Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

A little bit of humor can go a long way– even in the marketing world. Today’s marketing professionals must juggle a number of high-priority tasks throughout the day, and often, they find themselves under a significant amount of stress. In these cases, a few lighthearted jokes can ease the tension of the day-to-day marketing job.

Marketing 272

Marketing Top of Funnel Hiring Social Media 272

SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Consumer goods manufacturers that sell to your local accounts are ramping up their retail media strategy. This strategy encompasses shopper marketing tools such as trade promotions and co-op advertising programs. On average, these vendors pay for advertising on six retail media networks.

Advertising 59

Advertising Advertising Vendor Retail 59

SalesFuel

JANUARY 3, 2025

Is the advertising glass half empty or half full? CMOs are giving a thumbs-up to the U.S. The 2025 advertising outlook includes a spending increase of 5% more than 2024 for a total ad spend of $384.6 Marketing Spend Outlook, 2024, from Plural Strategy Group , supplies some answers. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

Advertising 59

Advertising Advertising Opportunity B2C 59

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Graduating from college, I went right into a high-pressure sales job selling newspaper advertising for The Dallas Times Herald in the burgeoning Dallas, Texas marketplace. It was a hustle out there as we competed with The Dallas Morning News who had a greater share of the subscriber and ad revenue markets.

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Territories Advertising Advertising Small Business 297

SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. These ads show up on the top or right hand column on LinkedIn’s website.

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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

Sales 2.0

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re taking a new job in sales or marketing, read this book first. I love the “bullseye framework” developed by Louis Gudema and explained in his book Bullseye Marketing —just out this week in its second (updated) edition. The Bullseye Framework Step 1: Sell to your current clients. Here is in its simplest form.

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Marketing Intent Data Social Media eBook 39

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

B2C selling has dominated social media for the last 10+ years. 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.

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2019

In the age of social media, influencer marketing has become wildly popular—even among B2B organizations. But, unlike the B2C market, it’s not always easy to identify the thought leaders with the most social pull within the B2B community. Key Characteristics of a Top B2B Marketing Influencer. Keep reading. Trustworthy: .

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It’s easy to give up after a few tries. You run ads, bring in leads, and then follow up. 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. What keeps them up at night? It’s different for everyone.

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

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

Studies suggest that young adults use up to three different devices every day and many feel naked if they leave the house without their phones. In fact, up to 85 percent of millennials use their smartphone to research and shop for products and services online. As such, mobile marketing is not just an option anymore.

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Paid Content Small Business Small Business Marketing 185

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2018

While it may be known for its popularity among celebrity influencers, it also is an important channel for brands that use it to advertise their products. But what does the introduction of this new tool mean for B2B marketers? Launched on June 20, IGTV allows users to upload longer videos (up to an hour) and share them with followers.

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B2B Marketing B2C Video 205

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) is time-consuming; getting it right takes hard work, consolidation of resources and alignment on the part of both sales and marketing. I Zoom’ed with Hussam AlMukhat, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing at ZoomInfo, for all the details. No other account managers have the same treatment.

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Account Based Marketing Account Intent Data Data 246

Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Harmony Anderson is an entrepreneurial marketing leader with deep expertise in building global GTM strategies at growth startups. She is currently the VP of Growth and Marketing at Superhuman, the most productive email app ever made for teams.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Marketing 98

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

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. First, make sure you understand who you’re target market is. Have a Content Marketing Strategy.

Top of Funnel 301

Top of Funnel Social Media Google Analytics Scale 301

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are responsible for driving lead generation. In 2013, leveraging social selling & prospecting has become mission critical. Your business development teams are using LinkedIn and you’ve equipped them with the best social selling tools. You can’t make this one up. joeSchedule.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile 312

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Because marketers live on the very channels the customers are engaging with, clever marketers harness these channels to reach potential and loyal customers. More than ever before, the new reality of sales must rely on marketing to a higher extent. Marketing should ask sales about the customer.

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Education Buyer Buyer Persona Social Media 330

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The ABCDE of Selling Wes introduces his unique framework, the ABCDE of selling, which he describes as a circular process rather than a linear pipeline or funnel. Attract The first step is to attract potential customers through various means, such as: Advertising: Utilize targeted ads to reach your ideal audience.

Video 116

Video Strategy Top of Funnel Direct Mail 116

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Let’s face it—it’s not easy to build a perfect marketing team. A comprehensive marketing strategy includes a number of different tactics and initiatives—which means your team must include members with a wide variety of skills. However, only 23% of B2B marketers claim to have a customer-centric organizational structure ( source ).

