Aberdeen

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Onboarding sales reps is painful — both in terms of the cost and delay in achieving return on training investment. And the cost of talent acquisition, talent management, and talent development isn’t cheap. The delay in achieving comparable performance to those tenured sales people will usually exceed one full year.

Intent Data 40

Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel Cold Calling 40

Brandpoint

MARCH 19, 2019

More businesses are focusing on content marketing as a crucial component to driving sales. In the 2019 Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs B2B report , organizations are increasing their spending on content marketing, with the biggest increase in content creation. Content before tech.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Content Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 104

Seismic

JANUARY 24, 2023

Sales enablement has changed tremendously since Aragon Research published its first Aragon Research Globe on sales enablement in 2016. In its latest Globe for Sales Enablement, Aragon highlights the rapid expansion of sales enablement platforms (SEP).

Enterprise Management 97

Enterprise Management Work Management Research Marketing Management 97

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With 2016 swiftly (and unbelievably) drawing to a close, it is time again to reflect on what has worked well, where we can improve, and what opportunities present themselves in the new year. This success is built off of the hard work team members have put into the process of creating engaging content and marketing communication.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing B2B Planning Work Management 120

Sales Engine

OCTOBER 2, 2015

On October 1, the sales team began Q4 and the pressure is high as reps try to make club and hit accelerators while organizations try to hit revenue goals. For many companies, the pressure to hit Q4 numbers is so high they aren't even thinking about 2016 quotas yet. 47% of B2B companies have a DEDICATED content marketing group.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Paper Fulfillment B2B Marketing 120

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With 2016 swiftly (and unbelievably) drawing to a close, it is time again to reflect on what has worked well, where we can improve, and what opportunities present themselves in the new year. This success is built off of the hard work team members have put into the process of creating engaging content and marketing communication.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing B2B Planning Work Management 120

Hubspot

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. The standard process for SDRs or BDRs (whatever your organization calls them) of sending out sequenced emails, calling, leaving voicemails, rinse and repeat? And if you’re a manager, here’s what you should be teaching to your team.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Allocation Work Management Peer-to-peer 100

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Last week I highlighted ten of KoMarketing’s most popular posts written this year, based on traffic, links, mentions, and impact in the lead generation process. These resources helped to improve performance, shape and refine tactics, and provided inspiration for professional development. From Casie Gillette. From Stacy Thompson.

Adwords 152

Adwords SERP Work Management Paid Search Agency 152

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

And in early 2016, the “2016 ABM Metrics Report” revealed that 80 percent of respondents indicated their success with ABM was either moderately or highly successful, and none plan on scaling back efforts. We also wanted their opinion on the effectiveness of tactics used in their account-based marketing plan of action.

Account Based Marketing 120

Account Based Marketing Tactics B2B Marketing Planning 120

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2016

KoMarketing has been writing about the value of content marketing for years. In CMI/MarketingProf’s latest B2B Content Marketing Report , 89 percent of B2B marketers surveyed indicated that they are currently using content marketing tactics. B2B Content Marketing & SEO. Content Marketing Distribution.

B2B Marketing 234

B2B Marketing Effectiveness Top of Funnel Content Marketing 234

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

According to Google Trends, average monthly searches related to influencer marketing have increased 6X since early 2016. billion in 2016 to $16.4 93% of marketers have used influencer marketing at some point, and collectively they plan to directly spend almost twice as much on influencers in 2023 as they did in 2016.

Paid Content 267

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Work Management 267

Contently

JUNE 30, 2016

Content marketing is transforming. But many organizations are starting to leverage content in unforeseen ways even though marketing budgets make up only a fraction of the money spent on content by an organization in a given year. After all, they say every sale starts with a story. Content marketing poems, anyone?).

Top of Funnel 102

Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Content Storytelling 102

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

33% of inbound marketers and 31% of outbound marketers rank outbound marketing practices, such as paid advertising, as the top waste of time and resources,” per HubSpot in 2016. By placing informative material and content throughout, a potential consumer can receive relevant information based on their specific searches.

