Martech

MARCH 1, 2024

As buying shifts online and marketing takes on some traditional sales roles, retaining existing customers is essential for driving growth and profits. Millennials and Gen Z are rapidly entering the B2B buying group. They expect to buy for their companies on their mobile phones. This last one is a biggie.

Tactics 118

Tactics Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 118

Vision Edge Marketing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A robust positioning framework can be the key to achieving this goal. By formulating customer-centric messages that resonate with your target audience, you can create a unique identity and solidify your position in the market. On average, customers consider 2-4 brands during their purchase decision process.

Positioning 218

Positioning Best Practices Differentiation Touchpoints 218

SendX

MAY 28, 2020

You can’t just create a great product & pray that people will get out their credit cards to buy it. Here is what you do: You make people aware of your product, state the problems it can solve, tell them what they will miss if they don’t buy your product & see the dollars do ‘ka-ching’ in your account.

Top of Funnel 195

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Email Marketing Ad Building 195

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 30, 2021

When you hear the phrase “product marketing,” what are some of the first brands that come to mind? Product marketing is all about the consumer. To be a successful product marketer, you must pull the consumer into your narrative. Product marketing is where sales, marketing, and product development overlap.

Marketing Strategy 363

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Product Top of Funnel 363

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Crafting an impeccable B2B sales journey isn’t straightforward. Many sales reps struggle with it, as if stumbling in the dark. Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels On one hand, there’s a sales quota you need to fulfill within a short span of time. What is B2B Sales Experience? Guest post by Eduard Klein.

B2B Sales 182

B2B Sales Webinar Metrics B2B Peer-to-peer 182

Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. And it takes an average of 20 touches with a brand before a prospect becomes a potentially successful lead for the sales team. How does lead scoring work?

Lead Ranking 185

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 185

Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2022

So they’ll want to read it, share it, and even link to it helping you generate a lot of traffic, social proof , and sales from different sources. Time spent managing returns could have been spent on more positive tasks such as supporting customers who want to purchase your goods or services. Here’s another one from AppSumo.

Small Business Marketing 294

Small Business Marketing Tactics Business Peer-to-peer 294

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 14, 2021

It just means you have to think about the relationship and the process in a slightly different way. The Personalized Sales Experience. A good example of this would be if you were business looking to grow your reach on social media , while also increasing your follower count in the process. Not at all. Take Exceed.ai

Marketing AI 251

Marketing AI Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Process 251

markempa

JULY 6, 2017

In this post, I’m going to focus on how to do lead management that increases sales conversion. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Where lead management often falls short.

Sales Management 326

Sales Management Lead Management Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking 326

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2023

By Sarah Threet, Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing You might think you know everything about positioning, but you probably don’t know everything about how to DO positioning. How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It ”. Whose opinion of your product matters the most?

Positioning 68

Positioning Process Account Based Marketing Opinions 68

Marketing Interactions

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most marketers treat content like a tactic, not a product offering. Content truly focused on what your buyers and customers need to know becomes integrated with your products—just represented by media that you create and publish. As your products evolve, your content must keep pace. The Job of Sales Content.

Effectiveness 122

Effectiveness Work Management Content Marketing Management 122

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The same principle applies to B2B sales. Sometimes, reps can be exceedingly helpful and friendly, and while that might be perfectly pleasant in theory, it can undermine their sales in practice. Why Being Too Helpful Hurts Sales. Empowerment in sales is the delicate art of guiding prospects without overwhelming them.

Tactics 94

Tactics B2B Sales Buy Outreach 94

Hubspot

AUGUST 3, 2023

Everyone’s talking about AI and ChatGPT, but despite the buzz, selling AI products presents challenges for salespeople. In this article, we’ll delve into the challenges and share expert tips for selling your AI products to an apprehensive buyer or within a competitive market. The data hopefully brings some peace for salespeople.

Marketing AI 62

Marketing AI Hubspot Product Tips 62

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. These are as follows: Interview Questions For Sales Rep Qualities 1. Perceptive Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive.

Zoominfo 130

Zoominfo Work Management Sales Cycle Marketing Management 130

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.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. We’re speaking, of course, of the sales funnel. The sales funnel represents the theoretical customer’s journey to making a purchase. The Sales Funnel.

Top of Funnel 228

Top of Funnel Word of Mouth Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 228

Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? Often, sales objections aren’t always what they seem.

B2B Sales 178

B2B Sales B2B Sales Cycle Best Practices 178

Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Marketing and sales teams are famously frenemies. Sales and marketing alignment is no small task, but it’s not a mystery. Real or imagined cultural clashes (“Marketers are mired in process and research.” Sales only cares about hitting targets, by any means necessary.”).

Work Management 147

Work Management Planning Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 147

Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? Often, sales objections aren’t always what they seem.

Sales Cycle 138

Sales Cycle Work Management B2B Sales Cold Calling 138

Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2021

As a marketer, you know getting customers’ attention can be tough, but actually closing those customers is just as much of a struggle for sales reps in your org. That’s because the average sales process is more complex than ever. What is sales enablement, anyway? How-to videos. Case studies.

