Marketing Craftmanship

JANUARY 8, 2021

Their compensation and tenure are often based on fuzzy or subjective factors, including the ability to generate earned media, maintain an effective website, produce relevant content for social media or score highly in brand awareness or customer satisfaction surveys. The Holy Grail of Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 264

ANNUITAS

JULY 20, 2021

For most companies, the challenge of regularly delivering enough leads and opportunities to hit growth targets has historically meant building a strategy around producing high volume, low quality marketing and sales campaigns. But those campaigns are neither scalable nor efficient. In essence, success depends on guessing correctly.

Top of Funnel 147

Top of Funnel Campaigns Enterprise Management Work Management 147

Contently

OCTOBER 19, 2018

” That question was lobbed at me—politely—by Contently’s senior sales director when I sat in on his departmental training. In his defense, I had been tucked in the corner of the conference room while he doled out advice to our newest sales development representatives (SDRs), scribbling ominously in my notepad.

Top of Funnel 167

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership 167

Zoominfo

MAY 10, 2018

Under constant pressure to meet quota, productivity is at the forefront of every sales rep’s mind. Yet, regardless of the many sales productivity tips and tricks published online, 65% of B2B organizations say they still struggle with sales productivity ( source ). Less than 1% of cold calls result in a sale.

Sales Management 236

Sales Management Top of Funnel Cold Calling Work Management 236

chiefmartech

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s very well run, and I eagerly look forward to reading it every time it’s published. If you have a database of your customers — what the cool kids have been calling CRM for the past 30 years — you use marketing technology. What were CMOs thinking about martech these days? It’s not just a product mission.

Distribution 85

Distribution Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 85

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2019

This year, the ZoomInfo team published nearly 250 blog posts related to sales, marketing, recruiting, and business growth. It is our hope that our content helped spark your creativity, allowed you to discover something new, or made your life as a sales professional easier in some way. 12 Ways to Handle Sales Pressure.

Peer-to-peer 185

Peer-to-peer Cold Calling Zoominfo B2B Sales 185

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.

Lead Management 97

Lead Management Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Marketing Management 97

Hubspot

MARCH 6, 2018

What is a sales process? Sales process” most often refers to a repeatable set of steps your sales team takes with a prospect to move them from early stage to a closed customer. A good sales process helps your reps consistently close deals by giving them a framework to follow.

Process 101

Process Work Management Churn Rate Consulting 101

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sales enablement is the advocate, teacher, and behind-the-scenes supporter of sales teams. Because there are endless strategies to achieve this, I’ve narrowed them down to the four most important sales enablement best practices—content curation, partnerships, early collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Top of Funnel 109

Top of Funnel Practices Curation Best Practices 109

ClearVoice

JULY 18, 2022

sales, product management, PR, communications, and agency partners) can efficiently access and reuse the latest assets? A digital asset management system (DAM) gives you control over your content creation process and distribution workflows to save time and money while ensuring brand consistency across all channels and touchpoints.

Digital Asset Management 98

Digital Asset Management Process Work Management Marketing Automation Services 98

Hubspot

JUNE 6, 2022

Sales reps run into trouble when they try to go into a call totally cold. Prospect research is a challenge that's every bit as frustrating as it is essential — so to help you out, we've put together a list of 18 of the best places to research buyers before sales conversations. Or have they done this many times?

Research 90

Research Marketing Automation Services Tips Best Practices 90

Vidyard

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s a whole world of great free sales content out there to help you do your job better. So much so that it can be overwhelming, and as a busy sales professional, you probably don’t have a lot of extra time on your hands to keep on top of it all. Maybe you prefer a curated sales newsletter delivered straight to your inbox each day.

Sales Management 124

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Youtube 124

Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. Gartner’s prediction that 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur digitally by 2025 underscores this shift.

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 75

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. With a holistic perception of buyer intent in your business, your marketing and sales teams can improve the lead-qualification process and enhance sales conversions. Source: G2.

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Buyer Intent Intent Work Management Marketing Management 350

Contently

APRIL 3, 2019

The sessions covered everything from sales enablement and data-driven marketing to ROI models and journalistic advice. To make sure everyone can reference and benefit from the day’s insights, we’re publishing the presentations in full here. Scroll down for links to each deck presented at Summit.

Enterprise Management 136

Enterprise Management Peer-to-peer Content Work Management 136

Vidyard

JANUARY 8, 2021

Your next sales kickoff or training event is going virtual for 2021. And as with any year, you’ll likely focus on soft skills, the sales process and using new technologies. Help Your Remote Sales Team Shine An all-in-one video selling resource to support your strategic planning, SKO, and ongoing enablement.

Training 74

Training Top of Funnel Resources Work Management 74

Vidyard

JUNE 8, 2022

You hear it within any sales organization structure: AE…SE…BDR…SDR. What are all these sales titles, and what do they even mean? If you’ve ever found yourself walking in circles trying to understand what makes up a sales team, what each role does, and what all these different acronyms stand for—you’re not alone. Contents 1.

Organization 119

Organization Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Benchmark 119

Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Content that builds connections with customers is important. For example, B2B content marketing may require more touch points throughout the buying journey, in part because the sales process can take months (or even years), and multiple leaders are usually involved in the decision. Creating Content for Engagement vs. Conversion.

Storytelling 190

Storytelling Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Conversion 190

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It’s about using data points to support and illustrate a message or narrative rather than simply presenting raw information and expecting your audience to draw specific conclusions. For example, this might involve having a team brainstorming meeting to analyze customer behavior, sales data, or market trends.

