KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Even though many B2B marketers are already looking ahead to 2016, it’s may be worth recognizing the accomplishments of the past year. Because a component of your B2B marketing strategy certainly needs to focus on leveraging the experience gained executing tactics and campaigns that worked well. SALES AND MARKETING ALIGNMENT.

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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.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

Success not only requires a solid inbound strategy, but it also requires deep knowledge of the latest best practices in marketing, content, and design.Lucky for us, there are tons of marketing resources out there for B2B marketers looking for ways to improve performance and move the needle for their company or organization. Smart Insights.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Being at the forefront of marketing sometimes requires shifting resources away from old practices. 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. Guest post by Nick Rojas. Content Marketing.

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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

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. In what has become a tradition five years running, here are some of the resources our team members have discovered and / or utilized throughout the year.

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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%

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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?

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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. Boosting privacy.

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Marketing AI Marketing Websites Ad Building Process 169

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It can also help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) sell smarter and more efficiently, regardless of a company’s resources. In the very near future, I imagine a world in which SMBs use generative AI through Sales Cloud to streamline the sales process and close more deals faster and with fewer resources.

Small Business Marketing 98

Small Business Marketing Generation SMB Lead Ranking 98

Brandpoint

MARCH 19, 2019

More businesses are focusing on content marketing as a crucial component to driving sales. Measuring your content marketing activities can help refine your program to improve its impact on your business including content’s ability to drive leads and sales. There are so many tools available to help improve the sales process.

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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

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2021

On a recent episode of the Business Breakdowns podcast , Schuck talked about lessons from ZoomInfo’s mergers and acquisitions, discussed how data influences today’s sales teams, and offered advice to aspiring business builders. By doing so, the sales process becomes not only quicker, but smarter.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Companies in this vertical routinely spend 30-50% of their revenue on Sales and Marketing, making them capable of a quality and a quantity of marketing campaigns most other industries never see. It also speaks to how Marketing and Sales are increasingly working together. Adapt them to your company, your audience, and your resources.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Executives can also convince themselves that sales will provide enough “air cover.” Eighty-four percent of B2B buyers start the purchasing process with a referral, and peer recommendations influence more than 90% of all B2B buying decisions. It’s the same now as it was in 2016 when initial studies began.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing Budget Enterprise Management Work Management 112

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In CMI/MarketingProf’s latest B2B Content Marketing Report , 89 percent of B2B marketers surveyed indicated that they are currently using content marketing tactics. For B2B marketers, this means building content marketing assets that support the entire sales funnel, from discovery to customer experience.

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B2B Marketing Effectiveness Top of Funnel Content Marketing 234

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2016

Enabling Bigger Sales Through Better Marketing. As we move through the first quarter of 2016, the predicted marketing trends from the end of 2015 are beginning to emerge. Randy and Chris suggest tools and resources that can make this easier for you. How marketers can help your sales reps. Why, you ask?

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DiscoverOrg

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Back when DiscoverOrg was founded in 2007, our goal was to provide sales and marketing professionals with accurate intelligence on IT decision-makers. That’s why 2016 saw DiscoverOrg double down on non-IT datasets. In August, we released datasets for the C-Suite and Sales department. Human Resources Is Growing Their Tech Stack.

Marketing Budget 120

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Planning Marketing Budget Creation 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 3, 2017

Here’s a list of our top 10 performing blogs for 2016, brought to you by me and unsuspectingly chosen by you: Measure the ROI of Digital Advertising Beyond Revenue Impact. However, most sales don’t happen overnight and, as such, late-stage metrics take time to mature. His recommended tactics?

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Marketing Automation Services Marketo B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 106

Biznology

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Don’t worry: until now, none of your competitors have been as data-driven or nearly as adaptive or reactive as is currently even more than possible — but as of 2016, things are going to get mighty competitive as prices lower, things become easier and cheaper to implement, resource-wise, and then actually follow-up and use, every day.

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Enterprise Management Online Marketing Work Management Marketing Automation Services 80

Martech

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Leading customer relationship management (CRM) and other marketing platforms are integrating sophisticated AI capabilities that promise to assist with key functions like gauging customer sentiment, training employees, making product recommendations, enriching data and even auto-generating targeted campaigns.

Marketing AI 117

Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management Automation 117

Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Sales prospects have high expectations as well. Marketing is increasingly charged with managing not just communications and lead generation, but the end-to-end customer experience. B2B marketing teams will be held accountable for more of the lead-to-revenue process. And communicate the business benefits? LinkedIn Pulse ).

