Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The importance of lead generation is ingrained in the mind of every modern marketer— the more high-quality leads you bring in, the better. But, as the buyer’s journey becomes increasingly multifaceted, it’s now clear that lead generation is just one piece of the marketing puzzle. What is lead management?

Lead Ranking 172

Lead Ranking Work Management Lead Management Marketing Management 172

Only B2B

MAY 15, 2024

Are you seeking to flood your B2B marketing and sales pipeline with plenty of leads? Of course, without filling the pipeline, pursuing potential sales becomes nearly impossible. Yet, the common pitfall is that companies often prioritize the end result – sales – without focusing on what happens after generating leads.

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Top of Funnel Optimization Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Are you thinking about increasing sales with a webinar? Start with your webinar funnel. What Is a Webinar Funnel? A webinar funnel works a lot like a sales funnel or marketing funnel. How Do I Create a Sales Webinar? Don’t let new leads get away! Determine Your Webinar Target Audience.

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Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Advertising Funnels Landing Pages 208

InsightSquared

JANUARY 8, 2018

We recently spoke with Joe Flynn , Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Amadeus Hospitality about how he uses InsightSquared to help his reps better focus, drive the right behaviors and generate more results. Q: How does your team use InsightSquared to make sure that your reps are keeping on top of every opportunity?

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Work Management Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 136

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. Let’s jump in. What are Prospecting Techniques?

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Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Cold Calling Zoominfo 264

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 177

InsightSquared

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As a sales leader, you’re only as good as your team, and it starts by managing a team effectively. It’s important to create a process to systematize the way your reps generate, manage and close opportunities. They can run a one-time clean-up of that data, and establish processes to keep the data clean.

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Product Forecasting Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 237

Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation 246

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles. See the Data for Yourself.

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Rules Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of nearly 10+ sales development reps. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 169

Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2019

True sales productivity boils down to two things: numbers and time. More specifically, how can you increase your numbers (calls, email, sales, deal size) during the time you spend working each day? If you’re ready to learn how high-quality sales data can make a huge impact on your success as a sales rep, keep reading!

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B2B Sales Contacts Process Paid Search Agency 193

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 11, 2024

All customers you get to the bottom of the marketing and sales funnel begin as leads. In today’s environment, your digital presence offers the best opportunities for generating leads. Once they have made that initial interaction, it’s up to you to reach out and launch your strategy to convert them to sales.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Leads Lead 259

LeanData

JUNE 15, 2022

If you’ve spent more than three months in a marketing capacity, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the mysterious, and most often problematic, phenomenon of lead leakage. 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.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Marketing Management 97

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 8, 2024

You’ve heard the adage about salespeople telling a customer “Of course we can do that!” ” to close a sale. Sales contracts are vital to completing any business transaction. They detail the scope of work/product and the conditions of the sale to prevent misunderstandings between the buyer and seller.

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Process Practices Terms and Conditions Work Management 110

Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

You want to know if a lead is qualified well before you even pick up the phone to call them. Every data point helps your revenue team (sales, marketing, and customer success) determine if this lead fits your ideal customer profile (ICP). What is Automated Lead Qualification? What Does Manual Lead Qualification Look Like?

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Lead Qualification Response Rate Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 246

Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks.

Lead Ranking 78

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 78

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The importance of lead generation is ingrained in the mind of every modern marketer— the more high-quality leads you bring in, the better. But, as the buyer’s journey becomes increasingly multifaceted, it’s now clear that lead generation is just one piece of the marketing puzzle. What is lead management?

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Work Management Lead Management Marketing Management 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When developing a sales strategy, many leaders aren’t sure where to begin. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to revamp an existing sales strategy, creating campaigns based solely on instincts or assumptions is no longer acceptable. To craft an effective modern sales playbook , data and analytics must reign supreme.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing & Strategy Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of about 10 sales development reps. By splitting your team, you’ve been able to deploy measurable processes to maximize strategies, as well as identify areas for iteration to improve results. Are there risks associated with a team lead role?

