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The Step-by-Step Guide to Sales-Marketing Alignment for B2B

Marketing Insider Group

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization?

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What is Social CRM and How to Make It Work for You

Oktopost

Finding success at the end of the long B2B sales cycle means knowing your customer and meeting them where they’re at, which is why Customer Relationship Management tools are so essential. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over. Social CRM: What Is It?

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Leads, Contacts, Accounts, and Prospects – Making Sense of It All When Using CRM and Marketing automation

Lead Liaison

Let’s talk about CRM objects for a minute. If you look at most major CRMs like Microsoft Dynamics or Salesforce.com , you’ll notice a few different objects: Leads, Contacts, and Accounts. But then look at marketing automation like Lead Liaison and you’ll see one object: Prospects. Not at all. It’s time to get personal.

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How Content Marketing Directly Improves Sales

Marketing Insider Group

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. Content marketing provides a path for buyers to consume content, moving them toward a conversion. Quick Takeaways.

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The Power of Social Engagement

Oktopost

Well, for the same reasons you need a marketing automation platform, and to adopt SEO and market intelligence. Gone are the days where SDRs would just pick up the phone and cold-call prospects. Sometimes this is done on behalf of the company or brand, sometimes it’s done by individuals in the organization.

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

Zoominfo

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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Why You Need To Evolve Past Cold Calling: A CTA For Sales Professionals

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

With the use of Sales 2.0 in more B2B sales organizations, it is important to move past cold calling prospects. Search, social networks and B2B blogs are all providing sales information to prospects 24 hours a day. In order to increase sales revenues, it’s time to evolve past cold calling prospects.