Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. For every action a prospect takes, they create a trail of intent data across the internet. Consider this.

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Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

What happens when you turn suspects into prospects? Certain prospects may demonstrate buying behavior but NEVER be a good fit; whereas, other prospects could be ideal buyers that simply are not engaging with your marketing campaigns. Think of demographic data as who the person is, and behavioral data as what that person does.

Lead Rank 246

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 246

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 15, 2020

While making sales is, of course, the cornerstone of our profession, making purchases during this time is far from a priority – or even a possibility – for many of our prospects. Acting with thoughtfulness and a relaxed expectation of when the sale needs to be closed will mitigate the risk of you turning prospects off to your business.

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Loyalty Cancellation Churn Face-to-face 296

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2020

With a focus on getting ahead of competitors, reps are assigned target prospects without overlapping each other. Greater adaptability: One of the main reasons territory maps are built is to maximize company visibility to sales prospects. What is Sales Territory Mapping? So let’s say you want to target larger enterprises in the US.

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Territories Outside Sales Field Sales Segment 264

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fit, Opportunity, and Intent: Behavioral information is only predictive when it is combined with well-defined firmographic and demographic criteria that fit the Ideal Customer Profile. Fit data includes basic demographic, firmographic, and technographic information at the account and contact level. Job function. Department budget.

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Intent Data Lead Rank 238

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

You are already doing Market Segmentation, which is a great start, but how do you rank accounts within your segments to find the best opportunities? Arriving at a list of target accounts is a multi-step process based on ideal fit,

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Intent Signal Intent Resources Segment 259

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This can be a million places based on industry, geography, and other basic demographics, again there are loads. Here we will look at two aspects of the same attribute, the ability to be “where the buyer is at.”. Where The Buyer Is At. Narrow it down, this is one example, you may want to look at doing this for multiple sets of data.

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Buyer Demographics Video Territories 345

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2021

Demographic and Firmographic Segmentation. B2B marketers lean more on firmographics than demographics. Demographics might focus on gender, income, and ethnicity (handy for building buyer personas ). If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques.

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Segment Account Based Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 204

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

But as marketing technology has advanced, so too has personalization—marketers can now offer highly-targeted campaigns based on a person’s buying preferences, demographic information, web activity, and more. Example : A prospect fills out a form on a landing page for a new security software. Unauthorized personalization.

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Marketing Demographics Campaigns Social Media 206

The Sales Heretic

MAY 21, 2019

One of my favorite pieces of research in the field of sales and marketing is a survey of B2B buyers conducted by Britt Beemer for American Demographics Magazine. In it, Beemer found that 70.1% of respondents would switch to a different vendor if the company was more fun to do business with. When I first [.].

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Demographics Vendor Survey B2B 210

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

What happens when you turn suspects into prospects? Certain prospects may demonstrate buying behavior but NEVER be a good fit; whereas, other prospects could be ideal buyers that simply are not engaging with your marketing campaigns. Think of demographic data as who the person is, and behavioral data as what that person does.

Lead Rank 195

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 195

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Both companies have access to the same demographic and firmographic prospect data—yet Company 123 also has access to technographic data. These technographics reveal the tools their prospects use, what they use them for, how long they’ve used them, and much more. 5 Ways Technographics Improve Sales Prospecting.

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Data Eloqua Buyer Persona Demographics 177

The Pipeline

JULY 30, 2019

I’d like you to take a look at the marketing material or collateral you use to prospect and sell. Others may reflect the size of the target company or a couple of other demographics. Most materials provided to salespeople or made available for buyers directly is geared towards one type of prospect.

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Buyer Collateral Harvest Quota 277

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Marketers can now offer highly-targeted campaigns based on a person’s buying preferences, demographic information, web activity, and more. The most basic way to leverage contact data for personalized marketing is through prospect list segmentation. But as marketing technology has advanced, so too has personalization.

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B2B Marketing Segment Scale 246

Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

When the prospect is ready to buy, your sales team carries them over the finish line to close the deal. That includes working with your sales team to identify the target buyer’s demographics, firmographics, preferred social media platforms, and where they are in the buyer’s journey. What Are Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs)?

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile 246

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 24, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives among this demographic like travel, sales leaders can improve their incentives programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. . Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives like travel among this demographic, sales leaders can improve their incentive programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

Do you have your prospects’ email addresses and direct dial phone numbers on hand? How much do you know about each prospect’s professional background? So, what are the things that stand in the way of a salesperson actually getting in contact with a prospect? Researching Prospects. Identifying prospects.

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Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Analysis CRM 264

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Sellers need to gather in-depth information about prospects and customers. Hit up social channels, read their 10-Ks, and keep up with industry press to know what’s going on right now: What are prospects’ recent struggles? What are the personas and demographics? Competitors? Customers they serve?

