Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

What are the sales trends of 2018? 2018 is just around the corner. To find out what’s coming, I asked sales leaders, experts, and reps to predict the top sales trends of 2018. As HubSpot channel account manager Jill Fratianne says, “SMS all the way.”. HubSpot channel account manager Keith Grehan is in that camp.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 16, 2019

What to Do to Enter a New Market Walt Megura, the VP of Emerging Industry Segments and Channels for Ericcson, demonstrates how to ensure you have the right sales strategy and talent to enter new markets… When Is a 100 Day Plan.

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Zoominfo

MAY 15, 2018

For example– let’s say you’re hiring a marketing copywriter. Mistake #5: You stick to a narrow set of candidate sourcing channels. If you consistently post job openings on the same handful of channels, you will continue to bring in the same types of applicants. One candidate has four years of relevant experience.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 5, 2018

Author: Chris Richardson In 2018, social media channels continue to remain one of the most accessible, profitable, and popular traffic sources for most of the businesses. According to the same research, the average B2B organization is present on six social media channels. Social media marketing has become tougher than ever.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 12, 2018

Many of you are looking at the revenue plan and worried that you are already behind. You are wondering if you have enough headcount to make your revenue number. So, what do you do about it? There are two.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This month’s edition features content related to SEO vanity metrics, gaining a customer’s trust, critical marketing metrics, and so much more. Although metrics and analytics serve a very important purpose in the digital marketing and SEO world, some metrics hold more weight than others. Let’s get into it! Let’s get into it!

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Managing partners can feel like Dark Magic; juggling partners at different levels of performance. Dark Magic, that is, because it is not always obvious who are the good and who are the bad partners. One partner could be crushing their.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This month’s round-up covers a variety of topics including email marketing, sales reporting, storytelling and so much more. 1. The Beginner’s Guide to an Email Marketing Audit. If you’ve worked in marketing for any length of time, you’ve likely seen your fair share of marketing trends. What is an email marketing audit?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Like many B2B companies, DiscoverOrg has such a wide addressable market. On Mon, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:08 PM, Josh Sutton wrote: Subject: IT or HR? On Mon, Nov 27, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Jack wrote: Hey, Josh. So I am not sure we are in the market … She will let you know either way. Longhorns Basketball). Keep in touch.

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Zoominfo

JULY 10, 2018

While this undoubtedly makes for an ideal buying situation, it makes the job of a marketer significantly more difficult. Enter data-driven marketing. What is Data-Driven Marketing? If you’ve worked in marketing over the last few years, you’re likely familiar with the concept of data-driven marketing. Keep reading!

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 16, 2018

When products don’t move smoothly and seamlessly between manufacturer and end-user, they become exponentially harder to bring to market. In 2018, businesses can’t afford to fall behind the market, and they can’t afford not to maximize their operational efficiency. In 2018, however, it’s not just important: it’s all-important.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2018

Throughout 2018, you will once again prove yourself worthy by flying 100,000+ miles and sleeping in dozens if not hundreds of. As a successful sales leader, you spend your life chasing airplanes and living in hotels to Make Your Number.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

15, 2018 – Sales Hacker, the leading resource for sales innovation, acceleration, and the future of sales, is set to host The Revenue Summit , on March 1st, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Justin Shriber – VP of Marketing, LinkedIn Sales & Marketing Solutions. Contact – marketing@saleshacker.com.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As with most business functions, technology is drastically changing the way we market our products and services. We’ve long since understood the power of one-to-one marketing, but without modern technology, it wasn’t always feasible, scalable, or affordable. So, how can we market to customers who are sick and tired of marketing?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2017

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. AA-ISP Digital Sales World 2018. CEB Sales and Marketing Summit. Sales, sales operations, sales enablement, and marketing executives will learn to improve sales team results. Sales Conferences 2018.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

It’s a topic you’re likely familiar with if you work in marketing— and especially if you’ve read our blog in the past. Consider these statistics ( source ): 62% of organizations rely on marketing and prospect data that’s up to 40% inaccurate. It’s safe to say personalization is the defining trend of our modern era of marketing.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 23, 2018

Before we get into our 2017 recap and 2018 road map, I wanted to provide some quick background on how Sales Hacker came to be. In 2017, we worked with over 100 vendors in the sales and marketing space. When left to their own devices, most marketing materials can be incredibly salesy. Fast forward to 2018.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 17, 2019

So, before we blink and find ourselves halfway through 2019, we’re taking a look back at our content successes in 2018. We get it, recruiting can be tough—especially in today’s competitive hiring market. So what does this mean for recruiters in 2018? 15+ Helpful YouTube Channels for HR and Recruiting Professionals.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the second half of 2018, PayPal had 244 million active accounts worldwide. Consider 2CheckOut, which offers eight payment types, 15 languages, and 87 currency options in more than 200 global markets. Add the platform to your mobile website or app and use Venmo’s social benefits as bonus marketing for your business.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2018

Today’s B2B blog post round-up features content about sales productivity, influencer marketing, buyer personas, and much more. August 2018 B2B Blog Post Round-Up. Three Considerations for More Accurate Marketing Reports. When executed effectively marketing reports are useful for a number of reasons. Continue reading.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Similar to the content published here on the ZoomInfo blog, these pieces are intended to help sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals with their day-to-day job responsibilities. The B2B Marketer’s Guide to Social Media Holidays. The Beginner’s Guide to Marketing Attribution Modeling.

