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

Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Chris Selland is CMO at Terametric , a company focused on maximizing marketing ROI by helping marketers capture and measure all their channel marketing data. However, that difficulty does not absolve marketers from making an effort.

ROI 178

ROI Demand Generation Agencies Salary Demand Generation Targets 178

Sales Hacker

JUNE 21, 2021

Sales reps go out in the market virtually and in person, they meet prospects, drum up interest, and ultimately close deals. But where can channel partnerships fit in? Sales Hacker has published ample content about channel partnerships. Let’s dive into some insights on implementing a channel sales approach successfully.

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Channels Hiring Webinar Metrics Revenue 112

SocialSellinator

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Have you ever wondered what inbound marketing is? In this article, we’ll look at what inbound marketing is, why it’s important, and what 6 key elements you need to include in your inbound marketing plan. Inbound Marketing Plan - What Is It? Now that we’ve answered the question, “what is inbound marketing?”

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Tools Buyer Persona Social Media Inbound 126

The Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2011

As usual, I invite you to have your two cents, and view all our videos at Renbor’s You Tube channel Sell Better. When Sales Met Marketing. White Paper. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. Today is the first of a few videos where I answer the above. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 224

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Author: Paige Musto In marketing, much like in life, success is often a function of how well you plan – how much you’re willing to research, strategize, optimize your approach. Mankind’s earliest marketers knew this: Umbricius Scaurus , a resident of Pompeii in the first century, A.D, Marketing adapted to taste and preference. .

Marketing 120

Marketing eBook Social Media Trade Show 120

The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

To get more insight on that, you can read a related article “ Working Backwards From Your Goal To Get Ahead “ Look forward to your comments, and invite you to visit our YouTube Channel to view other SellBetter sales videos. When Sales Met Marketing. White Paper. Community Marketing Blog. Tibor Shanto.

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Pipeline Prospecting Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 222

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

AUGUST 21, 2018

Your goal as a B2B marketer is to capture the attention of potential buyers with informational resources and content. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, snackable content is essentially the same as traditional marketing content—but condensed. So, how can you incorporate snackable content in your B2B marketing strategy?

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B2B Marketing Social Media Video 169

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 9, 2021

Marketing (and sales) inundate customers and prospects with endless emails, texts, phone calls. Social channels are increasingly cluttered and ineffective. Social channels are increasingly cluttered and ineffective. We look to marketing to create/drive leads. Somehow, our engagement strategies are less and less effective.

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Lead Rank Channels Customer Service Sales Qualified Lead 149

The ROI Guy

MAY 9, 2012

The iPad is perceived as a great new business tool, to empower sales to deliver more provocative interactive presentations, and to enable B2B marketing to provide engaging content to ever more mobile buyers. The traditional pitch and marketing vehicles just don't work as well as they used to.

Lead Rank 75

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Comparison 75

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2011

Content marketing represents a significant investment, consuming over 26% of total marketing budgets annually, according to surveys of 1,100 marketers by the Content Marketing Institute. Junta42 and MarketingProfs surveyed over 1,100 North American B2B marketers from diverse industries and a wide range of company sizes.

Marketing 94

Marketing Case Study Survey Social Media 94

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

It’s clear that podcasting isn’t going away anytime soon—so it’s time for B2B marketers to explore podcasting as a new marketing avenue through which they can build their brand, reach new audiences, and scale overall business growth. Today’s blog post breaks down B2B podcasting into a few easy steps. The Benefits of Podcasting for B2B.

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B2B Social Media Scale Channels 176

Pointclear

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management. Below are some highlights (a couple of minutes each).

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 185

SalesFuel

MARCH 29, 2024

In 2023, consumer visits to websites fell by 3.6%, even with ad spending across paid channels reaching an all-time high. Creating website content marketing that engages the consumers who do visit your client’s website has never been more important. Here are a few tips for creating content that will help drive sales.

Conversion 98

Conversion Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Consumer 98

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In many ways, managing multiple sales channels is like climbing that mountain—it looks easy until you really get into the process, and then the challenges and difficulties become all too apparent. If you currently manage a multi-channel operation, you know how naïve this statement sounds. You Need Channel Management.

Channels 83

Channels Sales Management Sales Qualified Lead Collateral 83

Partners in Excellence

JULY 29, 2014

Many would have you think social selling (social media, social marketing, social business, or whatever you call it) is the silver bullet. We are reaching and engaging people we might never have reached using our traditional marketing, demand gen, and prospecting methods. Social selling dominates many conversations. No related posts.

Social Media 129

Social Media Social Selling Direct Mail Media 129

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

When should I send that case study?”), tone of voice (“Will this customer appreciate my humor?”), and choice of content (“Would this buyer find a white paper useful?”). Eleni Hagen is a content strategist for Highspot , a sales enablement platform that helps organizations close the loop across marketing, sales and customers.

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Scale Maximizer Strategy How To 177

SBI

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

This week I interview Russ Chadinha , Senior Director Product Marketing of Model N Revenue Cloud. It is the primary objective for CEO’s and for Sales and Marketing executives. Nancy: What are some of the challenges your solution solves for Marketing/Sales? We call it Sales Tech Simplified.

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Revenue Lead Rank SAP Maximizer 131

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Weekly programs published from large companies and marketing departments are better when they can use the enormous amount of content which comes from each podcast. This multi-use content is used in testimonial quotes, blogs, nurture messages, ebooks, hard cover books, guest websites, white papers or case studies.

