The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Lead Nurturing Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 62

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Learn about the goals of ABM and how to execute an effective strategy through digital and traditional tactics. Account-based marketing, otherwise known as key account marketing, is a B2B tactic that targets specific companies and decision-makers, versus casting a wide net across a full market or contact list. ABM is not a new tactic.

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Account Based Marketing Tactics Paid Search Agency ABM 209

SmartBug Media

JULY 28, 2023

In today's competitive business environment, it's crucial to find effective tactics that speed up lead-to-opportunity conversion in the deal pipeline. If you're looking to maximize your sales potential and close deals faster, this blog post is for you. Get ready to take your sales game to the next level!

Conversion Rate 98

Conversion Rate Lead Ranking Tactics Ideal Customer Profiles 98

Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. When the prospect is ready to buy, your sales team carries them over the finish line to close the deal. BTW: Are Your Sales and Marketing Teams Aligned? You’ll also use your customer personas to guide future marketing and sales efforts.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation 246

Launch Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

From defining the target market to outlining marketing and sales tactics to reach the audience and more, a go-to-market strategy has it all. Here are four tactics for developing an effective SaaS go-to-market strategy. Demo presentations, case studies and service trials can be of great use here.

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Tactics Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Webinar Metrics 118

BenchmarkONE

JANUARY 12, 2022

The journey your customers take when interacting with your brand is synonymous with the sales funnel. Your sales funnel is essentially the way your inbound leads identify your brand, interact with it, and consider it to solve their problem (but more on that in a bit). . What Is a Sales Funnel? Case studies.

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Top of Funnel High Quality Lead Funnel Advertising Work Management 65

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 177

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.

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

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. It’s not intuitive, then, that these two functions often exist in silos, each having their own systems and processes.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles 69

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 14, 2020

Here are five account-based tactics for generating more cross-selling opportunities. Firmographic, demographic, and web analytics data can help you score each company based on the variables that are indicative of good upsell opportunities. Build Out Sales Enablement Assets. Sales reps are short on time.

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers. For more on these challenges, see my earlier blog post, “Industrial Lead Generation for Sales – It’s Complicated!”

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Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 52

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. The goal is to implement a range of top, middle, and bottom-of-the-funnel marketing activities covering every funnel stage.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

Martech

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The B2B sales cycle is lengthy and complex. Sales isn’t easy. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Top of Funnel 83

Rev

AUGUST 2, 2023

When it comes to sales prospecting, there is no magic formula. That said, there are certain tactics and strategies that can help you become more successful at prospecting. We’ll start by exploring the basics of prospecting, from understanding your target audience to defining a productive process. What is sales prospecting?

Sales Management 78

Sales Management Ideal Customer Profiles Template Top of Funnel 78

Digilant

MAY 7, 2019

As more companies turn to digital advertising, in particular, programmatic advertising, to increase brand awareness, sales, and consumer loyalty, the CPG industry has remained a step behind. CPG brands can now target consumers based on age, income, interests, mobile-usage and many more specific tactics. Changes in the CPG Industry.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Advertising Agencies 55

FunnelEnvy

MARCH 18, 2024

Studies prove that B2B prospects now prefer a digital buying journey over sales calls. Understanding your target audience is more important than ever for lead generation and improving the ROI of marketing and sales. This shift towards remote and automated sales is becoming increasingly common. What are B2B Buyer Personas?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Paid Content Top of Funnel 130

SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? In this B2B marketing strategy framework, we provide insights on how to develop a manageable strategy for an early market team. Having ICPs clearly defined helps your sales and marketing teams to understand which businesses would make great prospects.

Paid Search Agency 97

Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

Zoominfo

APRIL 15, 2018

The importance of data cannot be understated in the modern sales landscape. Now, data and analytics reign supreme when it comes to running a successful sales organization. Maybe you’re new to data-driven sales, or maybe you just need to brush up on how to leverage data as part of your sales strategy.

Marketing & Strategy 170

Marketing & Strategy Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 170

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A marketing technology stack is the set of tools marketers use to execute their everyday tasks, from analytics platforms to task management systems. Key components of a martech stack Your tech stack should be a full-funnel operating system. Your tools should work together to streamline workflows and save time and resources.

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Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Demand Generation 130

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Actionable contact and prospecting information may be the most significant piece of the “success” or “failure” puzzle in B2B sales. Did you know that sales representatives squander an average of 60 minutes daily due to bad data? However, sales leaders should not be concerned about the threat of “poor data.”

