Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JUNE 14, 2023

Today’s buyers come to the sales process more informed than ever, looking for in-depth information specific to their needs. In fact, 81% of sales reps say buyers increasingly conduct research before they reach out, according to the latest State of Sales Report. But not always. The next step?

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog explores 10 ways AI and beyond can supercharge your sales game, from identifying high-potential leads to crafting personalized outreach and automating tasks. Get ready to leverage data-driven insights, improve forecasting accuracy, and become a sales superstar in the age of AI.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But whether we are talking about well-thought-out ‘growth marketing’ programs or haphazard ‘inside-out,’ interruptive go-to-market tactics, random acts of marketing and sales are at a breaking point. Random acts are costly and fail to drive real, sustainable lift to sales and revenue.

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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. Even though it’s harder to sell, reps still need to hit their numbers. To keep your sales team motivated when things are tough, you need to reward them for their victories.

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ClickDimensions

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In the fast-paced world of B2B sales and marketing, the landscape of complex and costly tech solutions can be overwhelming but also the key to success for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Prioritize Essential Tools: SMBs should focus on acquiring tools that directly address their immediate needs. Did you know?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Despite growing demand for networking solutions, security software and IT services, these operations can still run into money problems, even when things are going well. Simple cost-saving strategies can go a long way in reducing spending on everything from day-to-day operations to business marketing. Optimize Your Working Space.

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ClickDimensions

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In the fast-paced world of B2B sales and marketing, the landscape of complex and costly tech solutions can be overwhelming but also the key to success for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Prioritize Essential Tools: SMBs should focus on acquiring tools that directly address their immediate needs. Did you know?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. This could be you!)

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 22, 2022

Pop into any social media feed or read industry publications, and you’ll invariably hear about unsolicited phone outreach as a spray-and-pray tactic from yesteryear. As daunting as cold calling may be, it still has a place in today’s sales pipelines. Think of B2B cold calling as simply jumpstarting the sales journey. Our answer?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 26, 2024

Next up is the crucial moment: passing the baton to the sales team, set to dash to the finish line, er, close. This is the thrust of converting marketing qualified leads to sales qualified leads (MQL vs. SQL). Fortunately, knowing the right strategies and a few expert tips will help ensure sales success.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A VP Sales is a true sales leader who knows how to ignite a fire to invigorate sales managers to drive results. It’s no secret that VP Sales is responsible for: Leading their sales team to meet and exceed sales goals. Creating and executing sales strategies.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The way many CMOs (and the CEOs who hire them) define the scope of the role, how they rationalize their organization and programs and the skill set they seek out to fill the role … are all fundamentally flawed. – Marketing is viewed as a cost center: The numbers are telling. This is down from 19% of CMOs in 2017.

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Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2020

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: New customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. What is a Sales Territory Plan?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In B2B sales, the buying journey can be long and complex. As accounts start from awareness of the problem to the purchase decision of a solution, marketing needs to provide them with the content and messaging to drive interest in a conversation with a sales team. Why Should Marketers Build Multiple Nurture Programs? .

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Directive Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

In fact, 86% of software buyers use peer review sites when buying software. Bottom-of-funnel advertising should focus on gaining a share of the search engine results pages (SERPs) for high-intent keywords. Ensure the directory ranks high on a search for “best (your primary software category).”

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Gearing up for another fight with finance to spar over the funds you need to fuel next year’s programs and activities? Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% If we opened a new region, how much would it cost? of company revenue in 2016) to 11.3%

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accelerate agency

APRIL 12, 2023

In one sense, SaaS marketing is similar to other kinds of traditional marketing—it’s about targeting potential customers across one or more channels with a view to growing your sales. You’re not selling software as a one-off purchase but rather with an all-in ongoing service model. How is SaaS marketing different?

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Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. The trick, as many researchers found, is to adjust and reallocate your budget rather than gutting your chance at growth. If you spend that on an ad campaign at a $10 cost per click, you get 50 clicks. Economic uncertainty.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 18, 2017

According to Gartner, the average enterprise technology buying team now includes more than 13 people ! This means connecting, engaging and convincing different stakeholders during the earlier exploration phases, and then doing it all over again for others more heavily involved in the evaluation and selection process.

