ViewPoint

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I consider SiriusDecisions to be the gold standard when it comes to best practices in B2B marketing and sales processes. Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

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Webbiquity

JUNE 17, 2014

Today’s b2b buyers are typically 70% of the way through their purchase process before they contact a vendor’s sales team. The old “sales funnel” model is giving way to more sophisticated analytical frameworks. Everything We Thought We Knew About B-to-B Marketing Is Wrong by Forbes.

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Biznology

AUGUST 17, 2018

ABM is being adopted widely, but it’s not a replacement for the traditional demand generation funnel. Sales and marketing must share the same metrics. “We So doing, you can not only determine the best touch sequence into an account, but you can also legitimately claim marketing involvement in sales results.

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Vidyard

MAY 18, 2017

The second is once they’ve come inbound, identifying those leads and offering them something that they’re willing to give up their information for, and finally, once they’re a known, identified lead, is nurturing and educating them to get them ready to be handed off to sales. Are your sales reps doing outbound cold calling?

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MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

For the uninitiated, “MoFu” refers to "Middle of the Funnel." As the name suggests, it refers to the area in your inbound marketing funnel (ahem, the middle) where all of your leads congregate before becoming your customers, your competitor’s customers, or otherwise becoming unqualified. Is that even possible?

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Industrial Marketing Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

B to B marketers to be successful in the world of blogging, you must be focused on your target market.” If you are still sitting on the fence, read my post, “ Why Your Sales Funnel May Run Dry Without a Business Blog.”. Some that caught my attention are: “Blogging positions the company as a thought leader, an expert.

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B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

23:25- Investing in targeted funnels. And, uh, and w we know I’ve a lot of, uh, governmental projects and it’s, uh, like a, the last one that’s B to B to C. How do I support that long sales cycle? Like there’s no such thing as sales, being a shepherd department. Right, right.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Specifically, the spoke about: Five key planning assumptions across two macro functions – reputation and demand creation – that should drive b-to-b marketing planning for 2010. These interactions will not only be used to generate leads, but will be used to score and nurture leads as they move down the sales funnel.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 22, 2009

Also, I highly recommend you watch the on-demand archive if the sneak preview webinar, Beyond The B2B Buying Funnel. A good sales rep build significant credibility with their customers, and is therefore a trusted source for referrals. Goodbye Funnel. Some of the highlights and my thoughts are below.

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Anything Goes Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

During my research, I stumbled upon a great article by the Canadian Marketing Blog called " 2009 B-to-B Demand Creation Trends " eh (Canadian joke). Why would I want to send less communications when I need to keep up the number of leads to my sales team?". Are you saying to yourself "Are you on drugs Chad?

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MLT Creative

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Here are 11 predictions for 2011 from B2B tribal leaders in blogging, social media, content marketing, public relations, marketing automation, inbound marketing, lead generation and conversion, complex sales cycles, marketing agency services, enterprise software and customer relationship management who were nice enough to respond.

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Biznology

JANUARY 6, 2016

Jim Obermayer, founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. Amanda Kahlow represents the newest generation of B2B marketers, as a pioneer in deploying “intent data” to help marketers get visibility into pre-funnel tech buyer behavior online. This certainly serves to address issues around sales and marketing alignment in one step!

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B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With sales and marketing being done more at a distance, traditional methods for engaging potential customers are becoming more obsolete. Digital Marketing Director at B2B customer service software company Jacada, connecting the organization’s Sales and Marketing Operations. 02:50 – The one funnel strategy.

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Today as CEO of midwest-based Proteus, Knecht’s focus is on leveraging technology to empower and engage buyers in complex B2B sales cycles. The company’s newest product, ProteusEngage helps sales leaders take guessing out of the previous “dark-out” periods that so often slow or kill the sale between qualified to close in the process.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Marketing operations staff work closely with Sales, and sometimes also have a sales operations counterpart. Marketing operations staff make projections about the quality of the sales and marketing pipeline and find efficiencies that will make the company work better as a whole. Lead Nurturing Specialist.

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B2B Digital Marketer

MARCH 18, 2021

Content diverts our attention from the fear of that sales process and allows us to relax.” Even if you go to a, if you go to best buy and you see that sales person coming to you, you’re like, okay, I gotta get outta here. And content marketing is an indirect sales and marketing process. Pelè at www.drpele.com.

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 5, 2020

My story kind of begins and I’m going to date myself right here, Jim, but I got into technology sales back in 1990. And I kind of looked at everything that I knew at that point, which was B2B sales and how to help customers acquire the things that they need from a business perspective. And so I kind of grew up in that.

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 19, 2020

You know, I had a position in sales early on in my life. Um, B2B kind of, uh, corporate sponsorship sales. But if I’m talking about in a B to B digital marketing process, and I’m the marketer that’s responsible for helping to bring sales qualified leads to the salespeople, how does this really work?

