Hubspot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds.

Sales Management 74

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ClearVoice

MAY 10, 2024

Content transcends marketing. Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.” -David Packard HP Co-Founder Looking Beyond Marketing: Content’s Role in Your Entire Business Content is more than just a marketing tool.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Leads Content 52

SocialPilot

JANUARY 31, 2024

It is an extremely competitive and ever-evolving industry where new features, tools, and software are born every day to take their place in the market. In this market, the insights derived from influencer marketing case studies become invaluable. You should start by reading some impactful influencer marketing case studies.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. Knowing when and how to get a realistic and effective marketing strategy off the ground may even seem daunting. Start-Up Marketing Fundamentals.

Paid Search Agency 97

Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heck, not all marketing people are content people. Marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth and new customer acquisition. But remember one simple truth — with content marketing, you invest once and get a lasting asset base that consistently attracts and engages your target audience and customers alike.

Paid Content 92

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Tomorrow People

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The leaders expertly bring together product development, sales, marketing, and customer success. Find out why these product marketing superheroes are soaring. Product marketing for SaaS platforms and B2B technology in general is growing in both importance and impact. Marketing automation and email marketing platform.

Marketing Automation Services 120

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Champion Communications

JUNE 29, 2023

“Sales just will not give marketing the time of day. Here are our top tips for bridging the gap: Align goals and objectives: Collaboratively define key performance indicators (KPIs) and targets that both teams can work towards together. This alignment helps create a shared sense of purpose and encourages cooperation.

PR 62

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this article, I’m going to share 4 practical tips to get your small or medium business ready for next year. Quick Takeaways: AI-powered chatbots help improve customer service, qualify sales leads, and define the customer journey. Make video a core part of your marketing strategy, if you haven’t yet.

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Practices Tips Business Emarketing 286

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I cannot exactly remember when I started working with ITSMA, and leveraging their work in B2B solutions and services, but it was sometime in the mid-2000s when I led the SAP Services Marketing team for SAP North America Field Marketing. Not long after, I attended my first ITSMA Marketing Vision event.

Account Based Marketing 227

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Velocity Partners

APRIL 9, 2024

At most B2B companies, the marketing/sales relationship has taken a wrong turn. Sellers are taking marketing into their own hands. And they’re not using Marketing’s expensively produced content. Because the B2B go-to-market playbook — what worked before — no longer matches the reality of how customers buy.

Sales Management 79

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Lead Ranking 79

Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Because of this it’s essential to have an Account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. This focuses on targeting top potential customers and uses both marketing and sales initiatives to capture the prospect’s interest and nurture them through the buying journey. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on.

Account Based Marketing 104

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Heinz Marketing

JUNE 16, 2021

By Payal Parikh , Director of Client Engagement at Heinz Marketing. What is sales and marketing alignment? Sales and marketing alignment is a shared system of communication, strategy, and goals that enable marketing and sales to operate cohesively towards a common business objective.

Organization 128

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. If you’re a marketer at a manufacturer, distributor, or engineering company, you know this firsthand.

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 75

Tomorrow People

MARCH 23, 2021

As you organize and implement your Go-to-Market plan, you must: Find a real market problem that your product or service will solve. Marketing leaders have always been expected to do a lot. Ask yourself, "Would it be fair for a CEO to judge my performance as a marketing leader based on this metric?"

Lead Ranking 156

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Closed-loop reporting, a strategic approach that integrates marketing and sales efforts, can provide valuable insights for growth. This article explores the power of closed-loop reporting and the pivotal role a HubSpot-Salesforce integration plays in driving the data. Siloed data can be detrimental to decision-making.

Hubspot 59

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B2B Digital Marketer

APRIL 11, 2024

He brings a wealth of experience from the B2B enterprise sales space, having managed complex sales in the tens of millions of dollars. The conversation delves into the importance of processes in data-driven marketing and sales in the B2B realm. The impact of timely engagement on high-value B2B sales.

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2021

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. Four Ways to Tackle Your Sales Enablement Strategy During and After the Pandemic. Thanks for the tips, Angelina Lawton. Great read from Corey Wainwright via HubSpot.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the top goals for B2B marketers. It can feel overwhelming to keep track of everything, and even the most seasoned marketers fall prey to the top mistakes in B2B lead generation CRO. A well-defined audience is the foundation upon which marketers build successful lead-generation strategies.

Lead Generation 123

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Predicting future sales is an essential function for nearly any business. HubSpot is changing that with its new rollout of a predictive forecasting tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI). HubSpot AI forecasting functionality uses historical data to model out a few possible outcomes based on past performance.

