Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2021

Modern digital advertising can feel a lot like trying to speak to a stadium full of people from center field without a microphone. So at the end of the day, the audience is your buyer,” says Jim Donovan, vice president of sales at ZoomInfo. . According to eMarketer , 80 percent of advertisers admit that third-party data is unreliable.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Customers do their research, ask questions, and even address customer service issues on social channels. B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. It’s not advertising. Nobody likes advertising, and people look for ways to avoid it. What is B2B Social Selling?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 23, 2018

Author: Kostas Chiotis Consumers are becoming increasingly swayed by social media posts when it comes to purchasing a product or service, making it a great platform for sales. Increasing sales via social media content, campaigns and outreach is really important part of a marketing strategy these days. Create interesting content.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If one of your goals in 2021 is to grow your online sales, you’re not alone. Content marketing generates more than 3x the leads as advertising and costs 62% less. As a small businessperson, this means you can dramatically increase the eyes on your brand without having to spend millions on traditional advertising campaigns.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It can make it hard to predict what B2B marketing and sales will look like when we enter the post-COVID-19 era. . Research by Influencer Marketing Hub indicates 69% of brands expect to spend less on marketing and advertising in 2020, through the COVID-19 phase and the weeks and months immediately afterward. That makes sense.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021. New research from Dave Kurlan and The Objective Management Group (OMG) backs up my claims.

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The value of digital video can’t be beat, according to 50% of advertisers. Here are four digital video advertising tips to make the most effective ads possible. Creating the Best Digital Video Advertising Take Advantage of Trends According to TikTok , there’s a set of “universal truths” to mastering digital video advertising.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Recently, I was trying to understand how we could venture into the advertising space. There must be a way that we can activate it in the advertising space to drive value for our customers.”. If ZoomInfo’s business data “belonged” in the advertising audience world back in 2008, why wouldn’t it belong there now? The results?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Top Display Advertising Targeting Mistakes Getting your audience right is paramount to increasing conversion rates and spending efficiently. So, what makes B2B display advertising successful?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Today, as many as 88 percent of consumers perform online research ahead of time before they buy a product. Online reviews and company websites are the two primary platforms for research, but other channels such as social media can provide valuable information, too. Establishing a Sales Enablement Process.

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Challenge: Attracting new clients without a comprehensive amusement park advertising package Callie Hughes, a 10-year media sales rep from WJCL , approached a local theme park looking to improve their current amusement park advertising package. It has been performing well since the addition in March.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 2, 2024

SEM Paid Search Leads in Advertisers Media Spend Marketing Budgets are Taking a Dive According to an article from Multichannel Marketer , Chief Marketing Officers from around the country say their budgets have dropped. Photo by: Mimi Thian SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

Account-based sales reps know better than to treat people that way in real life, so why treat people that way on social media? And considering account-based sales is all about relationships, perhaps a different approach is in order. In the “Mad Men” days, the people with the biggest advertising budgets sold the most product.

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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. Programmatic advertising. Programmatic advertising essentially automates the bidding process using analytics data, as opposed to using traditional ad buying methods to purchase ad spots.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. Most prospects begin their buying journey (or at least preliminary research) because of a business-related issue they would like to be solved.

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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. Hussam: Here’s some context: Essentially, my team was created to align Go-To-Market resources (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Product Management, and Executives).

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It does until you take a closer look at their marketing and sales strategy. After analyzing her customers and doing additional market research, she found the best market for her product is actually men who are seeking to purchase a special gift for their significant other. Sounds crazy right? Drug dealers don't pay for marketing.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

According to the show notes on iTunes, The eCommerce Marketing Podcast walks you through everything that goes into eCommerce marketing — from inbound marketing to paid advertising to conversions. Join the scrappy, skeptical Adweek news team as we debate the highs and lows of creativity, advertising, marketing, media, and technology.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

The platform supports the integration of these insights directly into CRM and marketing automation systems, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with sales strategies for improved lead conversion rates. With Pocus, sales and marketing teams can confidently build pipeline and consistently close more revenue.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 8, 2019