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 24, 2018

It’s hard to believe it was about 3 years ago we started producing Sales Pipeline Radio , which is live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Our guest this time is Anil Kaul , CEO at AbsolutData.

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Biznology

APRIL 9, 2014

Yesterday’s webinar with Ruth Stevens and me was about making sure the leads you send to your sales team are qualified and the process of how to qualify them. The productivity of a sales force or distributor improves dramatically with a steady supply of qualified leads. And your sales counterparts will thank you for that!

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B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I’m sure you’ll probably load and are unload a few of those honest, but I want to make sure that we’re really getting an understanding or at least listeners are of your background, your experience and how you fit into B to B digital marketing. All I want is make, give me some sales man. Why do I have to date?

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B2B Digital Marketer

APRIL 29, 2021

So to get lost with that, and after this, we’ll, we’ll ask a little bit about your background is if you could answer to me or help me answer, what question do B to B digital marketers need to be asking themselves today? And especially for B2B, it becomes a little bit more complex than for B to C, right?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 3, 2012

This evolution has changed life for sales reps as well. Buyers are better informed (and expect sales reps to be better informed about their industry and likely challenges as well), and often need only a few key questions answered (most critically, price) by the time they contact a sales person. Let’s Hope They Recycle It.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2019

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. I wanted to have her on to talk about templates as part of the sales process.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MAY 17, 2009

At some point I would like to come back to each category and focus on them specifically but for now, here is some organized Twitter talk for y’all – enjoy it: Sales and Marketing Alignment jblock : Only 32% of sales and marketing orgs work together to define programs for existing customers.

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B2B Digital Marketer

AUGUST 17, 2020

I was not as in touch with sales historically as I should be. And what I mean by that is first of all, you’re helping the B2B digital marketer and marketers period, uh, you know, with something that you are having to do yourself, which is build relationship, build, trust, make a sale. Ethan Beute ( 03:42 ): Yeah, absolutely.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

While some have predicted the consolidation of Twitter and Facebook or the demise of Foursquare, I am sticking to the practical topics most B2B Marketers I know are talking about: Marketing automation and automated lead nurturing will become a foundational B2B marketing activity as we are expected to accelerate deals through our funnels.

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B2B Digital Marketer

AUGUST 31, 2020

In this episode of the B2B Digital Marketer Podcast, David Ubeda shares his experience how you can use LinkedIn in your B2B digital marketing strategy and potentially generate 426 sales appointment in a year! Um, so B2B companies, so most people don’t know what B to B means, right? David Ubeda ( 00:38 ): Yeah, man.

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Nudge.ai

JUNE 21, 2018

Our co-founder and CTO Steve Woods did an interview with sales influencer John Barrows on how to use AI insights to drive progress in long and complex deal cycles. Topics of conversation included on how to stay top of mind and how to develop a relationship with a buyer. ” John Barrows: I love it man. The middle?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JANUARY 4, 2011

Sales Leadership: Time Management Tips - Your Sales Management Guru , November 29, 2010. Nurture The Leads In Your Sales Funnel – On Social Media - Lead Views , August 27, 2010. 40 Social Media B2B Infographics - Sales Intelligence View , December 10, 2010. - MI6 Marketing Agency , June 9, 2010.

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A Better Jones

AUGUST 2, 2019

I know that I should be pumping myself up a lot more here especially since that's what the topic of this webinar is, but really an area that I have some experience in, and so sales, marketing, and I'm one of the few that can really talk about both as well as specifically e-commerce and the B-to-B sales and side.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Maybe have never even had a sales job or a college-level marketing class. Smarketer, ZoomInfo: In light of the ongoing upheaval in b-to-b sales, what are your biggest challenges for the remainder of the year? Here are a few that stand out to the Smashmouth crowd from last week: Are Your Inside Sales Reps Good Detectives?

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Ledger Bennett

JUNE 17, 2019

More effort is spent at the top of the funnel so that higher quality leads are driven right off the bat. This model of connecting all automation, technology, media, organic efforts to a funnel model is one that Ledger Bennett puts in place frequently. Sales / Client Service: 3.6 / 5. Tech Needs To Assist Sales Reps.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We were so glad to get back to our live show after a short break of broadcasting some favorite replays. Sales Pipeline Radio is live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. MailTag.io

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Nurture The Leads In Your Sales Funnel – On Social Media - Lead Views , August 27, 2010 Today, in most B2B companies, the marketing departments engage in Lead nurturing programs. Doing so will increase your sales and reduce your Adwords expenses. Can Marketing Ever Make Sales Happy? They don’t have time.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 18, 2011

There's the first part, which is the top of the funnel how do I attract more people at the top of my funnel? It's gotten 51,000 views, which, for a B-to-B Power Point presentation that's not about a consumer-y kind of topic, that's pretty good by the way. It works for B-to-B companies.

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