Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Technology can’t solve every problem between sales and marketing. But once you get aligned on the principles , sales and marketing software integrations can bring shared processes to life much easier. Use software as a tool to align sales and marketing departments.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Sure, content is a necessity, but the end goal is to see these readers act and make a purchase, download a document, or give us their contact information for later use. The only way to fix the situation is to start practicing CRO tactics that actually work. Today’s consumers know the game that marketers play. Quick Takeaways.

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Act-On

APRIL 29, 2024

Lead scoring is a process and a framework, not a tool — but technology makes it possible to implement at scale. Lead scoring tools for marketing can help you build better relationships with prospective cusotmers. You can also use lead scores to deliver more relevant and targeted marketing campaigns. As Suzy Balk, Sr.

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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. Content marketing provides a path for buyers to consume content, moving them toward a conversion. Quick Takeaways.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

In just the last 12 months, we launched ZoomInfo Engage to automate sales outreach. We launched Workflows to activate market insights, buyer intent, and website activity. It’s impossible to listen to every sales call, every support call, and every recruiting conversation. We’ve had some big moments at ZoomInfo over the years.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And in the age of AI-assisted sales, what was once a long process of research, targeting, and crafting outreach has now become remarkably fast. But today’s top AI sales assistants don’t just help sales teams work faster — with the right data, AI helps sellers make smarter decisions. What is AI Sales Assistant Software?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Marketers who understand how these behaviors are evolving can set up their companies for success in the coming decade. 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.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2024

Understanding sales and marketing frameworks is crucial for success as you grow your company. One such model, the AIDA Model, or Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action, continues guiding marketers as it has for over a century. Quick Takeaways The AIDA Model is one of the oldest marketing frameworks on record.

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SendX

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Customers today have a wide range of options for contacting your business. Besides marketing, email can be an amazing sales tool if you devote enough time to crafting the ideal email and sending it to the right target audience. Another thing that we suggest is not sending your proposals as attachments in your sales emails.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2020

For the past 10 years or more, I’ve been analyzing, strategizing, building, optimizing, and measuring the content marketing programs for companies in just about every industry and sector there is. In fact, in my last count, we have done fully customized content marketing strategy workshops for more than 80 different companies.

Enterprise Management 343

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management 343

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 27, 2020

The digital revolution has leveled the playing field when it comes to winning at marketing. It’s no longer necessary to have a huge marketing budget and to work with a pricey agency to increase your sales. But you can’t expect to be successful in digital marketing without a solid plan. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 22, 2021

To build or grow a startup in 2021, you need to invest in tools that can help you optimize, automate, and improve every working part of your business – from sales and marketing to employees and customers. In marketing alone, you have over 8,000 tools to pick from. Marketing Tools for Startups. Startup Tools for Sales.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. Your marketing and sales teams need both. Buying signals in marketing are essential for qualifying leads by showing prospective buyers the right content at the perfect time. Let’s break that down.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 22, 2022

But when times are not-so-good, attribution becomes one of the biggest sources of friction between sales, marketing, and leadership. When that happens, you may find yourself in one (or all) of the following situations: Your sales and marketing team are getting into fights about who should get deal credit.

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Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Top of Funnel High Quality Lead 264

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Distributors have a unique position in the supply chain, managing and marketing to manufacturers and retailer partners at both ends. Content marketing for distributors is a way to engage these multiple audiences at once while growing your brand visibility. Content Marketing for Distributors: The A-Z Guide.

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Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Content Marketing Work Management 339

Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 245

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 10, 2023

Image Source Key Takeaways: Decision intelligence tools process data to give you predictive analysis and solid recommendations. Simply put, decision intelligence is a system that processes your available data and gives you recommendations for a course of action. Another example is inventory management software.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Gated content like high-value lead magnets drives acquisition by capturing contact information. Traditional marketing tactics of the past — catchy taglines, salesy language and the like — are not enough anymore to capture their interest. Your blog is the foundation of your content marketing strategy. This dilemma?

