The Sales Hunter

JULY 23, 2019

To be great at prospecting, you don’t have to be born with the “sales gene.” Commit to prospecting, regardless of what else needs to be done. Use multiple processes that fit each segment they prospect. Don’t rely on marketing for your leads. Own your prospect’s process. Use the telephone heavily.

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Prospecting Buying Cycle Social Media Segment 242

Zoominfo

JULY 9, 2019

8 Ways to Collect Better Customer Testimonials in 2019. Customer reviews and testimonials have been a staple in nearly every marketing strategy for decades. Because customer-created content is an effective way to convince an audience of a product’s value and thus, convert more prospects into paying customers. Let’s get into it.

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B2B Retail Segment Scale 180

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

The average marketing department spends a LOT of money on trade shows and events – to the tune of 32% ?f Even so, trade-show events 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. Target them!

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 1, 2019

Prospecting does not have to be painful nor does it have to be as hard as you think. Sales and prospecting is not a slimy or ugly activity like some people describe it. I count prospecting and sales as an honor. When you prospect with integrity, you’ll gain customers who have integrity. What does this mean?

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Exercises Funnel 210

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2019

These blog posts typically explore topics related to B2B marketing, B2B sales, recruiting, or business growth. Today’s installment features content about getting ahead in your career, personalized marketing, lead generation roadblocks, brand trust, and more! 15 Times Marketers Won with Personalization. Let’s get into it!

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B2B Lead Generation Lead Rank Consumer 189

Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: Ryan Gould In the context of content marketing, a product-agnostic approach is one that focuses on your expertise and knowledge around a product, technology or service rather than your brand. The product-agnostic approach to content marketing has been around for a long time. 4 Examples of Product-Agnostic Content. Whitepapers.

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Top of Funnel B2B Webinar Metrics Marketing 237

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs are still missing quota en masse. None of us stands out during prospecting. That’s a fact.

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Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 397

Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

When executed correctly, content marketing can attract, engage, and retain new customers– Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. The Importance of Content Marketing. B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I asked thought leaders from various sales technology firms, how they think SalesTech will change the way salespeople sell in 2019. Darryl Prail, Chief Marketing Officer, VanillaSoft. In 2019, that all changes. 2019 is going to be a great year to be a sales professional. Udi Ledergor, VP of Marketing, Gong.io.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank VanillaSoft Lead Scoring 139

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Put people before technology in your prospecting. Digital isn’t a sales strategy, hope is not a strategy, referrals are not a strategy, marketing is not a strategy. Lior Arussy answers that question in his post, “ Why Your Bold 2019 Strategy Is D.O.A. Sales strategy isn’t yours or mine. Not much has changed over the years.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But, we’re back and better than ever with our February 2019 installment. How often do you spend weeks or even months putting blood, sweat, and tears into a new marketing campaign, only to have it fall flat? It’s a marketer’s worst nightmare. Think about it, your buyer personas are the building blocks of your marketing campaigns.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Marketing has certain data needs. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate. Location data (Marketing loves).

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2019

Although we’ve said it before, we feel it’s worth repeating: Prospect and customer data is the most critical asset a B2B organization can own. Think about it, without contact information, how would you sell, market, or provide quality customer service? Our stance on B2B data is no secret. The short answer is—you wouldn’t be able to.

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Data B2B Lead Nurturing SalesForce 150

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Usually, sales will blame marketing for not giving them great leads. As a result, marketing is up in arms because the CEO decides to cut their budget for next year, since he/she is not seeing their return on investment. What department does marketing blame? Sales Vs Marketing: Who Owns the Lead Generation Process?

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Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Marketing 165

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A few weeks ago, I received a prospecting email that contained over 15 different links. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. There is ZERO reason to do a presentation in the prospecting phase.

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Prospecting Lead Scoring Lead Rank Conversion 158

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. percent of salespeople said that 50 percent or fewer of their initial prospects were a good fit. Unless … Breaking News. What’s old is new again.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

As such, mobile marketing is not just an option anymore. Moreover, the vast majority of prospects will visit a local business after they have acquired the information they need through mobile search. Make sure that your website looks well and performs flawlessly regardless of the devices that prospects are using.

