Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2024

Today’s market calls for efficient, strategic growth and data-driven strategies that prioritize the bottom line. Join us for 2024 Go-to-Market Predictions , an exclusive webinar series where industry experts dive into the trends and forces reshaping business. See what’s ahead and get insights from top go-to-market leaders.

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 130

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. MARKETING: Maybe if you actually followed up the same day. Hyper-focus on marketing-qualified leads. Rolls eyes.] Tag-team at events.

Lead Rank 257

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 257

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 12, 2017

The best marketing minds are like that – a marriage of seeming opposites that end up working together. Strategic marketers today must balance the right brain that controls creativity and intuition and the left brain that processes information logically and analytically. Here tonight,” he said, “we have apple and orange.

Marketing 219

Marketing SAP Analytics Webinar Metrics 219

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before.

B2B 207

B2B Social Media eBook Advertising 207

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 15, 2012

If you’re in Sales, you’ve learned to hate Marketing. If you’re in Marketing, you’ve learned to hate Sales. If you’re in Sales, when was the last time you spent an extended period of time working with your Marketing counterparts? Marketing can’t do what Sales does best and vice versa.

Marketing 209

Marketing Webinar Metrics Advertising Advertising 209

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

Smooth Sale

MAY 3, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Want and Know How to Get Free Advertising? Advertising is a crucial component of any successful marketing strategy, but it can also be expensive, especially for small businesses and startups. Design shirts that catch the eyes of others will feature your logo.

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Advertising Advertising Social Media How To 144

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2018

Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. But can B2B marketers use YouTube to the same effect? Today’s blog post offers an in-depth guide to YouTube success for B2B marketers. Benefits of YouTube for B2B Marketing. Explore YouTube advertising. We say yes! Let’s get into it!

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B2B Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 217

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Your marketing department must be skilled at stimulating latent demand. My bet is your marketing department is terrible at this. These are PR firms, social media consultants, advertising agencies-you name it. B2B marketing service providers are not very good at this. There is only so much active demand in a given market.

Demand Generation Agencies 314

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services 314

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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Advertising Advertising B2B Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2018

In a 2010 blog post, ZoomInfo discussed the emergence of video as an effective vehicle for B2B marketing communications. Today video remains a hugely successful tactic in the B2B marketing world. In fact, nearly 76% of B2B marketing professionals report including video content in their overall digital strategies ( source ).

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Webinar Metrics Video Strategy Marketing 157

Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

So let us stop with this current catch phrase of social selling just to sell some webinar, book, etc, you get my drift. Now social marketing specific to B2B is a subset of marketing just as direct mail, advertising, business to business networking and promotional items all are. Prospecting is marketing! Cold calls.

Social Selling 153

Social Selling B2B Direct Mail Marketing 153

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2019

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. Yet, many tried-and-true marketing strategies continue to generate results. Among such strategies, webinars come out on top. But marketers often struggle to quantify the success of B2B webinars.

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Paid Content Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. Learn more about creating effective content – 10 Ways to Improve the Content Marketing You’re Creating. 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

Salesmate

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You are your customer’s favorite advertising agency because you have original ideas, and you know the right ways to implement them. In this article, you’ll find ways to make your business a success with the help of a CRM for advertising agencies. Challenges faced by advertising agencies. Lead capturing.

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Advertising Advertising CRM Ideal Customer Profile 119

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. 1. Marketing 360. The Marketing 360 YouTube channel offers a wide variety of high-quality video content. 2. Duct Tape Marketing. Go check it out!

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Channels Marketing Lead Rank Outsourcing Services 220

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s no surprise to see more and more marketers explore and invest in attribution modeling in 2019 and beyond. It’s imperative for marketers to understand their customers’ journey and the role that each touchpoint plays in an eventual purchase — and marketing attribution is the one tactic that helps them do so.

Trends 160

Trends B2B Marketing Channels 160

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. Tele-marketing.

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Campaigns Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 319

Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2019

Seasoned B2B marketers know a well-executed webinar is a goldmine for sales leads. Just consider these webinar lead generation statistics: 79% of buyers say they will share information in exchange for webinars ( source ) 44% of marketers have hosted or participated in a webinar.

Lead Rank 100

Lead Rank Webinar Metrics Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 100

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! Who’s attending webinars. Newsletters are near the top of the marketing funnel.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in numerous digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution. What is Marketing Attribution? Let’s get into it!

Paid Content 130

Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

You want to be on top in your market, but it’s more difficult when you’re pitted against enterprises. Lead generation is the process of advertising, optimizing brand reach, engaging with nurture campaigns, and maximizing digital channels. Why is Lead Generation Important for SMBs? 11 Steps to Build an SMB Lead Generation Strategy.

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Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

As they say “timing is everything” and that is true even in social media marketing when looking to: Credit www.sxc.hu. When compared to a study conducted in October of 2012 by GetResponse , there is a dramatic drop off between Facebook social media marketing and email marketing. Attract attention. Increase sales.

Social Media 139

Social Media Media Marketing Small Business 139

Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

For most to overcome this sales challenge of “I need prospects,” begins with marketing. Yet there still is so much confusion about what is marketing; how to define marketing and what marketing actions deliver the best results especially with the influence of social media. Building relationships.

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Prospecting Advertising Advertising Face-to-face 145

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 7, 2018

Marketers can expand their reach by buying leads from some content publishers or advertising on some third-party sites, but budget and accessibility to third-party sites can limit reach. Attendance of webinars. Intent data allows sales and marketing teams to initiate contact with buyers earlier in the buying cycle.

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Intent Data Intent Data Lead Rank 313

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

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

Increase Sales

MARCH 27, 2013

Every day is filled with new marketing research especially with the ongoing influence of mobile technology. According to a report on cross-screen engagement released by Microsoft Advertising, Flamingo Research and Ipsos, there appear now to be four common multi-screen pathways to potential customers or consumers. Share on Facebook.

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Sage Marketing Small Business Small Business 125

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Lead gen occurs within the second stage of a marketing funnel—meaning it happens after marketers have attracted an audience and are ready to hand them over to the sales team. What does a “good lead” look like anyway? What is a Lead?

Lead Generation 240

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

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. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing. Demand generation is a joint effort between a business’s marketing and sales organizations.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 225

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 30, 2020

Watch the webinar, take notes, and let me know one action you will take … immediately. They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. The company’s leaders were wise enough to know that if they had to make cuts, it was best to cut deep in areas that weren’t profitable.

Referrals 279

Referrals Cold Calling Lead Generation Webinar Metrics 279

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 144

Marketing Webinar Metrics Email Marketing Top of Funnel 144

Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. With better profiles, demand generation teams can craft stronger advertising campaigns. Marketers can attract and retain prospective customers more effectively.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Customer Demand Generation Agencies 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

You know what’s a colossal marketing mistake? While every new marketing venture requires due diligence, the nuances of international communications are often overlooked when marketers try to gain traction in a new region. You can’t simply “copy and paste” your marketing efforts from the U.S. into another market.

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2020

B2B sales and marketing leaders have offered valuable and creative ideas for adjusting to the “new normal” that may exist long after the health scare has subsided. Well, kind of,” says Kate Adams, vice president of marketing for Drift, a lead-generation platform. Now is the time to invest in digital marketing strategies.

Ideal Customer Profile 207

Ideal Customer Profile Scale Webinar Metrics Consumer 207

Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2024

As B2B prospects demand increasingly personalized experiences, incorporating account-based marketing (ABM) throughout the customer acquisition funnel becomes increasingly important. Here are some practical steps that marketers can take to improve outcomes at each stage of the ABM integration process.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing Funnel Webinar Metrics 130