Webbiquity

MARCH 16, 2020

Marketing and sales are more connected (or at least, they should be aligned ) than ever. LinkedIn Sales Navigator can help. Yes, it’s typically thought of as a sales tool (it’s in the name, after all). But Sales Nav is powerful for B2B marketing, too. What Is Linkedin Sales Navigator? Company Headcount.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In a recent client campaign, 67% of the sales were completed within 24 hours of exposure to the influencer content; only 3% bought directly from the influencer’s link. 67% of sales were attributed to #influencer #content but only 3% used direct influencer link, says @jtobin. Correlated sales lift. Click To Tweet.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. And it takes an average of 20 touches with a brand before a prospect becomes a potentially successful lead for the sales team. Imagine going on a blind date.

Lead Ranking 164

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 21, 2020

How to know if your marketing and sales efforts are eroding your growth. How would you describe your current marketing and sales motion? If you had another dollar to invest in sales and marketing, do you know what impact it would have? How do you know if you engage in random acts of marketing? Build a brand.

Ideal Customer Profiles 238

Ideal Customer Profiles Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Budget Programs 238

Convert

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This past July, Colorado passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) , making it the fourth state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation in the US, after California, Nevada, and Virginia. Right to opt-out of sales of personal information. The DPO must act on your written request. Right to appeal denial of requests.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Manual sales prospecting and lead generation doesn’t get your sales and marketing teams where they need to be for their quotas — and it wastes time. However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies.

InsideView 264

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It’s more important than ever before to build a positive and inspiring company culture. Your company culture is a reflection of your core brand values and mission. According to a 2020 survey of consumer behavior, over 70% said it was important that companies they bought from aligned with their values. Act beyond yourself.

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Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Companies Content 282

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The pandemic highlighted a pattern for medium organizations that has been occurring for years but now takes on greater importance: Mid-market companies — those earning from $100 million to $1 billion — release far less new products than smaller or larger firms. Medium Companies May Struggle to Recover. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Marketing and sales teams are famously frenemies. They share common goals— driving revenue for their company —but poor communication regularly gets in the way of these two teams working together. Sales and marketing alignment is no small task, but it’s not a mystery. Sales and Marketing Best Practices: Why Work Together?

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ClickZ

JULY 7, 2022

When you imagine the sort of companies who are successfully taking to TikTok, a publishing organization who have been around since the 1920s might not be too high up your list. However, an influencer campaign planned by Penguin Teen unlocked the full sales potential of this novel. Building an Audience on TikTok. Patience is a virtue.

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Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer Companies Social Media 135

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 31, 2023

A lot of “ why I joined [company x] ” blog posts tend to digress into the philosophical and are too vision quest-y for me to take them seriously. The tremendous moment to jump in and help so many companies fix their underperforming marketing and sales motions. For me, it’s all about timing, opportunity, scale and impact.

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Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 130

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Change in the working environment, change in the tools companies are using, and change in how buyers seek information and make purchases. ANNUITAS Research conducted interviews with sales leaders across industries to see how this change has impacted both sales strategy and day-to-day life. 1: Hire and train more inside sales.

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Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Technology can’t solve every problem between sales and marketing. But once you get aligned on the principles , sales and marketing software integrations can bring shared processes to life much easier. Use software as a tool to align sales and marketing departments. That only increases tension, not alignment.

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Marketing Automation Services Software Top of Funnel Process 145

InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you work in sales operations, it may seem like the sales reps at your company don’t always see the value you are adding to their daily lives. It sometimes feels like the only thing you have in common is both of your job titles beginning with the word “sales”. So talk to them as if you are a sales rep, too.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Elizabeth Gallagher, CRO of Lineate, hones in on the 2020 MarTech trends companies and marketers should act on now. Align marketing and sales initiatives. Most companies are concerned with the fact that choosing to build a system from the ground up could take some serious time. Understand Automation Is the Future of Work.

Act-On 71

Act-On Marketing AI Trends Work Management 71

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Below, we share a vetted sales email template that can help you get responses. What you’ll learn What is a sales email template? Engage buyers everywhere What is a sales email template? A sales email template is a pre-written message, sent via email, that can be quickly and easily customized for different audiences.

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Template Outreach Ideal Customer Profiles Linkedin 105

SalesIntel

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To skyrocket the numbers, sales reps make use of various sales tools available in the market. Some of them are free while others are paid – but all bring in enormous value to the sales process. Investing in a random sales tool is a waste of time, money and effort. What are Sales Tools? Why Use Sales Tools?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Unlike yesterday’s robocalls or email blasts, today’s sales automation all boils down to personalization. With the aid of today’s sales automation software, you can learn which salesperson is the best fit for each customer and assign them automatically. Taking a silo-free approach to sales automation can also boost revenue.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

At ZoomInfo, we care about the sales numbers, but we know to get there we must: Always. When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. These tidbits can be the difference between an average sale and a humongous deal.

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Cold Calling Zoominfo Work Management Effectiveness 207

Martech

JANUARY 13, 2023

To help B2B marketing, sales and customer success teams power through the current and foreseeable choppy macroeconomic environment, this article dives into core strategies and tactics to turn GTM efforts into results. Work to win over prospects and accounts that have been active with your company and in your pipeline.

