Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2019

The conclusion of 2018 not only allows us to look back and fine-tune our business strategies, but it also affords us the opportunity to reflect on a few things we got right this year. This year, the ZoomInfo team published nearly 250 blog posts related to sales, marketing, recruiting, and business growth. So, allow us to indulge.

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Cold Calling Social Selling Social Media B2B 185

SBI

APRIL 16, 2018

Give it up for our 2018 Top Sales Tools of the Year recipients! With more than 500 sales technologies on our most recent 2018 SalesTech Landscape , there’s no question but that that the impact of digital technologies will be far reaching. It’s an exciting time to be sure. Start with what’s most important. How to Close.

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Lead Rank Sales Tools Lead Scoring Tools 27

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

Marketing 246

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. For this reason, we’ve put together the ultimate list of company research tools for sales reps. This next tool is a no-brainer. Let’s get into it!

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Research B2B Tools Company 233

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The cultural phenomenon that is Dreamforce – the Burning Man of the sales world – is a testament to the influence wielded by today’s sales and marketing professionals. If you’re a B2B sales, marketing, or business development, we’ve got a hand-picked don’t-miss Dreamforce session for you. Sales and marketing alignment.

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Account Based Marketing SalesForce Top of Funnel Hotels 202

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2017

There’s a lot of buzz around Sales and Marketing AI, but what is real and what is hype? What can we actually expect from AI in the sales and marketing technology in 2018? AI for Sales and Marketing Tech: High Expectations Meet Reality. And how do AI and human-driven processes work together?

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B2B Marketing Data System 150

Pointclear

JANUARY 2, 2018

A 2017 MARTECH TODAY infographic lists the almost 5,000 companies that are part of the marketing technology landscape, up from just 150 in 2011. 02 is that technology has made it possible for marketing to get more poor-quality leads to sales faster than ever before. I don’t place all the blame on marketing. Not 50 things.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 180

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

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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SBI

JUNE 5, 2018

Download a PDF version of the 2018 SalesTech Landscape. The SalesTech space is certainly a crowded market. At this point, there is unquestionable pressure due to sales tool fatigue, for solution providers to broaden their offerings either by acquisition or added functionality. That being said, this market is still young.

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SAP Vendor Top of Funnel Sales Tools 129

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2018

While this undoubtedly makes for an ideal buying situation, it makes the job of a marketer significantly more difficult. For seasoned marketers, the practice of personalization – or the process of tailoring marketing efforts to a specific individual or group of people – is not a new concept. Enter, personalization.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In fact, 48 million Americans listened to podcasts weekly in 2018—that’s 6 million more weekly listeners than there were just a year ago ( source ). Given its rising popularity, podcasting is now an avenue marketers can explore to publish more branded content and reach new audiences. 1. This Old Marketing Podcast.

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Paid Content Marketing Social Media Top of Funnel 252

SBI

MARCH 6, 2018

Naturally that makes sense since we provide Sales Leaders with free resources on how to navigate the Sales Technology landscape, so when I had the opportunity to join the B2B Marketing Exchange conference this past week in Scottsdale, I was excited. Marketers need to humanize the B2B decision-making journey. Matt was correct.

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B2B Top of Funnel Marketing Conference 139

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. By the time December 2018 rolls around, the entire sales process will be automated from beginning to end. Video prospecting. Messaging and chat.

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Top of Funnel Trends Funnel Decision Maker 145

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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Sales Enablement Tools Sales Territories 260

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. First party intent data is collected from internal marketing teams via your company website, automation platform, or other in-house applications. How to use Buyer Intent Data Tools.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 182

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

for sales representatives from 2018 to 2028. In 2018, the median annual salary was $54,550, placing it in the No. MagnifyMoney, a division of LendingTree, provides online personal finance tools for consumers. The company looked at data for 579 occupations from the 2018 U.S. The office as a recruitment tool.

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Salary Study Travel Report 207

Zoominfo

JUNE 3, 2018

This month’s edition features content related to ABM, branding, customer experience, marketing reports, and so much more. If you worked in sales or marketing in the past year—you’ve already heard the news: Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is an incredibly effective way to target qualified prospects and close more deals.