Storytelling 333

Storytelling Top of Funnel Content Paid Search Agency 333

Vidyard

JANUARY 8, 2021

Your next sales kickoff or training event is going virtual for 2021. And as with any year, you’ll likely focus on soft skills, the sales process and using new technologies. Help Your Remote Sales Team Shine An all-in-one video selling resource to support your strategic planning, SKO, and ongoing enablement.

Training 65

Training Top of Funnel Resources Work Management 65

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps.

Youtube 187

Youtube Advertising Channels Zoominfo B2B Thought Leadership 187

Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The difference between winning and losing is your ability to demonstrate your impact on sales using digital data. That’s not an easy feat as it requires to focus on the back-end and front-end, automation/workflows of customer journeys, and user-interface and creative design as a whole. Sales Enablement.

Sales Management 103

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 103

Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Impossible to Ignore: Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions By Dr. Carmen Simon Publisher: McGraw Hill The central focus of Dr. Simon’s book is the creation of memorable presentations, which is an area where many people have just enough knowledge of PowerPoint and Google Slides to be dangerous. Yeah, that was fun.

Paid Search Agency 122

Paid Search Agency Classified Ads Advertising Agencies Work Management 122

Hubspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Sometimes, the insight you get can help you shape more sound, thoughtful sales efforts — giving you a framework to help you better understand your prospects and how to cater to them. And you're in sales?

Blast Campaigns 58

Blast Campaigns Impressions Custom Publishing Software 58

Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Basically, intent data allows marketing and sales teams to focus on the accounts that are in the market for a product or solution,” said Dan Tabaran, CMO of account-based advertising company N.Rich, in his recent MarTech presentation. 3 ways marketing and sales teams can generate buyer interest.

Top of Funnel 118

Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Generation 118

SmartBug Media

JUNE 13, 2023

A Shopify-Instagram integration gives your brand access to your customers (and potential customers) while they browse content, not necessarily while they shop. The aim is seamless product presentation paired with a frictionless customer journey. Allow SmartBug Media’s marketing experts to break it down.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Multi-Channel Tagging 98

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Of course, when we talk about the future of sales, it's less about the products we might sell (flying cars, anyone?) Here, I spoke to sales leaders at Bardeen.ai , Aircall , and HubSpot to get their top predictions for the future of sales. Sales professionals need to become influencers — kind of. Let's dive in.

Hubspot 69

Hubspot Lead Ranking Outreach Lead Scoring 69

Only B2B

AUGUST 13, 2020

Back then too, customers were craving for personalized buying experience. Let’s quickly review the Inbound, Outbound and Content Marketing: Inbound marketing – When your potential customers find your company, you are doing the inbound marketing correctly. The Present Phase Of Account Based Marketing. This is a very first step.

Account Based Marketing 143

Account Based Marketing Marketing AI ABM Advertising Agencies 143

Heinz Marketing

MAY 29, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

Ideal Customer Profiles 99

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Gartner B2B Sales 99

Vidyard

APRIL 10, 2019

Outreach joins EveryoneSocial, Reply.io, 366 Degrees, ConnectLeader, and FunnelAmplified as the latest members of Vidyard’s partner Integration Directory to integrate the Vidyard GoVideo video selling app directly into their sales engagement workflows. integration to add maximum personalization to your sales drip campaigns.

Outreach 103

Outreach Video Marketing Co-Registration Personalization 103

Hubspot

AUGUST 12, 2020

The power in the buying and selling process has shifted from the seller to the buyer. The buying process is transformed. And that means to keep up with today’s empowered buyer, the sales process needs to transform too. What is inbound sales? Inbound sales is a personalized, helpful, modern sales methodology.

Sales Management 97

Sales Management Top of Funnel Buy Advertising Agencies 97

Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. But with the right tools and processes, automation also breaks down silos and makes your whole business a well-oiled, data-driven machine. Bringing the marketing automation process into your team How does marketing automation work?

Marketing Automation Services 104

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Enterprise Management Automation 104

Hubspot

JANUARY 13, 2021

I will always be a believer in sales mentorship programs. Eventually, I took those learnings and taught them to sales reps I was mentoring. As I've seen firsthand, mentorship programs accelerate the learning and promotion processes on a sales team. Sales Mentoring: What's in It for You (the Mentor)?

Peer-to-peer 72

Peer-to-peer Training Wiki Organic Leads 72

xiQ

MARCH 2, 2022

Inspired by the Harvard Business Review article “What Marketers Should Know About Personality-Based Marketing” published May 02, 2018. Sellers and marketers are now adopting a personalized approach to B2B sales based on behavioral science. Understanding the Importance of Personality-driven Marketing for Next Generation B2B Sales.

Enterprise Management 118

Enterprise Management Personalization Planning Work Management 118

Brandpoint

JULY 1, 2021

For sales and marketing, it will be known as the year that everyone got serious about digital. However, before the pandemic, there were still many businesses that approached their marketing and sales like it was 1995. This is especially true when it comes to marketing and sales. Let’s begin with customer experience, or CX.

Digital Transformation 169

Digital Transformation Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency Planning 169

BenchmarkONE

JULY 7, 2020

Reputation management helps businesses cultivate a professional image and brand online. Combining reputation management and marketing strategies can significantly enhance the results of your campaigns. It tells potential customers that if they have a problem, you are willing to address it and arrive at a solution.

Work Management 87

Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 87

Heinz Marketing

MAY 2, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. how to infuse the buyer’s journey into a sales enablement system/program.

CMS Development 96

CMS Development Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles 96