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 130

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?

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Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2018

Every sales manager wants their team to be successful– but sometimes, that’s easier said than done. Sales reps face a number of obstacles that can keep them from their goals and it’s your job as their manager to help them overcome these challenges. Five ways to support your sales team and increase productivity.

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Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 207

seo.co

MARCH 28, 2021

In other words, you need leads. Typically, you have to let them gently slide down the funnel. And though a bottom-of-the-funnel (BOFL) lead is the most fun kind of lead, every BOFL starts as a TOFL, or top-of-the-funnel lead. Quick Funnel Primer. The person driving by your store is not a lead.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Work Management 100

Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2023

Those are just a few of the findings from the Marketing Manager Mindset Report 2023 , recently published by Livestorm , Mention, and Jotform. Looking at marketing studies over the past several decades, the objectives topping the list for B2B marketing professionals have consistently been lead generation and brand awareness.

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Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy 280

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs). Here are five lead generation strategies that will lead to success in the new year. .

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Paid Content Lead Scoring 264

Biznology

JULY 11, 2019

Effective sales funnels are the most engaging—and effective—ways to increase your business. Many businesses struggle with lead generation, qualifying leads and converting them to sales. About 73% of a business’s potential leads aren’t sales-ready. Focusing on lead volume and not quality.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Digital Marketing Funnels Advertising Funnels 130

Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We’ve shared our favorite five lead nurturing examples and strategies. The second is figuring out how to make those lead nurturing campaigns work harder. Of course, this is a quick summary of the process. As you work to nurture leads, consider asking for input about your products or services. Ask for feedback.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 190

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sales great Zig Ziglar once wrote, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ” That’s the struggle of every team without clear sales targets: no clarity, no progress, no growth. See how it works What are sales targets? Why are sales targets important? All they have to do is start running.

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Cross-Selling Budget Programs Training Work Management 116

ClearVoice

JANUARY 8, 2024

In business strategy, where the tides of change ebb and flow, a perennial debate echoes through boardrooms and marketing departments: content marketing vs traditional sales tactics. Here, we pull back the layers of the content marketing vs. traditional sales comparison so you can decide how to use each — or both simultaneously.

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Top of Funnel Analysis Tactics Content Marketing 64

Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results.

Work Management 85

Work Management Marketing Management Activities Marketing Proposals 85

Hubspot

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI.

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Marketing AI Creativity Top of Funnel Work Management 59

Rev

JUNE 21, 2023

But you’re not wrong for thinking that the goals of lead generation and sales prospecting sound similar. While both strategies aim to generate new customers, lead generation focuses on generating large volumes of leads, while sales prospecting focuses on targeting and converting specific, high-quality prospects.

Lead Generation 78

Lead Generation Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 78

Hubspot

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales.

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Generation Lead Ranking Enterprise Management User-Generated Content 74

Hubspot

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Let's dive in. Be thorough and thoughtful when hiring.

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Work Management Marketing Management Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 73

Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While benchmarks and leading indicators help guide our decisions, the variables that can change outcomes are unique to each company, category and audience. The lead generation obsession Marketing is a long-term effort, but it has come to have short-term accountability. Category interest — Middle of the funnel (MOFU).

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Lead Gen Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing 137

Optinmonster

AUGUST 1, 2022

Do you want to use an email course to fill your list with high-quality leads? Free email courses make amazing lead magnets. They’re also an easy way for business owners and entrepreneurs to test demand for an online course, before you sink a lot of time and money into creating one. What Is An Email Course?

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Course Sales Qualified Leads Generation Leads 84

LeanData

JUNE 22, 2022

Sales territory planning and territory management are foundational pillars of successful revenue teams. Many organizations are plagued with almost constant territory management changes, particularly in the division and allocation to different reps. But first, let’s start with the basics and define sales territories. .

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 52