Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

As candidates explore their options and leaders seek to fill newly vacated seats, speed-to-engagement has become one of the most critical elements of the recruitment process. Like with sales, being early to conversations with candidates improves your chances. Here we take a look at the benefits of automating your recruitment processes.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2022

On an average morning in early 2020, sales reps left their team huddles pumped up on yesterday’s success stories and a few cups of dark roast, ready to start dialing for the day. They had a system of tried-and-true tactics for making sales calls and historical data that supported what worked best. Sound familiar?

Cold Calling 100

Cold Calling Work Management Multi-Channel Best Practices 100

Zoominfo

JULY 27, 2023

Businesses in virtually every industry are being pushed to modernize their go-to-market strategy, with a premium on the data-driven, automation-enabled convergence of sales, marketing, and operations. Here are the key strategic goals to focus on at every step of the process.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In order to convert leads into paying customers, you must have a comprehensive lead management process in place. But, the process of lead management is every bit as multilayered and complex as the modern buyer’s journey. What is lead management? Think of lead management like a house of cards.

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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?

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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.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 4, 2022

“When we talk to marketers, one of their biggest challenges is getting data to flow efficiently across their systems,” says Arjun Pillai, senior vice president of products and growth at ZoomInfo. Buying committees are also growing, making a multi-channel presence more important than ever. “We a ZoomInfo partner.

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Trends Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 13, 2018

Social media has completely transformed the way people interact with each other—including the way sales professionals interact with customers and prospects. Social selling is one of the hottest trends in the business world, yet many sales professionals remain skeptical of its effectiveness. As a sales person, we must be visible.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2018

Using these clues, the salesperson then tailors their sales presentation to each prospective customer’s particular wants and needs. Ultimately, door-to-door sales representatives and marketers have the same goal—to understand each prospect’s wants, needs, and pain points in order to sell them a product. Let’s get into it!

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sales prospecting on LinkedIn is preferred by most salespeople. Sales reps also understand how to conduct prospect searches and narrow outcomes by sector, business, venue, and other criteria. Sales reps also understand how to conduct prospect searches and narrow outcomes by sector, business, venue, and other criteria.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management Linkedin Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel 52

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Attribution models don’t just give marketers credit for the sake of credit—they also help assess the effectiveness of various campaigns and channels.

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Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Lead Ranking B2B Marketing 236

The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A client asks: “What’s the best way to market to purchased lists like ZoomInfo ? We have a debate between our marketing and sales teams on whether the best approach is marketing emails, sales outreach, or something else. connection requests, comments, shares) into the outreach cadence and sales plays.

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Purchase Paid Search Agency Paid Social Agency Outreach 162

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s imperative for marketers to understand their customers’ journey and the role that each touchpoint plays in an eventual purchase — and marketing attribution is the one tactic that helps them do so. Multi-touch attribution models disperse credit among the many touchpoints in a prospect’s journey to converting. Comparatively, 43.2%

Marketing Attribution 160

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution B2B Marketing Trends 160

6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A business always needs a continuous flow of customers and a healthy sales pipeline, the question is – how do you bring the most relevant prospects to engage with your business? Every marketer understands how hard sales prospecting can be. This is where intent driven sales prospecting comes into the picture. More leads.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Whether you conduct your sales outreach by phone, social media, or email—it’s undeniably an essential aspect of B2B sales. Everything from the channel you select to the language you use impacts how your prospect will respond. B2B Sales Follow Up Statistics Sales Follow Up Productivity 1. emails, 35.9

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

As a result, the strategies recruiters use for candidate sourcing now mirror the tactics marketers use to attract customers—the main overlap being branding. 94% of candidates are likely to apply to a job if a company actively manages its employer brand ( source ). If you’re new to employer branding, today’s blog post is for you.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Invest in Multi-Channel Customer Service. Today’s customers interact with brands through a variety of channels, and they expect high-quality service on each one. Then, they engage in a lengthy back-and-forth before the customer service rep understands their problem. But times have changed.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 13, 2021

We’ve all seen how difficult and time-consuming it can be to lead customers through your sales pipeline. Your sales and marketing teams can use intent data to learn more about the customers who are approaching, departing, and progressing through your sales pipeline. In this case, intent data can be useful.

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Intent Data Intent Enterprise Management Work Management 118

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. For optimal results, we suggest starting this process three to four weeks out.

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Trade Show Planning Zoominfo Paid Search Agency 187

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Attribution models don’t just give marketers credit for the sake of credit—they also help assess the effectiveness of various campaigns and channels.

