Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 30, 2023

Welcome to #Salesblazer Q&A, a column by sales pros, for sales pros. Dear Salesblazer: What are the best sales certifications and training to help me advance my career and stand out from the crowd? The same goes for sales training and education. Get started What are sales certifications? Have a question?

Education 52

Education Training Communities Cold Calling 52

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

There are a few key questions that most sales teams had when the GDPR became enforceable. Is cold outreach still a viable sales strategy and how does GDPR affect B2B? Even under the GDPR you can still reach out to prospects using outbound tactics like cold emails and cold calls. Will the GDPR replace PECR?

B2B 62

B2B CAN-SPAM Opt-out B2B Sales 62

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

There are a few key questions that most sales teams had when the GDPR became enforceable. Is cold outreach still a viable sales strategy and how does GDPR affect B2B? Even under the GDPR you can still reach out to prospects using outbound tactics like cold emails and cold calls. Will the GDPR replace PECR?

B2B 62

B2B CAN-SPAM Opt-out B2B Sales 62

Hubspot

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Consultants — whether individual or firm-based — specialize in a niche industry or trade. They possess knowledge so valuable that someone else — an individual, department, or entire organization — is willing to pay for it. For example, let’s say you were hired to assess a sales team’s performance. Sales Consulting.

Consulting 76

Consulting Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 76

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2017

In this blog, I’d like to take it to the next level and touch on the importance of adding outbound prospecting into your sales development structure and processes. At Marketo, my team is responsible for our most important enterprise accounts (which we define as organizations with 750 employees and more).

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Tools Tips 48

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. To turn these leads into customers, marketing and sales teams must have dedicated and collaborative lead management practices.

Online Lead Generation 120

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Inviting and following up on trade show attendees. Scheduling sales appointments. Qualifying inquiries from various sources.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads BtoB 120

Zoominfo

APRIL 23, 2020

But long, complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. Marketing and sales intelligence data is dynamic, which is to say frequently and continuously refreshed. But a lot of marketing, sales, and recruiting professionals don’t know how much data has changed over the past few years! JUST KIDDING.

Ideal Customer Profiles 189

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management 189

markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. For this reason, most leads sent from marketing to the sales organization are lost, ignored, or discarded. There is a difference.

Lead Qualification 120

Lead Qualification Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. In this podcast, Todd interviewed me and Jill Konrath on the critical interface between marketing and sales.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. whats causes sellers to have difficulty getting into BIG organizations? whats causes sellers to have difficulty getting into BIG organizations?

Segmentation 120

Segmentation Lead Generation Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

MARCH 8, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Im speaking on the "8 Critical Success Factors for B2B Lead Generation Success" along with Mark Organ, CEO of Eloqua.

Webcast 120

Webcast Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation Generation 120

markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. MB) Why has it become more difficult to sell to large organizations? MB) Why has it become more difficult to sell to large organizations?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Segmentation Paid Search Agency Lead Scoring 120

markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box. « Where do Your Email Newsletters go?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing Generation 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Webinar Metrics 120

markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all. And instead of calling it lead generation, sales people will probably call it prospecting.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Which strategy is the right one for your business — inbound vs. outbound sales? If your brand is already well-known and in demand, you probably already have a steady stream of inbound sales. If you’re a new business with less familiar offerings, you’ll need to create a more aggressive outbound sales strategy.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing Budget Cold Calling 52

markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Small Business Marketing Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

DiscoverOrg

MAY 7, 2019

But long, complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. Marketing and sales intelligence data is dynamic, which is to say frequently and continuously refreshed. A lot of marketing, sales, and recruiting professionals don’t know how much data has changed over the past few years! This is data too. JUST KIDDING.

Ideal Customer Profiles 153

Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management 153

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Less selling time : Because of longer sales cycles (and theyll get longer), sales people cannot afford to spend time on unqualified leads.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. « Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success | Main | Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? In 2005, 3.5

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B to B Paid Search Agency 120

markempa

JUNE 13, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Review 10 - 15 recent sales "wins" and look at what business pains or events were present. Trigger events matter for two key reasons.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Generation Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. As a result, most marketers are focused on improving their organic search engine visibility and trying to get top rankings via SEO.

Landing Pages 120

Landing Pages Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On the surface, sales seems like a simple concept: One person buys something from another. If you’re interested in starting a career in sales, you’re in the right place to learn the fundamentals. If you’re interested in starting a career in sales, you’re in the right place to learn the fundamentals.

BANT 64

BANT Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Work Management 64

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " I agree her completely - lead generation for the complex sale requires a holistic, disciplined and multi-modal approach.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation Top of Funnel 120

markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box. Webb, President, Sales Performance Consultants.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation ROI Process Generation 120

Martech Advisor

JANUARY 16, 2020

Some of these include advertising (traditional and digital), cold emailing, cold calling, trade shows, and content syndication. What do these terms mean and what are some outbound marketing avenues that you can utilize to widen your reach and drive sales? Cold Calling. Traditional Advertising.

Paid Search Agency 122

Paid Search Agency Practices Examples Advertising Agencies 122

markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. When it comes to the nuances of the complex sale, wisdom is rarely gleaned from the headlines. will remain hot topics in 2006. Because it works.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Sales cycles have gotten longer and number of decision makers involved in a typical buying process has increased too. Jill is in high demand.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Companies Generation 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Instead they should focus more on reputation building especially, if they have a complex sale. They have it wrong. They have it wrong.

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth Lead Generation WOM B to B 120

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Cold calls, trade shows, direct mail, and print ads were the primary forms of marketing. While cold calling and print media remain useful, and live event marketing remains effective at every stage of the sales funnel, digital channels have surpassed traditional methods in terms of importance, reach, and budget allocation.

Paid Content 239

Paid Content Sales Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services 239

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Most CEOs agree that they aren’t getting enough activity at the top of the sales funnel. What CEOs really yearn to know is this. What do you think?

CMO 120

CMO Lead Generation Marketing Budget BtoB 120

Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2018

Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. I'm not sure where sales prospecting went bad. My theory is that someone applied some math to this whole prospecting sales funnel-y thing and realized that spam is actually a decent prospecting method. This sad state of affairs is fully the fault of sales leaders -- including myself.

Template 101

Template Work Management Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 101

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Demand Stream™ includes a Web widget that shows sales and marketing the names of companies visiting the Web site in near real-time. I worry that this tool only ends up helping sales pick out cold calls to make, and is not used by marketers enough to segment, collect, and improve their prospecting databases.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve seen quite a bit about sales productivity in the last few weeks. And for good reason—sales productivity is the theme of our 2018 Growth Acceleration Summit! 6 Outdated Sales Techniques That Hurt Your Productivity. 3 Scary Smart AI Tools That Will Boost Sales Productivity.

Product 176

Product Marketing AI B2B Sales Zoominfo 176

SmartBug Media

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what I’m about to dive into in this post isn’t magic—it’s a series of evergreen lead nurturing strategies (automated email campaigns triggered by the activities of a contact in your CRM) that your organization can implement in a fairly short period of time. Sales receives the quote request and generates the quote for prospect X.

Lead Nurturing 86

Lead Nurturing Webinar Metrics Marketing Automation Services Marketing & Strategy 86