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AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 25, 2019

Author: Ellie Chapman Content marketing used to be a tactic which was strictly reserved for B2C marketers, but that hasn’t been the case for a while. In order to prevent that from happening and to care for your audience, here are 10 content marketing methods you need to start relying on today if you are a B2B marketer.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world. . Marketers—us included—continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. But what does developing an actual personalized marketing strategy actually entail?

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: Ryan Gould In the context of content marketing, a product-agnostic approach is one that focuses on your expertise and knowledge around a product, technology or service rather than your brand. The product-agnostic approach to content marketing has been around for a long time. 4 Examples of Product-Agnostic Content.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

Going over email metrics in the morning, analyzing what didn’t work mid-day, testing new templates and list cleaning in the afternoon — the life of an email marketer is a busy one. For every dollar you spend on email marketing, you can expect an average return of $42 , it is also the third most popular distribution channel.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Even distribution companies – long held up as examples of companies who require large amounts of on-premise work – have turned to remote and hybrid work for certain types of employees. Distribution pricing mangers play a huge role in the success of your company. The lack of social interaction can sometimes feel isolating.

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

The chart shows the disproportionate distribution of revenue, between enterprise and small companies. If you don’t sell to the enterprise market, it’s very likely your competitors will. It’s very likely under those circumstances that they will overtake you in their delivery capabilities and their market penetration.

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MARCH 29, 2018

As a marketer, your results are directly dependent on strategy and budget. Measuring marketing ROI is no longer optional—and while most marketers understand this, it’s a lot easier said than done. 5 Signs You’re Not Tracking Marketing ROI Effectively: You let marketing trends dictate your strategy.

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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.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. 5 Ways to Facilitate Better Marketing and Sales Alignment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

Co-sponsoring an incentive program with a channel partner not only distributes the financial load but also enhances the program’s impact. The post Stretch Your Incentive Budget with Channel Partner Co-Sponsorship appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Social media has quickly become an integral part of any B2B marketing strategy, and when it comes to your go-to-market (GTM) plan, you’re missing a crucial part of the puzzle without it. What Is A B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy? Key Benefits Of B2B Social Media Marketing Strategies For Your GTM Plan.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A well-defined channel strategy is critical to finding the best ways to get a product to the end customer, most typically through intermediaries in the distribution network and, from there, to a reseller or vendor that makes the final sale. The best channel strategies are those that start with a true and deep understanding of […].

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JULY 22, 2018

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. But, how can marketers comply with the varying preferences of their individual buyer? Enter: Multichannel marketing. And the best part?

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SBI Growth

JUNE 15, 2021

Your CEO and board are asking you to quantify the impact of your marketing budget. As a CMO, your time, attention, and budget have competing priorities. You and your team are focused on building a strong and credible brand.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Industry classification remains a foundational component to achieving ABM (account-based marketing) success. 2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution. 221122 Electric Power Distribution. 111120 Oilseed.

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MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing.

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Nutshell

MARCH 5, 2024

Definition: Lead distribution is the process of strategically assigning leads to specific sales reps. And you may have also heard of lead nurturing, which is where you continue marketing to leads until they’re ready to buy. But you may not have heard of lead distribution , which happens in between lead generation and lead nurturing.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 9, 2020

Given the changes and opportunities in the market, it’s time for new legs on an old stool. It could be communication, rather than just IT, specialize like say around distributed ledger. This way, if one person on either team leaves, the stool can still stand, and things continue to move forward as a new person comes on.

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Pivotal Hiring Face-to-face Distribution 354

Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Although typically perceived as software for salespeople, CRMs are the secret sauce behind most successful marketing initiatives. A CRM is an integral piece of software for marketers and salespeople. We’ve got your back, marketers! Skip Ahead: Newsletter distribution. Newsletter distribution. Personalized content.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

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JULY 1, 2020

Sales and marketing often speak different languages: Convert vs Close, Prospect vs Leads, Sales cycle vs Marketing funnel. And using it collaboratively can help alignment and improve go-to-market results from a campaign planning standpoint. The whole point of data collaboration is to promote sales and marketing alignment.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

We are going to continue to use Linkedin and Twitter for outreach and experiment with some inbound marketing tactics. HubSpot does an amazing job at creating social media distributed content and making sure that all their sales and marketing team members have a strong presence.

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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.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Top of Funnel Buyer Persona 147

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. And How Can They Help Marketers? How to Build Marketing Personas Marketers can use buyer personas to build content strategies that speak directly to their targeted audience, and therefore build trust and reliability with customers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Author: Silvia Woolard In today’s digital marketing environment, there are unlimited ways to improve your business performance. Your business, marketing, sales, and content strategies are surely different than your competitors’ strategies. Right after he registers, a welcome email is automatically distributed.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Messaging, distribution, reach and optimization. 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. These are just a few pillars that define demand generation.

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MAY 20, 2019

With so many responsibilities on their plates, B2B marketers and sales professionals can’t afford to waste such valuable time in inefficient meetings. Create and distribute an agenda. Close your meeting by reviewing your action plan, and distribute a written recap to all attendees following the meeting. Let’s get started!

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Meeting Distribution Follow-up Objections 221

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Compared to B2C marketing strategies, B2B marketers and sales professionals rely on educating their audiences to gain more leads and conversions. Aligning Sales and Marketing. Email Automation Tools.

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Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing How To 262

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Personalization, precision and performance are the keys to modern B2B marketing. And account-based marketing software is what helps your team nail all three with perfection. Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new discipline, but the tools that help fuel successful ABM are constantly evolving.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 10, 2020

While our sales teams at WhiteHat Security have always been distributed, communicating with customers and prospects exclusively over the phone or video is a new challenge. Given the economic uncertainty in the market today, forecasting through this change is an incredible challenge. Encouraging the Team Through Changing Sales Climates.

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MAY 31, 2018

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here and mandates major changes to the modern marketer’s B2B lead generation efforts. Most marketers are (or should be) well on their way to GDPR compliance when it comes to website and landing-page form language, data transfer procedures, and documentation.

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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?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s a unique, product specific, customer focused go-to-market strategy. A go-to-market strategy , more than anything, is a plan. Specifically, it’s a plan that maps out the way a company introduces a new product or service to the market. It’s more than a product launch, but slightly less than an entire business model.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Buyer Persona Lead Rank 189

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Growth enablement: Forecasting market changes and adjusting sales strategies are done with complete sales territory views. Every sales rep gets an equal prospect distribution in areas most productive to an individual’s experience and strategies. Better planning allows your team to flexibly adapt to new challenges and opportunities.

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Territories Outside Sales Field Sales Segment 264

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world. Marketers — us included — continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. But what does developing an actual personalized marketing strategy actually entail?

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B2B Marketing Segment Consumer 130

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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.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130