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Demographics Call-back 240

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With social media, you can prospect at your fingertips — and sidestep the awkwardness of a traditional cold call. The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the best social media channels for prospecting. Read on to learn more about social prospecting, and discover which social media channels are most effective.

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Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 124

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On average, an SDR takes about 42 hours to get in touch with their prospect — but that doesn’t have to be you. This not only allows you to filter your qualified leads ; it also increases the likelihood that your prospect will show up to the call. In this image, Amy (prospect) and Leo (AE) were previously chatting on email.

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Sales Qualified Lead Inbound Lead Rank Lead Scoring 236

Zoominfo

JULY 3, 2020

The same way that demographics provide information about human characteristics, firmographic data provides information about firms or companies that allow you to group them into market segments. It can also tell you when your prospects are using this technology. Let’s explore firmographic and technographic data.

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Data Account Based Marketing Demographics Segment 195

Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Tools Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data 128

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2020

You’ll be seen as a combatant, and your prospects aren’t going to be heard. If you take the time to really listen to what your prospects are saying, and if you work with them to explore their ideas and issues, you’ll be seen in a much more positive light. 3 You and your prospect should be on the same side.

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Objections Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 131

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 2, 2019

Other demographics. TOPO’s research suggests that, as Intent Data goes mainstream and becomes more integrated, it will become part of the prospect lifecycle. Intent Data lets teams communicate with prospects earlier in the cycle: Your prospects are out there, right now, with a problem you can solve.

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Data Intent Data Customer Intent 196

Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

In an ideal world, marketing automation can help you engage with your prospects and customers efficiently and effectively. If timed and executed effectively, content can push your prospects through your sales funnel until they become a customer. Ask them the kinds of content they use most often during their interactions with prospects.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 197

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. Improved Sales and Marketing Alignment: Instead of requiring prospects to cater to your sales and marketing processes, you can start to mold your strategies around prospective customers.

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

Zoominfo

MARCH 27, 2019

Most importantly, you’d have a list of highly-qualified, sales-ready prospects to reach out to. Consider these statistics ( source ): 81.10% of those with access to technographic data say it helps them feel more prepared to talk to sales prospects. Technographic data is a critical advantage in a highly competitive marketplace.

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Report Data B2B Survey 222

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We handle roughly 80 accounts of both existing customers and prospects, with an average of around 15,000 employees in each account. With access to intent data , we get in front of the prospect not just when we’re evaluating vendors but also when we’re researching a problem. No other account managers have the same treatment.

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Account Based Marketing Account Intent Data Data 246

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The data used as support in these articles suggests that female sales reps listen less, talk more and interrupt prospects much more often than their male counterparts. The Sales Rep Demographic. And yet, they seem to win more deals—these articles suggest. But, is this true? And, do men and women sell differently?

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Hiring Demographics Positioning Data 227

Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2018

Consider demographic data points like location, company size and job title; and behavioral data points like content downloads, form submissions, and website engagement. Consider this– a new product or change in the marketplace might open your company up to an entirely new demographic. Determine which data points you will score.

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Lead Qualification Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 214

Sales 2.0

AUGUST 22, 2022

In fact, she argues that gating content is part of how “we treat prospects like dirt!” Often this lack of targeting is because we don’t understand the prospect and their situation well enough. Know about them : Know more about these accounts than just their basic demographics.

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Cold Calling Lead Rank Intent Data Marketing Qualified Lead 195

Hubspot Sales

MAY 26, 2023

In real estate, you have to understand that prospects aren't going to appear out of thin air. This is a concept known as real estate prospecting. And in the highly competitive world of real estate, prospecting can be challenging. Prospecting should be a fundamental part of your business strategy as a real estate professional.

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Real Estate Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Social Media 105

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Even though this may seem like the most basic characteristic of a lead generation or outreach program, you would be surprised how many businesses struggle when it comes to identifying and quantifying their most relevant buying demographics. How many of your prospects are truly ready to make the purchase? Especially in B2B prospecting.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 191

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Prospects and customers are more demanding than ever before. Prospects and customers expect everyone at your company to know who they are, where they are in the buying cycle, and what they need. Prospects and customers want an expert, not a generalist. We are in business to make money.”. Helping Buyers Achieve Their Goals.

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Inbound Buyer Persona Company Strategy 209

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 23, 2018

Before we start talking about leads, Sales and Marketing need to agree on their target demographic/s: What kind of customers buy from them? Demographic information. To maximize results prospects should both 1.) Here are 7 sales and marketing plays to improve lead quality and boost conversion. 1: Jointly identify Fit criteria.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 257