The Point

JANUARY 24, 2017

Even in this digital age, trade shows are still a core part of many B2B marketers’ 2017 demand generation plans. Generating maximum return from that investment, however, requires careful planning, and close attention to both pre-show and post-show communications strategy.

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Traffic Demand Creativity 100

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

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. Unfortunately, trade shows are expensive and time-consuming.

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Planning Zoominfo Paid Search Agency 100

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

Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. Probably the most common complaint that I hear from Sales is that “Marketing just doesn’t understand engineering problems, and they generate ‘crappy’ leads that are not ready to buy.”

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 75

DiscoverOrg

AUGUST 17, 2016

One of the most popular avenues to generate leads is trade shows. During the trade show are opportunities to meet with colleagues for networking opportunities. There is a downside: trade shows are expensive. Before a show, organizers will name drop companies who are going. Now the trade show is over.

Trade Show 120

Trade Show ROI RFP Work Management 120

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Which means things shaking up in the B2B world — holiday emails are being blasted, sales deals are being closed, and 2021 recruitment strategies are finishing up. And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams. Read more: Cold Call Sales Voicemail Scripts.

Work Management 237

Work Management Marketing Management Cold Calling Tips 237

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Channel sales — or selling through partners — represents 75% of the world’s commerce, according to Forrester. This approach helps companies accelerate sales and grow revenue without adding to their headcount, a move that’s increasingly important during economic uncertainty. What you’ll learn: What is channel sales?

Enterprise Management 111

Enterprise Management Work Management Advertising Channels Marketing Management 111

Lake One

MARCH 31, 2020

Trade shows are an important part of generating leads and filling the sales pipeline for many. In fact, a survey conducted by IDG reported that conferences and trade shows are listed as second, behind companies websites, on effective B2B lead generation tactics. Almost like hosting your own mini-trade show.

Trade Show 53

Trade Show Activities Webinar Metrics Account Based Marketing 53

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

Televerde

APRIL 30, 2024

It may feel like it’s easier than ever to find and connect with people in the digital age, but for businesses looking for high-potential clients, the process requires a structured approach. Quick Takeaways: Contact acquisition requires a structured approach to gather prospect data for personalized marketing and sales outreach.

Acquisitions 52

Acquisitions Contacts Paid Content Process 52

Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In business, budgets are allocated to functions or departments, such as Sales, Support, Marketing, Talent Management, etc. Perhaps even a third level, such as webinars, tradeshows, etc. With this approach, every dollar is associated with an activity or tactic and every tactic and activity can be traced to an outcome.

Budget Programs 211

Budget Programs Allocation Trade Show Marketing Budget 211

The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Now, research suggests they are 80-85% through their decision-making process before human interaction. The days of generic marketing advice are over; it’s time to align marketing, sales, and operations for optimal results. The key is to treat trade shows as part of a broader system rather than isolated events.

Planning 98

Planning B2B Marketing Marketing Plans Work Management 98

The Point

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The report, however, goes further – ranking trade shows as far and away the most effective demand gen channel in their “BtoB Channel Effectiveness Quadrant,” surpassing (by some margin) even demand gen workhorses like email marketing and PPC. Note: in fairness, the quadrant does designate trade shows as a “high cost” channel.).

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Demand Generation Agencies BtoB Lead Scoring 100

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a sales professional, you don’t have to coerce or pressure. That begins with your sales pitch. What you’ll learn: What is a sales pitch? Why are sales pitches important? What are the core elements of a sales pitch? What are the types of sales pitches? What are the types of sales pitches?

Examples 109

Examples Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 109

ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do?

Forecasting 149

Forecasting Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Marketing Management 149

Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel? Marketing Funnel Stages: Top vs Bottom.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 52

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

Engagio

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Now that Sales and Marketing are breaking down the barriers and aligning with one another, organizations with ABM programs in place are seeing tremendous success. However, we haven’t talked as much about how sales reps should be approaching ABM. Maybe they did a webinar invite or a trade show invite.

Account Based Marketing 61

Account Based Marketing ABM Trade Show Cold Calling 61

Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 18, 2020

The survey found: “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).” The survey found: “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”

Trade Show 80

Trade Show Conference Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 80

Biznology

JUNE 23, 2021

It’s now common wisdom that the big shift from in-person to on-screen sales engagement is here to stay. Even traditionally schmoozy get-togethers like trade shows and conferences can be outperformed by online versions in important ways: More attendees. Greater flexibility to attend multiple sessions. Much lower production costs.

Forrester 171

Forrester Personalization Trade Show Webinar Metrics 171

Conversica

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Needless to say, trade shows and conferences require large investments of time, energy and resources from Event Marketers. It’s clear that events, trade shows and conferences are big spends for businesses. Overall, $570 billion is spent on attending, sponsoring and hosting business-to-business (B2B) events each year.

