Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Online reviews and company websites are the two primary platforms for research, but other channels such as social media can provide valuable information, too. Because marketers live on the very channels the customers are engaging with, clever marketers harness these channels to reach potential and loyal customers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

Author: Warren Fowler Sales teams and marketers focus on digital communication so much that they seem to forget the power of offline promotion channels. While online tools are often more convenient and practical than traditional marketing techniques, the fact remains that the latter usually perform better. Let’s take a look!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

No matter how many times we’re told email marketing is dead, the channel continues to be an effective way to generate revenue. In fact, studies show that email marketing has a 4400% return on investment ( source ). Enter email list segmentation—the key to successful email marketing. Unfamiliar with the term? Keep reading.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

How this number will change following the pandemic isn’t certain, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta predicts the number of days worked from home will triple among full-time employees. In April, Echo Market Research and Tango Card asked 500 newly remote employees how engaged they were feeling. Budgets don’t have to be large.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 13, 2020

Potential customers are risk-averse and reevaluating their budgets and priorities while trying to decipher the winds of the market. If you have taken the time to evaluate the complexity of your information and the ideal communications channels, you can begin to formulate strategy. Finally, follow-up. Be a human first.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

as this channel has become saturated. The problem of missing decisionmakers most often shows up when companies submit a proposal and never hear anything back. Following a systematic process to identify decisionmakers, understand their interests, and have them “coauthor” proposals, can significantly boost closing ratios.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 21, 2020

So it’s obviously popular with consumers, but why should marketers be considering SMS programs in addition to email and mobile push? An interactive channel: While email reply rates remain low, users are happy to interact with a brand via SMS. If you want to get up and running soon, perhaps you should consider a Toll-Free Number.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. Today we’re covering how sales teams can benefit from both sales and market intelligence along the buyer’s journey. What is Market Intelligence? What is Sales Intelligence?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

You want to know if a lead is qualified well before you even pick up the phone to call them. Every data point helps your revenue team (sales, marketing, and customer success) determine if this lead fits your ideal customer profile (ICP). Learn more: The Definitive Guide to Lead Qualification Marketing. Instead, it’s a chase.

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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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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?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After 18 years in B2B marketing, Ive seen this song and dance before. And lets face it, most B2B marketing teams didnt exactly have a foolproof plan to ensure ROI. Some are ramping up investments in large-scale user conferences. 40% on Post-Event Follow-Up: This is the part where most people drop the ball.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

Like everyone else, we had to pivot, and fast.” — Danny Daly, manager, marketing events at ZoomInfo. So, what happens when the conference seat your marketing and sales team offers is your registrants’ preferred chair at home? Danny Daly, marketing events manager at ZoomInfo, has had the same experience.

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Zoominfo

JULY 17, 2018

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. 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say webinars are the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ). Keep reading!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Regardless of a company’s tech stack size, CRM systems are a staple for sales and marketing teams. For instance, your social media strategy that your marketing manager ran five years ago looks different today — with multiple social media specialists running more channels. Whatever a business requires, these systems must deliver.

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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. Learn more about creating effective content – 10 Ways to Improve the Content Marketing You’re Creating.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

You want to be on top in your market, but it’s more difficult when you’re pitted against enterprises. Some of the easiest methods of lead generation include increasing traffic to your social media channels and website. Develop email marketing campaigns – A one-size-fits-all approach to emailing leads is inefficient.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2020

As organizations emerge from the pandemic crisis and fire up their sales engines, it’s clear that the channel must adapt – shifting and aligning priorities (SUPPORT), implementing new, more impactful channel strategies (ENABLE) and leveraging the right solutions (ENGAGE). That’s a win-win.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

But what if you’re a small business and don’t have extra marketing dollars (or time) to spend on massive engagement-boosting campaigns? Zero in on Your Target Market. First, make sure you understand who you’re target market is. First, make sure you understand who you’re target market is. Have a Content Marketing Strategy.

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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).

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Following the 2008 recession, it took larger companies an average of four years to recover their pre-recession level of GDP , while smaller companies took six years. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. This proactive mentality is essential going forward.

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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.

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Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

What is a CRM system in marketing? But with the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you can optimize your marketing to suit the unique needs of every customer, just like you might in a small independent business. What is a CRM system in marketing? What are some CRM marketing examples? What is CRM?

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2020

When the economy slows, the pace of decision making must pick up. Learn how to take action in my free Sales Experts Channel presentation—“ How to Recession-Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—on Tuesday, April 14, at 1:00 Pacific, 2:00 Mountain, 3:00 Central, 4:00 Eastern, and other time zones around the world.

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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. Though email is an extremely effective communication channel that’s ever-evolving, it’s one of the most time-consuming. How Do You Set up Email Automation? Technical Steps. Email Automation Tools.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 8, 2018

Author: Jason Kulpa Successful B2B marketing is all about saying the right thing through the right channel at the right time. In fast-paced marketing, the right time usually means right away. Finally, by proactively owning engagement today, companies can stretch their marketing dollars further. Take Control of Engagement.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 6, 2021

A nightmare scenario materialized for thousands of businesses at the onset of the pandemic: their largest source of business dried up overnight and the outlook seemed grim. “I would say outbound sales has been a big success story,” Stephen followed up. Successful Firms Diversified Their Channels.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

No issue with that, but I prefer to use investment and the financial markets, primarily because of the focus on value. With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. I read a scary stat, the average CRM has between 100 – 300 unfollowed up on tasks.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 22, 2019

The following are the seven major business pain points solved by sales engagement: Business Pain Point #1: Not Optimizing for the Modern Buyer. Selling to buyers the way they like to be sold to is not a novel concept, yet with all the channels in existence today, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Why not be centralized?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This savvy also allows sellers to engage around the entire sales cycle and open up opportunities throughout. Sales leaders can build their teams’ business acumen by facilitating the following steps: 1. They also involve a strong point of view and the right questions to ask so that the customer executives open up about their businesses.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Recruiting and marketing may be two separate fields—but in today’s digital world, the lines between the two have become increasingly blurred. In fact, 86% of HR professionals agree that recruitment is becoming more like marketing ( source ). The recruiting landscape is now a candidate-driven and highly competitive environment.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

But it doesn’t hurt to have an arsenal of tips and tricks up your sleeve. Whether a sales rep is doing a cold call or following up on a marketing lead, building a relationship with a prospect is critical. Let’s say the rep pitches a new prospect — a marketing director. Get Social with Your Prospects.

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MAY 18, 2023

That’s because smart recruiters have learned to apply marketing principles to their talent acquisition process, helping them fill and nurture robust talent pipelines they can hire from at a moment’s notice. Here are the key components your talent team should have in place to make recruitment marketing work for them.

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