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Only B2B

JUNE 19, 2023

In the current highly competitive business environment, generating high-quality leads and expediting the sales journey is of utmost importance. BANT qualification, a well-established approach in lead assessment, has revolutionized the game by offering a framework to evaluate prospects and identify sales-ready leads.

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nDash

MAY 26, 2022

With trends changing rapidly in the digital space, identifying technologies B2B marketers should use for managing their content marketing is challenging. In this guide, you’ll learn the importance of B2B marketing tools and technologies B2B marketers should use today. Why are B2B Marketing Tools Important?

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Martech Advisor

MARCH 27, 2020

In fact, according to Gartner , adoption and use of marketing tech across marketing and sales teams is one of the top three self-reported weaknesses among CMOs. Though the martech stack commands more than a quarter of their budgets, nearly 40 percent of that tech goes unused. Let’s be real.

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Pam Didner

JULY 5, 2020

Why is it important for sales and marketing? How much budget do you need? What tools are necessary to implement ABM? Simply put, ABM is a marketing strategy in which: “Marketers leverage existing marketing elements creatively to help sales close deals with key accounts.” What is account-based marketing?

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

However, partnering with a best-intent data solutions company offers you a real competitive advantage in your sales and marketing efforts. Read on, this blog provides you with a step-by-step guide for increased sales and marketing ROI. So, how will you leverage intent data?

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 5, 2018

When it comes to purchasing software, a significant 43% of your prospect's buying efforts were ad hoc, and not part of any established purchase plans. This according to Gartner’s latest research on tech buying trends. So as a sales and marketing professional, what impact should these findings have on your strategy and efforts?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is; creating a SaaS marketing budget takes a lot of time and effort. All good SaaS marketing budgets go beyond the numbers alone. Join us as we look at how to build a SaaS marketing budget that’s tailored to you. We will go through: What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is; creating a SaaS marketing budget takes a lot of time and effort. All good SaaS marketing budgets go beyond the numbers alone. Join us as we look at how to build a SaaS marketing budget that’s tailored to you. We will go through: What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

Marketing Budget 52

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Advertising Benchmark Budget Programs 52

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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accelerate agency

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Software as a service (SaaS) is a business model which is becoming ever more popular. At face value, a SaaS (software as a service) marketing strategy doesn’t seem like it should be any different to a regular marketing strategy. An initial search on Capterra for project management software reveals 1,227 products.

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Martech

APRIL 3, 2023

To build your strategy, identify your audience, select tools, create a messaging framework, train your team and measure results. It involves leveraging conversational tools like chatbots, messaging apps and live chat to interact with prospects and customers.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We’re facing a recession, budgets are down, customer expectations are up, and, on top of it all, radical new AI applications are changing the way marketing works forever. In fact, as the unstable economic climate continues, marketing budgets seem to be caught in the crosshairs once more. It’s table stakes for merely keeping up!

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This may sound cynical, but I blame software vendors for “ABM” being ill-defined. You can see this when you look at the inclusion criteria for a Forrester or Gartner report on ABM Platforms — it reads like a Demandbase features list. They leverage a double-funnel approach, figuring out the right balance between ABM and demand gen.

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Martech

AUGUST 19, 2022

It can also be costly and frustrating without the right martech consultants to lead strategic and tactical road mapping and execution. Technical debt in the case of marketing technology is similar to that of software development projects. That’s a considerable investment worthy of some risk management. Poor leadership.

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Golden Spiral

APRIL 1, 2022

The tenure for a sales VP is much shorter, at around 19 months. Since the beginning of COVID, sales within tech companies has experienced massive attrition with an average tenure for all sales professionals at 21 months. Think Beyond the Funnel. Funnel imagery permeates marketing. The sales cycle has gotten longer.

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SalesIntel

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Sales and marketing teams are flooded with inaccurate data causing time to be wasted chasing leads that cannot be converted. . Data enrichment is a process by which the internal data from an organization’s database is integrated with external data resources to improve and refine the quality of existing data.

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