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Why Marketing Needs to Own Demand Generation Right Out of the Gate

Webbiquity

Compare this to the definition of lead gen offered by Gartner. Lead generation is the “process of collecting a set of contacts from prospective buyers with a goal to nurture and qualify them as sales opportunities to grow the business.”. Your GTM strategy lays the foundation for your demand gen and lead gen.

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How AI is Changing the Sales Process

InsightSquared

Many of today’s forward-thinking companies have already begun using AI in their sales strategies. In fact, Gartner reported by the year 2020, AI will become a more integral part of the sales process for up to 30% of companies around the world. Strengthens Communication With Sales Leads.

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6 Lead Nurturing Mistakes That Are Killing Your Conversions

SalesIntel

According to Forrester Research, around 47% of B2B marketers claim to close less than 4% of their marketing leads. On the other hand, companies with proper lead nurturing can generate 50% more ready sales leads at a 33% lower cost. You can either gather contact information manually or use a sales intelligence platform.

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Introducing Tech Talks: Save time, skip the salesperson and explore the martech landscape like never before

ClickZ

According to Gartner’s latest CMO Spend Survey we are now spending more of our marketing budgets on Technology (26%) vs 25% on labor. Gartner has a nice illustration of the complexity of this process below: So, we have the problem… What’s the solution? Marketers are spending more on martech than on people.

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Lead Generation vs Lead Qualification: The Dynamic Duo of Sales Success

Only B2B

This process involves assessing a lead’s fit for your offerings based on specific criteria. Qualified leads demonstrate a greater potential to convert into paying customers, making them more valuable for your sales team to pursue.

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Symptoms of B2B selling sickness

Velocity Partners

Fatigue, a dry hacking cough and s**t-talk When the B2B sales and marketing relationship is unwell, you’ll see some very clear symptoms. Think: Sales reps ignore up to 70% of sales leads provided by marketing — often throwing them out without even trying to qualify them because they’ve learned it’s a waste of their time.

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Best Practices for B2B Technology Sales

PureB2B

technology sales leads into customers in a technology industry. A study by Gartner has found that between 14-23 people are involved in the purchase of new B2B technology , with 80% of them in senior product or operations roles. Selling technology in the B2B market requires a deep understanding of the technology being sold.