Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

Unfortunately, it’s all too common for sales teams to be hamstrung by incomplete routing systems and low-quality data. To set their sales teams up for success — and drive the largest possible return on investment for their businesses — today’s go-to-market leaders need comprehensive, integrated data and intelligent lead-routing systems.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Top of Funnel High Quality Lead Lead Scoring 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

When confronted with the details – database management, customer account segmentation, and content creation – many companies balk and decide that perhaps ABM isn’t the right road after all. In fact, with just a few simple steps, DIY customer data segmentation for account-based marketing is a great way to get started.

Account Based Marketing 218

Account Based Marketing Segmentation Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management 218

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When developing a sales strategy, many leaders aren’t sure where to begin. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to revamp an existing sales strategy, creating campaigns based solely on instincts or assumptions is no longer acceptable. To craft an effective modern sales playbook , data and analytics must reign supreme.

Marketing Automation Services 130

Marketing Automation Services Marketing & Strategy Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

Sales Management 208

Sales Management Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Cold Calling 208

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. Segment your leads religiously.

B2B Sales 260

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Conversion Peer-to-peer 260

Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2024

Key Steps Ghostwrite an executive email : The sales team can tee C-level officers up for success by drafting key outreach messaging for them — an open-ended ask for help with the account becomes one more to-do on their already busy calendar, but a compelling outreach draft makes approval and sending easy. Schuck says. “If I’m not the AE.”

Buy 130

Buy Enterprise Management Top of Funnel Work Management 130

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Measuring ROI : Like any business investment, we need to measure our marketing efforts’ return on investment (ROI).

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Scoring 104

Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

As organizations tighten budgets and headcount, marketers tend to experience those downstream impacts as longer sales cycles and lower conversion rates. But when your prospects are moving more slowly throughout their buying journey, our marketing leaders advise their peers to prioritize full-funnel engagement. “We

Lead Ranking 191

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

Hubspot

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI.

Marketing AI 59

Marketing AI Creativity Top of Funnel Work Management 59

The Lead Agency

MARCH 17, 2024

Every click, like, view and interaction brings us insights and edges buyers at every stage of the sales cycle toward the ultimate goal: the purchase. This information becomes the bedrock upon which successful marketing strategies are built. If they’re giving this information, there has to be a high return on the exchange.

High Quality Lead 127

High Quality Lead Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 127

Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2021

You've established the various stages of your sales process. The concept that underlies all those points is known as sales effectiveness. Here, we'll go over what that means, how to most aptly measure it, some steps you can take to improve yours, and some of the best resources available to get the most out of your sales process.

Process 98

Process Effectiveness Top of Funnel Work Management 98

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 225

SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

Top of Funnel 71

Top of Funnel Intent Data Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Of course, this one-hour rule only really applies if your lead handoff process prioritizes highly-qualified leads that are, in fact, ready and able to buy. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales? Sound familiar?

Lead Ranking 78

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 78

Hubspot

AUGUST 24, 2023

Imagine a sales representative who never sleeps, never gets tired, and possesses an uncanny ability to analyze vast amounts of data in seconds. This is the promise of AI sales reps, and their potential to revolutionize the sales industry is undeniable. The application of generative AI in sales is diverse.

Marketing AI 57

Marketing AI Allocation Work Management Lead Scoring 57

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 24, 2023

I’ve seen countless businesses (including enterprise companies) compile — and try to analyze — sales data in spreadsheets like this. Sure, spreadsheets are useful for small projects, but they can be cumbersome when dealing with complex sales data. Sales dashboards to the rescue. See how it works What is a sales dashboard?

Examples 98

Examples Enterprise Management Work Management Eye-Tracking 98

Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

Creating a global sales strategy is one of the most important and challenging exercises for a business. However, it’s not a simple rinse-and-repeat process across different countries, where culture and resources will differ as much as the local cuisine. When we built ZoomInfo’s global sales team, we gained some valuable insights.

Enterprise Management 130

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Webinar Metrics 130

Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In this article, we will explore four essential tactics that every B2B marketer should embrace to thrive in this ever-changing environment. This includes everyone from C-level executives to end-users, and each of them plays a vital role in the lengthy B2B sales cycle. Why is content marketing crucial for B2B success?

Tactics 73

Tactics B2B Marketing Multi-Touch Attribution B2B 73

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The efficiency and effectiveness of your sales team directly reflect on the success of your company. To counteract this problem, sales leaders need to find ways to identify possible sales challenges and their solutions quickly before your next sales meeting. Long sales cycles. Sales demos are failing.

