Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Channels “partners” have been a part of sales ever since sales have existed. Channels are a high impact route to market, they enable us to connect with customers we can’t easily connect with. We train them, we provide marketing programs, content. This concept is called channel conflict/contention.

Channels 137

Channels Lead Rank Face-to-face Lead Scoring 137

Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. Landing pages serve as a litmus test to digital marketing campaign success — you get to see who is interested in your content and how many. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing? An example of a landing page design.

Prospecting 246

Prospecting Marketing Top of Funnel Segment 246

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.

Paid Content 207

Paid Content Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cost per Acquisition 207

Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2019

In decades past, the world of marketing was dominated by print advertisements in newspapers and magazines. These antiquated marketing tactics had one thing in common: They put the product front and center, with clever presentations intended to entice prospects to become paying customers. Evoke emotions through storytelling.

Marketing 202

Marketing Advertising Advertising Face-to-face 202

Zoominfo

JUNE 30, 2019

So, in an effort to demystify the term, we recently took to our blog to discuss marketing creativity —what it is, what it isn’t, and how to achieve it. We also thought it would be helpful to provide our readers with examples of truly creative marketing. Three Incredible Examples of Creative B2B Marketing Initiatives.

Examples 208

Examples B2B Marketing Inbound 208

Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2020

Putting together a B2B marketing team kind of feels like assembling a superhero group. An essential step towards building this powerful pack is recognizing which areas in your marketing structure currently come up short. to marketing team structure. Marketing team structure by audience segments.

Outsourcing Services 246

Outsourcing Services B2B Hiring Marketing 246

Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

All sales and marketing tools make big promises—more leads, more engagement, higher click-through rate, better sales—but none more so than marketing automation. For those who aren’t familiar, marketing automation tools are exactly what they sound like—tools that automate certain marketing practices.

Top of Funnel 197

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 197

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!

Direct Mail 323

Direct Mail How To Advertising Advertising 323

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a hot topic of conversation, and momentum is building to expand this person-first approach from Marketing to Sales and beyond, breaking down department barriers with shared goals: Enter account-based everything (ABE). Recently, we brought a new HR dataset to market.

Account Based Marketing 307

Account Based Marketing Account Ideal Customer Profile Outbound 307

SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2023

Previously, SBI Research reported that one of four tensions facing CEOs this year is Prioritizing customer acquisition, but deprioritizing Marketing spend. Our position remains that while attribution can be obscure, CEOs should resist the temptation to reduce marketing expenses.

Marketing 31

Marketing Face-to-face Channels Report 31

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

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. What is the typical dynamic of your sales?

Face-to-face 393

Face-to-face How To Negotiation Lead Rank 393

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Through a channel partnership network? Affiliate marketing? Most models for building a sales engine haven’t changed much, yet those traditional channel networks are costlier to develop. Gig Economy, the Newest Sales Channel. Building a Gig Channel. Pushing customers to a website with SEO? Door-to-door sales?

Engineering 227

Engineering Hiring Networking Channels 227

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A growing market suddenly became an uncertain one. Then, we demonstrated how our solution helps businesses manage risk while finding new or alternate revenue channels along with improving existing digital channels and experiences. . . Do we look like we’re taking advantage if we trumpet coronavirus-related messages?

Face-to-face 317

Face-to-face Lead Rank Vendor Guidelines 317

SocialSellinator

OCTOBER 4, 2022

What Is Digital Marketing? Digital marketing is the use of digital channels to promote or market products and services. It is a relatively new form of marketing, and its popularity has been growing in recent years.

Trends 130

Trends Marketing Social Media Promotion 130

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.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 225

The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

One proven way is to use analogies from different yet relatable practices. No issue with that, but I prefer to use investment and the financial markets, primarily because of the focus on value. (cloudingo.com, The Salesforce User’s Benchmark Report) With feedback like that, how can you confidently go forth and hope to win?

Lead Scoring 352

Lead Scoring Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Objections 352

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.

Social Selling 263

Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

Ideal Customer Profile 147

Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Buyer Persona 147

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?

Lead Generation 240

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. Through consistent processes, leaders derive quick insights on how its sales organization attacks their market. Related infographic: Ultimate Guide for Sales Outreach in 2020! Related blog: How to Manage Expectations Around Marketing Vanity Metrics.

Top of Funnel 246

Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Data 246

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. The ever-decreasing lack of seller access during the customer journey isn’t a COVID-related problem. Digital marketing and lead nurturing wasn’t living up to its promises to fill pipelines with hot leads, even before the pandemic. Think about it.

Referrals 323

Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In fact, you can expect 30,000 new products to hit the market each year. By doing so, they’re in a much better position to attract the right prospects and gain market shares in their respective targeted segments. It’s what they call “perceived value,” and part of this perception is based on what’s already available in the market.

Lead Scoring 214

Lead Scoring Lead Rank Consumer Exact 214

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As your business expands into new markets, privacy considerations must be top of mind. Maintaining a compliant go-to-market strategy, on the other hand, can help your brand build customer trust and grow your revenue in a sustainable and scalable way. Canada has its own set of privacy laws that impact how companies go to market.

Telemarketing 130

Telemarketing Marketing Inbound Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

But they can also face a winding path to purchase , sprawling buying committees, and a dizzying number of channels vying for their attention. For B2B marketers, that means the challenge of effectively reaching, engaging, and converting their target audience is more complex than ever. What is B2B Marketing?

Paid Content 130

Paid Content Report B2B Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

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.

Paid Content 130

Paid Content Webinar Metrics Hiring Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2018

Modern customers demand authentic, valuable content over more traditional marketing content that resembles a sales pitch. So, how can marketers deliver the content buyers crave? Social media platforms are particularly popular channels for UGC, as they allow users to share quick content to large audiences.

Social Media 221

Social Media Survey Media Channels 221

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.

Trade Show 264

Trade Show Top of Funnel Funnel Conference 264

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. Unfortunately, trade shows are expensive and time-consuming.

Trade Show 187

Trade Show Marketing Social Media Lead Rank 187

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. If you get one variable wrong — the audience, the content offer, or even the channel — you can waste thousands of dollars. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade.

Advertising 130

Advertising Advertising Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 130

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2022

Did you know that social media personalization can increase your marketing ROI by up to 400% ? When customers feel like a business knows them personally, they are more likely to respond positively to marketing initiatives. What is Personalization in Marketing? Consider a sales presentation.

Social Media 138

Social Media Campaigns Media Strategy 138

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The premise of content marketing is simple: Offer something of value and, in exchange, earn the trust of potential customers. Yet, when it comes time to execute, many marketers stumble. If you’ve ever asked yourself a similar line of questions, fear not, dear marketer. Content Marketing Calendar Goals and Key Considerations.

Top of Funnel 189

Top of Funnel B2B Buyer Persona How To 189

The Pipeline

APRIL 23, 2019

This forces us to not just be multi-channel in our approach, but also multi-lingual. This is why I work with my clients to develop their central value to the broadest segment of the market, the Status Quo. Related Resources. Someone in any aspect of retail looks at you differently in March than September.

Prospecting 260

Prospecting Transportation Retail Exact 260

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Say you’re in a market for a new car.

Lead Rank 246

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 246

Connext Digital

MARCH 24, 2024

Email marketing remains one of the most powerful and effective marketing channels available to marketers today. Despite the rise of social media and other digital marketing tactics, email still reigns supreme for its ability to drive results and high ROI.

Email Marketing 94

Email Marketing Marketing Social Media Channels 94