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Scoop.it

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From seasonal upticks and downturns in sales to market trends to consumer behavior tendencies, ecommerce brands must manage a variety of factors when attempting to surpass the average CR of (approximately) 2%. Content marketing is, without a doubt, one of the best ways to achieve this goal. Let’s dive in.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 2, 2024

Content marketing often yields a higher Return on Investment (ROI) than traditional advertising, especially as the marketing landscape shifts towards digital, customer-centric approaches. This guide will cover why content marketing delivers better ROI than traditional advertising and its potential to drive business growth.

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Hubspot

APRIL 16, 2020

Throughout the history of business, marketing and sales teams have repeatedly run into the same problem: misalignment. Marketers fuel the lead pipelines and build the brand messaging that enables salespeople to close deals and generate revenue for the company.

Hubspot 97

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 23, 2020

SaaS marketers are increasingly being asked to connect their efforts back to revenue growth. And yet, tying marketing efforts back to revenue is not always easy. In fact, 4o percent of marketing teams find proving ROI of their marketing activities to be their top challenge. Simple lead generation is not enough.

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Marketing Attribution ROI Top of Funnel Lead Ranking 97

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I've written about the importance of sales and marketing alignment before, but the point can't be understated: businesses undeniably have better success when they align sales and marketing teams. Which is why we've reached out to eight brands to learn how they mastered marketing and sales alignment.

Sales Management 91

Sales Management Top of Funnel Planning Branding 91

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

As an acquisition marketer, I hear questions like this all the time: "Is the PDF dead? How should we continue generating leads for our sales team while continuing to innovate on the content formats we produce and gate behind a form?". Webinars Drive Sales. They generate high-quality leads for Sales.

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Hubspot

MARCH 26, 2020

To create the optimal customer experience, it's undeniably critical your sales and marketing teams are well-aligned. Before calling a sales rep, your prospect decides to read numerous blog posts on your website. Additionally, it isn't an ideal experience for your company's sales or marketing teams, either.

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Distribution Work Management Paid Search Agency High Quality Lead 97

Metadata

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Introducing your company to revenue marketing. What’s revenue marketing? Budget allocation, resources, and measurement all seem to stop at opportunity creation, if not even sooner, with some Marketing teams stopping at the MQL.” Revenue marketing is so much more than that. What’s your system of record? Where’s your focus?

Lead Ranking 52

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 11, 2022

However, like inbound marketing, paid media certainly has a place in your overall marketing strategy. The way inbound and paid media align is what truly drives marketing-qualified lead (MQL) generation and your MQL goals across the finish line. Establishing Foundations for a Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy.

Marketing Qualified Leads 98

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Ideal Customer Profiles 98

Lake One

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When you’re not meeting your revenue goals, the finger-pointing starts between your sales and marketing teams. Sales blames marketing for not generating enough leads. Marketing blames sales for not converting the leads into customers. Sales and marketing alignment is missing.

Practices 69

Practices Best Practices Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency 69

Blue Flame Thinking

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Email marketing is a powerful tool and a critical part of your channel mix. Planning Your Email Marketing Campaign If you haven’t started email marketing yet, you can crawl, but running an email marathon should be your goal. An email marketing expert can help optimize each part of your funnel. Align your content strategy.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Email Marketing Practices Work Management 52

SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Creating marketing personas is an important part of marketing strategy in any industry. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what marketing personas are, why they’re important, and how you can create them. What Are Marketing Personas? Marketing personas are semi-fictional representations of a company’s ideal customer.

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Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2019

I think you'll agree with me when I say digital marketing -- and all its sub-categories, including SEO, social media, content creation, email, and more -- is critical for any company's growth in 2019. Keep reading to learn the 12 critical tips HubSpotters want you to know before you implement or refine your own digital strategy.

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Seismic

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a successful sales enablement strategy is an ever-evolving process that requires dedication and expertise. You need a sales enablement program that’s more than hypothetical; it needs to include tactical and actionable plans. It takes commitment and ongoing effort to ensure your sales teams function like a well-oiled machine.

Practices 59

Practices Marketing Analytics Tools Best Practices Work Management 59

The ABM Agency

MAY 26, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes An effective account-based marketing plan is crucial for B2B SaaS organizations aiming to target high-value accounts and maximize ROI. Furthermore, we’ll dive into crafting personalized marketing plans with tailored email campaigns and content creation strategies that resonate with key decision-makers.

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Account Based Marketing Planning Marketing Plans Work Management 52

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Inbound marketing campaigns. What components should you include in your inbound marketing campaign? Before we dive into the anatomy of an inbound marketing campaign, it’s important to understand the answers to two questions: “ What is inbound marketing? and “What makes up an inbound marketing campaign?”.

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Inbound Marketing Campaigns Top of Funnel Planning 98

SmartBug Media

MARCH 8, 2022

It’s International Women’s Day today, and in a way to commemorate it, we wanted to feature and give a shoutout to several women in the marketing and professional world that inspire our team on a daily basis. Here are our top 8 women in marketing you need to follow and connect with this 2022: Ann Handley - The QUEEN of content marketing.

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