-level to make this work: using email automation software such as Moosend makes this an affordable, highly scalable tactic that is vital for growing your business in 2019. Speaking of efficiency, one-to-one sales conversations are valuable, but they’re not scalable. Conversational selling.

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SBI

JUNE 19, 2019

TechTarget Priority Engine Named Best Account Based Marketing and Sales & Marketing Intelligence Solution by SIIA. Priority Engine provides B2B marketing and sales teams the real, observed purchase intent they need to act with speed and confidence. TechTarget, Inc. Michael Cotoia, CEO, TechTarget.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 5, 2023

At ZoomInfo, our demand generation team engages hundreds of thousands of global customers and prospects every month using our MarketingOS platform. Before we switched to our MarketingOS, we were using several different software tools to launch a single campaign,” Hanson says.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. This generation of sellers is the first to be raised on mobile devices, applications, and tablets. Sales teams, as a result, are conditioned toward a favorable user experience that utilizes minimalist designs to carry out actions in as few clicks as possible.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 28, 2021

One of the most lucrative ways to improve your bottom line is through boosting your sales team's effectiveness — yet many companies choose to focus on aspects of the business like product velocity or customer support costs rather than dialing in on their sales execution. That said, sales execution can be elusive.

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