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Account Based Marketing B2B Campaigns Video 154

SBI Growth

JUNE 16, 2018

It’s 2018, and developing a world-class marketing organization requires marketing leaders to stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest trends. Omni-channel, multi-tactic, fully integrated marketing campaigns are now table stakes. Gone are the days of set-it and forget-it email campaigns.

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Marketing Channels Campaigns Trends 159

Zoominfo

MAY 15, 2018

For example– let’s say you’re hiring a marketing copywriter. While that may have worked for you in the past, the recruiting landscape is always evolving– and there is now a huge variety of candidate sourcing tools and recruiting platforms. The post How to Avoid the Biggest Hiring Mistakes in 2018 appeared first on B2B Blog.

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How To Face-to-face Channels Sales Qualified Lead 178

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The map shows the literal market expansion T-Mobile achieved from the purchase. Market expansion strategy is one of four quadrants that make up the go-to-market framework for businesses. A core piece of expansion is the idea of increasing a seller’s total addressable market. How a company already performs in a new market.

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Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 211

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

SDR/BDR Skills for 2018. We’re about to turn the corner into 2018. My team uses Vidyard -- an easy-to-use tool that lets you quickly create videos using your webcam and screengrabs. You're currently using a few different tools for your marketing -- A, B, C, D, and E. Video prospecting. Highly customized outreach.

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Hubspot Lead Rank Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 145

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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B2B Trade Show InsideSales Lead Rank 140

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. Social media marketing has become tougher than ever. Here are some simple yet effective ways to improve your social media marketing performance.

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Social Media Media Buyer Persona Marketing 185

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What makes a marketer successful? The marketing industry lives in a constant state of evolution. Today, we take a close look at the most essential skills modern marketers must possess to keep up with the current marketing landscape. Hard Skills for B2B Marketers. Let’s get into it! Data analysis. Data analysis.

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Marketing Social Media Hiring B2B 193

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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B2B Buyer Persona Email Marketing Ideal Customer Profile 140

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 14, 2018

Here are the ten best eSignature solutions in 2018. Its eSignature solution is offered as part of a larger document management tool that includes drag-and-drop form integration, automated workflows, and full audit histories. With over 200,000 users, DocuSign is, hands-down, the most popular eSignature solution on the market.

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Ideal Customer Profile Enterprise Enterprise Software 145

SBI Growth

AUGUST 20, 2018

Are you going to hit your 2018 number? It’s Crunch Time – the Beginning of Q4. What’s your forecast for 2019? Do you have the heads, processes, and funding to ensure a successful 2019? Only a handful of Sales Ops leaders can.

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Analytics Forecasting CRM How To 253

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We’ve seen lists with a 40% bounce rate ( yes, really ), and many others around 15% … but few people in sales and marketing rely on lists alone. Our partners at Tellwise were able to take a peek under the hood of their tool and give us insight on email accuracy from real campaigns, which can be hard to quantify.

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Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 254

SBI Growth

JANUARY 11, 2019

As a Marketing Leader, there are a lot of people in your ear on a daily basis. Your leadership wants you to drive more revenue, your sales leadership wants better leads, your customers expect more delivered to them with each.

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Marketing Sales Leadership Revenue Leads 235

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 1, 2018

Here are a few of the top business coaching services available in 2018. Best for: Small business owners, marketers. Best for: Entrepreneurs, small business owners, marketers. By focusing on strategically marketing your business. About: Access Mindshop’s pre-built tools, workshops, and coaching solutions.

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Coaching Small Business Small Business Hotels 143

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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Prospecting Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Data 258

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Too often marketing leaders focus their digital initiatives on one thing: lead generation. So, if you’re like most CMOs, you’re investing a lot of time and energy into your website, marketing automation platform and maybe some tools to provide enhanced.

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Energy Lead Generation Marketing Top of Funnel 196

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2018

May 25, 2018 is a date on the minds of many sales and marketing professionals: the day the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. We think the GDPR, based on its plain language, does not apply to B2B marketing under this test, because the offer is to the employer, not the employee.

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Data Marketing Ideal Customer Profile B2B 215

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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Data Marketing Buyer Persona Lead Rank 153