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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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Sales Intelligence Tools: A Guide to Predictive Prospecting

Zoominfo

What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do? Ideal sales intelligence tools supply your team with up-to-date information about your prospects and addressable market — and how you can reach them. Why Use Sales Intelligence Tools? Here’s what you should look for: 1. Or can you?

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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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Top-of-the-Funnel Marketing: How to Win in Crowded Markets

Televerde

Top-of-the-funnel marketing strategies include SEO, content marketing, email marketing, PCP ads, trade shows, and social media (among others). Automate with the Right Tools To drive consistent revenue and growth, you need to be able to execute your top-of-the-funnel marketing strategy at scale.

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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. The two sides need to agree on what is a lead, how to define qualification, and identify the tools needed to operate—from marketing automation, to CRM, to ERP.

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The Cost Effective Benefits of Inbound Marketing

SmartBug Media

With outbound marketing, the company is starting the conversation—think cold calls, trade shows, TV ads, billboards, paid advertisements, and so on. With outbound marketing, you have to pay for the trade shows, TV commercials, billboards, and so forth, and you’re hoping the message reaches someone out of a mass audience.

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Sales in the Time of Cholera (with apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

Biznology

Use this time for cold calls, or to re-introduce yourself to prospects who have gone cold or been too busy to engage with you. If your revenue goal is unobtainable given the current market conditions, set a different goal (Cold calls? Acknowledge the Situation. Create a Virtual Conference Experience.