Marketing Attribution 130

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Content Sales Management 130

SalesIntel

MARCH 8, 2023

Intent data can inform your sales and marketing teams about the consumers that enter, exit, and move through your sales funnel. This signifies that prospects have expressed an interest in purchasing a product or service, and a sales representative must focus on the remaining 33% to seal the deal.

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Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Bombora 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Some examples include: Press Releases And Mass Media: Read industry reports and news stories for information that might inform your business decision-making process. Whether you use a social listening tool or track important topics manually, this process can help gauge public perception of your brand and products.

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Planning Work Management Marketing Management Data Hygiene 130

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. For this reason, we recently published comprehensive lists of helpful YouTube channels for recruiters and YouTube channels for sales professionals. 1. Marketing 360.

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Youtube Advertising Channels Work Management Marketing Attribution 220

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Before you know it, you’ve gotten lost—and wasted time and money in the process. Examples include: Press releases and mass media: Industry news and press often contain information relevant to your business decision-making process. Consider this scenario– you’re taking a road trip to a destination you’ve never been before.

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Planning Zoominfo Data Hygiene Multi-Channel 140

SalesIntel

MAY 17, 2023

By generating qualified leads , marketers engage with prospects, build relationships, and ultimately increase sales. When you find your ideal client profile , you want to feed as many of them as your sales team can handle into your pipeline. For instance, there’s a limit on ZoomInfo credits (10k per year).

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Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By personalizing the approach to specific accounts, companies using ABM show their prospects that they understand the challenges they’re facing, which increases engagement and leads to more sales. ABM works best when marketing and sales collaborate. Better alignment between marketing and sales teams.

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing ABM Full Circle Insights Ideal Customer Profiles 98

SalesIntel

APRIL 19, 2024

The first step in the sales process is prospecting. Accurate lead data is crucial for successful sales and marketing efforts. Issues in lead data quality can easily undermine your sales and marketing efforts. Allows multi-step enrichment workflows by combining data from different sources.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 40

SalesIntel

APRIL 19, 2024

The first step in the sales process is prospecting. Accurate lead data is crucial for successful sales and marketing efforts. Issues in lead data quality can easily undermine your sales and marketing efforts. Allows multi-step enrichment workflows by combining data from different sources.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 40

Zoominfo

MARCH 27, 2018

More than three-quarters of marketers say engagement occurs in the middle or end stage of the marketing funnel ( source ). 77% of strong omni-channel companies store customer data across channels, compared to 48% for weak omni-channel companies ( source ). The Current State of Customer Engagement.

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Statistics Multi-Touch Attribution Multi-Channel Enterprise Management 196

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. Social Triggers TV Up first on today’s list is a channel called Social Triggers TV. Marketing 360 The Marketing 360 YouTube channel offers a wide variety of high-quality video content.

Youtube 100

Youtube Advertising Channels Work Management Marketing Management 100

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Does your (sales) funnel have flow? Learn data-driven strategies that support each stage of the sales funnel, along with key performance indicators (KPIs). Contents What is a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources.

Sales Management 246

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 246

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. For optimal results, we suggest starting this process three to four weeks out.

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Planning Zoominfo Paid Search Agency 100

Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. But many of the people taking your swag – and the attention of your sales reps – are NOT good fits for your product. Call cadence.

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Trade Show Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation 191

SalesIntel

APRIL 2, 2024

What Is B2B Sales Intelligence? Sales Intelligence combines data, information and insights around key business aspects of organizations such as technology stacks, revenue, size, people hierarchy, fundraising, purchasing intent and more. What Are Sales Intelligence Tools? This article will help you do just that.

Zoominfo 52

Zoominfo Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 52

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Ask any sales rep, and they’ll tell you too much of their time is spent on non-selling activities, like manual data entry, looking up prospects in siloed systems, and pushing data around spreadsheets. You need a simple, scalable way to communicate with ideal buyers—minus the inefficiencies that often come with sales prospecting.

Zoominfo 130

Zoominfo Automation Multi-Touch Attribution Multi-Channel 130

The ABM Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

Furthermore, we will explore ways to personalize messaging and leverage multi-channel strategies to engage decision-makers effectively. Collaborate with Sales & Customer Success Teams Define Your Ideal Customer Profile A. Validate Your Assumptions With Sales Team Input D. Preferred communication channels: Email?

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 52

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Ask any sales rep, and they’ll tell you too much of their time is spent on non-selling activities, like manual data entry, looking up prospects in siloed systems, and pushing data around spreadsheets. You need a simple, scalable way to communicate with ideal buyers—minus the inefficiencies that often come with sales prospecting.

Zoominfo 130

Zoominfo Automation Multi-Touch Attribution Work Management 130