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Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Sales Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 128

Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers. For more on these challenges, see my earlier blog post, “Industrial Lead Generation for Sales – It’s Complicated!”

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 52

Brandpoint

MARCH 13, 2023

What’s the value of SEO for manufacturing companies? Search engine optimization (SEO) of your site and its content is your tactical plan to boost quality traffic and direct leads into the sales funnel. But don’t overlook the value in investing in your online assets to support sales and capture early leads.

SEO 62

SEO Paid Search Agency Long Tail Marketing Companies 62

Lead Forensics

MARCH 21, 2024

So how is the sales funnel – and the way it is formed, used, and managed – changing? And what are the most effective sales and marketing teams doing to optimize their chance of achieving success? Then during the final decision-making stage the sales pipeline will kick in.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 52

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About 69% of sales professionals say selling is more difficult now than in previous years, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales report. To keep your sales team motivated when things are tough, you need to reward them for their victories. That’s where sales commission comes into play. The pressure is on.

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Marketing Budget Examples Practices Best Practices 104

Seismic

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sales enablement teams often act as centers of excellence, tasked with developing and deploying best practices and processes benefiting various departments. To put it into perspective, in 2017 only 58% of companies had a dedicated sales enablement resource, team, or program.

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Sales Cycle Analytics Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 81

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The other day I was invited to speak on retention marketing as part of a 3-webinar series on sales enablement. It got me thinking: What is sales enablement, anyway? But it seemed to be mainly about collateral and sales presentations in those days. How do you define “sales enablement”? So I decided to ask Steven W.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Sales Vendors 151

Navigate the Channel

AUGUST 28, 2023

In-Person Meetings Are the Human Element that Follows the Digital Setup As building products marketers, we spend an extraordinary amount of time and energy planning the perfect marketing strategies and tools and, often, sales enablement is part of the planning package. RELATED: Is Your Sales Promotion?

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Top of Funnel Trade Show Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 65

MarketJoy

JULY 22, 2022

Why is creating an effective sales pipeline a nightmare for some businesses? After you read this short article, you will have a full understanding of how to build a robust sales pipeline. A sales pipeline plays an important role in any successful business. followed up with “Why would this company want what we’re selling?”.

Ideal Customer Profiles 111

Ideal Customer Profiles Effectiveness Work Management Marketing Management 111

Martech

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year-round strategy translated into strong holiday sales during a successful ecommerce holiday season. This year-round strategy translated into strong holiday sales during a successful ecommerce holiday season. Over the 2023 holidays, ThriftBooks sales were up more than 20% year-over-year. Do I need to wait?’”

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ClickZ

APRIL 30, 2020

30-second summary: Mid-market companies, those that fall between startups and enterprises in size, are important for many reasons: they create competition, drive innovation and new trends, keep larger enterprise companies on their toes, and serve as a guiding light for small businesses. But what about mid-sized or mid-market companies?

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Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Companies Marketing Automation Services 97

Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In today’s business environment, the ability to discern and act upon a potential customer’s needs and desires can be transformative, enabling businesses to engage with prospects more effectively and convert them into loyal customers. Now, this data is no longer held exclusively to the owners of a company’s social media accounts.

Intent Data 124

Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Urgency Marketing 124

Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 25, 2021

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the web each week. We think of our email list in a transactional manner: A sea of names to guide down the sales funnel, a vehicle to turn leads into opportunities.

Planning 101

Planning Paid Search Agency Companies B2B 101

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 31, 2023

Ask questions “Be curious, not judgmental” Create a long-term plan for your new alignment Discover resources for Salesblazers and Moment Marketers One of the most well-known issues in business is the lack of alignment between sales and marketing. In fact, some companies have even begun to merge their sales and marketing teams.

Marketing Qualified Leads 98

Marketing Qualified Leads Practices Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 98

Brandpoint

JULY 14, 2023

Social media has transformed the way businesses engage with their target audience, and manufacturing companies are no exception. However, for manufacturing companies, quantifying the return on investment (ROI) of social media efforts can be complex. What is Social Media ROI? Focus on what you want to achieve.

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Social Media ROI Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Search Agency 62

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JULY 18, 2022

In today’s uncertain economy, companies are seeking ways to optimize spending and do more with less. Companies in cost-saving mode often look to trim contact centers first. According to the 2022 Salesforce State of Commerce report, nearly half (47%) of companies have already embedded commerce in the customer service experience.

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Contacts Paid Search Agency Companies Ad Exchange 98

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Intent is the lifeblood of sales. In the fiercely competitive B2B sales landscape, where businesses are vying to paint in lime green, standing out can be daunting. Learn how to leverage intent data for sales and craft the perfect sales strategy to increase your ROI and achieve sales targets.

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Intent Data Intent Intent Signal Sales Qualified Leads 71

Valasys

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Services of SEO for an HVAC company can help you rank higher in search engine results, increase your website’s web traffic, and ultimately lead to more sales. Here, we’ll outline 10 HVAC SEO services you can take advantage of to improve your rankings and make more sales. Keyword Research. Link Building. On-Page Optimization.

SEO 40

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