Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

Author: Robert Jordan Demand generation, unlike traditional marketing strategies, refers to a data-driven marketing approach that aims to create awareness or interest for your company’s service or product first before selling them. Demand generation enables you to make smart marketing decisions for your company.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

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. While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Marketing leaders can finish the year strong by shifting ad dollars to LinkedIn Advertising. The opportunity is there to get the right message in front of the right buyers to drive leads. In my last post, I provided marketing leaders a summary of the new LinkedIn features. What has changed? Job Function. Company Size. "51-100"

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LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Leads 296

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

To ensure you’re using the combination of organic content and Facebook ads effectively, I recommend creating a sales funnel specifically for Facebook. But before we get into how you can develop it, let’s first understand what a Facebook sales funnel is. Middle of the Funnel (MoFu). Image Source.

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Top of Funnel Facebook Funnel Buyer Persona 143

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 23, 2018

We hear a lot about sales and marketing alignment: How important it is for B2B, and how so few of us are doing it right. SALES: Marketing leads are crap. MARKETING: Sales is lazy. SALES: They weren’t a good fit anyway. MARKETING: Maybe if you actually followed up the same day. Rolls eyes.]

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 257

Increase Sales

AUGUST 4, 2014

Today’s SMB world is one that abounds in digital marketing (paid advertisements). For those who buy and sell digital advertisements, engagement and effectiveness are both required. Yet engagement and effectiveness are equally required for all social media marketing and not just digital. Raise awareness.

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Top of Funnel Social Media Marketing Advertising 185

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Given its rising popularity, podcasting is now an avenue marketers can explore to publish more branded content and reach new audiences. But, it’s also a great resource for marketers who simply want to learn new tips and strategies or find a bit of motivation for their day-to-day efforts. 1. This Old Marketing Podcast.

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Paid Content Marketing Social Media Top of Funnel 252

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If one of your goals in 2021 is to grow your online sales, you’re not alone. But what if you’re a small business and don’t have extra marketing dollars (or time) to spend on massive engagement-boosting campaigns? Zero in on Your Target Market. First, make sure you understand who you’re target market is. Never fear.

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Top of Funnel Social Media Google Analytics Scale 301

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in a number of digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

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Lead Rank B2B Top of Funnel Marketing 236

Nutshell

MAY 22, 2019

A sales funnel is an indispensable tool for your sales team, and can help you figure out where and how to refine your sales processes. But with so many competing sales funnel definitions out there on the Internet, we thought we’d clear up some of the confusion. Jump to: What is a sales funnel?

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Top of Funnel Funnel Pipeline Proposal 120

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The premise of content marketing is simple: Offer something of value and, in exchange, earn the trust of potential customers. Yet, when it comes time to execute, many marketers stumble. If you’ve ever asked yourself a similar line of questions, fear not, dear marketer. What should I write about? Let’s get into it!

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Top of Funnel B2B Buyer Persona How To 189

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

There are two dovetailing arguments for using TikTok, the fastest-growing social media platform, as a B2B marketing tool: Its generous algorithm and its lack of polish. Good Content Gets Rewarded. Third-party reports show that companies advertising on TikTok are getting significantly higher ROI than legacy social media advertising.

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B2B Top of Funnel Social Media Advertising 285

Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

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Paid Content Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cost per Acquisition 207

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! Top-of-funnel metrics and adjustments. Tracking source to sale. Segmentation.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

Zoominfo

JANUARY 24, 2019

If you’ve ever received an annoying mass email or seen an irrelevant Facebook promotion, you already know content isn’t one-size-fits-all. Sharing the wrong content at the wrong time is a marketer’s worst nightmare. And how can you determine what type of content is going to resonate with your prospects?

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Top of Funnel Marketing Social Media Consumer 159

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. If you get one variable wrong — the audience, the content offer, or even the channel — you can waste thousands of dollars. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step.

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Advertising Advertising Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

And let’s not forget, most organizations offer solutions that address multiple problems to either expand their addressable market or maximize the lifetime value of its existing customer base. There is a fundamental difference between a Total Addressable Market (TAM) and what your true active market. Timing is everything.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 191

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. You have to bring in more marketing qualified leads. Unlike B2C marketing, in the B2B world, not all the people who read your blog post or express interest in your product or service are a great fit.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 196

SBI Growth

MARCH 21, 2013

Insufficient lead generation – every marketer’s worst enemy. We work with marketing leaders across nineteen different industries. There is a skill gap in knowing how to build & execute marketing campaigns. It must also have a timeline and be compatible with your other marketing efforts. What are your content gaps?

