Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Marketing and sales teams are famously frenemies. Sales and marketing alignment is no small task, but it’s not a mystery. Real or imagined cultural clashes (“Marketers are mired in process and research.” Sales only cares about hitting targets, by any means necessary.”).

Work Management 147

Work Management Planning Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 147

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sales great Zig Ziglar once wrote, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ” That’s the struggle of every team without clear sales targets: no clarity, no progress, no growth. See how it works What are sales targets? Why are sales targets important? All they have to do is start running.

Cross-Selling 116

Cross-Selling Budget Programs Training Forecasting 116

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Those who don’t risk misallocating marketing budgets by focusing on the wrong tactics. The 63-page study provides a wealth of insights for B2B marketers and product managers. Per the report, “The top five tactics vendors use to engage buyers are different from buyers’ top five information sources.

Enterprise Management 299

Enterprise Management Sales Management Work Management Marketing Management 299

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s time to activate the triple touch sales tactic. What is the Triple Touch in Sales? The triple touch is a tactic that salespeople use to engage prospects. The ‘touches’ include contacting the prospect three different ways, each time building trust, getting on their radar, and moving them further into the sales funnel.

Tactics 130

Tactics Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership 130

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. You’re more likely to sell a solution with the right content than with aggressive sales tactics. Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 359

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 359

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2020

They are commonly the top goal for most businesses, with the majority of their budget being funneled in this direction. But when the numbers at the bottom of the funnel refuse to budge it can be incredibly frustrating. For consumers, usability and appearance go hand-in-hand. Don’t Disdain (or Dismiss) Pop-Ups. Over to You.

Sales Management 275

Sales Management Top of Funnel Conversion Process 275

Outreach

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Sales can be a tough job in the best of times. But today, extraordinary changes in the macroeconomic environment, buyer behavior, and budget cuts are forcing companies to operate with smaller teams and fewer resources. How Sales Teams Perform Throughout the Sales Funnel.

Top of Funnel 90

Top of Funnel Sales Cycle Outreach Organic Leads 90

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

Martech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Inbound 23 started today with HubSpot unveiling HubSpot AI, which brings together new and existing AI-powered products and features, and a reimagined HubSpot’s Sales Hub. The AI’s features include: AI Assistants, which are generative AI capabilities that help teams create content, images, websites and reports. Get MarTech!

Marketing AI 120

Marketing AI Hubspot Forecasting CRM 120

Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Industrial marketing for manufacturers offers solutions that allow us to maximize our resources.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Ranking 104

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. That’s where sales commission comes into play. Learn more What is sales commission?

Marketing Budget 104

Marketing Budget Examples Practices Best Practices 104

G2M Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Buyers are harder to reach, sales performance is down, and buyers' budgets are stagnant. Sales leaders are struggling to meet their goals. In the past, the solution was to throw more sales reps at the issue and push for more and more activity. Workflows: Create customised processes for different sales stages.

Budget Programs 62

Budget Programs Software Product Allocation 62

Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Of course, this one-hour rule only really applies if your lead handoff process prioritizes highly-qualified leads that are, in fact, ready and able to buy. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales? Sound familiar?

Lead Ranking 78

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 78

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

Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Including: 5 benefits of B2B lead quality Intent checklist to determine baseline quality Techniques for nurturing quality leads into valuable customers Read on to learn how to speed-up your B2B Sales Cycle and reduce lead rejections through delivering a high standard of lead quality your Sales team will love.

Lead Ranking 101

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 101

accelerate agency

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Like everything else, sales have gone online, and that’s especially true for the SaaS industry. In the following article, we’re going to give you all the details and tricks you need to finetune your SaaS sales game so you can make sure you’re selling your SaaS product in the best way possible. What Is the SaaS Sales Process?

Enterprise Management 78

Enterprise Management Process Lead Ranking Work Management 78

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

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JULY 28, 2022

While some companies will likely wait to see how it shakes out, they may face budget cuts, profit losses, layoffs, and more. Fortunately, sales leaders can work to avoid these hardships by acting now. Here are detailed tips to guard against recession chaos, curated from sales experts who’ve been there: 1. Speed up rep success.

Sales Management 98

Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles 98

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Here’s what I see: Marketing is consistently exceeding their SMART goals; return on marketing efforts and progress towards key performance indicators (KPIs) are simple to track; and sales and marketing work side by side as a well-oiled machine. Lack of technology to align marketing and sales efforts. ABM Funnel Metrics that Matter.

Top of Funnel 111

Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles 111

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to HubSpot’s 2022 Sales Strategy Report , the third most popular goal for sales professionals in 2022 is prioritizing relationships with existing customers over new ones, and they’ll do so through upselling and cross-selling. How are reps upselling? How are reps upselling? How are reps cross-selling?

