Zoominfo

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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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

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 Scoring 214

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 4, 2020

Author: Nick Lisette Email remains one of the best marketing tools at our fingertips, and yet it’s also one of the most underutilized. If you’ve been dabbling in email marketing or using email for sales purposes, it’s no surprise you’re ending up disappointed by the results. It’s annoying your intended audience.

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Email Marketing Marketing Follow-up Course 265

Zoominfo

MARCH 13, 2019

Why do some marketers seem to generate significantly better results than others? It may seem like successful marketers are simply more skilled and motivated— but often, this is not the case. In reality, routines and habits are what separates best-in-class marketers from the rest of the pack. Let’s get into it! The best part?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 19, 2024

Thankfully, AI presentation makers are becoming popular design tools. Speaking from experience as a teacher, and now a small business owner, I can attest that any tool that can save me time is necessary. First, I’ll explain how I tested them, and then I’ll show you each tool. information quickly. Include relevant graphics.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If the processes that admins need to perform are well-documented, admins can be onboarded quickly and the number of admins can be scaled up quickly. 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

Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2025

The rapid adoption of GPT-based AI tools isnt simply a technological evolution in sales; its a fundamental restructuring of how teams work. And emerging solutions such as AI agents and AI SDRs are already accelerating time-to-market, enhancing team productivity, and delivering better ROI on tools and resources for early adopters.

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Zoominfo

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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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 223

SMEI

MARCH 10, 2022

Learn To Create A Marketing Strategy That Gets Your Products And Services In Front Of Motivated Buyer With This 13 Step Guide. A marketing strategy is a plan of action that will help you achieve your business goals. A great marketing plan will give you a sustainable competitive advantage. Determine Your Marketing Objectives.

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SBI

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution. Today, I’m announcing the solution providers I’ve selected for the final cut of the Top Sales Tools of 2020 list. Congratulations go to the hardworking people at the following companies: Access Mobility (Video Marketing Center) Allego Bigtincan Brainshark Chorus.ai

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Top of Funnel Sales Tools Tools InsideView 169

Zoominfo

AUGUST 25, 2020

But what does it mean to actually be productive when it comes to marketing? Obstacles to Marketing Productivity. Either way, there are a host of obstacles to marketing time management that can impede productivity. Lack Of Strategy And Alignment: Sales and marketing alignment is imperative for efficient time use.

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Zoominfo

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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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Buyer Persona 201

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2018

May 25, 2018 is a date on the minds of many sales and marketing professionals: the day the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. Download a PDF of this document. based operations and the extent of your EU data is business contact information for B2B sales and marketing, we think the GDPR may not apply to you.

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Data Marketing Ideal Customer Profile B2B 215

Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2025

Throughout my career guiding B2B teams through data transformations, I’ve identified a recurring challenge: despite investing millions in sophisticated data tools, companies maintain operational silos that severely limit their return on investment. My colleague Ali Z. Heres how to start making that shift: 1.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 29, 2019

Author: Paula Sanders There’s a lot of hype around artificial intelligence, but the reality of its impact to sales and marketing strategies promises to be positive. Paula has been working in the technology field for 30 years and leads sales and marketing teams across the US, UK, Europe and currently expanding into Asia.

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Marketing Webinar Metrics Enterprise Enterprise 209

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools? 16 B2B Sales Tools.

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Sales Tools B2B Tools Hubspot 143

Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 11, 2025

With quoting tools available in the market, organizations can generate sales quotes in minutes with higher accuracy and shorter turnaround time. Adopting a quote tool can help sales teams to focus on higher value tasks that can have a direct impact on enhancing customer experience.

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Tools How To Lead Rank Hubspot 48

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

And they require the tools that allow them to leverage that data in ways that differentiate your business from the rest of the pack. Information like this will tell you a lot about how to streamline your sales and marketing efforts as well as which companies have the greatest likelihood to buy. . They need data. Lots of data.

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Data B2B Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 240

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Startup Stage: Finding Product-Market Fit The startup stage is the foundation of any SaaS companys journey. During this phase, the primary focus is on building a product that meets a specific market need and ensuring that early users validate its core functionality.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2024

Today I'll walk you through the most popular SaaS CRM solutions on the market to help you find the best tool for your needs. 85% of customers say they‘re willing to spend more on a SaaS tool if there’s good customer service. The CRM market size is expected to grow to $262.74 But what is the best CRM for SaaS companies?

