SBI Growth

DECEMBER 12, 2012

SBI’s CEO Greg Alexander, was recently quoted in Hubspot’s “ 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond ”. CEO’s are paying more attention to marketing’s contribution and are holding them accountable for revenue generation.”. Marketing leaders need to drive a strong impact to show a return on investment.

Demand Generation Agencies 333

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 333

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Strong demand generation effort is required throughout the year to maintain a steady flow of leads to the sales field. Marketing leaders need a proven framework to unlock the potential of your marketing team. The Marketing Implementation Assessment Tool provides the following benefits: Maximize Feasibility of Success.

Lead Rank 326

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cost per Lead Marketing 326

SBI Growth

JULY 12, 2013

As a CMO you''re constantly being criticized for not measuring the return on marketing spend. The back and forth is: “I need more marketing dollars”. The CEO may even be considering moving marketing under sales. This confusion adds to the “disconnect” between Marketing and the business overall. The CMO Top Ten.

Marketing 323

Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Call-back 323

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The biggest impact to acquiring new customers in 2013 will be Direct Content Marketing. This is the adoption of Content Marketing principles into outbound direct marketing. Direct Content Marketing is born. Content Marketing works. Demand Generation - Comprehensive View of Content Marketing.

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Direct Mail Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 319

SBI Growth

JULY 7, 2013

In this ever-changing environment, how does a marketing leader keep pace with the Informed Buyer? With so much coming at the buyer, how does a marketer stay relevant? A BPM provides the marketing team a blueprint for effective demand generation and lead management. BLUEPRINT FOR EFFECTIVE LEAD GENERATION.

Marketing 310

Marketing Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Social Media 310

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

These are just a few pillars that define demand generation. Learn more about how a successful demand generation strategy can help to nurture the long-term relationship between your brand and customers. What is Demand Generation? Demand generation is programmatic.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 130

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The ability to demonstrate marketing's return on investment is at the top of every CMO's plan for 2013. The ROI picture has been elusive as marketers struggle to capture the full impact of marketing’s contribution. It could have been that an acquisition marketing activity started the entire process that ended in a closed sale.

Demand Generation Agencies 293

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 293

LeadBoxer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) demand generation is important for any business. Awareness of your business’ products and services involves demand generation marketing strategies. You can skip some parts of the post and jump ahead: What is Demand Generation Marketing?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel 105

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

B2B marketers have long since understood the benefits of social media—yet many still struggle to leverage its full potential as a demand generation tool. In fact, 49% of B2B marketers rank social media marketing as the most difficult lead generation tactic to execute ( source ). Don’t believe us?

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Social Media 130

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The annual CMI/MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks study validates the move toward Content Marketing. Marketing leaders understand that content marketing is King. We are seeing marketing budgets increasing the content development line item. What is the Internal Content Marketing Offering?

Demand Generation Agencies 316

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing How To Face-to-face 316

SBI Growth

JANUARY 4, 2013

World Class marketing leaders approach Sales Kick-off as an engagement opportunity. Gone are the days of marketing’s participation limited to a marketing ‘timeslot’ presentation. Marketing leaders are active participants throughout the sales meetings. This approach damages marketing credibility.

Marketing 297

Marketing Buyer Persona Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 297

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Marketing leaders can gain a competitive advantage by executing a high value exercise Develop a Persona Ecosystem. For marketing leaders tasked with acquiring new customers this is the most valuable exercise you will perform all year. Dive in head first to enhance your 2013 Marketing Plan. Step 1: Identify the Market.

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Exercises Lead Scoring Lead Rank Marketing 310

Zoominfo

JANUARY 5, 2023

A few years ago, companies looking to expand into new markets and territories might see a big budget as the surest sign of a serious campaign. At ZoomInfo, our demand generation team engages hundreds of thousands of global customers and prospects every month using our MarketingOS platform.

Cost per Lead 130

Cost per Lead Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company. ZoomInfo has identified four areas — or quadrants — that together create a framework for a successful go-to-market approach: Build loyalty. Market expansion.

Ideal Customer Profile 264

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

SBI Growth

MAY 14, 2013

That’s a question I often hear from marketing leaders. The one thing the best marketers are doing is Contextual Content Marketing. CONTEXTUAL CONTENT MARKETING. Enter Contextual Content Marketing. Most marketing departments are replete with content. THE BENEFITS. Answer: Context. BUYING PROCESS MAPS.

Buyer Persona 314

Buyer Persona Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 314

SBI Growth

APRIL 3, 2013

You are counting on your product marketing manager for a successful launch. World-class companies are adopting new content marketing processes. Step 3: Wordsmith gymnastics is applied to transition features to benefits. Content Marketing is in the process of a major transformation. Demand Generation campaigns.

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Campaigns How To Energy Demand Generation Targets 300

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Marketing teams work to drive inquiries into the top of the funnel. However, this is an area that many marketing teams lack sound processes. H ow their teams should analyze Lead Sources is a major concern for marketing leaders. H ow their teams should analyze Lead Sources is a major concern for marketing leaders.

