Pointclear

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet. Marketing automation doesn’t identify your best target audiences. But it’s only a tool.

Marketing 266

Marketing Strategy Eloqua Marketo 266

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2019

A majority of modern businesses fall into one of two categories: B2C (business-to-consumer) or B2B (business-to-business). These classifications provide the building blocks at a company’s inception, as they broadly define a brand’s audience and target market. Enter, B2P (business-to-person) sales and marketing.

B2C 182

B2C B2B Marketing Lead Rank 182

Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

‘Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. B2B products tend to be complex and more practical than flashy– so B2B organizations often value logic and reason over emotions. . But, emotions play a larger role in B2B purchase decisions than you may realize. Enter, sentiment analysis.

Analysis 176

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 176

SBI Growth

MAY 1, 2013

How do you know it’s time to restructure your marketing organization ? We also never thought that Marketing’s technology spend could outpace the IT spend. She inherited a legacy B2B marketing team, no marketing automation or lead generation program. Sales leadership continues to hammer marketing for support.

Outsourcing Services 296

Outsourcing Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation 296

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. As a B2B sales rep, the more you know about a prospect and their company, the easier it is to sell to them. What kind of marketers would we be if we didn’t include ZoomInfo on this list? Check it out! It’s free!

Research 233

Research B2B Tools Company 233

Zoominfo

JULY 16, 2019

Brands constantly design, redesign, optimize, and test their B2B websites on the never-ending journey to perfection. Take a look at the following statistics, and you’ll understand why B2B companies heavily prioritize website design ( source ): 38% of people will stop engaging with a website if the content or layout is unattractive.

B2B 232

B2B Scale SalesForce Hubspot 232

MarketJoy

APRIL 18, 2025

A top lead generation company can be a game-changer for B2B companies. They focus on providing high-quality SQLs with custom outreach strategies that will help you with a steady fl ow of prospects that are ready to be converted. CIENCE defines success based on the number of activities vs the number of sales leads generated.

Lead Generation 66

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Outsourcing Services Lead Rank 66

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

93% of B2B marketers use social media, and with good reason—it works ( source ). The same study showed that B2B decision makers are 10% more likely to consider brands that consumers know and feel connected to ( source ). We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media B2B Marketing 147

Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2021

Social media has quickly become an integral part of any B2B marketing strategy, and when it comes to your go-to-market (GTM) plan, you’re missing a crucial part of the puzzle without it. What Is A B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy? Key Benefits Of B2B Social Media Marketing Strategies For Your GTM Plan.

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Social Media Media Strategy Benefit 200

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Today’s B2B buyers conduct most, if not all, initial product research online. As a result, your company’s website and related B2B product pages are critical to the success of your organization. Often, your product pages exist to simply introduce visitors and prospects to your goods and services—enticing them to learn more.

B2B 203

B2B Case Study Ideal Customer Profile Study 203

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.

Paid Content 252

Paid Content Marketing Social Media Top of Funnel 252

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

Top of Funnel 218

Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 16, 2018

When products don’t move smoothly and seamlessly between manufacturer and end-user, they become exponentially harder to bring to market. In 2018, businesses can’t afford to fall behind the market, and they can’t afford not to maximize their operational efficiency. Customer retention and loyalty.

B2B 195

B2B Company Hiring Discount 195

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. Customer Experience (CX) Expert. Let’s get into it! Data Analyst.

Marketing 187

Marketing Social Media B2B Analysis 187

Zoominfo

JULY 22, 2018

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. Instead, we’re operating in a business environment dictated by the wants and needs of our customers. Enter: Multichannel marketing.

Marketing 189

Marketing Retail Channels Social Media 189

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services.

SalesForce 130

SalesForce Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

On building a sales organization as sophisticated as contemporary B2B buyers …. Every B2B trade publication, analyst, and even company (Hi!) But what does the structure of a B2B sales organization look like as we enter the next decade? How Do You Improve Retention Rates for B2B Sales Teams? Today, we review.

B2B 200

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

Marketing 246

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

SalesFuel® , renowned for its comprehensive market research and sales intelligence solutions, today announces the launch of its exclusive B2B BuyerSCAN. The study ensures no single industry dominates the data, providing a balanced and broad understanding of the B2B landscape. Lee Smith, CEO of SalesFuel.

B2B 111

B2B Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Advertising 111

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Regions Telemarketing Etiquette Every Salesperson Should Know B2B vs. B2C Cold Calling Best Practices Stay Compliant, Stay Successful Is cold calling illegal? Cold calling is legal in most places, it remains a legitimate practice within the realms of ethical sales and marketing strategies. When it comes to B2B versus.

