ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Change in the working environment, change in the tools companies are using, and change in how buyers seek information and make purchases. ANNUITAS Research conducted interviews with sales leaders across industries to see how this change has impacted both sales strategy and day-to-day life. 1: Hire and train more inside sales.

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Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building Sales Qualified Leads 246

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 22, 2021

To build or grow a startup in 2021, you need to invest in tools that can help you optimize, automate, and improve every working part of your business – from sales and marketing to employees and customers. In marketing alone, you have over 8,000 tools to pick from. Marketing Tools for Startups.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

In theory, your sales and marketing departments should be the best of friends. What if I told you that misalignment between sales and marketing technologies costs B2B companies 10% of revenue or more per year? Why is Sales and Marketing Communication Important? Better Use of Resources .

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Top of Funnel Zoominfo Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership 301

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Manual sales prospecting and lead generation doesn’t get your sales and marketing teams where they need to be for their quotas — and it wastes time. However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies.

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InsideView Enterprise Management Top of Funnel Tools 264

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About 69% of sales professionals say selling is more difficult now than in previous years, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales report. Even though it’s harder to sell, reps still need to hit their numbers. And in this ultra-competitive environment, morale can quickly take a dive. The pressure is on.

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Rev

AUGUST 30, 2023

A disorganized sales process. That’s why sales enablement can be an invaluable tool to help you navigate the choppy waters ahead and build a more efficient sales department. What is the goal of sales enablement? Endless meetings. Communication that lacks clarity. Let’s get started.

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Practices Work Management Marketing Management Best Practices 78

SalesIntel

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To skyrocket the numbers, sales reps make use of various sales tools available in the market. Some of them are free while others are paid – but all bring in enormous value to the sales process. Investing in a random sales tool is a waste of time, money and effort. What are Sales Tools?

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Marketing Automation Services B2B Sales Enterprise Management Work Management 97

Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While business development representatives (BDRs) were always associated with sales, more and more companies have started integrating them into their marketing departments. A recent study found that such alignment brings 208% more value from marketing with 108% less effort. Marketing efforts also generate leads.

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Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Lead Scoring ROMI 116

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. Target Audience? Investment?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By Michelle Voznyuk , Marketing Specialist at Heinz Marketing As Q4 approaches, it’s a great time to pause and reflect on performance throughout the year. If it’s the latter, we get it – this can be incredibly frustrating. One tool that can help you address your customer engagement strategy is PathFactory.

Allocation 113

Allocation Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing ABM 113

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What you need is an easy-to-understand sales playbook to guide your team to victory. We’ll walk through everything you need to know to create the right mix of winning plays that guide your sales team to big wins. What you’ll learn What is a sales playbook? Learn more What is a sales playbook?

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog explores 10 ways AI and beyond can supercharge your sales game, from identifying high-potential leads to crafting personalized outreach and automating tasks. Get ready to leverage data-driven insights, improve forecasting accuracy, and become a sales superstar in the age of AI.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Cross-Selling Budget Programs High Quality Lead 52

NetLine

JUNE 22, 2023

The pain B2B demand gen marketing pros experience whenever sales fails to act on leads or dismiss them prematurely can be quite painful. Sales, conversely, pulls its collective hair out whenever marketing overpromises and underdelivers on quality buyer-level information.

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Validation Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Automation Services High Quality Lead 97

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 15, 2024

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing B2B purchases are complex, involving multiple decision-makers, each with specific needs. Only companies who genuinely grasp their customers’ challenges, goals, and buying journeys can tailor solutions and deliver tangible value.

Top of Funnel 107

Top of Funnel Work Management Verticals Marketing Management 107

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. Let’s take a look at the stages of a sales cycle, and how you can use it to secure regular deal wins. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle?

Sales Cycle 110

Sales Cycle Optimization Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Proposals 110

Martech

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Channel partner marketing means efforts to recruit and support third-party partners to expand a vendor’s market access. Traditional support methods include training, data-sharing, co-marketing campaigns, rebates, MDF (market development funds), and sales enablement, like content, events and sales playbooks.

Work Management 108

Work Management Advertising Agencies Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 108

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. However, since social selling is a relatively new concept, few sales teams manage to get it right.

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Sales Management Examples Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership 136

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 24, 2023

This fast-growing technology, which focuses on creating new content based on existing data, is top of mind for many across sales, customer service, marketing, commerce, and beyond. It will mean big changes in your organization, your workforce, business processes, skill requirements, and the tools you use.

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Generation Marketing Management Business Paid Search Agency 98

NetLine

APRIL 23, 2024

Technology and data—specifically buyer-level intent data —take a lot of the guesswork out of sales prospecting, making it more precise. How can intent data help sales teams identify high-potential prospects more effectively? These signals can help later on when your sales team approaches a potential buyer.