Top of Funnel 363

Top of Funnel Acquisitions Content Marketing Lead Scoring 363

Vision Edge Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Processes form the backbone of every customer-centric organization. Process excellence serves as the foundation for operational excellence, and facilitates growth and success in a highly competitive market. The impact of process mapping on operational excellence and business performance is supported by robust data and research.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 27, 2024

Closing a sale is the pivotal moment when a potential customer becomes a satisfied client. Sales directly impact your success and bottom line, and learning some sales techniques will provide you with practical strategies to seal the deal. As your business grows, effectively closing deals becomes increasingly crucial.

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Verticals High Quality Lead 272

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 6, 2021

However, in today’s world, where we can utilize predictive analytics tools to create highly personalized experiences for customers, it’s critical to focus on delivering value over making a sale or focusing too much on cost. With content marketing. Focus on building value for customers over driving sales. Quick Takeaways.

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Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Content Marketing 363

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 25, 2021

As a marketer, creating and publishing the right content in the proper context is essential. Many marketers can waste precious time, energy, and resources producing the wrong content for the wrong audiences. Many marketers waste their time, energy, and resources producing the wrong types of content for the wrong audiences.

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Buyer Intent Top of Funnel Intent Marketing AI 363

Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2020

Leading edges platforms generally have significant installed customer bases and market presence as indicated by at least 25 user reviews across one or more software rating sites. Pricing: contact vendor. A tool to manage and produce conferences, workshops, and other virtual events. Pricing: contact vendor.

Enterprise Management 363

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Webinar Metrics 363

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Unlike yesterday’s robocalls or email blasts, today’s sales automation all boils down to personalization. With the aid of today’s sales automation software, you can learn which salesperson is the best fit for each customer and assign them automatically. Taking a silo-free approach to sales automation can also boost revenue.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. How do you know which tactics work and who’s just blowing smoke? The name of the game in marketing is fine-tuning your application of proven strategies through testing and reviews.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Steven Bryerton, ZoomInfo’s senior vice president for sales, describes some of the changes in this video. Conversation intelligence provides reps with a deeper understanding of sales calls by recording, transcribing, and analyzing these meetings to deliver AI-based insights. More Time to Gather Insights.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Go-to-market teams are constantly looking for integrated solutions that can help them work faster, smarter, and more effectively. ZoomInfo’s new integration with Clari Groove helps sales teams automatically sync contacts between ZoomInfo, Salesforce, and Groove Flows — seamlessly bridging the gap between lead identification and engagement.

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Vision Edge Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2025

B2B marketing and sales can be challenging due to competitors, the economy, and supplier management processes, to name just a few contributing factors. Entering New Markets or Launching New Solutions : To grow, many of our customers depend on launching new solutions or entering new markets.

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Communities Peer-to-peer Webinar Metrics B2B Thought Leadership 197

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Throughout the 1980s and 90s, most B2B software vendors relied primarily on big-ticket software sales, with a smaller revenue stream from services and annual maintenance contracts. Second, what is sales velocity? The concept of sales velocity measures how fast a prospect gets through a pipeline and starts generating revenue.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

This tactic is crucial for companies looking to build awareness, engage prospects, and ultimately convert leads into loyal customers. Demand generation is a holistic marketing strategy aimed at creating awareness and interest in a company’s products or services. What Is Demand Generation?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Step-by-Step Process to Create an SEO Content Calendar There are several elements to keep in mind when youre creating your content calendar, including: Defining Your Goals and Objectives Before you begin building your SEO content calendar, its crucial to define clear goals for your content. What do you want your content to achieve?

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SEO Marketing Websites Effectiveness Top of Funnel 283

Unbounce

JANUARY 6, 2025

/ Landing page optimization How to use landing page sales funnels to convert more visitors By Josh Gallant. 14 min read Ahh, the funnel. Despite what you may be hearing through the grapevine, the marketing conversion funnel is most definitely still alive and well When its built right, that is. Lets do it.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

But social media, review sites , and influencer marketing have exponentially amplified the voices of customers. According to Gartner , B2B buyers today spend only 5% or 6% of their time with sales reps while comparing multiple suppliers. Guest post by Alain Glaeser. Image credit: Blake Wisz on Unsplash. Train your employees.

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Oktopost

JULY 30, 2024

When buyers are motivated by organic demand, they’re less likely to wander out of the sales funnel. Creating more opportunities for buyer-led engagement might be a better way to move buyers down the funnel than harvesting contact information so you can reach out with a sales pitch that may be premature.

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