Trade Show 45

Trade Show Marketing AI Enterprise Management Marketing Budget 45

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Have you ever spent months designing and building your booth to showcase your incredible products and wow the trade show crowds? While doing so, they forget to do the hard work of creating a robust process for recruiting and engaging attendees and following up on leads afterward. Plot Your Follow-Up Tactics.

Tactics 134

Tactics ROI Planning B2B Thought Leadership 134

ANNUITAS

MARCH 19, 2020

Business leaders and marketing and sales teams are struggling now, more than ever, to not only drive new demand, but to replace the loss of existing demand in the marketplace. Especially for ‘high-context’ industries, such as healthcare and financial services, where peer-to-peer interactions and references are key parts of the buying process.

Top of Funnel 232

Top of Funnel Planning Demand Elasticity 232

Inbox Insight

MAY 24, 2024

When considering outsourcing your lead generation , selecting the appropriate partner is not just imperative—it’s critical for fueling your sales pipeline and enhancing your ROI. Without vetting potential vendors, there’s a tangible risk of allocating budget towards low-quality leads, affecting your sales funnel.

Lead Gen 52

Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Sales Management 52

The Point

MARCH 18, 2020

Right now, people want empathy and information of value, not a sales pitch. Like inbound, well-crafted nurture programs keep your brand top of mind and help ensure that the companies looking to take that next step in the buying process think of you first. If nothing else, lead nurturing.

Demand 243

Demand Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 243

The Marketing Blender

JUNE 5, 2024

For innovative B2B companies or those with complex selling environments, traditional lead generation tactics often fall short. Demand generation begins upstream, cultivating interest and educating the market before they even enter the traditional sales funnel. You are not alone. Or, they simply don’t know about YOUR brand.

Demand Generation Agencies 52

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Webinar Metrics Paid Content 52

B2B Marketing Traction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

One expensive tactic on the chopping block for a lot of companies is the trade show. Since 2001 (9-11), business travel and trade show attendance dropped. Some of the trends affecting trade shows include: Increase in alternative methods to showcase products and services. Consolidation of trade shows.

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Trends B2B Marketing B2B 100

B2B Marketing Traction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

One expensive tactic on the chopping block for a lot of companies is the trade show. Since 2001 (9-11), business travel and trade show attendance dropped. Some of the trends affecting trade shows include: Increase in alternative methods to showcase products and services. Consolidation of trade shows.

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Trends B2B Marketing B2B 100

Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The difference between winning and losing is your ability to demonstrate your impact on sales using digital data. In essence, digital marketing is a lot of work, as is demand generation and working with sales. As a marketer, the way to support your sales team depends heavily on your job scope. Sales Enablement.

Sales Management 103

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 103

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2017

However, marketing platforms and tactics continually evolve to provide new ways to nurture customers. Sales cycles that span multiple months, potentially even year-long in duration. Contact and lead nurturing; moving top of the funnel leads down the sales pipeline. Products or services tailored to specific buyer needs.

Paid Content 120

Paid Content Account Based Marketing Tactics B2B Marketing 120

SmartBug Media

MAY 20, 2020

Want your company’s webinars to be successful? Then promoting your webinar is absolutely essential. With all the time and work that goes into contacting potential speakers, setting up logistics, and creating content, it only makes sense to do everything you can to show off the final product. Trade shows and other events.

Webinar Metrics 111

Webinar Metrics Promotion Co-Registration Trade Show 111

The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Now, research suggests they are 80-85% through their decision-making process before human interaction. The days of generic marketing advice are over; it’s time to align marketing, sales, and operations for optimal results. The key is to treat trade shows as part of a broader system rather than isolated events.

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Plans B2B Marketing Work Management 52

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Because a component of your B2B marketing strategy certainly needs to focus on leveraging the experience gained executing tactics and campaigns that worked well. Here is what they had to say about their most effective B2B marketing tactics over the past year. SALES AND MARKETING ALIGNMENT. STRATEGIC CONTENT MARKETING.

Tactics 120

Tactics B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Effectiveness 120

6sense

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Making a complex B2B sale always has and always will hinge on being able to pick up on signals. They prefer the wink at the trade show booth or the telling statement in the sales call to the obfuscation of the internet. . If you can’t read the room, you’re cooked. The Design of Account-Based Marketing. More Power to You.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing Lead Ranking ABM Webinar Metrics 62

DealSignal

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Table of Contents [Open] [Close] What Is Sales Prospecting? Sales prospecting tools are important in identifying potential buyers (prospects) and then building a business relationship with them. It’s the first step in the overall sales process—and a very important one. But, note the key word here: likely customers.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Generation Account Based Marketing 52

Savanta

JANUARY 25, 2017

Mapping out the buying process is critical for anyone looking to market or sell in business-to-business (B2B) environments. Different scenarios will of course see a different buying process, but a recent survey of 118 B2B buyers by Circle Research reveals that there are similarities in the buying process across many B2B markets.

Buy 120

Buy Process Peer-to-peer Word of Mouth 120