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SBI

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Top 10 SalesTech Blog Posts of 2018 . 2018 was the year where the SalesTech market forces created reactions of substantial impact. 2018 was the year where the SalesTech market forces created reactions of substantial impact. Top 5 guest posts 2018. Nancy Nardin, Smart Selling Tools. Continue reading.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here’s a recap of the best sales articles from 2018 from Sales Hacker! The 18 best sales articles of 2018 from Sales Hacker. The SaaS Executive’s Guide To Building A Winning Go-To Market Strategy by Jacco Van Der Kooij. This particular piece of the series outlines a tactical approach to building a go-to-market strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 24, 2019

According to CSO Insights’ 2018/2019 “Sales Performance Report,” sales leaders say the “most impactful barriers to achieving sales success this year” include: difficult competitive differentiation (39.4%) and inability to generate enough qualified leads (37.8%). In fact, that’s why many buyers shy away from gated marketing content.).

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Although Hubspot specializes in sales, marketing, and CRM tools, they’re best known for coining the phrase inbound marketing. They define inbound marketing as the following: Inbound marketing is focused on attracting customers through relevant and helpful content and adding value at every stage in your customer’s buying journey.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This means creating a vision and a plan, setting goals, building relationships, understanding your product, and implementing analytics so your marketing strategy is data-driven. Read it: So It’s Your First Day as the Chief Marketing Officer… Identify what isn’t working and make changes. Align sales and marketing with SLAs.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world. Marketers — us included — continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. But what does developing an actual personalized marketing strategy actually entail?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A 2018 study by the University of Zurich found that even a small gift from a sales representative makes customers much more likely to make a purchase. Direct mail gifting is a demand generation tactic that assists other channels by cleaning up after them,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. The results?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

As an event planner or marketer, you are likely aware that your pre- and post-event content strategy is integral to your overall success. To drive registrations, satisfy attendees, and boost your brand’s exposure, you must produce thorough and engaging content to support and surround your event marketing efforts.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Author: TIM HOULIHAN In a 2018 survey, Bain & Company discovered that 80 percent of companies believe their customer experience is not only better than average, it’s “superior.” A senior VP of sales and marketing at a half-billion-dollar firm told me that a great customer experience starts with reps’ proximity to clients.

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Drift

APRIL 24, 2018

This year, B2B digital ad buyers–mostly marketers–will spend $4.6 They’ll use all the typical marketing channels and tactics to spread the word — display, content syndication, SEM, social, re-marketing, email, and more. billion to tell the world about their products. The ad copy will be different, of course.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

2) Everything You Need to Know About Cold Calling in 2018. Thus it’s crucial to always create open channels for your prospects to get back to you. Instead of copy-pasting the same data across multiple channels, focus on bringing that process down to a click. 4) Harnessing Automation and AI for a Killer Sales and Marketing Stack.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2023

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA18) The Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations 2003 (PECR) Because non-compliance penalties can be costly , it’s important to become familiar with the components of each law and what they mean for your business.

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Zoominfo

MAY 22, 2020

In 2018, 1,000 consumers were asked about their data privacy by Akamai, a vendor that sells cloud security and content delivery platforms. Have the marketing team create content that reflects the company’s policies about data privacy. Digital behavior?—such such as websites visits, social media posts, or online purchases?—fall

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Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2018

programmatic spending is predicted to grow by more than 20% to $39 billion in 2018. Yet, B2B marketers have been slow to adopt programmatic advertising, especially compared to their B2C counterparts. Marketers have manually managed advertisements since the beginning of time. billion in 2017. Keep reading. Efficiency.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Although Hubspot specializes in sales, marketing, and CRM tools, they’re best known for coining the phrase inbound marketing. They define inbound marketing as the following: Inbound marketing is focused on attracting customers through relevant and helpful content and adding value at every stage in your customer’s buying journey.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

What kind of marketers would we be if we didn’t include ZoomInfo on this list? Although we’ve primarily seen Sprout Social used for marketing and customer service purposes, the platform has a host of features that can help the average B2B sales rep learn more about the companies they’re trying to sell to. Check it out! Sprout Social.

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