Sales Management 52

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 52

Digilant

MAY 7, 2019

As more companies turn to digital advertising, in particular, programmatic advertising, to increase brand awareness, sales, and consumer loyalty, the CPG industry has remained a step behind. CPG brands can now target consumers based on age, income, interests, mobile-usage and many more specific tactics. Changes in the CPG Industry.

Case Studies 40

Case Studies Case Study Studies Advertising Agencies 40

Digilant

MAY 7, 2019

As more companies turn to digital advertising, in particular, programmatic advertising, to increase brand awareness, sales, and consumer loyalty, the CPG industry has remained a step behind. CPG brands can now target consumers based on age, income, interests, mobile-usage and many more specific tactics. Changes in the CPG Industry.

Case Studies 40

Case Studies Case Study Studies Advertising Agencies 40

Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

When done properly, sending cold emails—that is, messages to people or companies with whom you have no prior relationship—is still one of the best tactics for B2B lead generation or making direct sales. Then, process it using data analytics. Guest post by Nina Petrov. Remember, though, that you don’t have to pitch to them.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

That is, they should be determined using interviews, case studies, and research on past and current clients. Similar to your ideal customer profiles (ICPs) , ideal client profiles allow you to construct marketing materials and content that are highly relevant to top-of-funnel clients. Which clients had the shortest sales cycle?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Account Based Marketing Buyer Personas 246

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From B2B SaaS to high ticket sales, video is the perfect format for providing richer content to keep fans engaged. From B2B SaaS to high ticket sales, video is the perfect format for providing richer content to keep fans engaged. Audience Demographics: Evaluate where your target audience spends their time.

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B2B Marketing Video Marketing Effectiveness Buyer Personas 62

The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard® Availability Services™ ( Sungard AS ) in Wayne, Pennsylvania is a global leader in disaster recovery, business continuity, and managed IT services. Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 14, 2024

Amidst the vast sea of data available, three key sets—technographics, firmographics, and buyer intent—have emerged as indispensable tools for driving sales success. This guide delves into the strategic integration of technographics, firmographics, and buyer intent into sales processes. What is Technographic Data?

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It goes beyond demographics and past purchases, revealing the “why” behind their actions: their specific needs, motivations, and anxieties. It goes beyond demographics and past purchases to reveal your prospects’ active interest in specific products, services, or solutions. Traditional marketing data: not a good idea.

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 11, 2021

A solid B2B communication database is at the heart of any efficient marketing and sales plan. Choosing the appropriate B2B data will have a direct impact on the efficacy of your marketing and sales approach. The above mentioned are the must-have data sets to boost the sales process and close more B2B sales.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel B2B Sales Data Hygiene B2B Marketing 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 17, 2024

Automation presents a solution to streamline your email processes and achieve scalable results. For example, you can send an email with tips on improving efficiency in project management, a guide to navigating regulatory changes, or a case study showcasing how a similar company overcame a common obstacle.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 52

SalesGrape

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Digital marketing encompasses various tactics including search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing, social media advertising, email campaigns, and more. Automation: Digital marketing allows businesses to automate various processes, saving time and effort.

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Telemarketing Paid Content Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing 86

Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

Key decision-makers are founders, heads of sales or heads of marketing and C-level executives in the same fields. Key decision-makers are founders, heads of sales or heads of marketing and C-level executives in the same fields. Scott is the VP of sales at a $50 million tech company. Sales information and materials.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Enterprise Management Work Management 117

Televerde

JULY 6, 2021

Companies should have processes in place for collecting customer feedback on a continual basis. Integrating customer feedback into the sales funnel can significantly impact buying decisions and accelerate sales. Optimizing Impact on Sales. Including testimonials on sales pages can increase conversions by up to 34%.

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Top of Funnel SMS Case Studies Case Study 59

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Soon after, the leads are forwarded to sales teams, who must sift through an excessive amount of low-quality leads. Then the criticize game begins, and sales and marketing teams begin pursuing each other rather than cooperating. Create and manage a website Search Engine Optimization Content marketing. Multichannel Marketing.

Lead Ranking 118

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Work Management 118

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 15, 2023

That means marketing and sales teams have been sent back to the drawing board to re-evaluate their strategy, including redefining their ideal customer profile (ICPs) in order to improve efficiency. Audience Demographics At the audience level, this includes key titles, roles and personas that make up the buying committee.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Allocation Top of Funnel 97