Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 4, 2020

They both came to the conclusion that validating your assumptions before acting on them was a good idea. As marketers are asked to move ever faster, it’s easy to abandon anything that’s not active doing. What is PDCA (Plan Do Check Act)? It’s also an integral part of effective project management, Agile or not.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade. Something is shifting in the realm of B2B marketing It’s hard to put your finger on it just yet, but it’s there, quietly brewing beneath the surface.

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Planning 78

PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. The goal with most B2B marketers is to get their automation to a point of fluidity that it requires very little human input. Why Marketing Automation?

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Biznology

JULY 5, 2018

If you are in marketing, you are used to handing off your leads to the sales team and hearing two complaints back: First, the leads are no good. Such is the relationship between sales and marketing. The truth is that marketing sometimes can seem useless. How many MQLs did you send to sales last month.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 30, 2023

But what changes will it bring to the sales industry? Will it be the end of salespeople, or will it become the secret weapon to help sales reps work more efficiently? Furthermore, we’ve interviewed leading sales teams to collect 11 AI sales predictions that you should watch in 2023.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There's always something you could be doing better — some hitch or hiccup in your sales or marketing efforts that could use some smoothing over. Here, we'll take a closer look at revenue performance, explore the process of revenue performance management, explore its key components, and see how to measure revenue performance.

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PureB2B

APRIL 26, 2022

Finding in-market leads for B2B businesses is crucial to achieving revenue goals. The problem is that the B2B market is enormous. And in today’s buyer-focused sales landscape, it’s important for reps to always be developing new techniques and strategies for effective prospecting. Defining “In-Market” Buyers.

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Marketri

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Many people view marketing as a creative endeavor, but it’s really a mix of art and science. When you invest time and budget on marketing, you need to know it will pay off through a strong ROI. And therein lies the science of modern marketing. Which are most critical to measuring, monitoring, and optimizing your marketing?

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SmartBug Media

JULY 10, 2020

We all know that marketing efforts are what attract your future customers, but at the end of the day, it falls on your sales team to turn those leads into customers. How do you ensure your sales team is equipped to close those deals? This is where sales enablement comes into play. Help them work smarter, not harder!

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ViewPoint

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. The reason: it’s essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person.

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SalesIntel

JANUARY 26, 2023

Companies use B2B data to understand other firms better, make better decisions, develop new business prospects, and support marketing and sales teams. This is especially a boon for mid-market B2B companies that seek accurate and cost-effective data solutions. What Are the Types of Data?

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Outgrow

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

What Is Lead Qualification [Types + Process + Tools]. In this blog, we will help you understand the concept of lead qualification, its importance, and the process of qualifying leads. . The process of filtering and segregating your leads is called lead qualification. Numerous tools can act as amazing lead magnets.

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Engagio

JUNE 21, 2017

The B2B lead handoff process is broken. Marketers invest a ton of time and resources to acquire leads using a variety of tactics, from data acquisition to SEO to trade shows to paid ads. Unfortunately, studies show that upwards of 80 percent of leads generated by marketing are neglected or never acted upon by a sales rep.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Leads 93

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer 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.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2016

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person. But can the sales impact of nurturing be quantified?

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Lake One

MAY 14, 2020

Engagement is a key goal for many marketers. It shows the reader is genuinely enjoying the content you’re sharing, and they’re giving their time to act on it—be that with a social share or a subscription to your email list. Research has found that getting target customers to engage with a brand is the top challenge for B2B marketers.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads MQL 97

SalesIntel

JANUARY 15, 2024

Companies use B2B data to understand other firms better, make better decisions, develop new business prospects, and support marketing and sales teams. This is especially a boon for mid-market B2B companies that seek accurate and cost-effective data solutions. What Are the Types of Data?

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Marketing Interactions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Unfortunately, this is a challenge that marketers continue to struggle with. And that’s not surprising given the rate things change in today’s market landscape. According to Wikipedia , “A leap of faith , in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason.”

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Metadata

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Sales and marketing have always been a bit of an odd couple – think Tom and Jerry. Sales people tend to have Type A personalities and we marketers tend to be Type B. Despite the contrasts, sales and marketing rely on each other to do their jobs, making the relationship both transactional AND emotional.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Quite often the number of marketing-generated leads exceeds the capacity of the Sales team to touch each and every one. How does your organization strategize the lead follow-up process to ensure the greatest number of leads are touched in an optimized and efficient manner? Understanding the Sales Capacity Challenge.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A closer look at what marketing tactics seem to be working – and what to watch out for. Earlier this year, before the world experienced mass disruption, we were putting the finishing touches on a series of eBooks looking at some of the most interesting trends we saw in content, marketing, and business strategy. Revenue Growth.