Paid Search Agency 116

Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 116

Hubspot

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Any company's sales leadership needs to keep a pulse on how its salespeople are performing, both individually and on a broader organizational level — getting there often starts by understanding the degree of effort reps are putting in. That's where performance indicators known as sales productivity metrics come in.

Work Management 79

Work Management Cold Calling Product Thought Leadership 79

MKT1

AUGUST 7, 2023

The process of buying software is typically a complicated mess with roadblocks around every corner—and I think it might be getting worse. When I run through a bad demo request process (which is nearly every time I go through one), I find myself saying “Just take my money [startup] and stop wasting my time!”

Buy 52

Buy Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Product 52

ANNUITAS

JULY 2, 2020

Managing the timeframe to purchase in a customer’s lifecycle has always been a challenge for financial institutions. In an industry heavily reliant on relationships, the reality is that the B2B banking customer’s buying process is typically long, and rarely linear. The Traditional Buying Process for Financial Institutions.

Demand 130

Demand Buy Work Management Process 130

Act-On

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Hitting the #1 position in search results is every SEO marketer’s dream. With higher traffic and more page views, it’s only reasonable to expect a bump in conversions and sales. Lower funnel keywords are an often neglected SEO strategy for marketers. Top of Funnel: Awareness Let’s kick things off with an example.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Keywords Marketing Automation Services 130

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The challenge with the modern B2B CMO role is one of positioning. It also positions the CMO to credibly ascend to a true Chief Growth Officer (CGO). For those CEOs who are former accountants, investment bankers or management consultants, they often look to financial levers as a path to driving profits. Maybe that’s the point.

CMO 147

CMO Positioning Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer 147

NetLine

APRIL 23, 2024

Technology and data—specifically buyer-level intent data —take a lot of the guesswork out of sales prospecting, making it more precise. How can intent data help sales teams identify high-potential prospects more effectively? These signals can help later on when your sales team approaches a potential buyer. The good news?

Intent Data 59

Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Outreach 59

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Too often, companies focus SEO efforts on driving traffic with top-of-the-funnel content and keywords. While this approach can generate traffic, it often fails to convert them into leads and sales. In B2B, the opportunity is in optimizing for bottom-of-the-funnel queries and conversions. So, why start from the bottom in B2B?

Top of Funnel 113

Top of Funnel SEO B2B Paid Search Agency 113

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. But in the modern sales landscape, more and more salespeople have started reforming their behavior. Identify In this stage, salespeople do research to start the sales process with prospects who seem like good fits.

Hubspot 82

Hubspot Process Verticals Marketing Prospects 82

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Channel sales — or selling through partners — represents 75% of the world’s commerce, according to Forrester. This approach helps companies accelerate sales and grow revenue without adding to their headcount, a move that’s increasingly important during economic uncertainty. What you’ll learn: What is channel sales?

Enterprise Management 111

Enterprise Management Work Management Advertising Channels Marketing Management 111

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.

Top of Funnel 71

Top of Funnel Intent Data Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Engagio

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In Sales, the funnel serves the same purpose as yard lines. Depending on what stage of the funnel you’re at, you know which plays Sales and Marketing should execute to get closer to a deal. But the buying process is non-linear, right? But, buying these days, not always linear. What gives? Jon: Right.

Top of Funnel 97

Top of Funnel Buy Process Marketing Funnels 97

SalesIntel

MARCH 22, 2024

Have you ever found yourself repeatedly searching for “sales call tips” or “cold calling tips” online, only to be disappointed by the lack of actionable advice from real sales professionals? We have compiled insights from top sales experts in various SaaS companies across different industries and target markets.

Cold Calling 52

Cold Calling Tips Product Enterprise Management 52

SalesIntel

MARCH 22, 2024

Have you ever found yourself repeatedly searching for “sales call tips” or “cold calling tips” online, only to be disappointed by the lack of actionable advice from real sales professionals? We have compiled insights from top sales experts in various SaaS companies across different industries and target markets.

Cold Calling 52

Cold Calling Tips Product Enterprise Management 52

Hubspot

MAY 24, 2021

Having conversations with prospects is baked into sales — in a lot of ways, it's the basis of the whole concept. You need to be able to successfully initiate and conduct productive sales conversations if you really want to thrive in a sales role. A successful sales conversation is rooted in trust and comfort.

Conversion 94

Conversion Product Process Marketing Prospects 94

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

2021 will bring sales professionals a host of new challenges and trends to consider, and it could be tricky to adapt. Of course, reps will need to add certain strategies into their repertoires, but "adapting" doesn't stop there. Remaining mindful of these inevitably ineffective sales tactics will only help your case in 2021.

Sales Management 94

Sales Management Tactics Top of Funnel Cold Calling 94

Madison Logic

MARCH 6, 2024

Wide-approach B2B marketing tactics revolve around aiming for the accounts you and your company think are a good fit. But tight budgets, limited resources, and longer, more complex sales cycles require you to work more efficiently. This data-informed list is your target account list—and it’s foundational to your ABM strategy’s success.

Demand Generation 52

Demand Generation Sales Management Ideal Customer Profiles Buy 52