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Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Outreach 52

Rev

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Need help building the perfect sales tech stack so you can easily hit your revenue targets? There are hundreds of options for sales tools, and it can be tough to know which ones are the best fit for your team. But before we dive in, it’s important to understand exactly what we mean when we say “sales tech stack.”

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MARCH 4, 2023

Is your sales pipeline generating enough leads? Tracking can help you figure out why. To keep afloat in these times, sales leaders need to have access to reliable data, and these sales management dashboards can help. Watch the video The State of the Union dashboard in Salesforce Sales Cloud 1.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

As an acquisition marketer, I hear questions like this all the time: "Is the PDF dead? How should we continue generating leads for our sales team while continuing to innovate on the content formats we produce and gate behind a form?". Make sure you’re following these steps to create an effective webinar that works in 2018.

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Webinar Metrics Co-Registration Top of Funnel High Quality Lead 203

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The efficiency and effectiveness of your sales team directly reflect on the success of your company. To counteract this problem, sales leaders need to find ways to identify possible sales challenges and their solutions quickly before your next sales meeting. Long sales cycles. Sales demos are failing.

Sales Management 98

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 98

Contently

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. By understanding the needs, wants, and behaviors of your ideal customers, you can tailor your messaging and campaigns to better resonate with them. What Is a Buyer Persona?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Channel sales — or selling through partners — represents 75% of the world’s commerce, according to Forrester. This approach helps companies accelerate sales and grow revenue without adding to their headcount, a move that’s increasingly important during economic uncertainty. What you’ll learn: What is channel sales?

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. These are our best tips for helping you focus on what matters. Go deeper than demographics and even firmographics.

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Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 97

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Coordinator at Heinz Marketing At Heinz Marketing, we regularly talk about sales and marketing alignment– A strategic and collaborative approach in which a company’s sales and marketing teams work closely together to achieve common goals, increase efficiency, and improve overall business performanc e.

Work Management 109

Work Management Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency Marketing Automation Services 109

Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They engage with companies on their own terms, conducting extensive research across various channels long before they want to engage with sales teams. That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. So, which approach is more effective?

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Only B2B

APRIL 3, 2024

What’s the perpetual challenge in every sales funnel? You got it—Generating sales-qualified leads. This emphasizes the critical need to identify sales-qualified leads primed for conversion. This emphasizes the critical need to identify sales-qualified leads primed for conversion. But how does it work?

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Sales Qualified Leads Intent Data Lead Ranking High Quality Lead 71

Seismic

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The B2B sales landscape has dramatically changed over the last few years. Sales cycles include more stakeholders and touchpoints. Amid these changes, go-to-market teams need to collaborate on initiatives, optimize processes, and work together to remain successful. But all of this takes time, intentionality, and dedication.

Effectiveness 59

Effectiveness Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing & Strategy Touchpoints 59

Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rational needs for B2B buyers include: Cost-effectiveness. B2B buyers need effective and affordable products. Businesses need to be able to rely on the products they use to carry out their business functions. B2B buyers need products and services that can grow at the pace of their business. How usable is your product?

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B2B Customer Satisfaction Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 133

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. How do you do that?

Lead Generation 78

Lead Generation Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 78

Hubspot

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When I think of sales, I picture friendly handshakes, lively chatter, and the spark of human connection. Yet, it can actually give us a better understanding of our prospects, making that human connection stronger. Yet, it can actually give us a better understanding of our prospects, making that human connection stronger.

Marketing AI 65

Marketing AI Buyer Intent Outreach Intent 65

Seismic

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This year, organizations have had to navigate a tricky sales environment. Buyer needs have changed, budgets are tight, and sales cycles are longer and more complicated than ever. In order to be successful in this dynamic landscape, go-to-market (GTM) teams need to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Allocation Marketing & Strategy Budget Programs 59

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We have news for you–social media is no longer a useful tool restricted to marketers. Sales teams across the globe are now cashing in on its success with the advent of social selling. Social selling isn’t just another sales tactic gaining some momentum – it’s the future of B2B sales.

Ideal Customer Profiles 84

Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management Top of Funnel High Quality Lead 84

Martech

MAY 18, 2023

The health of your business is highly dependent on your marketing strategy. In turn, your marketing strategy’s success depends on your content’s quality and substance. Customers overwhelmingly rely on a company’s content for purchasing decisions. Your content marketing is similar.

Sales Management 128

Sales Management Top of Funnel Content Marketing Paid Search Agency 128

Hubspot

JULY 7, 2023

As technology advances and becomes more accessible, businesses are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their sales processes. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way sales teams operate, giving them valuable insights and predictive analytics to drive more revenue. Are sales teams investing in AI?

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Marketing AI Lead Ranking Hubspot User-Generated Content 77