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Software Software CRM Oracle 115

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before starting my career in marketing, I worked in business development. It's no wonder, then, that many folks turn to tools like HubSpot AI to streamline their cold outreach processes. For a start, these AI sales tools can help you quickly draft and personalize prospecting emails. Even as an AI skeptic, I was impressed.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 72

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 16, 2025

For the sake of simplicity, Im going to toss them all into one of three bags: tools, solutions and systems. Depending on your application and your level of complexity in terms of product, market, price or organization, you may be best served by a simple, free-standing tool, or you may require a more elaborate, full-function integrated system.

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System Tools Software Software 48

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

CPQ Tools: The Smart Alternative to Traditional Quoting If traditional quoting methods are a roadblock, Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software is the fast lane. By replacing outdated quoting methods with CPQ tools , businesses gain speed, accuracy, and efficiencygiving sales teams the edge they need to close more deals.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2024

But one area that escaped me was how businesses marketing by phone could continue to do so. After jumping into the fine print , I learned there are two legal bases that businesses can use to justify processing personal data for direct marketing: legitimate interest and consent. And which tools are the best for keeping it all organized?

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Cold Calling How To Guidelines Hubspot 80

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 10, 2018

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is all the rage in the B2B sales and marketing world … and it’s evolving into something more : Account-Based Everything (ABE) aligns sales and marketing teams with multi-touch campaigns on target accounts. We based call cadence on engagement in our marketing automation tool.

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Account Based Marketing Account Video Decision Maker 46

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

That’s why sales collaboration tools are an essential part of the modern sales lifecycle. In this article, we’ll cover the top sales and creative collaboration tools that you should consider when trying to keep your team focused and on track. Let’s jump right in! 5 Capterra Rating: 4.5/5

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Tools InsideSales Top of Funnel SalesForce 98

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2019

This GDPR for marketing post is informational only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. GDPR: The 4-letter word that kept marketers up at night. If you’re still wondering how it impacts you as a B2B marketer, a year later, read on. It may appear that #2 applies to you if you are marketing to EU contacts.

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Marketing Government B2B Data 165

Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2024

That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding using that AI tool for my small business. While I’m still not overly impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to write (or, should I say, generate ) content, I’ve come to think it’s a handy research tool. This round-the-clock support is driven mainly by AI-powered chatbots and self-service tools.

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Small Business Small Business Tools Social Media 116

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Author: Josh Carlyle Since you’re representing a brand, you need to market yourself to your audience and potential clients. A media kit is a promotional tool that contains useful information about your product or service, website, current partners, advertising, or marketing opportunities. Introduction. Don’t forget visuals.

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Media Advertising Advertising Ideal Customer Profile 224

Mereo

MARCH 5, 2025

But with so many moving pieces, how do you bring your solution marketing teams efforts together to best support the revenue motion? This cannot be an assumed source of truth or disjointed resources you hope your marketing and sales professionals will pick up on. With it, you develop a common understanding of market and buyer dynamics.

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Marketing Face-to-face Engineering Trends 41

Nutshell

JANUARY 2, 2025

Your architectural practice demands a unique set of business tools to help you create and bring your designs to life. These tools give you the time and freedom to focus on the creative side of the design process, ensuring you deliver the best possible spaces for your clients.

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Software Software Lead Rank Microsoft 62

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 30, 2018

Sales and marketing event season just ended. Account-Based Marketing orchestration – sure, that sounds great,” you may think. But I’m doing the job of demand generation, AND customer marketing, AND product marketing, AND the sales development team … with a bare minimum of tools to make that all happen!”.

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Pipeline Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 270

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. What's this magic tool? This tool helps sales professionals to identify and engage with high-quality leads on LinkedIn.

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Data Tools Closing Hubspot 116

Highspot

MARCH 31, 2025

Your marketing team creates compelling content but struggles to keep up with changing regulations. Whether your team sells direct, through brokers, or with distribution partners, tools like Highspot’s AutoDocs let them customize coverage comparisons or premium breakdowns without touching compliance-critical language. The result?

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Insurance Insurance Government Policies 52

PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

While small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) represent 43.5% Instead of building tools that fit your specific needs (and budget), they focus on enterprise-level solutions with sky-high price tags. Instead of building tools that fit your specific needs (and budget), they focus on enterprise-level solutions with sky-high price tags.

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Enterprise Enterprise Proposal Sales Qualified Lead 52

Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2021

Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has been in effect since 2000. What many don’t realize is that they may already have a tool for GDPR compliance in their back pocket. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) followed 20 years later. But take a look at #2: Legitimate Interests.

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System CRM Guidelines Data 244