Inbound Marketing 264

Inbound Marketing Paid Content Top of Funnel High Quality Lead 264

PureB2B

JUNE 3, 2018

If corporations don’t gear up their sales teams with the necessary resources to convince their prospects, then failure is inevitable. Enter sales enablement. This concept is a broad term that covers activities like recruitment, training, coaching, content creation, analysis, sales strategy, and other tools and practices.

Sales Management 72

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Training 72

Onalytica B2B

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Social selling is the process of developing relationships as part of the sales process, this mostly takes place on social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook but can also take place offline at networking events and conferences. According to research from Social Centered Selling and A Sales Guy Consulting, 72.6%

Enterprise Management 0

Enterprise Management PointClear Brand Identity Branding 0

chiefmartech

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The adoption of “marketing middleware” did increase — DMPs, customer data platforms (CDPs), tag management sytems (which have evolved into marketing data pipelines), and cloud connector apps of all kinds — as marketers continued to build their own “stacks.” ” (A). Martech is going mainstream.

Enterprise Management 160

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget 160

Hubspot

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’ve seen some incredible changes, and I can say without a doubt that right now is the best time to invest in a sales career. Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. Drop the 18 tactics below. 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018.

Tactics 101

Tactics Cold Calling Work Management Marketing Management 101

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 1, 2015

How can marketers plan effectively for 2016 and still work to wrap up 2015 before the clock strikes midnight on December 31 st ? If you planned strategically, thinking in terms of building a perpetual Demand Generation Strategy versus a tactical approach, end of year is not a mad rush to rustle up a few last minute deals.

Buying Cycle 100

Buying Cycle Demand Generation Trigger Marketing Planning 100

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Last week I highlighted ten of KoMarketing’s most popular posts written this year, based on traffic, links, mentions, and impact in the lead generation process. These resources helped to improve performance, shape and refine tactics, and provided inspiration for professional development. From Casie Gillette. From Stacy Thompson.

Adwords 120

Adwords SERP Work Management Paid Search Agency 120

DiscoverOrg

JANUARY 22, 2016

In CISOs Identify the Biggest Security Challenges as They Enter 2016 , Security Current sheds light on the top-of-mind issues affecting CISOs today. Many issues that Chief Information Security Officers faced in 2015 will carry into 2016. ” Trends suggest that data and analytics will be a top focus in 2016.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Privacy Mobile Advertising 120

Contently

JUNE 25, 2020

.” Over the past few years, I’ve found that this problem plagues most organizations when it comes to content strategy. Everyone says they want to create data-driven content based on their audience’s interests, but many marketers have no idea what data matters or how to use it. That promise was flawed.

Work Management 215

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 215

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I've written about the importance of sales and marketing alignment before, but the point can't be understated: businesses undeniably have better success when they align sales and marketing teams. Which is why we've reached out to eight brands to learn how they mastered marketing and sales alignment.

Sales Management 91

Sales Management Top of Funnel Planning Brand Identity 91

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

One month into 2016 and I hate kick the year off on a negative note, but there are some mistakes we consistently see from B2Bs as they attempt to execute on their content strategy. Creating too much content: Carlos Hidalgo just wrote about this issue on these very pages.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Content Marketing Buying Cycle Advertising Agencies 100

Valasys

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

3 of the top 5 most important goals for B2B organizations are lead generation, sales and lead nurturing, according to the 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report compiled by CMI. Out of the leads that get generated, 79% of it won’t convert to sales! Keys To Lead Management. Defining A Qualified Lead.

Lead Ranking 49

Lead Ranking Sales Leads Top of Funnel Work Management 49

Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

Companies need to keep growing to succeed, and content is one of the most effective ways to do that. Here’s how investing in content can help you overcome today’s biggest challenges and position your company to succeed long term. How content marketing leads to meaningful ROI. Where to increase your content spend.