Cost per Lead 282

Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Leads 282

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Impacting a marketing team’s output in that short period of time requires a quick start. B2B CMO’s are expected to deliver hard Lead Generation metrics: Quantity of Sales Qualified Leads to the sales force. Marketing contribution as a % of Pipeline Opportunities. Marketing contribution as a % of Revenue.

Top of Funnel 282

Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 282

The Pipeline

JANUARY 2, 2014

A cute marketing term that elevated the noise created by Sales 2.0, But when you follow the links to a slideshare presentation: Inbound marketing your secrets to success , Kieran, on slide 9, attributes it to the Corporate Executive Board. Happy New Year! Tibor Shanto. Tibor Shanto'

Demand Generation Targets 295

Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Sales Cycle Comparison 295

SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2013

Sales leaders recognize that marketing has a role. The purpose of this article is for Marketing leaders to; 1. While B2B sales leaders have a large total budget, most of that budget is staff salaries and benefits. The sales leader has difficulty seeing the marketing spend as prudent. what is your total available market?

Demand Generation Agencies 306

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Advertising Top of Funnel 306

SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

According to Gallup research , the top five predictors of turnover (in general) are: 1. Pay and benefits. Insufficient Marketing-Provided Leads. The Marketing department is also supposed to provide leads. Unfortunately, many marketing organizations confuse demand generation with providing leads.

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Hiring Outsourcing Services Lead Nurturing Demand Generation 326

SBI Growth

MAY 5, 2013

I recently had a cup of coffee with a good friend and marketing peer. She has helped build the company with superb demand generation efforts. I had recently read Hubspot’s newest release of the State of Inbound Marketing Report, and a key stat hit me. Kathy is the CMO of an emerging software company. Top Insights.

Cost per Lead 323

Cost per Lead Inbound Buyer Persona Cost per Acquisition 323

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Over the last few months, marketers have witnessed one of the biggest changes to LinkedIn’s professional social network since its inception. The purpose of this blog post is to provide marketing leaders with a five minute executive summary explaining the new offering and what it means to your business. New to LinkedIn. Endorsements.

Lead Generation 317

Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 317

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Headcount, benefits, car packages, travel – all cost a fortune. Ignoring Content Marketing. Take the simple example of Marketing Automation technology. It can be wonderful for helping you stimulate and manage latent sales demand. The process defines your demand generation and lead management workflow.

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Hiring Lead Rank Collateral Case Study 326

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. B2B Lead Generation Sources.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Over the last few months, marketers have witnessed one of the biggest changes to LinkedIn’s professional social network since its inception. The purpose of this blog post is to provide marketing leaders with a five minute executive summary explaining the new offering and what it means to your business. New to LinkedIn. Endorsements.

Lead Generation 314

Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 314

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Translation: Even if the CEO/CFO allocate more money to you (the CSO), you should allocate some of those dollars to Marketing. Never before has the linkage between Marketing and Sales become more important. Sales and Marketing Teamwork = Success. Perhaps you need to look no further than your marketing compatriot.

Top of Funnel 267

Top of Funnel Funnel Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 267

Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. What Are the Benefits of Customer Profiling? With better profiles, demand generation teams can craft stronger advertising campaigns. Remember, nobody buys business software for its own sake.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Customer Demand Generation Agencies 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The upsides of account-based marketing are no mystery to anyone running a B2B go-to-market team. However, the gap between developing an account-based marketing strategy and actually aligning teams to win over their target accounts isn’t always easy to bridge. This is where sales and marketing alignment can make a difference.

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Account Based Marketing Scale Strategy Marketing 147

The Pipeline

MARCH 9, 2011

It is all well and good to have a process, but the benefits are in the execution. A direct and tangible benefit of adhering to a well defined and communicated process (and remember communication includes listening), is that it drives mutual accountability between reps and managers, sales and other departments, and among sales reps.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 238

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Paid Content Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change.

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 243

Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. Instead, B2B marketers are turning their attention to key performance indicators that showcase how full-funnel marketing efforts can deliver increased performance. In 2020, that figure was down to 47%.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

Demand Generation Targets 130

Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel Scale Marketing 130

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This of course is an important part of marketing and sales. Companies are using this as a reason to focus all of their sales tactics and marketing dollars to the Internet. Probably the most dynamic and important traditional marketing strategy is person to person marketing. And for the most part, it feels like it is.

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Fashion Small Business Small Business Hiring 293

The Pipeline

MAY 7, 2011

2011 Sales & Marketing Success Conference. Benefiting Victims of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Now you have an opportunity to get direct input from 35 of the world’s best know sales experts, all part of the 2011 Sales & Marketing Success Conference , presented by Top Sales World. Demand Generation.

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Pipeline Conference Webinar Metrics Cold Calling 218

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Personalization, precision and performance are the keys to modern B2B marketing. And account-based marketing software is what helps your team nail all three with perfection. Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new discipline, but the tools that help fuel successful ABM are constantly evolving.

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Account Based Marketing Account Software Software 130