Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As the person responsible for Innovation at ZoomInfo, a core part of my job is understanding markets where we do not currently offer a solution — but might want to in the future. Recently, I was trying to understand how we could venture into the advertising space. I thought: “ We have all of this data. Why don’t I hear about Bizo?

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Data Advertising Advertising Lead Rank 246

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

To better understand what companies are spending money on, ZoomInfo surveyed over 400 CEOs, IT professionals, and marketers to understand patterns of near-term investment and cost cutting. Meanwhile,marketing departments find themselves challenged by how to effectively track ROI and generate more leads. Marketing Spending Trends.

Company 324

Company Survey ROI Face-to-face 324

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Businesses must take aggressive action to spur an economic bounceback in 2020. to April 2020, the number of active business owners in the United States plunged by 3.3 The impact of these changes is highlighted in the marketing segment.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2020

Putting together a B2B marketing team kind of feels like assembling a superhero group. An essential step towards building this powerful pack is recognizing which areas in your marketing structure currently come up short. to marketing team structure. Marketing team structure by audience segments.

Outsourcing Services 246

Outsourcing Services B2B Hiring Marketing 246

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

These predictions from B2B sales and marketing experts may impact decisions you make as 2019 comes to a close and 2020 looms. Companies will cut back on MarTech spend and focus on what actually works, says Adam Smartschan, vice president of innovation and strategy at Altitude Marketing. Think about search engine marketing.

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Cost per Acquisition Advertising Advertising Google Analytics 176

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 12, 2018

Marketing is a strategy that makes or breaks a business. Learning tactics to market products that a startup has created can be gained from big brands that have penetrated the market and made a name for themselves. They may have seen an advertisement about the product which peaks their interest. Creativity. Give Freebies.

Marketing 180

Marketing Social Media Penetration Advertising 180

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Author: Brandon Brown Today, most marketers and salespeople agree that we need to build relationships with our customers. But many of those same marketers and salespeople are implementing old-school marketing tactics that bombard consumers with unwanted ads and clickbait. Two words: influencer marketing.

Influencer 194

Influencer Marketing How To Face-to-face 194

Zoominfo

JULY 22, 2018

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

Marketing 189

Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2021

When CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020, it grabbed headlines because many observers saw it as a smaller, American version of the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. Figure 1 : Companies were most interested in compliance, judging from CCPA projects in 2020. Source: ZoomInfo. Source: ZoomInfo.

Data 173

Data Retail Consumer Advertising 173

SocialSellinator

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Are you actively promoting your business through social media marketing ? Advertising your company, products, or services on social media platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook is an effective way to boost brand awareness and increase your sales.

Social Media 144

Social Media Media Analytics Tools 144

Salesmate

MAY 12, 2020

Being a startup, you have to push your idea forward into the market, and before you get noticed you need to market yourself in front of everyone. And by marketing, I am talking about displaying your product or service in front of people with money. Not everyone has a natural knack of a seasoned sales or marketing professional.

Paid Content 103

Paid Content Marketing Social Media Advertising 103

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies. We feel this.)

B2B 277

B2B Intent Signal Customer How To 277

SalesFuel

AUGUST 2, 2024

Marketing budgets plummet, yet marketers are expected to do the same if not more with less. Many marketers are turning to SEM paid search to get results. Between 2023 and 2024, the average marketing budget has decreased from 9.1% Only 24% of CMOs say that their budget is enough to execute their marketing strategies.

Paid Content 96

Paid Content Advertising Advertising Media 96

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

From emerging platforms, to hot new trends, there’s always something new that marketers must identify and adapt to. And for better or worse, this change is sure to have quite the impact on your B2B marketing strategy. Since the emergence of social media, Facebook has never been the platform of choice for B2B marketers.

B2B 180

B2B Strategy Buyer Persona Marketing 180

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

Imagine showing your advertisement to a stadium of 50,000 people. If you were a marketer 20 years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2022, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. For marketers, that’s essentially six days too late.” But times have changed.

Segment 130

Segment Lead Rank Trends Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Nutshell

OCTOBER 30, 2020

With in-person events temporarily postponed due to health concerns, virtual event platforms have taken center-stage in 2020. If you’ve been online at all in 2020, you’ve seen an advertisement promoting a virtual event. Event marketing options. The top 5 virtual event platforms of 2020. It makes sense.

Webinar Metrics 127

Webinar Metrics Software Software Conference 127

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

“It’s something like an educated Hail Mary pass that sweeps up unconverted marketing qualified leads.” What do we mean by “direct mail marketing”? Direct mail marketing makes direct contact with individual consumers, as opposed to reaching a large audience with mass media, such as advertising.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Direct Mail 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

Paid Content 264

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2020

But that’s not just for 2020—it was also for 1920-21, There is no doubt that we are facing a bleak environment. Unemployment at 11%. Dow Jones Industrial Average posts its worst one day decline ever. A pandemic sweeps the nation.