Cross-Selling 63

Cross-Selling Bundling Budget Programs Comparison 63

SmartBug Media

APRIL 14, 2023

To achieve that longevity, you'll need your marketing, sales, and customer service teams to work together as one. Revenue operations (RevOps) can make this process much more manageable. We’ll then show you how HubSpot's Operations Hub helps with your RevOps process and removes duplicate records. What Is RevOps?

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget 98

Martech

APRIL 12, 2024

Brands report sales and return-on-ad-spend have plummeted, while cost-per-click and cost per 1,000 impressions are up by a factor of three in recent months – with no explanation from Meta as to why. Experts are forecasting Meta to report $36.1 Business email address Sign up now Processing. Why we care.

Cost 98

Cost Advertisements Advertising Automation 98

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

Understanding B2B Digital Marketing Strategies Unlike B2C marketing, which focuses on reaching individual consumers who can often make an immediate decision, B2B marketing typically involves multiple decision makers, longer sales cycles, and higher price points. Understand their needs, pain points, and decision-making processes.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 97

Valasys

APRIL 19, 2023

Still, with changing times and evolving market trends, knowing what sales-qualified leads tactics will work best can be challenging. In 2022, lead generation was established as the foundation of most organizations’ growth strategies, with a reported 50% of marketers ’ emphasis on lead generation, making it a top priority.

Sales Qualified Leads 52

Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking 52

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 7, 2021

Optimizing the martech stack has become one of marketers’ biggest concerns when it comes to demand generation and sales development, specifically. According to Scott Brinker’s 2020 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic , technologies available to marketing and sales functions have increased 13.6% used at the top of the funnel.

Top of Funnel 81

Top of Funnel Optimization Budget Programs Funnel Advertising 81

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

Choozle

JANUARY 7, 2022

Full-funnel marketing campaigns consist of several different stages with each stage demanding its own marketing tactics, activities, and goals to ensure it fuels conversions in the final stage. Brand awareness goals in full-funnel marketing. Tactics for brand awareness. Data shows that 70 percent of U.S. Connected TV.

Sales Management 61

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 61

Martech

MAY 3, 2023

You walk into Home Depot to buy a rake because you need to do some yard work and then decide to browse the aisles to get ideas for your dream kitchen (that you just started dreaming about and don’t have the time or budget for yet). Understanding the marketing funnel Let’s talk about the marketing funnel.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Automation Services 89

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. If this year was any indication , sales targets and quotas will likely grow in 2024. Let’s dive right in!

Marketing Analytics Tools 59

Marketing Analytics Tools Allocation Marketing & Strategy Budget Programs 59

ClickZ

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We’ve combed through the findings from Fospha’s marketing ecommerce report to uncover why Meta has become such a dominant force in the industry. I also discuss what makes it great for top-of-the-funnel brand awareness. By focusing on the top of the funnel, brands can maximize their investment in Meta.

Top of Funnel 124

Top of Funnel ROAS Digital Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 124

Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Amid market volatility, tightening budgets and widely observed burnout and turnover among sales organizations, conversation cloud platform Drift has announced four new features aimed at helping sales achieve pipeline goals. Mobile app parity: This is intended to make it easy for sales reps to sell from anywhere.

Paid Search Agency 89

Paid Search Agency Features Budget Programs Trigger Marketing 89

Rev

JULY 26, 2023

Frozen, slashed, cut, trimmed, tightened—no matter which word you hear, this is what happens to demand gen budgets in the current economic environment. Our budgets are roughly 75% of what they were in 2022,” reports Kendrick Shuler, Outbound Marketing Manager at Tipalti. Yet we still have very similar lead goals.

Demand 60

Demand Tactics Optimization Lead Ranking 60

SendinBlue

APRIL 19, 2021

Successful B2B marketing automation requires thought and preparation but once up and running, can do serious heavy lifting for your sales funnel. What are the most effective B2B automation techniques and tactics for nurturing leads? lets you adjust your digital marketing tactics and messaging according to the different steps.

Marketing Automation Services 95

Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel Marketing Automation B2B Sales 95

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to the State of Sales report, cross-functional alignment is sales leaders’ #1 tactic for driving growth. With sales budgets expected to increase , sales teams have an exciting opportunity to work together to try new things and drive revenue for their companies, but this requires a strategic mindset.

Ideal Customer Profiles 64

Ideal Customer Profiles Budget Programs Allocation Buyer Personas 64

Content Standard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I encourage all my clients to invest just a small corner of their budget into deeper conversations with their target market. We’ll be using a recent study from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)—but don’t tune out because you’re not in the finance space.

Enterprise Management 69

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Tactics 69

Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. Probably the most common complaint that I hear from Sales is that “Marketing just doesn’t understand engineering problems, and they generate ‘crappy’ leads that are not ready to buy.”

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 75

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.

Lead Generation 78

Lead Generation Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 78