Sales Management 98

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 98

Rev

AUGUST 30, 2023

A disorganized sales process. That’s why sales enablement can be an invaluable tool to help you navigate the choppy waters ahead and build a more efficient sales department. What is the goal of sales enablement? Are they investing in a new sales process or customer service platform?

Practices 78

Practices Work Management Marketing Management Best Practices 78

DiscoverOrg

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Sales has others. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate. Building marketing segmentation.

Ideal Customer Profiles 205

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Top of Funnel Work Management 205

SendinBlue

APRIL 19, 2021

Successful B2B marketing automation requires thought and preparation but once up and running, can do serious heavy lifting for your sales funnel. What are the most effective B2B automation techniques and tactics for nurturing leads? Lead nurturing refers to using automated email marketing to inform and nurture leads.

Marketing Automation Services 95

Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel Marketing Automation B2B Sales 95

Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. So, in order to efficiently guide prospects to closed-won, nurturing relationships is key.

Top of Funnel 131

Top of Funnel Marketing Management Buyer's Journey Sales Cycle 131

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 sales combine verbal cues and intent data, positioning your team to tailor prospect-focused communications. Let’s break that down. How to spot buying signals.

Lead Ranking 309

Lead Ranking Buy Work Management Marketing Management 309

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

And while it’s not hard to find basic business data — company names, phone numbers, employee counts, revenue, maybe direct dial numbers and email addresses — today’s complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. What is Sales Intelligence? What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do?

Ideal Customer Profiles 130

Ideal Customer Profiles Budget Programs Enterprise Management Tools 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2024

Personalized interactions become a breeze, marketing messages strike a chord with your target persona, and your sales are trending in the right direction. The CRM Hygiene Series This blog is part of a comprehensive series of guides that dive deeper into each of the five steps in the CRM data hygiene process.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking CRM Lead Scoring Work Management 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Automated emails are great for showing possible buyers relevant and personalized information in a timely manner. Automated emails encourage leads to move from the product research phase into the buying cycle.

Automation 262

Automation Auto Responder Touchpoints Trigger Marketing 262

Varicent

MARCH 24, 2022

Ask any sales manager their most important job, and they’ll likely answer, “Hitting target.”. The smart ones will answer by adding, “Securing the sales pipeline to hit the target after that.”. What Exactly Is a Sales Pipeline? The Stages of Sales Pipeline. What’s the Importance of a Sales Pipeline?

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

Sales Management 177

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 177

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2022

In this installment, I’ll dive into each of the Need-to-Have Functions, Processes, and Precedents listed in Part I. Without further ado, here’s what’s needed to drive larger deal sizes, achieve faster sales cycles, and improve win rates. In theory, it sounds simple to get Marketing and Sales fully aligned on target accounts.

Account Based Marketing 113

Account Based Marketing Sales Management ABM Ideal Customer Profiles 113

The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It’s essential to understand that marketing is a scalable process, and not investing enough can hinder your business’s growth potential. Without a clear strategy, you might be wasting your resources on tactics that don’t align with your goals. However, overlooking this segment can be a significant barrier to growth.

Allocation 98

Allocation Marketing Budget B2B Churn Rate 98

Valasys

MARCH 9, 2020

Scaling up personalization, to streamline sales helps customers sail quickly through the sales cycle, resulting in optimized the sales conversions. Using personalization, to streamline sales cycle isn’t something new in a data-driven marketing world. According to a report by Loyalty360.org

Sales Cycle 64

Sales Cycle Paid Content Marketing AI B2B Sales 64

xiQ

JANUARY 30, 2023

Adapt or Perish: The Evolution of B2B Sales in the Digital Age “The only constant in life is change” Heraclitus Greek philosopher This is especially true in the world of B2B sales and marketing these days. In the last 2 years in the post-pandemic world, B2B sales and marketing have drastically changed.

B2B Sales 126

B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing Management 126

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As the volume of your data increases, so does the need for a database management system (DBMS), which is a computerized system that helps orchestrate large quantities of information. What is a Database Management System (DBMS)? The result? A DBMS is where data is accessed, modified and locked to prevent conflicts.

Privacy 100

Privacy Lock-In Zoominfo Sales Cycle 100

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. What is Demand Generation?

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 130