Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2025

The world of B2B sales and marketing is at an inflection point. Traditional go-to-market (GTM) strategies, which rely on fragmented systems, are struggling to keep up with the demands of an increasingly competitive, fast-paced market. In fact, research from Salesforce indicates that a staggering 90% of CRM data is incomplete.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Social video is one of the influencer marketing tools that should be used by both B2C and B2B influencers. B2B brands have been slow to trust influencer marketing, but it’s time for you to change that. They stereotype it as a consumer tool used by “fame-hungry” people promoting products that they don’t use themselves.

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Influencer B2B Video Tools 59

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Weve witnessed sellers become their best, most efficient selves and seen marketers fully realize their TAM and identify messaging that really drives leads. But with our new WebSight Buyer ID capability, enterprise marketers and sellers can know exactly whos interested in their solutions even if theyre anonymously visiting a website.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

What tech tools will help me generate hot leads and land new clients? Yes, you are the very best tool in your sales toolkit. How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time. Salespeople continually struggle with reaching B2B decision makers. Read “ How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time ”).

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Referrals Decision Maker Cold Calling Social Media 316

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Funding Funding rounds are among the strongest signals for both sales and marketing teams.

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Hiring Data Prospecting Lead Rank 214

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Author: Shawn Finder Ask sales and marketing leaders what digital channels they leverage to generate leads and help their teams hit quota and you’ll likely get the same answer over and over: cold calls and emails. These are useful tools, but we’re long past the era where companies can rely solely on them to drive business.

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Quota Channels Decision Maker Cold Calling 296

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Effective content marketing draws buyers by providing engaging, informative resources. Data-Driven Sales as a Predictive Tool: Using data to understand buyer behavior is like detective work, piecing together clues to anticipate buyer needs, often before the buyer realizes them.

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Decision Maker Social Media B2B Buyer 97

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Research shows on average there are 6-10 decision makers and it’s typical for most sales people to only speak to one person. Automate : There are more and more tools on the market that remove the need for sales people to do non-selling tasks.

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Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

eGrabber

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For recruiters, sales teams, and business development managers in this industry, the key to staying ahead lies in leveraging advanced tools to streamline lead generation for healthcare staffing agencies. According to a recent report, the healthcare staffing market in the USA is projected to reach billions in revenue over the next decade.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services. Integration: Tools that integrate smoothly with existing Salesforce workflows, minimizing disruption.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Product-Channel Fit measures how well a product aligns with its distribution channels to effectively reach its target market. For example, an AI-powered video creation tool designed for viral social media content thrives through influencer and organic campaigns. Are you targeting consumers or decision-makers?

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Channels Scale Strategy Distribution 114

No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2017

They believe the fastest ways into the C-suite are digital: targeted emails, cold calls , social media outreach, and inbound marketing automation. This digital dependence actually decreases productivity and extends the time it takes to reach a decision-maker. Some Lead Generation Tools Never Change.

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Account Referrals Lead Generation Cold Calling 285

Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out 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.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 20, 2024

One way to improve this situation is to use the best B2B market intelligence. The B2B Marketing Outlook Surveyed business leaders also have downgraded their performance scores on customer acquisition and brand value in the past six months. Market Intelligence This is great news. But there's always room for improvement.

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B2B Top of Funnel Marketing Decision Maker 59

Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

When executed correctly, content marketing can attract, engage, and retain new customers– Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. The Importance of Content Marketing. B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Social Media 255

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It starts with inbound leads: responding to leads from marketing, answering website inquiries, and following up with podcast and webinar attendees. The decision-makers you want to reach aren’t playing hide-and-seek with your team. It’s much, much easier to get to decision-makers with a referral introduction.

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Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306

Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers. BTW: Are Your Sales and Marketing Teams Aligned? You can track their buying signals.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile 246

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

With the right sales enablement process, revenue leaders can confidently improve sales team skills, boost customer retention, expand market differentiation, and drive revenue growth. That reflects the fact that effective enablement relies on contributions from multiple teams, including product, marketing, and customer success.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Scale Hiring 130

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. But, that’s only if you do it correctly.