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Campaigns Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 319

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. In today’s post we’re diving into what social selling is, why it’s important to B2B sellers, and how to use it in your sales strategies. It’s not advertising. Nobody likes advertising, and people look for ways to avoid it.

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 24, 2022

A social media marketing funnel is an essential process that you can use to optimize your marketing efforts. When creating an effective social selling strategy, you need to understand the different sales funnel stages. What are the Stages of a Social Media Marketing Funnel?

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Paid Content Social Media Top of Funnel Funnel 122

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Personalization, precision and performance are the keys to modern B2B marketing. And account-based marketing software is what helps your team nail all three with perfection. Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new discipline, but the tools that help fuel successful ABM are constantly evolving.

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Account Based Marketing Account Software Software 130

Zoominfo

MAY 1, 2023

Every marketing team looks to leverage advertising channels to their fullest. In order to drive awareness, MQLs, pipeline — and ultimately revenue — from B2B advertising, you need to track the best success factors and strike a balance between top, middle, and bottom of funnel metrics.

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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.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Apptivo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Key Stages of the Buyer’s Journey 3. What is marketing funnel 4. How to create a marketing funnel 5. Why do businesses need marketing funnel 6. Footnotes You’ve probably heard a lot of people refer to the sales funnel or the marketing funnel.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Marketing Loyalty 81

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Understand your buyer’s journey. Pick a sales strategy. Create content. When your unveiling a new product, the last thing you want is to waste time and resources bringing a product to market where or when it’s unnecessary. But first, what is a go-to-market strategy? What is a go-to-market (GTM) strategy?

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 145

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. At ZoomInfo, we use gift-giving with our customers no matter where they are in the demand generation funnel. What do we mean by “direct mail marketing”? The results?

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Direct Mail 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. They’ve already gone through the awareness stage of the buyer’s journey. Inbound lead generation is a part of inbound marketing. Sales agrees!

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Lead Rank Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Inbound 246

Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2021

Let’s cut to the chase: When it comes to digital advertising, intentionality is everything. You should know exactly who you’re targeting, why you’re targeting them, and what content will resonate. Implement these three tips to get the most bang for your buck and elevate your marketing program to the next level.

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Top of Funnel ROI Campaigns Maximizer 130

Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2021

Let’s cut to the chase: When it comes to digital advertising, intentionality is everything. You should know exactly who you’re targeting, why you’re targeting them, and what content will resonate. Implement these three tips to get the most bang for your buck and elevate your marketing program to the next level.

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Top of Funnel ROI Campaigns Maximizer 130

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. Each funnel stage defines your steps to turn prospective buyers into customers, even if they’ve never heard of your business before. What is a sales funnel? And then there’s the sales funnel.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 128

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2017

Author: Senraj Soundar, ConnectLeader Founder and CEO ABM – account based marketing – is the most-talked-about strategy right now in the B2B world. According to Forbes: 80% of marketers measuring ROI say that ABM outperforms other marketing investments. Yet, ABM has been around forever. “I So, what changed?

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Account Based Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Account 176

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Yet third-party product reviews often fail to be considered a top marketing priority. Let’s explore the reasons why product reviews should be part of your go-to-market strategy for 2021 and beyond. Over time, advertising has become flashier and exaggerated. More Trusted Than Advertising.

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Scale Strategy Top of Funnel Marketing 177

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

This is the value of marketing account intelligence software. By leveraging the power of data and advanced analytics, marketers are able to develop targeted lists of accounts that perfectly align with their ideal customer profiles. This not only maximizes ROI, but also minimizes wasted time and resources on low-potential prospects.

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Fill the Funnel

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A New Way Of Empowering Your Content If you are involved in any online business activity you understand the importance of content. Content drives lead-generation, advertising, reputation, traffic, SEO and revenue. The post A New Way Of Empowering Your Content appeared first on Fill the Funnel.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even before the pandemic, a far more fluid, labor-driven hiring market meant the time-tested methods for interviewing and hiring candidates were becoming outdated. Here, we examine the digital recruiting funnel and identify tech strategies that recruiters can adopt to drive better outcomes for their business.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Hiring Strategy 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).

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264