In honor of International Women’s Day, how can your sales team attract more female rainmakers? There’s always been bias against women in sales, and anyone with different color skin, ethnicity, or beliefs than decision-makers and hiring managers. Whatever the reason for the change, the rallying cry is to attract women in sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

In fact, up to 85 percent of millennials use their smartphone to research and shop for products and services online. So, a potential buyer might see a Facebook post about your latest earrings collection while in line to get his latte, do some research during his commute to work, and purchase a pair by the time he got to his office.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the areas of complex sales that I have seen soak up tons of time from entrepreneurs and senior salespeople over my years is writing proposals. As a [Your Position] at [Your Company’s Name and what it does], I’m often tasked with drafting sales proposals to potential clients. I fed this prompt into ChatGPT 3.5

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. Most prospects begin their buying journey (or at least preliminary research) because of a business-related issue they would like to be solved.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 19, 2018

Let’s agree that the goal of your marketing team should be to help your sales team. But as sales professionals, how can you feed your sales intelligence in to your marketing team and how can they use that intelligence to better help you close sales? Read it: 7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

ABM traditionally relies heavily on targeted advertising, but can also include email, social, events, and any other relevant channel that can influence a key account’s buying behavior. But finding the right tool for your business and budget takes research and careful evaluation. What is Account-Based Marketing Software?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Over time, advertising has become flashier and exaggerated. More Trusted Than Advertising. First-party reviews, collected by the company itself, are ratings and feedback provided by customers or experts upon receiving a product or service from a company or researching that company. Use Google as a research tool.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In the upcoming years, e-commerce business sales are expected to rise up to 250 percent and reach the $4.5 Going global with your business is a huge risk, and one needs to have conducted enough research, planning and preparation. Another thing you should research is the demand for the product you want to sell in different countries.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Compared to B2C marketing strategies, B2B marketers and sales professionals rely on educating their audiences to gain more leads and conversions. Aligning Sales and Marketing. How Do You Set up Email Automation?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 11, 2018

Author: Patrick Foster Using Facebook Messenger as a sales channel has become an incredibly popular option recently, and for good reason. Even if the users don’t always have intent to buy, any vaguely-relevant traffic you get without having to spend anything on advertising is worth having. Capture user attention right away.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 22, 2021

There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice, one of them being that it’s more effective than any kind of ‘spray and pray’ method. Identifying your target market isn’t something that you can nail down in a few hours of research. Research Your Competition.

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Nutshell

JUNE 21, 2024

But what does Facebook advertising actually cost, and how do you know you’ll be able to afford it? In short, the cost of Facebook advertising depends on numerous factors, including your ad budget, industry, and promotional goals. If so, you may want to leverage Facebook’s 2 billion-plus daily active users by investing in Facebook ads.

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Zoominfo

JULY 16, 2018

Seasoned B2B marketers know a well-executed webinar is a goldmine for sales leads. Just consider these webinar lead generation statistics: 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say a webinar is the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ). Yet, sales-ready leads don’t just pour in the second you decide to hold a webinar.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2018

A consistent visual identity will help gain an instant recognition of your brand, which will also potentially lower your costs on advertising and marketing in the long-term. Do your research first and foremost. For a brand to really resonate with customers, it needs to have a consistent visual identity.

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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. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. B2B Sales Operations Are Changing for Good. This proactive mentality is essential going forward.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

If you’ve done your homework, that trade show is a small(ish) pond of like-minded prospects where your sales reps can catch a lot of really big fish! We asked Jake Shaffren, DiscoverOrg’s Director of Sales, and Nina Wooten, our Director of Demand Generation, about their favorite tips for generating sales leads at trade shows and events.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2018

Paid advertising. Example: A fictional HR company advertises their jobs across all of the aforementioned channels. Keyword research is crucial to online recruiting. Use web analytics software, competitor research, and free online keyword tools to identify high-volume keywords to optimize your job posts for. Job boards.

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