Top of Funnel 133

Top of Funnel Funnel Case Study Social Media 133

Velocify

DECEMBER 12, 2012

According to a new white paper, “ Inclined But Inactive: Strategies to Win Over Past Prospects ,” schools are missing a significant opportunity to boost enrollment rates at a lower cost than the cost of acquiring new prospects. The new white paper is available as a free download on Datamark’s website.

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Leads360 Funnel Top of Funnel Study 88

Pointclear

JULY 12, 2012

Click to start video at this point — Asked about what is happening or not happening in marketing and sales that is surprising this year, Ann references research that MarketingProfs did with the Content Marketing Institute last year. Marketing and Sales Alignment: Content Development Helps Close the Gap.

Strategy 171

Strategy Social Media Inbound Outbound 171

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

When should I send that case study?”), tone of voice (“Will this customer appreciate my humor?”), and choice of content (“Would this buyer find a white paper useful?”). Eleni Hagen is a content strategist for Highspot , a sales enablement platform that helps organizations close the loop across marketing, sales and customers.

Maximizer 156

Maximizer Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 156

The Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2011

When Sales Met Marketing. White Paper. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. But more important than that, is the desire to sell…that is to say, the desire to turn the process and all it implies into results. Deep inside, it all depends on only one action : attitude. Funnel management.

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Pipeline Twitter Hiring Cold Calling 216

Allbound

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A key factor of success for your channel is a cohesive marketing strategy. In order to effectively market through your channel partners, you’ll have to create a cooperative marketing strategy. Create shared marketing goals. A crucial part of partner marketing success is co-branded content.

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Webinar Metrics Strategy Marketing Collateral 78

Zoominfo

APRIL 5, 2018

Most marketers operate under one primary goal– to generate leads for their business. But, if you work in marketing, you know not all leads convert into paying customers. Unfortunately, statistics show that most organizations struggle to manage their leads effectively ( source ): 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales.

Lead Rank 182

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 182

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 10, 2023

Another way is through channel sales or third-party partners. While direct selling has its advantages, it’s not always enough for today’s changing markets. In fact, according to research cited by McKinsey , current B2B customers use more than ten channels to interact with suppliers. What Are Sales Channels?

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Channels Hiring Retail How To 62

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2018

But do you use the right blend of channels? If you use just one media channel to communicate, you’ll probably be less successful than if you supplement telephone calls as necessary with emails and social media. In the US market, you’ll be most successful when your salespeople contact prospects between eight and 12 times.

Revenue 111

Revenue Buying Cycle Social Media Media 111

Allbound

DECEMBER 5, 2018

At the core of channel sales enablement is the assurance that channel partners can function autonomously while vendors maintain and manage consistent branding, messaging, and more. According to the CSO Insights 2016 Channel Sales Optimization Study , 46.9 According to the CSO Insights 2016 Channel Sales Optimization Study , 46.9

Channels 57

Channels Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Vendor 57

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

According to SiriusDecisions, the average B2B buyer receives 32% more marketing campaigns than just 2 years ago. As a result of this overload, traditional marketing campaigns using content such as static white papers are becoming less effective. Click here to see the full release: [link].

Lead Rank 73

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Tools Marketing 73

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Lead generation has matured immensely as a marketing discipline over the past decade, with more tools and data available than ever before. There are essentially two competing schools of thought among B2B marketers. demand-gen argument makes for engaging social conversation, the reality of the situation isn’t so black-and-white.

Lead Gen 130

Lead Gen Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Leads 130

Showpad

MAY 22, 2019

With new sales engagement platforms designed to streamline sales processes being constantly introduced into the market, it can be overwhelming for sales enablement teams to decipher one from the other to determine which to select for their organization. How do engagement platforms align sales and marketing efforts? Boosts efficiency.

Sales Enablement 74

Sales Enablement Marketing Buying Cycle Direct Mail 74

Allbound

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Ways to Make It Easier for Your Channel Partners to Sell More of Your Product Faster. The best way to succeed in channel sales is by arming your channel partners with the right tools, resources, and skills to be able to sell your products easily and quickly. White papers. The question is: How do you do this?

Channels 59

Channels Collateral Lead Rank Margin 59

Allbound

MARCH 6, 2019

Your channel sales are looking good—but they could always be better. By effectively leveraging your PRM system, you and your partners can work together to accelerate your channel sales and ultimately drive revenue for your organization. Click To Tweet. Give your partners a way to stay organized. Provide a variety of shareable content.

Channels 52

Channels Case Study Webinar Metrics Software 52

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2016

I’ve been in marketing doing just that for most of my professional career. Doesn’t he know what marketing is? Maybe we marketing geniuses are not getting the job done. Marketing spends a lot of time and effort crafting direct-selling product collateral, web pages, campaign support materials, white papers and blog posts.

Marketing 72

Marketing Demographics Collateral Discount 72

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The past decade has seen an exciting and dramatic increase in new digital marketing channels including Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, search engines, webinars, virtual trade shows and more. email pitches per week, up 32 percent from 2006 according to sales and marketing research firm SiriusDecisions.

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Buyer Buying Cycle Marketing Case Study 53

Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2018

Self-service is quickly becoming the preferred customer support channel. Think of it this way—human representatives spend most of their time using support channels to solve complicated customer issues. Knowledge centers often include videos, demos, tutorials, white papers, case studies, blog posts, glossaries, and more.

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Customer Social Media Discount Knowledge Base 133