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Successful marketers know that content should be a catalyst to move prospects further down the marketing funnel. But when prospects are waiting longer and longer to engage with sales in the buying process, your content needs to act as a qualification engine to be effective today. Ungate your content.

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The Marketing Blender

MAY 4, 2021

The how and why of marketing ROI. But how do you really know if your marketing efforts are successful? It’s not always easy to calculate but getting an accurate read on your revenue ratios is the best path to understanding your marketing ROI. Starting at the top, you need to get an idea of how visible you are in the market.

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PathFactory

OCTOBER 31, 2018

It’s…it’s leads disappearing out of the funnel! Unfortunately, for marketers still employing diabolically outdated tactics, this funnel nightmare is the harsh reality they live every day. Sure, you may fill the top of your funnel with lots of leads. The same holds true for your marketing funnel.

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SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

Demonstrating the value of any marketing campaign is challenging. In fact, 43% of companies list it as the biggest marketing challenge: . . This is amplified in the B2B marketing arena where longer sales cycles and multiple touchpoints across a range of different channels make KPI selection and attribution much more complex. .

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 21, 2019

Sales and marketing alignment unifies the macro perspectives of marketers and the direct relationships that sales teams have with customers and prospects. What are the main causes of sales and marketing misalignment in B2B organizations? Sales is looking to advance their pipeline and close deals.

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Only B2B

JULY 13, 2023

B2B event marketing serves as a strategic approach for businesses to connect with their target audience, generate leads, and cultivate valuable relationships. In the current digital era, data is essential to optimizing marketing tactics, and intent data has become a game-changer for B2B event marketing.

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SnapApp

MAY 29, 2018

No matter which way you skin it, an efficient sales process is what fuels the high-growth B2B companies. Product planning, marketing funnels and sales enablement will only get you so far — after that, it’s all about scaling the sales machine. If done correctly, it can catapult the bottom line.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The philosophy of marketing has always been focused on positioning a brand to enable product sales. Marketers are usually hands-off when it comes to sales numbers and goals, but that’s beginning to change. So, as a marketer that might be in this position, what can you do to take a revenue marketing approach to your work?

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Top of Funnel 62

PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The philosophy of marketing has always been focused on positioning a brand to enable product sales. Marketers are usually hands-off when it comes to sales numbers and goals, but that’s beginning to change. So, as a marketer that might be in this position, what can you do to take a revenue marketing approach to your work?

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking High Quality Lead Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 62

Conversica

MAY 22, 2020

In this way, IVAs act as a virtual team member assisting revenue-generating teams such as Marketing, Sales or Customer Success. To help answer these questions, let’s take a look at how CloudCheckr , a total visibility cloud management platform, uses their Intelligent Virtual Assistants to convert more leads into pipeline.

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Engagio

JANUARY 20, 2024

As we continue into the new year, we wanted to highlight some of the most engaging marketing discussions on the Sunny Side Up Podcast from 2023. Whether you’re a seasoned marketing leader or at the beginning of your career, there’s something for everyone in our roundup of the best marketing podcast episodes of 2023.

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PathFactory

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Hello, fellow B2B marketing nerds! Today, I’d like to share some of the cool things the PathFactory marketing team is doing in the B2B digital marketing space. You have to catch engaged prospects in the act of self-educating when they are highly motivated to learn more and your brand is top-of-mind. Let me explain.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 11, 2020

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. 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.

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Engagio

JANUARY 12, 2021

In the past five to ten years, B2B CMOs around the world have made great strides in improving marketing analytics. But with the rise of Account-Based Marketing, B2B marketers need new metrics—ABM metrics—to guide how they measure and prove their results. Attribution : Which marketing activities work? Enough said. (OK,

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SnapApp

MAY 21, 2019

In part one of this blog series, we looked at the ways marketers can lay the foundation for an effective lead generation strategy. We heard from Jennifer Lux of LyntonWeb , who said, “Really understanding your personas is key to attracting the right sales-ready audience. Hand Leads Off to Sales Quickly.

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