Sales Engine

JUNE 28, 2016

The scenario is similar for any quota-driven B2B sales team. To keep their jobs, reps need to close as many deals as they can. They’re not interested in engaging with prospects who are not ready to buy. Unfortunately—and this is where it gets tricky—interest does not necessarily equate to sales readiness.

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Due to the volume of content and online resources in nearly every industry, most people on your buying committees can perform their own research on their own time and are likely to make a decision before ever talking to your sales team. Here, we review everything a successful revenue team should know and do with B2B intent data.

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The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. Set appropriate thresholds for sales follow-up.

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this blog, we’ll delve into five powerful paid ad tactics that not only align with your CFO’s financial mindset but also help you unleash the full potential of your marketing campaigns. It is a powerful tool at the bottom of the funnel when potential customers are interested and looking for solutions to their needs.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 30, 2016

One of the biggest failure points in content marketing is not actually in marketing—It’s the handoff from marketing to sales. That’s because most sales and marketing organizations are not properly aligned. If someone has downloaded your white paper, that simply means that they are interested in that topic.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Buyer-level intent data, specifically, is sourced from dozens of intent signals that are gathered from multiple touch points throughout the customer journey, from the content prospects consume to the conferences they attend. This data enables sales teams to focus marketing spend on prospects who are actively ready to buy.

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Hubspot

MARCH 14, 2021

Social media is borderline-omnipresent nowadays, and that trend isn't exclusive to our personal lives. It's become a fact of professional life as well — particularly in the sales world. HubSpot Sales Director Dan Tyre emphasized the value of maintaining a broad, eclectic social media presence across various platforms. "I

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Binary Demand

MAY 24, 2024

[ps2id id=’introduction’ target=”/]As architects meticulously follow blueprints to transform abstract ideas into tangible structures, B2B sellers from B2B demand generation companies navigate sales funnels to translate potential leads into fruitful deals. How to Guide Buyers Through the Sales Funnel?

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Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Traditional B2B demand gen models are becoming outdated as privacy regulations are more stringent and fewer people are willing to give up their personal information. In our always-on, buy anything anywhere world, customers want their buying experiences to be personalized, dynamic and convenient, and B2B buyers are no different.

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DealSignal

AUGUST 30, 2021

. #1 Create alignment across key departments Any effective account based marketing strategy starts with creating a framework that consists of sales and marketing alignment. But to truly rise to excellence, you’ll want to connect the dots across your organization — so, more than just sales and marketing.

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Unbounce

JUNE 1, 2021

Experiences like this can make you think that retargeting ads—those ads that resurface products and services you looked at but didn’t take action on—are too pushy and sales-y to be worth including in your marketing strategy. Sales teams not only count on us to create demand but to sustain it. Nobody wants to be that type of marketer.).

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

MQLs represent more than just prospects; they embody potential customers who have ventured deeper into your sales funnel, demonstrating a keen interest in your products or services. Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) are the essential bridge connecting marketing efforts with sales endeavors.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2019

Unfortunately, rejection is a normal part of the sales process. For many, the solution here is to implement social listening , or the process of listening to the online conversations being had by your customers and potential buyers. 4. Utilize personal networks. 1. Re-evaluate last year’s lost pitches.

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Leadspace

APRIL 5, 2023

However, it’s easy to over-index on intent and just end up with more noise than results, because not every company that expresses interest is the right company for your business. With Leadspace, once you’ve discovered your TAM , buyer profiles are automatically created at the person, account, and buying center levels.

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Anteriad

JANUARY 3, 2023

Predictive analytics promised that the innovative marketer would be able to “guess” which leads would be most valuable in filling even the most ambitious sales funnel. The cynic among us may be tempted to ask, “Is intent data a marketing fad?” What makes intent data different? How does intent data work?

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Televerde

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I adore Orange is the New Black , but I never would have found my absolute favorite show (its Australian counterpart) Wentworth, without Netflix’s amazing hyper-personalization feature. This type of personalization improves the overall customer experience, and ultimately helps you accelerate sales and boost revenue.

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Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2021

And great conversations can have a positive impact on sales. Double-taps are a no-cost way for consumers to demonstrate interest in a product or service, but the data they provide is invaluable. Tracking which posts generate the most Likes helps you understand what your fans are most interested in. They Like posts.

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Vision Edge Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2023

These two concepts came into play in a recent conversation with a CGO of a B2B Identity and Access Management company who asked : “ What are the pros and cons of using the waterfall versus the intent approach for developing a new opportunity scoring model and which approach would I recommend.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. It's the jumping-off point for every closable deal — and doing it effectively can be the difference between maintaining a steady stream of productive opportunities and your sales process never getting off the ground.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2019

Unfortunately, rejection is a normal part of the sales process. For many, the solution here is to implement social listening, or the process of listening to the online conversations being had by your customers and potential buyers. Utilize personal networks. 5 High-Quality Lead Sources 1. Not quite ready to be so bold?