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Marketing AI Enterprise Management Stats Marketing Management 248

NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2017

So are you better off consigning the initiative to Sales or Marketing? By the Numbers: Why Twitter is a Natural Fit for B2B Sales and Marketing. Here are some statistics to ponder: 2016 B2B Marketing Trends Report : Brand connection matters because 86 percent of B2B buyers see little difference between suppliers.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

According to 2016 data from Econsultancy , only 22% of businesses are satisfied with their lead to customer conversion rates. How many times has your agency generated the agreed amount of high quality leads, but still lost clients because the client's sales team didn't close those leads? 3 Sales Support Services to Offer Clients.

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Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 69

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 23, 2023

For the third year in a row, I had tanked at my sales job at Salesforce. This was 2016, the year I almost quit sales. I reached out to mentors, hired a coach, and took a rigorous sales training course. My sales had never been better. I thought I had to fix my sales. I missed my quota.

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management Communities Fulfillment Work Management 98

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. This week’s show is called “Is Outbound the New Normal?

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Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Cold Calling 133

Kapost

OCTOBER 28, 2016

“Hi marketer, this is someone you’ve never spoken to, calling to interrupt your busy day by spewing a generic sales pitch about a product you’ve never heard of. However, cold-calling is necessary for any sales team. 4 Ways to Use Content to Power Mid-Funnel Leads. Did I catch you at a good time?”

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Top of Funnel Tactics Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. In this scenario, you would dedicate more resources toward content creation or B2B email list development.

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Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Email Marketing 231

Biznology

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Anthony Elvey , after a long career in tech marketing at IBM and Cisco , has gone entrepreneurial, launching a sales and marketing function for the enterprise social media management platform Sprinklr in Asia Pacific. The post The 10 most fascinating people in B2B marketing in 2016 appeared first on Biznology. Thanks, Laura!

Enterprise Management 80

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing PointClear Advertising Agencies 80

SmartBug Media

MAY 19, 2020

Visualize funnels through closed-loop marketing. Your marketing and sales software must be in sync if you want to see this insight. After someone becomes a customer, your sales rep will close the lead within the CRM. After someone becomes a customer, your sales rep will close the lead within the CRM.

Top of Funnel 105

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 105

ClearVoice

AUGUST 16, 2023

Scaling personalization without the correct expertise and resources is a significant challenge. Increased sales: Businesses can drive targeted website traffic, generate qualified leads, and boost sales through effective lead nurturing and conversion strategies. This allows you to focus on the larger tasks at hand.

Advertising Agencies 98

Advertising Agencies Marketing Agencies 1 Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies 98

SnapApp

MAY 14, 2018

From helping them understand that they have a problem at the top of the funnel, to offering solutions in the middle of the funnel to convincing them that you are the right man for the job to at the bottom of the funnel. Here are 4 killer bottom funnel campaign types to test. . . Need some inspiration? Source ). .

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Campaigns 48

Smashmouth Marketing

JUNE 1, 2022

Back in 2007, Linda and I had no idea we would have built a global pipeline generation company that the Fortune 1000 and some of the biggest tech firms in the industry would trust to generate their sale pipeline from high level Ideal Customer Profile leads (ICPs) to booked and confirmed Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs, or appointments).

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Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads Activities Lead Ranking 246

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

These days, it seems as though there’s a new app or widget every week promising to make businesses and their sales reps more productive, efficient, and effective. Although some technology has proven to be more useful than others, one piece of sales technology that’s here to stay is customer relationship management (CRM) software.

CRM 79

CRM Work Management Marketing Management Business 79

Seismic

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This week Forrester released The Forrester Wave TM : Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022 report in which Seismic was named a leader. Seismic’s years of market leadership and strong financial position have enabled it to build the most comprehensive solution in the marketplace… The Forrester Wave : Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Since 2016, various surveys have shown that approximately 70% to 75% of CEOs in B2B organizations believe buyer insights are important to their growth opportunities. Tactical vs. Strategic. Buyer insights can be defined narrowly and pigeon-holed into tactical buyer-facing activities. Not even aware that they are.

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Organization B2B Buyer Personas Fulfillment 183

SnapApp

MAY 14, 2018

From helping them understand that they have a problem at the top of the funnel, to offering solutions in the middle of the funnel to convincing them that you are the right man for the job to at the bottom of the funnel. Here are 4 killer bottom funnel campaign types to test. Need some inspiration? Case study Campaign.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Campaigns 48