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ZoomInfo’s 12 Best B2B Tips for Holiday Season

Zoominfo

It’s no secret that cold calling is a salesperson’s least favorite activity. And honestly, it’s kind of a blessing when a cold call goes to voicemail. Prospects typically get countless cold calls reaching for sale — so you still have to stand out from the (auditory) crowd.

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What Is B2B Event Marketing and Why You Should Still Consider it in 2021

Oktopost

B2B event marketing has been proven to be as good as gold for this goal. . of its marketing budget for events. 77% of business decision-makers found at least 1 new supplier in the last trade shows they attended. 92% of trade shows attendees are on the lookout for new products. What is B2B Event Marketing?

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Sales Intelligence Tools: A Guide to Predictive Prospecting

Zoominfo

Boost Lead Generation While there are many different kinds of lead generation — content marketing, advertising, SEO, email campaigns, cold calling , list-buying, hosting events, and attending trade shows — a sales and marketing intelligence tool is great for discovering new, quality leads quickly and enhancing your other lead-gen efforts.

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What’s up with B2B Marketing in Argentina

Biznology

Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Sellers—even smaller brands—are using marketing automation like InfusionSoft, Marketo and a local provider called Doppler emBlue to conduct event-triggered campaigns.

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Here’s How COVID Changed the Best Time to Make Sales Calls

Zoominfo

Suddenly, cold calling — one of the most challenging parts of sales — got tougher. In today’s environment, it’s getting harder to connect with prospects on a cold call. In an analysis of more than 35 million calls, ZoomInfo’s Chorus team saw a 15% drop in average quarterly cold-call connect rates by the end of 2020.

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Best practices for using social media at a trade show

Integrated B2B

With exhibits to design and logistics to plan, it’s easy to see why so many trade show marketers neglect social media. Budgetary concerns and tough sales targets make it easy to write off social media marketing as an ‘optional extra’ for a trade show. Social media and trade shows, however, can work together very well.

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(Re)Focusing Your Demand Marketing Plan Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak

ANNUITAS

And for many B2B companies, they are struggling to do so without live interactions, especially events. Meeting targets for Qualified Leads, Opportunities and Revenue for the quarter and the year without the use of events, a key Engagement Channel for demand, will prove challenging. That’s where other digital channels are critical.