The Pipeline

JULY 24, 2014

In the past, word of mouth was always considered the best form of advertising for business. Another way that companies have been able to generate revenue from word of mouth type advertising is through referral and affiliate programs. The Pipeline Guest Post - Megan Totka. There are really very few downsides to referral marketing.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. This post is for Sales leaders and HR business partners. Read on to understand the mechanics of effective sales compensation. That’s 3 times the amount invested in advertising! The crystal ball is now ready for a look into the future.

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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. According to a Hubspot study : 39% of people will stop engaging with a website if images won’t load or take too long to load. Content marketing generates more than 3x the leads as advertising and costs 62% less. , and businesses were no exception.

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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. Lead nurturing.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 31, 2025

Are your accounts curious about advertising on podcasts? How Big is the Podcast Advertising Market? podcast advertising amounted to $2.57 Analysts recommend that 5% of a marketers digital advertising spend should go to podcasts. In Q4 2024, 8.22% of the typical podcast time went to advertising. billion in 2024.

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Alice Heiman

JULY 18, 2023

If CEO, Julian Lumpkin, learned one thing from his sales career it was to follow what the most successful sellers were doing and do that. Before starting SuccessKit, he learned to use case studies to sell and realized that his company didn’t have a way to produce these. It paid off.

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Do you know how to create a B2B advertisement that will drive the ROI that your client is looking for? Creating an Effective B2B Advertisement Prioritize Digital Display and Video Ads According to a study by MAGNA Media Trials , there are two types of B2B advertisements that work consistently. Or maybe even exceed it?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2012

I hear from sales and marketing leaders on a regular basis that they need more leads. They own a DVR to skip television advertising, often ignore print advertising, and now have become so adept at online "surfing" that they can take in online information while ignoring banners or buttons (making them irrelevant).

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

SMBs need to focus on local marketing tools to promote their offerings and sales to meet their sales goals. Local Marketing Tools are Critical for SMBs in 2025 The Competition Never Tires A study by Valpak says that SMBs shouldn’t decrease their ad efforts because of inflation and higher cost of living. They need help.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 7, 2018

But they’re not asking for help from your sales team. 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. 47% of buyers viewed 3-5 pieces of content before engaging with a sales rep.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 30, 2018

Sales and marketing event season just ended. But I’m doing the job of demand generation, AND customer marketing, AND product marketing, AND the sales development team … with a bare minimum of tools to make that all happen!”. That’s frustrating. The availability of data is truly democratizing growth. It’s about being growthbound.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 11, 2019

Your job description probably reads something like “generate revenue by increasing sales through successful marketing for the entire organization, using market research, pricing, product marketing, communications, advertising and public relations.”

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SalesFuel

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital ads may be making huge waves in the advertising industry, but TV broadcast advertising is still the king. TV Broadcast Advertising Drives 60% of Viewers to Research Online TV has the Furthest Reach According to a study by TVB , TV broadcast advertising has the highest reach of all ad types. Let’s discuss.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 2, 2019

If you’re at a small company or startup, you probably are impressed by the highly sophisticated and advanced techniques that your peers at large companies use for building sales lead pipeline. The example also touches opportunity data – a newly hired CTO – which indicate favorable conditions, and the right time for sales outreach.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We’ll dig into the findings and see what we can learn from the study, but let’s start with some definitions. Very rarely did a sale require just a single signature, which meant the sales process and accompanying assets needed to be built around a variety of personas. Also, they overwhelmingly prefer to do independent research.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Lead generation is the process of advertising, optimizing brand reach, engaging with nurture campaigns, and maximizing digital channels. Identify the decision makers and stakeholders of target accounts – Finding contacts who make the purchasing decisions can expedite the sales process.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These businesses are dedicated to increasing sales and profits. Market Conditions The Hinge Research Institutes 2025 study of High Growth firms includes input from 770 businesses representing a wide cross-section of industries. The average budget for all businesses in the study amounts to 7%. Website design 67.8% Around 46.7%

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Are your clients worried about whether they’re spending their ad money at the right point in the sales cycle? Specifically, new studies show that when consumers pay attention to ad campaigns, purchase intent increases. Brand Lift Studies Marketers spend huge sums to produce entertaining and attention-getting ads.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

Scientific studies show that humor and laughter lead to more inspiration and creativity. In fact, one study shows people are more creative at solving word association puzzles after watching a comedy versus a scary movie or lecture ( source ). He used the Sales Force. Why did the junior marketer get into display advertising?

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 17, 2025

A new Valpak study, done with PureSpectrum, uncovers the challenges these accounts are facing. They might understand the need to advertise. But the Valpak research reveals that business owners fear the cost of advertising will outweigh the benefits. These SMB owners dont have time to study the market and their competitors.

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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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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

Difficulty tracking digital marketing/advertising efforts. CASE STUDY] Data-Agnostic? Pain point #3: Difficulty tracking digital marketing/advertising efforts. Difficulty tracking digital marketing/advertising efforts was a major pain point – and has consistently remained so – for the past two years.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

According to a study by Edelman, 88% B2B of decision-makers believe that thought leadership is effective in enhancing their perceptions of an organization—yet only 17% of them rate the quality of most of the thought leadership they read as very good or excellent. Align Marketing and Sales to Act Swiftly. Get Your Lead Scoring Right.

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Marketing and sales leaders can end the struggle to produce content for Lead Generation. I spent a good part of my career in marketing including leading account teams for an advertising agency as well as directing corporate marketing. Sales Benchmark Index has an incredible amount of Inbound Marketing content.

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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 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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SalesFuel

JANUARY 31, 2025

The IAB asked that question in its 2025 Outlook Study. The participants responses in this study can help you plan how to approach accounts this year. The number includes both digital and traditional media sales. Digital out-of-home advertising is projected to achieve 8.9% higher sales than in 2024. Social media 17.2%

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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. Studies show that up to 78 percent of mobile searches result in conversions. So, if you haven’t invested in mobile advertising already, then it may be high time to do so.

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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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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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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

I spent years touting the sight, sound, motion, and emotion of television advertising in a local, traditional media environment. Specifically, I was selling to advertisers the viewers of programs adjacent to these television commercials. According to a study by Wyzowl, 84% of consumers have shared a brand's video on social media.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2018

B2B Vlogging: As we discussed in a previous post, B2B blogging is an effective way to drive organic traffic to your website, engage potential buyers, and generate high-quality leads for your sales team. Testimonials and Case Studies: More than 70% of Americans reference online reviews to inform their buying decisions ( source ).

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SalesFuel

MARCH 28, 2025

As a media sales or advertising professional, you have little control over the rising income inequality in the U.S. With the right audience intelligence and advertising strategy, your accounts meet their goals as the economic climate changes. Economists also studied whats happened with consumers who arent as well off.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2019

In decades past, the world of marketing was dominated by print advertisements in newspapers and magazines. Whether it’s a blog post, paid advertisement, email, or landing page, your copy must read like it was written by a real person rather than churned out by an anonymous machine. Then came television and the rise of infomercials.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Adding a sales blog to your shared content has many benefits. Crystal Mackling of Peer Sales Agency believes blogs are a must for any sales professional. Why having a sales blog makes sense Reps can use their blogs to build and boost their brand. Blogging isn't just about posting company updates or news.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. Get the study: Why Didn’t They Buy? We’ve all seen advertisements show up on our Facebook feed for a product we recently viewed, with updated ads offering 20% off, a special checklist, or a free trial.

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