Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With social media, you can prospect at your fingertips — and sidestep the awkwardness of a traditional cold call. Of course, you can't afford to spend hours on social media each day, so which channels are worth your time? The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the best social media channels for prospecting.

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Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 124

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2021

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) actually calling people on the phone.

Survey 130

Survey Top of Funnel Scale Fashion 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Census Small Business Pulse Survey estimates that less than 20% of businesses have enough cash reserves to cover three months of operations. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. 57% of professionals surveyed are generating fewer leads, with an average decrease of 20%.

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Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

Sales 2.0

JULY 28, 2020

To study this, we surveyed 755 B2B SaaS professionals who are part of the sales process at their companies in late May and early June 2020. We asked respondents how the sales process itself has been transformed by this experience, particularly with regard to sales channels. The rest reported improvement.

Outsourcing Services 286

Outsourcing Services Pipeline Social Media Channels 286

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

People want personalization — in fact, in a recent survey, 97% of professionals said it was important to them that vendor websites have relevant content that spoke directly to their company. Analyze Prospect And Customer Data. This way, you have a well-rounded understanding of who your actual prospects and customers are.

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Top of Funnel 264

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 27, 2018

That process has historically meant placing phone calls, making inquiries via networking groups, or conducting surveys, among other options. You rely on the information you get through these channels, but you also know they are fraught with uncertainty. . Check Your Biases. Explore Existing Tools.

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Prospecting Decision Maker How To Social Media 185

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 31, 2022

To get a better sense of workplace communications, Vyond partnered with TRUE Global Intelligence to conduct a nationally-representative survey in February 2020 of 1,000 adults in the United States. We conducted a follow-up survey in July 2020 and again in February 2021. How COVID-19 changed B2B communication.

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Survey B2B Channels Face-to-face 130

Vengreso

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We disagreed on many points and had the same opinion on only a handful, one of which is the potential of video prospecting to generate leads and close more deals. Then and there I decided to write a guide on video prospecting. Let’s start your video prospecting journey. What Is Video Prospecting?

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Video Lead Scoring Lead Rank Prospecting 68

Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

CRM systems wear many hats, including channel management, customer insights, communications, engagement, and more. According to 92% of topic leaders in a Deloitte survey, CRMs will be a key priority for enabling business strategies. With these insights, you get a full 360 view of current, prospecting, and available customers.

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Trends CRM Top of Funnel Marketing 246

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. B2B social selling is the process where salespeople use social media to connect with prospects. What is B2B Social Selling?

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 7, 2025

It can be the trial by fire that preps SDRs for a career in the field, the day-to-day responsibility that keeps reps diligent and engaged, and the basis for a ton of sales org's prospecting infrastructures. That's why we surveyed 379 sales professionals to get a pulse on all things cold calling in 2025. But where does it stand in 2025?

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Cold Calling Hubspot Report Data 64

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. For sellers, this makes access to prospective buyers the first chokepoint. How do you get access to your prime prospects? Referrals can transfer earned trust from a customer to a prospect.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Referrals Face-to-face 287

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2019

If you’ve worked in sales for any length of time, you know your success is dependent on the quality of your prospect lists. Instead, modern sales professionals find success by creating and reaching out to hyper-targeted lists made up of only the most qualified prospects. Let’s get into it! Step One: Understand Your Offering.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring How To 182

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2018

Here’s how it works: A user creates content featuring your company or products and shares that content on their personal channels, review websites, and social media platforms. 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

SBI Growth

JULY 7, 2013

SBI advocates both customer and prospect surveys and interviews. Armed with buyer research, world class marketers deliver the right message, to the right person, at the right time, via the right channel. Mapping the decision making process provides insight into the buyer’s micro questions. Don’t add to the noise, be relevant.

Marketing 310

Marketing Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Social Media 310

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 11, 2019

The more marketing can deliver information that prospective clients actually want and need for making purchase decisions, the better the sales team’s close rate will be — and the better customers’ lifetime values will be. Overcoming pain points: Sales also has data about what went wrong during a sale: the pain points, objections, and stalls.

CRM 289

CRM Lead Rank Lead Scoring Data 289

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

We recently surveyed hundreds of marketing leaders in small to medium size businesses. Unlike the marketing department, the sales reps spend time each day interacting with prospects and customers. To achieve this and maximize your time together, focus the agenda on three areas or groups: Current Prospects. Current Customers.

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Face-to-face Marketing Hiring Social Media 288

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. This wealth of data comes from DiscoverOrg’s own primary research based on surveys conducted with mid- to high-level professionals in the Marketing Department.

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Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Personalization happens when a marketer or salesperson can take a piece of content and make it more useful for a specific prospect or customer.” – @ducttape Find more #personalization quotes on the blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/U3ENGnZyMu — ZoomInfo (@ZoomInfo) October 10, 2018. Benefits Of Personalization In Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Segment Scale 246

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Social media have evolved as the most potent recruiting channel. Example: The annual employment engagement survey was formatted for smartphone response. The result was an increase in appointments accepted by prospects. They found new ways to connect with prospects and customers. The result was record high response rates.