Cold Calling 104

Cold Calling Telemarketing B2C Guidelines 104

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world. Marketers — us included — continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. But what does developing an actual personalized marketing strategy actually entail?

B2B 130

B2B Marketing Segment Consumer 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

‘Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. B2B products tend to be complex and more practical than flashy– so B2B organizations often value logic and reason over emotions. But, emotions play a larger role in B2B purchase decisions than you may realize. Enter, sentiment analysis.

Analysis 130

Analysis B2B Airlines Marketing 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. AI in Marketing.

B2B 247

B2B Telecommunications Forecasting Scale 247

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. What is a Customer Profile? The Benefits of Creating Customer Profiles.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 30, 2020

Sales-marketing alignment is a hot topic for most sales and marketing organizations and has been since the beginning of business. Here on the HubSpot blog, we’ve published several posts outlining ways sales and marketing organizations can work better together. Sales and Marketing Alignment vs. Revenue Operations.

Revenue 141

Revenue B2B Company Strategy 141

MarketJoy

MARCH 24, 2025

This is a classic pain point for all B2B companies: how to populate their sales pipeline with leads that are actually qualified and do convert. This is where B2B lead generation services and Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) come into play. What Are B2B Lead Generation Services? Sound familiar?

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 52

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Stop selling products or services and start selling stories. Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? But where to begin? Hone their creativity or intuition?

Marketing 226

Marketing Telemarketing Education Scale 226

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Considering this expansive reach, it only makes sense for marketers to wonder how they can use Reddit to their advantage. In a recent blog post, we offered some tips on using Reddit to conduct market research. But, beyond that particular use case, marketers can also convert Reddit into a successful marketing channel.

B2B 157

B2B Advertising Advertising Promotion 157

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Artificial Intelligence—or AI—has become an increasingly hot topic in the marketing world as of late. The reason for this is simple: AI technology can automate tasks, simplify complex processes, and organize complicated data sets just as a real marketing professional would—only faster and more accurately. Keep reading!

Lead Rank 272

Lead Rank Churn Analysis Lead Scoring 272

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Check out our tips for getting the most out of your next B2B data purchase. For a more in-depth look at selecting a data provider, check out the following blog posts: A Guide to B2B Data Sources. Try Before You Buy: B2B Data Sampling Strategies. How to Get More from Your B2B Data.

B2B 154

B2B Data Vendor Discount 154

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

These days, emotional engagement with customers is a key differentiator for go-to-market teams. The importance of building customer loyalty. It’s also cheaper to keep an existing customer than it is to acquire a new one (think marketing campaign costs and new user training, for example).

Loyalty 190

Loyalty Scale Customer Marketing 190

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2018

While this undoubtedly makes for an ideal buying situation, it makes the job of a marketer significantly more difficult. For seasoned marketers, the practice of personalization – or the process of tailoring marketing efforts to a specific individual or group of people – is not a new concept. Enter, personalization.

Marketing 194

Marketing Scale Segment Channels 194

Zoominfo

JANUARY 18, 2021

Modern CRM tools can now be used to manage customer relationships across the entire customer journey, which spans marketing, sales, customer service, and more. In today’s business world, the customer truly is king, and they have more buying power than ever. So, what’s the overall goal? Need more convincing?

CRM 204

CRM Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 204

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

If you’re a B2B company, ecommerce is a necessity for your business. As a McKinsey & Company study found, 65% of B2B companies sold exclusively online in 2022. B2B ecommerce strategies also differ greatly from B2C (business-to-consumer) ecommerce. In this post, we highlight the top 10 for 2023: 1.

Trends 130

Trends B2B B2C Social Media 130

Zoominfo

MARCH 27, 2018

On the most basic level, customer engagement can be defined as the ongoing relationship between a brand and its customers. And, even though customer engagement is only a piece of the marketing puzzle, it shouldn’t be ignored. The Current State of Customer Engagement.

Customer 196

Customer Consumer Channels Customer Service 196

Zoominfo

APRIL 10, 2018

From the time social media became a viable marketing channel, B2B companies have been looking for ways to automate social processes. Today we’re covering a topic that B2B marketers have disputed for years—scripted social media. Instead, we feel that—as with most marketing tactics—there’s a time and place for everything.

Social Media 188

Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profile Social Selling 188

Pipeliner

APRIL 9, 2021

Businesses focused on increasing their B2B sales need to concentrate on a consistent set of factors, including research, relationship building , identifying pain points, and development. Business to business marketing campaigns focuses on building long-term relationships rather than the one-time purchases of business-to-customer sales.

Industry 98

Industry B2B Strategy Social Media 98