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Ultimate Guide to the Data-Driven Sales Funnel

Zoominfo

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion?

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@HubSpot Eliminates 2 Billion Cold Calls (from #Inbound13)

Smashmouth Marketing

Just prior to Seth Godin stepping on stage, for what was an entertaining and thought provoking keynote, HubSpot CMO, Mike Volpe , announced that " We saved the world from 2 Billion cold calls! " In the world of sales, selling doesn''t start until a conversation starts with the prospect. And they did. Know your history.

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What is Social CRM and How to Make It Work for You

Oktopost

Finding success at the end of the long B2B sales cycle means knowing your customer and meeting them where they’re at, which is why Customer Relationship Management tools are so essential. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over. Social CRM: What Is It?

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Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead

The Point

Cold-calling is dead. When Account-Based Marketing (ABM) first arrived on the scene, vendors were quick to pronounce traditional, funnel-based marketing obsolete. One fixture of B2B marketing for more than a decade is the lead funnel, brought to prominence by the analysts at SiriusDecisions (now part of Forrester.)

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The Step-by-Step Guide to Sales-Marketing Alignment for B2B

Marketing Insider Group

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? Leaders need to ask themselves: What is the structure of our sales and marketing teams?

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Optimize your Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) Strategy and Close More Sales

Only B2B

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. It means missing out on important buying signals, wasting money on generating leads, and ultimately losing out on potential sales. Lead Quality Issues: Not all leads are created equal.

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How Content Marketing Directly Improves Sales

Marketing Insider Group

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.