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Hiring Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Microsoft 303

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Though email is an extremely effective communication channel that’s ever-evolving, it’s one of the most time-consuming. So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? In fact, over 20% of marketers in a HubSpot survey say that personalization improves their engagement.

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Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

An ideal client profile should inform teams about potential clients that would make good prospects, as well as which ones aren’t. grouped them into categories based on similar traits), you can develop different, and more personalized, campaigns across channels. It all comes down to building out client profiles.

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Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 246

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Yes, you read the title right -- I guarantee that these templates will get responses from prospects. But, compared to the overly salesy prospecting email templates most salespeople are sending, I am confident that these will work better -- or your money back. Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. No, this isn't an infomercial.

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Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved.

Sales Qualified Lead 269

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2018

Consider these statistics ( source ): In a study of 650 multi-channel marketing campaigns, personalized campaigns consistently and overwhelmingly beat out static campaigns in generating a high response rate from recipients. Through list segmentation, marketers are able to deliver the most relevant content to prospects and customers.

Marketing 194

Marketing Scale Segment Channels 194

Zoominfo

JULY 17, 2018

This format allows companies to engage with prospects and customers and receive feedback in real-time. Most businesses promote their webinars across several different marketing channels, from social media to email to paid search ads. Conversely, your social media channels generate a higher percentage of registrants.

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Paid Content Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Promotion 255

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

Build a Multi-Channel Traffic Plan to Drive Inbound Candidates. We had a to build a multi-channel candidate attraction plan to drive candidate traffic. Actively Source and Prospect into Passive Candidates That Fit Target Criteria. There was no way that simply sourcing great candidates (although critical!)

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Hiring Marketing Top of Funnel Cold Calling 222

Salesmate

JANUARY 1, 2021

“Email has an ability many channels don’t: creating valuable, personal touches – at scale.” We firmly believe that email, as a communication channel, can turn out highly beneficial if approached in the right way. Let’s say, for instance; you’re on the receiving end of prospecting emails. ” – David Newman.

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Prospecting Proposal Face-to-face Scale 126

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It's easy to sell to prospects who are already interested in your product. But the best salespeople are distinguished from the average ones when it comes to uninterested prospects. But the best salespeople are distinguished from the average ones when it comes to uninterested prospects. How to Earn Your Prospect's Interest.

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Prospecting Hiring Up-Sell Guarantee 142

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If youre not actively working to move those prospects through the pipeline, you might as well not have bothered. Build Awareness Through Pre-Event Campaigns: Start marketing early through multiple channels. Elevate the Experience with Personal Touches Host intimate dinners, happy hours, or breakout sessions for high-value prospects.

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B2B Marketing Strategy Lead Rank 130

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. According to the Demand Gen Report’s 7th Annual B2B Buyer’s Survey, 97 percent of B2B buyers believe the timeliness of a vendor’s response to inquiries is an important aspect of the buying process.

Sales Qualified Lead 257

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Marketing Qualified Lead Leads 257

SalesFuel

DECEMBER 5, 2024

And, according to SalesFuel’s BuyerSCAN survey, only 24% of B2B buyers have introduced a salesperson to a business colleague. Word-of-Mouth as a Sales Conversion Channel Mike Hofman , writing for Inc.com, has gained insight into today’s best marketing channels to master sales. While interviewing a group of Inc. Be specific.

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Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Referrals Sales Qualified Lead 59

SalesFuel

JANUARY 16, 2025

When your company earns media coverage be sure to share it on social media channels. Quoting a 2024 TrustRadius Survey , Moss found that mindshare and credibility are critical for earning serious consideration and winning sales. In the end, the survey found, buyers go with their first choice 71% of the time.

B2B 59

B2B Hiring Journal Survey 59

Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2018

The robust reporting options display important marketing metrics at a glance: Pipeline by account type, leads driven by campaign, top marketing channels, and unspent marketing dollars. Rather than dealing with the back and forth of email, B2B marketers can message coworkers directly or use the channel feature to organize conversations.

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B2B Tools Lead Rank Lead Scoring 178

Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 22, 2021

It’s not uncommon to have unresponsive prospects. In situations such as that, what are the best sales strategy for engaging unresponsive prospects? Engaging unresponsive prospects Fred is a one-call closer and while he could write a book on different strategies, he thinks that unconventional closing is not for him.

Prospecting 105

Prospecting Decision Maker Strategy Gatekeeper 105

Sales 2.0

MARCH 6, 2021

My firm surveyed 103 sales and marketing professionals on their lead generation efforts in 2020 and found conclusive patterns amongst the best performing businesses that mirror Stephen’s story. Successful Firms Diversified Their Channels. CrewHu started by recreating their best channel, trade shows, virtually.

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Trade Show Lead Generation Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead 195