Marketing 187

Marketing Social Media B2B Analysis 187

The Pipeline

JUNE 30, 2014

Canadians can now feel protected from those African “nasties” who want to share their princely fortunes, or those Asian companies offering to share their collectibles if you act as their agent, and of course all those voodoo doctors who want to help reshape key parts of your anatomy, up top and below. Sales Success sell better Tibor Shanto'

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Cold Calling Government Direct Mail Inbound 302

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn. New research from Dave Kurlan and The Objective Management Group (OMG) backs up my claims.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Author: Josh Carlyle Since you’re representing a brand, you need to market yourself to your audience and potential clients. A media kit is a promotional tool that contains useful information about your product or service, website, current partners, advertising, or marketing opportunities. How to sell your media kit.

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Media Advertising Advertising Ideal Customer Profile 224

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Car buyers 30 years ago might have shown up at the dealership wanting a truck, a sedan, or something as vague as a “good family car,” and the salesperson’s job was to help steer them in the right direction based on their needs. That process has changed dramatically. A 2024 HubSpot Blog Survey of 422 B2B professionals in the U.S.

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Hubspot B2B Buyer Data 116

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

But, regardless of the products you sell or the space you sell into, nothing sways a person’s buying decisions quite like a recommendation from their trusted peers. We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing!

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Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Incentive 197

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 7, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan N ot too long ago, before the advent of Social Selling, if a salesperson needed to add new opportunities to the pipeline there were basically two options: Make Cold Calls; or. But because a small percentage of them turn out to be really good ones, all of them must be followed up.

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Marketing Qualified Lead Leads Cold Calling Referrals 282

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

By understanding the discipline of sales enablement and how to prioritize tactics based on marketing and sales objectives, companies of all sizes can reap the rewards. Successful sales enablement starts with ensuring marketing and sales are aligned , which isn’t always easy, but pays its dividends many times over.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 194

SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Marketing is a tricky game. From an advertising perspective, you're missing out if you don't spend some time on social media platforms looking for potential leads and getting that much closer to the people who matter most-your customers. Facebook marketing for Real Estate Business is a lot like traditional marketing.

Real Estate 145

Real Estate Facebook Ideal Customer Profile Marketing 145

No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

In this month’s guest post, Tim Hughes discusses social media offenses and how account-based selling teams can avoid them. This month’s guest blogger, Tim Hughes—author of Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers —discusses social selling offenses and how to rectify them. By Tim Hughes. Emails are free.

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Account Social Media Social Selling Twitter 288

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It’s no overstatement to suggest that a unique selling proposition (USP) is the very soul of any marketing strategy. The notion dates back to the 1940s when advertisers started to explore the ways in which their marketing propositions influenced customers to buy from one company over another. .

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Examples B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 248

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 23, 2018

Business leaders need to be able to meet a marketer or PR pro and say the same thing. The commission model for marketers. As a former CMO and CCO in large technology companies, I’ve worked closely with a lot of marketing teams and agencies. Those same marketers received sizable discretionary bonuses as a result.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

The B2B market needs to become as customer-centric as the B2C market. Self-service tools and a well-designed online shop help cater for this segment much more efficiently and free up resources for higher-paying customers. Selling solutions, not products, is one of the main pieces of advice to win with digital transformation.

B2B 254

B2B Segment Ideal Customer Profile B2C 254

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

You not only look sleazy in your email marketing, but the spam filters are sure to pick these up and they’ll never reach their destination. Email marketing may be one of the most successful marketing channels out there, but that doesn’t mean email service providers want you clogging up their servers with it.

Account Based Marketing 264

Account Based Marketing Campaigns Email Marketing Advertising 264

SalesFuel

APRIL 23, 2025

Challenge: Creating a home remodeler SEM campaign with a client new to online advertising Tristan Gomes, an advertising solutions representative for the Better Business Bureau , had only been on the job as a sales rep for three months when he turned to AdMalls research to help craft a home remodeler SEM campaign.

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Campaigns Closing Hiring Advertising 59

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. The impact of these changes is highlighted in the marketing segment. The CMO Survey for June 2020 observed that 9% of marketing jobs have been lost due to the ongoing crisis. in the next year.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Between invoicing customers, acquiring new leads, and managing your staff members marketing your business is a challenge that requires time and energy. With social media marketing networks, such as Facebook, and Snapchat, you can get that extra boost for your marketing department. How Facebook Marketing Helps Your Business.

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Small Business Small Business Facebook 145

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.

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B2B Intent Signal Customer How To 277

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

What pain points keep CMOs up at night? And what are the existing and emerging technologies that marketing teams will be spending more on in 2018? Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results.

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Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184