Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If you’re running a successful B2B company, your sales operations (sales ops) crew is likely the unsung hero of your sales process. Business leaders sometimes make the mistake of seeing sales operations (increasingly known as revenue operations) as a cost instead of a potential revenue driver.

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Martech

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The reality is that sales events and interruptive discount-related marketing do not create sustainable consumer connections. They should start by answering these questions: How much of the spike in sales represents long-term consumer value for our brand? sales hitting $16.4 How much trust do consumers have in us?

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ActiveDEMAND

JANUARY 17, 2023

Funnel Builders: Unlocking the Potential for Increased ROI in Marketing. Marketing agencies are often faced with the challenge of understanding the customer journey and identifying areas where potential customers may be dropping off in the sales process. What is a Funnel Builder?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. How do you know which tactics work and who’s just blowing smoke? The name of the game in marketing is fine-tuning your application of proven strategies through testing and reviews.

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Rev

JUNE 25, 2019

That’s B2B marketing in 2019 in a nutshell. . We’ve been inundated with process improvements, strategies, and marketing automation tools – there’s literally no shortage of things we can be doing. Which proven demand generation tactics actually work to increase the metrics that matter to your organization? .

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Hubspot

JANUARY 15, 2020

However, many reps leave their summaries blank for a very simple reason: They don’t know what to write. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. The most successful reps know that sales isn’t about them — it’s about the prospect. If you’ve got writer’s block, good news.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

“Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.”. Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. Develop and Invest in Marketing ROI Metrics.

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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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Varicent

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You probably know this already, but sales forecasting is all about predicting how much revenue your team or business will likely bring in over the next quarter or the next year. Understanding Sales Forecasting. Sales forecasting really matters. It also shows how effective a sales team is.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Believing B2B digital marketing differs from general marketing has led us to actions contrary to marketing theory. The lead generation obsession Marketing is a long-term effort, but it has come to have short-term accountability. It’s tangible and can be used to tell a great marketing story.

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ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do?

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process?

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process?

Planning 52

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For the SaaS companies themselves, they gain the advantage of sales cycles that provide regular recurring revenue streams. The sales process and the people involved in it are crucial to SaaS businesses. So, how do you align your primary business objectives with that process? What is the average commission for SaaS sales?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. Converting those visitors into potential customers and putting them on the path to a sale is essential in order to see a return on that investment. You Know the Steps of the B2B Purchasing Process.

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MKT1

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Marketing gets a bad rap. Many founders, sales leaders, product leaders, and even marketers themselves think B2B marketing teams are just a service organization to sales—marketing only exists to generate leads this quarter. They also need to influence conversion throughout the funnel.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. By some measures, that may add up to $15 billion of unspent marketing budget every year in the US alone.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The CEO gets to this place because (s)he has multiple levers to pull to drive financial results, and depending on his/her background, CEOs may not come at the problem from a marketing POV. For those CEOs who are former accountants, investment bankers or management consultants, they often look to financial levers as a path to driving profits.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Improved sales lead quality- Leads that come to you through your demand gen efforts will already be interested in your products and will be easier to qualify and convert.

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Strategic-IC

APRIL 6, 2022

This is the challenge of Dark Social and the Dark Funnel [more on which is which later]. And with the rise and diversity of social media, that ‘darkness’ is a growing issue for attribution-hungry marketers looking for light. But, just because Dark Social and the Dark Funnel exist in the shadows, you simply cannot ignore it.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Unfortunately, as a result of this thinking, marketing spends a ton of money generating leads for sales that are never followed-up. Here are 5 things CEOs need to consider in order to fix what is broken: What is the CEO’s role as it relates to marketing and sales? What should I know about Account-Based Marketing?

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Full Circle Insights

JANUARY 16, 2024

In other words: which marketing efforts are driving the most revenue, and what is the return on investment of the marketing spend? The best way for your marketing department to provide this kind of data to the CEO is to track marketing campaigns in your company’s CRM system, such as Salesforce.

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accelerate agency

APRIL 12, 2023

Here’s a quick look at what we’ll be covering: What is SaaS marketing? How is SaaS marketing different? Why do B2B companies need SaaS marketing? In one sense, SaaS marketing is similar to other kinds of traditional marketing—it’s about targeting potential customers across one or more channels with a view to growing your sales.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The truth is, most sales reps haven’t received any formal training in this area. This means reps at your company could be missing out on interested leads, important sales conversations, and ultimately, revenue. 93% of sales executives have not received any formal training on social selling ( source ).

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LeanData

MAY 17, 2017

Hard-working sales reps need time away from the job. In a perfect world, vacation time gets spaced out evenly on a sales team. So imagine the drop-off when reps aren’t just distracted, but out of the office. So imagine the drop-off when reps aren’t just distracted, but out of the office. Things happen.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Sales/B2B Marketing execs feel intense need to do something, but are afraid to risk budget. The need for sales pressures the CMO to deliver leads fast.

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The Daily Egg

MAY 7, 2021

With economic conditions, marketing spending, customer satisfaction, and competition affecting sales, accurate forecasting seems like a far-fetched possibility for many businesses. We delve deep into sales forecasting beyond following a simple […].

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

There is no sale without a customer. This metric alone is not the measure of success, but it is a milepost on the way towards figuring out the return on investment (ROI) of the marketing spend. This can generate leads, conversions, sales, and eventually lifetime value. What marketers need to know.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Among other differences between B2B and B2C influencer marketing , the consumer side is larger, has more established processes, and has a more extensive ecosystem. In 2017, when influencer marketing was still a fairly new practice, it required a lot of manual work and it was difficult to find the right influencers.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For many sales professionals, today’s business environment is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Broad economic and societal shifts — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued technological disruption — are resulting in longer sales cycles, more discerning buyers, intensifying competition, and lingering uncertainty.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 3, 2022

Many hands make light work, which is why sales organizations employ a pretty sizable stock of talented people who come together to drive efficiency across the sales cycle. From business development representatives to account executives, everyone does their part to ensure a high-performing, successful sales team.

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Conclusion The Fundamentals of Account-Based Marketing Discover the basics of account-based marketing (ABM) , a highly targeted approach to B2B sales and marketing that uses personalized communication to win new business from specific companies.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This data enables sales teams to focus marketing spend on prospects who are actively ready to buy. How to leverage intent data in 8 steps Gone are the days when banner ads on a popular review website could funnel hundreds of leads to your business. This data is used to segment prospects into meaningful categories.

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Outreach

JANUARY 5, 2022

Although SaaS companies collect an abundance of sales data, effectively visualizing and leveraging that data can be quite a feat. Measuring stats like customer satisfaction, churn, and revenue are relatively straightforward, but sales efficiency and effectiveness are tougher nuts to crack. What is Sales Efficiency?

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accelerate agency

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Here’s a quick look at what we’ll be covering: What is a SaaS marketing strategy? How is SaaS marketing different? Tried and tested SaaS marketing strategies. Utilise content marketing. Spend time on your site’s SEO. Undertake intelligent referral marketing. Tried & Tested SaaS Marketing Strategy.

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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

4 Marketing Learnings From a Study. Breakdown of marketing spending between organic and paid channels was most commonly 75% organic – 25% paid, followed by 50% organic – 50% paid. The top 3 most effective marketing channels as reported by respondents were social media, organic search and content marketing.

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