Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If you’re running a successful B2B company, your sales operations (sales ops) crew is likely the unsung hero of your sales process. Business leaders sometimes make the mistake of seeing sales operations (increasingly known as revenue operations) as a cost instead of a potential revenue driver.

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ActiveDEMAND

JANUARY 17, 2023

Funnel Builders: Unlocking the Potential for Increased ROI in Marketing. Marketing agencies are often faced with the challenge of understanding the customer journey and identifying areas where potential customers may be dropping off in the sales process. What is a Funnel Builder?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 15, 2020

However, many reps leave their summaries blank for a very simple reason: They don’t know what to write. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. The most successful reps know that sales isn’t about them — it’s about the prospect. If you’ve got writer’s block, good news.

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Varicent

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You probably know this already, but sales forecasting is all about predicting how much revenue your team or business will likely bring in over the next quarter or the next year. Understanding Sales Forecasting. Sales forecasting really matters. It also shows how effective a sales team is.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This data enables sales teams to focus marketing spend on prospects who are actively ready to buy. To properly leverage intent data and efficiently drive more business, here’s what you need to know. Fortunately, intent data has become a mainstay among business analytics to do just that.

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ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. Discounts weren’t uncommon to close business.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

“Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.”. Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. Develop and Invest in Marketing ROI Metrics.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Running a business is expensive—especially a tech company that’s trying to provide the best services possible for clients. Simple cost-saving strategies can go a long way in reducing spending on everything from day-to-day operations to business marketing. Guest post by Lexie Lu. Optimize Your Working Space.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JULY 12, 2020

Decades of research studies have shown that investing in advertising and marketing during a recession will enable companies to increase market share and recover more quickly when the recession ends. Nevertheless, the general view is that marketing is one of the first business functions to face budget cuts when times get tough.

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process?

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process?

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process? Sales teams. Conclusion.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Getting buy-in from the leadership team for your marketing spend can be a daunting task, especially when marketing has traditionally had a reputation of contributing little to the overall revenue goals of a business. As a marketer, it’s easy to get into the weeds with the metrics you are presenting. Start with Why.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Content Marketing ROI is probably the biggest question I get from marketers who are struggling to build their own business case internally. We spend our time getting informed and also looking to be entertained. Content Marketing is the about building measurable business growth.

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ViewPoint

JULY 26, 2016

Most companies admit to generating only a 10-25% follow-up of their sales inquiries. This means that 75% of the marketing dollars spent on lead generation are wasted. If your company is average, you are only following up 10-25% of the leads you give your salespeople which means you are wasting 75% of your lead generation budget!”. “If

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Believing B2B digital marketing differs from general marketing has led us to actions contrary to marketing theory. The lead generation obsession Marketing is a long-term effort, but it has come to have short-term accountability. It’s tangible and can be used to tell a great marketing story.

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MKT1

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Marketing gets a bad rap. Many founders, sales leaders, product leaders, and even marketers themselves think B2B marketing teams are just a service organization to sales—marketing only exists to generate leads this quarter. They also need to influence conversion throughout the funnel.

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Martech

JULY 25, 2022

One of marketing’s greatest challenges is proving its value to the business. Without demonstrable proof that marketing initiatives are driving business results, marketers’ budgets are easy pickings for leaders seeking to improve profitability or just keep the business afloat during challenging times.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is just important for B2B companies as B2C businesses. B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. You Know the Steps of the B2B Purchasing Process. You Know What Marketing Strategies to Use.

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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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Ignite

AUGUST 20, 2021

Want to accelerate your sales cycle and ensure long-term success for your business? Throughout the history of sales and marketing, brand awareness has been a critical focus for most marketers who understand that no sales and marketing campaign can be successful without driving awareness.

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Ignite

AUGUST 20, 2021

Want to accelerate your sales cycle and ensure long-term success for your business? Throughout the history of sales and marketing, brand awareness has been a critical focus for most marketers who understand that no sales and marketing campaign can be successful without driving awareness.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Improved sales lead quality- Leads that come to you through your demand gen efforts will already be interested in your products and will be easier to qualify and convert.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 26, 2020

Yet, many companies are waiting for “business” to resume as normal vs. shifting to thrive in the new environment. Could this be why I’m hearing about 50-80%+ sales and revenue drops? C-19 is stopping virtually everything in its tracks to create what Roger Sanford (Co-Founder of Stop the Sales Drop) coined as the “Great Pause.”.

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accelerate agency

APRIL 12, 2023

Book a consultation to see how accelerate agency can scale your SaaS brand However, it’s not enough to use a standard B2B marketing strategy. There are a number of elements of the SaaS business model that are quite specific, so the marketing mix you use to promote your product needs to be tailored to fit.

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LeanData

MAY 17, 2017

Hard-working sales reps need time away from the job. It’s good for them and for the business. In a perfect world, vacation time gets spaced out evenly on a sales team. So imagine the drop-off when reps aren’t just distracted, but out of the office. Recharged batteries help them bust their quotas. Things happen.

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Full Circle Insights

JANUARY 16, 2024

In other words: which marketing efforts are driving the most revenue, and what is the return on investment of the marketing spend? The best way for your marketing department to provide this kind of data to the CEO is to track marketing campaigns in your company’s CRM system, such as Salesforce.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For many sales professionals, today’s business environment is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Broad economic and societal shifts — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued technological disruption — are resulting in longer sales cycles, more discerning buyers, intensifying competition, and lingering uncertainty.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

There’s no way around it: Social media has drastically changed the way modern companies do business. The truth is, most sales reps haven’t received any formal training in this area. This means reps at your company could be missing out on interested leads, important sales conversations, and ultimately, revenue.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That’s right, for just $8,000 per month, you can get a content marketing strategy , a year’s worth of content ideas , an SEO audit and keyword strategy , external link building, conversion funnel development, and paid promotion to reach all the new people you need to grow your business. What about results?

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The Daily Egg

MAY 7, 2021

With economic conditions, marketing spending, customer satisfaction, and competition affecting sales, accurate forecasting seems like a far-fetched possibility for many businesses. We delve deep into sales forecasting beyond following a simple […].

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

In the earlier stages of the funnel , advertising, branding, and content are key, so choose KPIs that measure their reach. The following types of tools are used to track, measure, and share KPIs: Web analytics CRM systems Data dashboards Business management platforms Data visualizers Business intelligence software.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Marketing is the backbone of any business—without marketing, there would be no sales and no revenue. Marketing is all about creating awareness for your brand, products, and services. It is about marketing your message in the right way, to the right audience, at the right time. What is marketing operations?

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B2B Marketing Directions

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The Marketer's Guide to Survive (even thrive) in 2023 is based on insights derived from the firm's proprietary ROI Genome dataset, which contains millions of marketing and measurement metrics from 1,000+ brands in 50 countries. The idea that companies should maintain their marketing spending during an economic downturn isn't new.

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 26, 2021

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. You can even ask Alexa! My name is Matt Heinz.

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

There is no sale without a customer. This metric alone is not the measure of success, but it is a milepost on the way towards figuring out the return on investment (ROI) of the marketing spend. This can generate leads, conversions, sales, and eventually lifetime value. How much did you spend finding them?

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Conclusion The Fundamentals of Account-Based Marketing Discover the basics of account-based marketing (ABM) , a highly targeted approach to B2B sales and marketing that uses personalized communication to win new business from specific companies.

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