Industry 227

Industry Advertising Advertising SalesForce 227

Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back. We surveyed nearly 250 marketers , and while 59% of respondents said they either were not adjusting their budgets or weren’t making significant changes, almost 40% said they were cutting back on marketing spend in anticipation of a recession. You get it.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing Advertising Advertising 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Artificial Intelligence—or AI—has become an increasingly hot topic in the marketing world as of late. The reason for this is simple: AI technology can automate tasks, simplify complex processes, and organize complicated data sets just as a real marketing professional would—only faster and more accurately. Keep reading!

Lead Rank 272

Lead Rank Churn Analysis Lead Scoring 272

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies. We feel this.)

B2B 246

B2B Intent Signal Customer How To 246

SalesLoft

APRIL 6, 2020

They know that the market is uncertain and scary right now, and they’ve been graciously sharing their findings for job seekers with the REVCommunity over recent days and weeks. This post will be updated regularly with new resources (last updated 4/6/2020 at 1:20 pm EST). Now we’re sharing that with you.

Resources 119

Resources Outsourcing Services Hiring Retail 119

MarketJoy

JULY 14, 2020

Before the pandemic, economists from all around the world had been warning that another recession was eminent in late 2020. At MarketJoy we have made a comprehensive list of some essential ways with which you can recession-proof your business in 2020 and beyond. At MarketJoy we are geared and hope to avoid any sort of dip in 2020.

How To 98

How To Social Media Scale Lead Rank 98

Hubspot Sales

MAY 31, 2020

Marketing pioneer John Wanamaker once said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.". Here are 14 important inside sales metrics you should be tracking in 2020. This approach is problematic. Sales Activity Metrics. Call to Connect Ratio.

Inside Sales 119

Inside Sales Forecasting Quota Pipeline 119

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As the person responsible for Innovation at ZoomInfo, a core part of my job is understanding markets where we do not currently offer a solution — but might want to in the future. Recently, I was trying to understand how we could venture into the advertising space. I thought: “ We have all of this data. Why don’t I hear about Bizo?

Advertising 130

Advertising Advertising Prospecting Intent 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2020

For quality leads — that are more effective in the long-term — inbound marketing undoubtedly provides better sources for lead generation than outbound. Inbound lead generation is a part of inbound marketing. Outbound marketing does push the brand’s message via cold calling, advertising, and email campaigns. Sales agrees!

Lead Rank 246

Lead Rank Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Inbound 246

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

If nothing else, 2020 really shed a light on the importance of cross-selling as a revenue generator in businesses. Understanding when to cross-sell to your target audience goes hand in hand with a thorough knowledge of your target personas and your business’ marketing and sales funnel. Cross-Sell Analysis.

Opportunity 162

Opportunity Scale Top of Funnel Lead Rank 162

Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Although typically perceived as software for salespeople, CRMs are the secret sauce behind most successful marketing initiatives. A CRM is an integral piece of software for marketers and salespeople. We’ve got your back, marketers! Newsletters are near the top of the marketing funnel. Skip Ahead: Newsletter distribution.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

Ideal Customer Profile 147

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Buyer Persona 147

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Putting together a B2B marketing team kind of feels like assembling a superhero group. An essential step towards building this powerful pack is recognizing which areas in your marketing structure currently come up short. to marketing team structure. The concept mostly lends itself to larger enterprise marketing teams.

Outsourcing Services 130

Outsourcing Services B2B Hiring Marketing 130

Zoominfo

JULY 27, 2020

To understand where investor money goes, we looked at over 11,600 capital raises from January 2019-May 2020, representing over $36 billion worth of funding. Mailchimp followed by Google & Facebook advertising products were some of the most popular tools adopted after raising money. Before The Cash Arrives: Fill the Bench.

Company 162

Company Infusion Google Analytics Scale 162

Nimble - Sales

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s no secret that email marketing is one of the most effective methods of advertising your business online. Through the years, it has only grown in popularity while so many other marketing methods have already fallen out of favor. Studies show that nearly 300 billion emails per day were sent throughout 2019.

Advertising 72

Advertising Advertising Email Marketing Study 72

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While these are encouraging signs that indicate a strong labor market, other trends indicate economic weakness — making it hard to agree on a cohesive narrative about where the economy is headed. That leaves the labor force one percentage point below its February 2020 level, showing some lingering effects of the pandemic.

Face-to-face 130

Face-to-face Marketing Cost Per Click Automotive 130

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Innovaxis Marketing, e-commerce for our B2B clients has risen from 5% to 15% or more of total sales. Over the past three years, we’ve seen a 20% to 30% e-commerce annual growth rate, especially in 2020, as in-person prospecting proved difficult if not impossible during the pandemic. Here’s how.

Outsourcing Services 156

Outsourcing Services Channels B2B Incentives 156

Connext Digital

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This includes the digital marketing industry, particularly mobile marketing. With so many tools to manage just so you can boost your brand’s digital footprint, the introduction of automation in mobile marketing was a welcomed improvement. will go programmatic by 2020. What is Programmatic Buying? Real-time tracking.

Influencer 76

Influencer Advertising Advertising Marketing 76

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Email marketing is the dominant channel for marketing communications when measured by ROI, reach, cost, etc., Before email marketing was commonplace, marketers used advertisements, fliers, coupons, and other distributed promotions in order to build their audience and reach potential customers.

Marketing 143

Marketing Webinar Metrics Email Marketing Top of Funnel 143