Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

From VPs and CMOs to entry-level reps and account managers, everyone is inundated by data. Gaining greater insights into sales and marketing data has been a consistent theme in many recent conversations with our customers, and it’s a topic that ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck believes in passionately.

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InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Todd Abbott , CEO of InsightSquared , and Tanner Mezel , VP of Sales and Marketing at DSG , recently hosted the webinar, “Improving Funnel Throughput with Analytics & Coaching.” Together, the experts gave a detailed guide on how sales leaders can improve their company’s funnel throughput with analytics and coaching.

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markempa

JULY 6, 2017

In this post, I’m going to focus on how to do lead management that increases sales conversion. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Where lead management often falls short.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As the process of hiring talent becomes increasingly digitized, savvy recruiters are using technology and strategies common in sales and marketing, to power a stronger recruitment process. Sales reps engage prospects based on specific needs and requirements, then encourage them through a sales development funnel.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. In fact, there are a host of obstacles that keep sales reps from being their most productive selves. Where Do Sales Reps Waste The Most Time? How to Improve Sales Productivity.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 8, 2024

” 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. This guide will teach you how to draft a bulletproof sales contract. Why is a sales contract important?

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work? Closing more sales.

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Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 16, 2024

This powerful combination offers unprecedented opportunities for organizations to enhance their processes, innovate their products, create customer value, and quickly adapt to dynamic market conditions. It involves continuously refining processes, leveraging data insights, and embracing agility to achieve superior performance and outcomes.

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Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2022

This makes routing marketing leads to your sales team a critical step for driving revenue growth. Lead routing is the process of collecting and assigning leads to your sales team in real-time. When done correctly, leads are organized, assigned, and delivered to the sales rep who is best suited to manage them.

Work Management 130

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Oktopost

MARCH 23, 2020

B2B marketing and sales professionals are fighting a daily battle to convert a finite number of leads. This is why automation of B2B marketing and sales activities appears inevitable. It’s clear that organizations looking to scale up embrace automation tools and solutions to boost their marketing and sales operations.

Marketing Automation Services 98

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In order to convert leads into paying customers, you must have a comprehensive lead management process in place. But, the process of lead management is every bit as multilayered and complex as the modern buyer’s journey. What is lead management? Think of lead management like a house of cards.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Understanding the Stages: MQLs, SALs, and SQLs Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) and Sales Accepted Leads (SALs) might sound similar , understanding the distinctions between these lead types is crucial to boosting up your marketing funnel.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2023

Automated marketing has been exploding across industries in recent years. Still, there’s a lot of talk about automated tools failing to create authentic experiences. Is diving into marketing automation worth the investment? Discover everything you need to know about getting started with automated marketing.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

The B2B selling process is slow but steady. On the other hand, a faster sales cycle keeps your buyer’s attention on your offering. Understanding the sales cycle in separate stages helps predict buyer behavior and selling outcomes. Today we’re sharing tips and tricks to shorten the sales cycle, broken down by stage.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Email automation takes more tedious tasks off your hands so more effort and resources can be put into impactful brand messaging. What is Email Automation? What are the Benefits of Email Automation?

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Now more than ever, trust is important in the buying process as prospects continue to carefully consider 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. Ease of scale.

Work Management 246

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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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ANNUITAS

MARCH 21, 2023

Updated 21 MAR 2023 Adobe Updates Focus on Chat, Event Management and Advanced Analytics Adobe is holding its annual Summit event in Las Vegas this week. New advancements include improved sales routing, to get prospects inside an automated or assisted chat routed to the proper sales rep faster.

Marketing Automation Services 130

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 18, 2021

Misalignment between your marketing and sales departments can cost your business money, waste valuable B2B content, and cause lead-to-sale conversions to fail. Conversely, aligning your sales and marketing can lead to increased marketing revenue, better close rates, and higher customer retention. Source: SuperOffice.

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Social media is indeed a powerful tool to achieve various marketing objectives like reaching a wider audience, increasing brand awareness, fostering customer engagement, and cost-effectively generating leads. We will help you navigate the murky waters of social media management pricing models. Phew, that’s a lot.

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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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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. Many marketers view MQL as flawed because less than 1% of these leads typically reach the final stage of the buying process, and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll convert.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This article explains how feeding bottom-of-funnel analytics back into top-of-funnel activities boosts acquisition and reduces costs over time. Data flows throughout the growth loop so the bottom-of-funnel data (i.e., So, I’ll use top- and bottom-of-the-funnel approaches here. Increase customer engagement.

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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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Hubspot

AUGUST 24, 2023

Imagine a sales representative who never sleeps, never gets tired, and possesses an uncanny ability to analyze vast amounts of data in seconds. This is the promise of AI sales reps, and their potential to revolutionize the sales industry is undeniable. The application of generative AI in sales is diverse.

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Ontraport

JUNE 7, 2020

It’s one of the most difficult parts of growing any business and, even though it gets a bit easier over time, it’s still a constant thorn in the side of most sales managers, business development executives and small business owners. The biggest challenge for modern sales teams: consistent follow-up.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

One of the biggest advantages of lead management strategy and marketing automation is the ability to create a process that continuously manages leads at a bigger scale. The secret to making it work is to develop an effective process for automation. This subsequently influences your sales results directly.

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Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Your revenue operations team can reliably get inbound leads into the hands of your sales representatives in roughly two minutes, executing every step of your lead management process along the way. Fast and reliable lead routing is extremely important for lead management.

Work Management 115

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management Lead Scoring 115

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll shed light on how to calculate the cost of churn and strategies to mitigate its impact, particularly through automation. Leveraging Automation to Reduce SaaS Churn Remarkably, only 1 out of 26 customers unhappy customers will actively voice their dissatisfaction.

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Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Churn Rate 92

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. To keep your sales team motivated when things are tough, you need to reward them for their victories.

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Sharpspring

MARCH 18, 2021

Businesses that use CRM automation have a distinct advantage over their competition. Customer relationship management ( CRM ) defines how you relate to your customers through all aspects of the sales process. Automation is like autopilot: You control the information and when it’s sent to your customers.

CRM 89

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s a continuous process focused on reaching and engaging potential buyers outside of your existing market. Key demand generation marketing tactics include: Social media marketing Community building Blogging Podcasting Live events But how do you measure the success of inbound marketing efforts? Brand awareness and visibility.

Demand Generation Agencies 71

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Inbound Marketing Top of Funnel 71

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. We’ll also share recommendations on 10 of the best sales tools that you can use to streamline your sales processes.

Enterprise Management 78

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 78

Oktopost

JUNE 17, 2020

What part of sales do sales automation tools actually automate? Where sales automation really excels is in taking care of the administrative tasks attached to the sales process. This way your sales people can spend more of their time actually selling. . What is Sales Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 98

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management 98

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JUNE 14, 2023

Today’s buyers come to the sales process more informed than ever, looking for in-depth information specific to their needs. In fact, 81% of sales reps say buyers increasingly conduct research before they reach out, according to the latest State of Sales Report. But not always. The next step?

Work Management 95

Work Management Cross-Selling Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy 95

Valasys

MARCH 10, 2023

Why is Sales Automation on the rise? With the growing importance of marketing and sales, every enterprise is trying to stand out in the race. The advent of marketing and sales automation is timed to perfection. At the same time, others are reporting increased engagement and improved sales. from 2020 to 2030.(

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