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Paid Content Small Business Small Business Marketing 185

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting 131

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Cold Calling 177

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s no surprise to see more and more marketers explore and invest in attribution modeling in 2019 and beyond. After all, the B2B buyer’s journey has become increasingly complex, as each prospect engages with a number of digital touchpoints on their path to becoming a customer. What is marketing attribution?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2019

Although the first month of 2019 is nearly over, we’re not quite done reflecting on 2018. Today, we bring this series to a close with the final installment– for marketers, of course. Today, we bring this series to a close with the final installment– for marketers, of course. Let’s get into it! That won’t change.

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Marketing B2B Lead Generation Social Media 164

Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

In my last post I was talking about how you can greatly increase your prospecting odds by leveraging people you know for an introduction. In this post I am going to talk about greatly increasing your prospecting odds without an introduction. I’m wondering if we could speak briefly (10 mins) about online marketing at Big Company?

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Prospecting Scale Social Media Cold Calling 150

Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 26, 2018

So, we decided to ask a group of sales experts this one question: What is the biggest trend you expect to see in the sales industry in 2019? . Sales Trends of 2019 . Companies who recognize this and create more role specialization in this area will be the winners in 2019 and 2 020. One of the trends I see for 2019 is focus.

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Trends Face-to-face Scale Direct Mail 114

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This is especially true when it comes to sales and marketing. In an ideal world, sales and marketing processes would be built with the other team in mind. Here are some numbers that just might convince you of the value of Sales and Marketing alignment: Sales and Marketing Alignment Stats to Know. Forrester, 2019 ).

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InsideView Lead Scoring Lead Rank Account Based Marketing 138

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I get the chance to preview dozens of books on sales, marketing and business. The Wentworth Prospect by John Smibert, Wayne Moloney, and Jeff Clulow is stunning! More importantly, I hope it provokes you to buy and read the Wentworth Prospect. Doing More By Doing Less It's Not My Job To Teach You How To Prospect Me!

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Time to Get Your Data & Tech Stack in Shape for 2019. As you plan your sales and marketing strategies for next year, have you assessed the state of your data and technology stack? She provided great insight on what B2B companies are doing to assess their current capabilities and get prepared for 2019.

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Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Data Lead Rank 123

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Looking for a list of the BEST sales blogs to read in 2019? Here are the 18 best sales blogs for 2019, from the horse’s mouth. They cover every topic that matters to you, from prospecting strategies to effective coaching techniques and more. Hubspot has long been a juggernaut in the marketing content space.

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Hiring Hubspot Inbound InsideSales 133

Zoominfo

APRIL 1, 2019

Plus, understanding the tools and technologies your prospects use is a great way to pinpoint buying signals, get to know your target audience, and better prepare for tough sales calls. As a result, ZoomInfo’s 2019 Technographic Data Report for B2B Sales Organizations was born. About This Research.

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B2B Data Survey Report 197

SBI

OCTOBER 11, 2018

If you weren’t there, you missed great sessions like: Building (and finding) a Marketing Technology Team. What Every Marketer Wants to Know About SalesTech but is Afraid to Ask. Because it is perfectly timed with our annual Top Marketing Tools Guide. Our Top Marketing Tools Guide has just 17. Of course not!

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Tools Marketing Collateral Conference 139

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. B2B social selling is the process where salespeople use social media to connect with prospects. This will establish you as an industry expert and tell your prospects that you’re the one who likely has the solution to their problems.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 17, 2019

In fact, 83 percent of satisfied customers are willing to refer products and services, according to a marketing survey conducted by Texas Tech. A referral introduction means prospects have agreed to talk to salespeople, unlike cold calling victims who never asked to be interrupted. What can you tell me about the prospect?

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Referrals Scale How To Cold Calling 327

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A prospect who was never inclined to make a decision in the first place; their intention was purely to gain more information. Many times, a prospect begins the process thinking they’re going to make a decision; but due to other factors, their thinking changes yet they remain engaged with the salesperson. Sales Motivation Blog.

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Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting Video Face-to-face 155

Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2018

Your goal as a B2B marketer is to capture the attention of potential buyers with informational resources and content. Yet, in a world of information overload, how can you cut through the digital noise to reach your prospects? When done correctly, B2B marketers can use snackable content to capture more leads and drive user engagement.

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B2B Marketing Social Media Video 169

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Information like this will tell you a lot about how to streamline your sales and marketing efforts as well as which companies have the greatest likelihood to buy. . Marketing technology guru Scott Brinker has been tracking and documenting the growth of the marketing technology landscape for almost a decade.

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