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Content4Demand

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Intent data also reveals differences in topical interest by account, segment or location to enhance a content strategy, improve overall SEO/SEM techniques and drive more effective campaigns at the bottom of the sales funnel. Do you have tips for B2B brands that are just starting to apply intent data?

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ViewPoint

APRIL 10, 2014

In the digital age, more and more communication takes place via email and text messaging, but a person-to-person conversation is still the most engaging way to contact a prospect and convert him into a customer. If your sales are down, perhaps you should reconsider your timing and preparation for making contacts.

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Terminus

JULY 25, 2018

At the heart of any successful ABM program is alignment between sales and marketing, which is where sales development comes into play. Sales development serves as a bridge between marketing and sales, effectively making a sales development representative the glue that holds ABM intact.

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Content Standard

AUGUST 31, 2021

An expertly crafted CTA reaches audiences when they are most likely to convert and guides them further into the funnel. Read More / Learn More A Read More / Learn More CTA encourages your audience to engage with deeper funnel assets or solutions pages.

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Terminus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Supporting Sales Pipeline with Account-Based Marketing. Gone are the days of the sales handoff. With account-based marketing (ABM) , your marketing team should be actively involved in the sales process from first touch until the deal closes and beyond. 3 Account-Based Approaches to Pipeline Velocity Campaigns.

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Launch Marketing

JULY 11, 2017

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is a B2B strategy in which businesses target a clearly defined set of targeted accounts and create personalized campaigns focused on key decision makers within those accounts. Marketing efforts are thus more personalized to the individual prospects and can lead to higher conversion rates.

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TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 23, 2021

Inbound and Outbound marketing offer different approaches to achieving the same goals of generating leads, driving sales, and improving customer relations. Outbound marketing involves many of the classic sales strategies from before the turn of the century. This type focuses on organically attracting genuinely interested customers.

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Engagio

MAY 22, 2017

Inbound marketing was just taking off, and SiriusDecisions was among the first to recognize that sales can also generate leads, and first to stress the importance of teleprospecting. Lead-to-Account Matching also gets both sales and marketing speaking and thinking the same language – the language of accounts. Measure engagement.

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GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

That way, you can reward them with a commission on the sales they generate, motivating them to sell harder. So, go ahead and build a formal affiliate program to track affiliate-generated sales and calculate commissions. If you manage to get their contact details, you can nurture them through emails and persuade them to engage with you.

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Engagio

APRIL 17, 2017

From where I sit, engagement has become a buzzword that organizations are glomming onto in the marketing and sales technology space. It’s time to clear this up, because confusion here means misunderstanding the purpose of sales and marketing, particularly within Account Based Everything. Engagement is the goal, not the tactic.

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Attendify

JUNE 10, 2021

The event industry has undergone radical transformation in the past ten years, as digital and mobile app platforms have made virtual events more commonplace, and have likewise taken in-person and hybrid events, and the to new heights. What Engagement Data Means & Why It Matters.

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Strategic-IC

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Strategic IC are partnering with Cyance on 14th November for a breakfast event discussing Intent-Driven, Intelligent ABM. You can learn more about how considering buying intent can transform marketing and sales strategies here. Enhancing Inbound and ABM Campaigns With Behavioural Intent Data. Get personal.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

When do you know there’s a good chance of generating interaction, winning a new customer and increasing your sales? Searching Twitter bios for job titles, interests and other factors can help you identify a core target audience. Follows demonstrate interest in your company or product, as do actions such as likes and retweets.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Landing clients is a tricky process that requires a lot of tactful communication, finesse, strategy, and — in many cases — luck. Getting to the home stretch is a struggle in itself, so if you manage to get to the finish line with a potential client, you'd better know how to cross it. What are your biggest worries?

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Launch Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

B2B webinars are effective, multi-purpose marketing tools that can deliver valued thought leadership content, generate quality leads and further engage prospects already in the sales cycle. Add new leads to the top of your sales funnel. Move existing leads further down your sales funnel.

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Content4Demand

APRIL 2, 2020

Done well, these digital experiences can do more than just replace those events – they actually offer opportunities that in-person events can’t match. That story doesn’t end with the event; it brings the story together and requires strategic follow-up to share the content and move prospects forward in closing a sale.

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Binary Demand

MAY 17, 2024

So, your teams might make efforts like this: Research team grabbing top-quality contacts Sales team is trying to convert them into customers Inbound channels making efforts to attract interested leads Despite the collective efforts of these teams, many leads still slip through the cracks. You might wonder?

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