Inbox Insight

MAY 24, 2024

When considering outsourcing your lead generation , selecting the appropriate partner is not just imperative—it’s critical for fueling your sales pipeline and enhancing your ROI. Without vetting potential vendors, there’s a tangible risk of allocating budget towards low-quality leads, affecting your sales funnel.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The business world is full of terms that sound similar but carry different meanings — the kind of terms that newcomers (and those who should know better) are prone to trip on. You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list. Sales is, well, sales: bringing your product to your target market.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. You may face other challenges but these seem most common in my conversations with manufacturers and industrial companies.

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SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2021

SaaS, and business in general, is full of terms that sound similar but carry different meanings, the kind of terms that newcomers (and sometimes those who should know better) are prone to trip on. You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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Martech

OCTOBER 19, 2023

While businesses value the synergy between marketing, sales and product teams in theory, they often struggle to create a cohesive atmosphere and deliver seamless customer experiences in practice. Yet, nine in 10 also say they are misaligned across strategy, process, content and culture. New revenue. Why did we choose these KPIs?

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

But there are a lot of factors littering the path of lead conversion [time, sales, team, and more]. But generating qualified leads isn’t – because the number of qualified leads is the most immediate result of your effective B2B lead generation strategy or tactics.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Binary Demand

MAY 27, 2024

[ps2id id=’introduction’ target=”/]It’s well-known that B2B sales cycles can be lengthy and complex, requiring marketing and sales teams to collaborate effectively. However, without alignment, this process can quickly become chaotic. Premature sales attempts with these leads are typically fruitless.

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Martech

JANUARY 25, 2022

Once your suspects have become prospects who’ve finally reached the scoring threshold, you toss the leads over the proverbial wall for sales to work. This is because sales prioritized their list over the leads you sent to them. It’s an illustration of the kind of scenario that can cause a deep divide between sales and marketing.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way almost everyone does business. Unfortunately, it has also caused a lot of businesses to shutter permanently. alone, 60% of the businesses that were forced to close due to the pandemic will remain so indefinitely. Undoubtedly, your business has had to make changes to stay afloat.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2020

Ever since factory automation became commonplace, other business functions have embraced it as well. Online sellers automate their marketing emails, pricing, restocking, even their PPC advertising. But automation is just as useful in the world of B2B sales. It’s great for long sales funnels.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Individual users and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet as a research portal. You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. Quick Takeaways: Customer experience is a leading priority for modern businesses.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. In this B2B marketing strategy framework, we provide insights on how to develop a manageable strategy for an early market team. Let’s get started.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 23, 2023

You’re always on the hunt for new revenue, but new sales has to come from your sales team, right? Sales can come from partners, too. In fact, partner selling is a great way to take the pressure off your own reps — and it’s relatively easy to implement. What are best practices for partner relationship management?

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. It requires building strong relationships with potential business clients, understanding their specific needs and pain points, and tailoring marketing strategies to address those concerns effectively.

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

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FunnelEnvy

MAY 1, 2023

There’s a famous quote often attributed to John Wanamaker, an early American department store entrepreneur: “Half my advertising budget is wasted – the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” From blog posts to social media updates to email newsletters, companies in all sectors spend lots of time and money on creating content.

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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

also features the most total venture capital funding for edtech companies with $8.3 The top 3 barriers to effective implementation of marketing strategies were considered to be lack of brand awareness, lack of leads generated and lack of automation of processes. billion in 2021 to US$410.2 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 16.0%

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 29, 2022

As the fintech industry evolves, grows and introduces new technologies, it is important to ensure that fintech companies are capitalizing on the most effective marketing tactics to reach the right audience with the right content at the right time. For fintech companies, LinkedIn is a good place to start with Twitter a close second.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

So whether you’re here because you’re a content person looking to enhance your business case for more content dollars or because a content person wants you to understand their perspective on why content is (still) queen, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s start with the business brass tacks. Here we go!

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Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, B2B marketers face unique challenges and opportunities. In this article, we will explore four essential tactics that every B2B marketer should embrace to thrive in this ever-changing environment.

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LeanData

JUNE 15, 2022

For those of you who have yet to have had the pleasure, simply stated, lead leakage is the progressive and cumulative loss of leads as they progress through the sales funnel. The sales funnel for almost every company is shaped, indeed, like a funnel, or a cone, with its sides tapered closer together down the length of the funnel.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 2, 2022

Collectively they can average 10 times more followers than a typical corporate profile, so enlisting them as social “advocates” gives any of your company-initiated social efforts an exponentially wider reach. The inherently higher positive engagement on an individual’s post can be leveraged to your company’s advantage.

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Valasys

APRIL 19, 2023

Introduction Are you looking to take your business to new heights in 2023? I understand that generating high-quality SQLs is crucial to your job as a business owner or marketer. Still, with changing times and evolving market trends, knowing what sales-qualified leads tactics will work best can be challenging.

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FunnelEnvy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence is the big news for B2B SaaS marketing and sales in 2024. Yet while generative AI is transforming B2B SaaS marketing, the other big news is not about tech disruption but about people – specifically about the sales experience buyers want now.

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Valasys

APRIL 22, 2024

Businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to harvest leads efficiently and effectively. From traditional methods to cutting-edge technologies, let’s explore a variety of lead harvesting methods that can propel your business forward. Businesses harvest email addresses from various sources to cultivate their prospect pool.

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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. On the contrary, today’s buyers are so inundated with paid advertisements and email blasts that they’ve turned a blind eye.

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Only B2B

MARCH 10, 2022

You know how difficult it is to boost sales with B2B lead generation tactics. Overhyped case studies from huge firms that might raise sales. The “ugly” fact is that your strategy must be tailored to your business, industry, product/service, and target audience. More sales = more leads.

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Directive Agency

MARCH 16, 2018

Today, we’re going to talk about B2B advertising insights for your funnel. As B2B marketers and advertisers, we tend to be focused solely on one part of the funnel. So, today we’re going to discuss: The importance of different areas of the funnel. B2B Advertising: Top of the Funnel.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 30, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Brian Solis ‘s new book, What’s the Future of Business? Over the years, businesses have developed sales, marketing, and service strategies around the sales funnel. Today, the customer journey goes beyond a simple sales funnel. That has changed.

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Optinmonster

MAY 1, 2020

If so, we may have just the tool you need to get the ball rolling: A tripwire funnel. Tripwire funnels are a super powerful strategy that turn cold traffic into big spenders within minutes of being on your site. Why are tripwire funnels so powerful (with 3 examples)? How can you build a 2-step tripwire funnel?

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Binary Demand

JUNE 27, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]In the ever-evolving business landscape, generating high-quality leads is fundamental to any successful B2B venture. In this article Overview Understanding B2B Lead Generation Role of a B2B Lead Generation Company How Do They Work? It aids the purchasing company’s sales procedures.

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Outgrow

APRIL 15, 2021

How to Create a Demand Generation Funnel - Strategy+Examples. The ultimate goal of a marketing strategy is to make the buyer’s journey and the demand generation funnel smooth. But, what is demand generation and how do you create a funnel that converts maximum prospects into paying customers? What Is a Demand Generation Funnel?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2022

Growing small- or medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — those with a 1% increase in revenue or more in a six month period — are 59% more likely to use marketing automation. These stats and other data from the Small and Medium Business Trends report make it clear: The right small business marketing tools can help your company move forward and grow.

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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.

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