Marketing Budget 208

Marketing Budget Content Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency 208

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Whether you’re thinking about launching a business in 2016 or you’re already working on growing one, you probably recognize and understand the importance and value of tools. It’s not easy, but we put a list together in an effort to make it a little more manageable. Sales Tools. So how do you know which ones to choose?

Startups 100

Startups Tools Best Practices Word of Mouth 100

Webbiquity

AUGUST 13, 2019

Top-performing B2B content marketers put the information needs of their audiences ahead of the company’s sales and promotional message. That’s one of the key findings from the ninth annual report from the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs: B2B Content Marketing 2019: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America report.

Work Management 247

Work Management Effectiveness Budget Programs Marketing Management 247

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 20, 2020

In 2016, Jerry Yang, an early investor in the pioneering AI web design startup Grid, properly summed up what AI web development and design is meant to achieve. But those are just two out of a handful of website builders that are trying to incorporate artificial intelligence into the website building process.

Marketing AI 169

Marketing AI Marketing Websites Ad Building Process 169

xiQ

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

xiQ Wins Prestigious 2016 Content Marketing Award. Sept 19, 2016 — xiQ, Inc., a leader in real-time personalized market intelligence, is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the 2016 Content Marketing Award for Best Integration of Mobile Devices in a Content Marketing Program.

Enterprise Management 62

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Content Marketing Salesforce.com 62

BenchmarkONE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

An immensely competitive space in B2B and SaaS is customer relationship management (CRM) software. Everything is consumer-centric, and the modern business needs a tool to manage high expectations. The entire infrastructure of sales and marketing has shifted, and buyers are now self-educating. Sales Strategy CRM Stats.

Stats 116

Stats CRM Marketing Management Top of Funnel 116

Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

It’s no secret that video content is the name of the game when it comes to generating social media impressions, engagement and traffic. These metrics eventually yield results with lead generation and sales. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing tool – an all-time high since 2016. I gotta do more of it.

Social Media 118

Social Media Traffic Top of Funnel Media 118

PureB2B

JUNE 3, 2018

If corporations don’t gear up their sales teams with the necessary resources to convince their prospects, then failure is inevitable. Enter sales enablement. This concept is a broad term that covers activities like recruitment, training, coaching, content creation, analysis, sales strategy, and other tools and practices.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Training 62

Webbiquity

APRIL 20, 2017

As we reflect on the major events in the world of SEO in 2016, web marketers need to evaluate how the changes will impact the SEO strategy through the rest of 2017. The key trend that came out of all of the updates in 2016 is the influence on relevance over authority. Many content marketers fail to treat content like a valuable asset.

SEO 230

SEO PageRank Paid Search Agency Digital Marketing Funnels 230

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

KITCHENER, Ontario – November 11, 2016 – Vidyard , the video platform for business, today announced the winners of the 2016 Video Marketing Awards (VMAs), recognizing innovative marketing and sales leaders at Viewtopia, the company’s annual video marketing summit. Best Use of Video for Sales Prospecting or ABM.

Top of Funnel 78

Top of Funnel Sales Management Enterprise Management Video Marketing 78

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 8, 2015

It seems like a millisecond ago, my team and I were assembled at our 2015 kick-off making plans for the coming year and alas here we again, the end of another year and looking forward to 2016. In doing so, not only will they see more value from their content, they will drive better interactions with their buyers.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Work Management 100

KEO Marketing

JUNE 14, 2016

Video marketing has become a critical marketing strategy of 2016. In addition, video is excellent for driving business and sales. In a Demand Metric survey last fall, 74% of businesses reported that video content outperformed other types of content in driving conversions. Top-of-Funnel. Middle-of-Funnel.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 48

Hubspot

MAY 5, 2020

And as a sales leader, you already know this. Your sales reps have a deep knowledge of how prospects can leverage your product, and they can craft customized plans about the best ways to do so. When it comes down to it, those are the only reasons prospects actually need reps. Sales Analysis Reports.

Analysis 82

Analysis Sales Cycle Peer-to-peer Conversion Rate 82