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Segment Email Marketing Marketing Buyer Persona 219

Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2022

Market intelligence software helps companies better understand consumer behavior, competitor strategies, and industry trends. These powerful platforms gather, analyze, and interpret vast amounts of data, transforming raw information into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making for go-to-market teams.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Tools Marketing Hoovers 130

Lead411

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sales Tools for 2025 Top 5 AI Sales Tools for 2025 AI tools are revolutionizing the sales landscape, empowering teams to work smarter, personalize outreach, and close deals faster. Heres a look at the top 5 AI sales tools in 2025, complete with real-world examples of use and pricing. Top 5 Best A.I.

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Ideal Customer Profile Sales Tools Tools Intent Signal 52

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Are you speaking to decision makers or gatekeepers or influencers? For example, how many calls your sellers make each day is important, but won’t tell you how many of those dials led to decision-maker conversations. Further, the number of decision-maker conversations won’t tell you the quality of those conversations.

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Hiring Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 222

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 1, 2018

This makes sense when selling to enterprise companies, since the bigger the corporation, the more decision makers are generally involved in the buying process. Learn as much as possible about your targets in each level of the decision-making process. Using the right tool is key here. Information needed for outreach.

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Top of Funnel Account Decision Maker Segment 276

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. In particular, consideration needs to be given to how customers make their decisions, how they can utilize the products or services sold to them, and specific obstacles. Streamlining the sales process.

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Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Leads are often categorized and managed through these different stages: Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). Leads who have engaged with your marketing efforts, and are deemed ready for sales review and converting it to an opportunity. Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).

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Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 118

Zoominfo

JULY 27, 2023

Businesses in virtually every industry are being pushed to modernize their go-to-market strategy, with a premium on the data-driven, automation-enabled convergence of sales, marketing, and operations. Sales and marketing leadership need to align on: The business outcomes that your ABM strategy will achieve.

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Account Based Marketing Scale Data Strategy 246

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Your marketing and sales teams need both. Buying signals in marketing are essential for qualifying leads by showing prospective buyers the right content at the perfect time. Read on to discover how your marketing and sales teams can close more leads by recognizing and responding to prospects’ buying signals. Consider this.

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Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 22, 2025

” James gets at the root of so many of the issues we see about the terrible use of LLMs in selling, marketing, customer service. Many are doing mediocre to bad research and call prep using these tools. These tools take away all the work we don’t want to do, all the tedious work, all the work we struggle most with.

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Engineering Decision Maker Tools Face-to-face 124

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) always seems like a great idea … until you get into the nitty-gritty. In fact, with just a few simple steps, DIY customer data segmentation for account-based marketing is a great way to get started. Discover your best marketing account segments from within your current customer base. Sound familiar?

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Account Based Marketing Segment Ideal Customer Profile Account 218

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

How can a salesperson get the attention of decision-makers in the HR department? What’s the scope of responsibility for an HR decision-maker? In addition to the more obvious responsibilities of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training, HR decision-makers are responsible for purchases that affect other areas as well.

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Resources Decision Maker Compensation Vendor 224

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Whether they’re talking about artificial intelligence, new marketing tools, or hiring initiatives, ZoomInfo Intent alerts can surface the companies showing the most interest — so you know who you should reach out to next. Align Sales & Marketing on Target Customers. Monitor Intent Spikes for Hot Topics.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Hiring 244

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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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do? Ideal sales intelligence tools supply your team with up-to-date information about your prospects and addressable market — and how you can reach them. Why Use Sales Intelligence Tools? Why Use Sales Intelligence Tools?

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Intent Data 130

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch.

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales 199

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2018

And, it’s made up of data points related to a company’s relationships to other companies within the market. This data can show you which companies own or have stock in other companies and, more importantly, how these corporate relationships impact business decisions and operations. Develop deeper insights into your target market.

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Data Company Hotels Decision Maker 216

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

These three elements have proven to be consistently successful in 15 plus years, in all geographies, across various industries and markets. The three must-have elements: Efficiency – Generating more conversations with a Decision Maker – More At-Bats. Data-driven decisions and coaching – Leadership.

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System Prospecting Quota Decision Maker 316