Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Top of Funnel 264

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Too often marketing leaders focus their digital initiatives on one thing: lead generation. So, if you’re like most CMOs, you’re investing a lot of time and energy into your website, marketing automation platform and maybe some tools to provide enhanced.

Energy 196

Energy Lead Generation Marketing Top of Funnel 196

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

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2025

Marketing teams pour budget into new accounts that arent really new. When Hierarchies Are Hidden, Everyone Loses Anyone running a modern go-to-market team understands the problems and costs that come with dirty data. When a rep pours energy into an account only to learn it actually belonged to someone else, frustration soars.

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Data Revenue Scale Territories 130

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and But where to begin?

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Marketing Telemarketing Education Scale 226

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Author: Brandon Brown Today, most marketers and salespeople agree that we need to build relationships with our customers. But many of those same marketers and salespeople are implementing old-school marketing tactics that bombard consumers with unwanted ads and clickbait. Two words: influencer marketing.

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Influencer Marketing How To Face-to-face 194

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Author: Dan Martin Every day, marketers across all industries wake up ready to do their part in growing their brand’s reach. But the life of a marketing professional can be as hectic and challenging as it is rewarding. As marketers, a day where only 20% of tasks completed have value can mean the decline of a brand’s success.

Marketing 194

Marketing Motivation Follow-up ROI 194

The Pipeline

MAY 25, 2020

Having conducted post-mortems on enterprise-level deals for leading companies, Steve shares what he has learned over the years, and more importantly, some actionable insights that will boost you in all markets. Focusing your energies on high-impact opportunities. You Are Invited to breakfast all week! BREAKFAST FOR CHAMPIONS.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Energy Enterprise 391

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What is referral marketing?

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Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Incentives 197

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones.

Outbound 177

Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Cold Calling 177

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 12, 2022

Inefficiency in any stage of your sales cycle robs your team of valuable time and energy, and ultimately negatively impacts forecast accuracy. The post 5 Tips for Shortening the Sales Cycle appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here are five tangible tips for shortening the sales cycle.

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Sales Cycle Forecasting Energy Sales 218

Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2024

Fast Company recently published a pertinent article on the benefits of aligning the sales and marketing functions within B2B companies, outlining the challenges and obstacles that often accompany bringing together two siloed teams that do not usually collaborate.

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Fashion Promotion Discount Vendor 130

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

link] Unlocking Sales Success at OutBound 2024 Sales professionals are constantly looking for ways to improve their strategies and stay ahead in a competitive market. link] Unlocking Sales Success at OutBound 2024 Sales professionals are constantly looking for ways to improve their strategies and stay ahead in a competitive market.

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Outbound Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conference 98

Bernadette McClelland

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Maybe we raise a glass or two and valiantly declare to those around us how we are going to solve the world’s problems, shove the job, write a book, pop the question or that this will be the year we’ll own our own metaphorical mountain. Here’s the truth. Some won’t. And some won’t for many different excuses reasons. You see, we cherry pick.

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Comparison Discount Conference Energy 363

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Clarity creates movement and energy. Aaron McClung is the founder and principal of AM, a full-service branding, marketing, and technology firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Your core values will remove bottlenecks and empower individual growth across your organization. In a way, it’s a shortcut.

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Benefit Company ACT Energy 317

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. Unfortunately, trade shows are expensive and time-consuming. Step up your swag.

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Trade Show Marketing Social Media Lead Rank 187

Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2020

When one thinks of industries that attract large investments, fields such as software, energy, and pharmaceuticals come to mind. Estimates value the global impact investing market at $502 billion, which accounts for all industries. Figure 1 : The nonprofit industry took the top spot by total investment amount.

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Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Energy Networking 239

The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

What hypothesis I am proposing is this: Ambition is key – investing energy in low balling targets will hurt you in the long run. Do you need to work with marketing more effectively on lead profiling and scoring? Psychological Safety is important to team performance. Execution can even be via a cross-functional team.

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Top of Funnel Quota Proposal Lead Rank 352

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities. Where could they be going wrong?

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Hiring Decision Maker Energy Face-to-face 233

SBI

AUGUST 24, 2021

5 Reasons Why Sales Doesn’t use Content from Marketing: and What to do About it. Your company has invested a lot of time and money creating content for Sales Reps, so why isn’t Sales using the content from Marketing? 1: Sales can’t find the content Marketing creates. By Lee Mayfield, Presentek. So why don’t they?

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Marketing Engineering Remedy Face-to-face 153

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

The B2B market needs to become as customer-centric as the B2C market. Dedicating sales teams’ time and energy to managing direct, personal relationships with these customers is key to increasing sales. Standardize and digitalize: Strategic marketing to the rescue. Close management of the sales team will be crucial.

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B2B Segment Ideal Customer Profile B2C 254

Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2023

He has been in the industry for the last ten years and has been a star in various sales and marketing roles. Paul has found that even the smallest initiatives require discussions and approvals, which continually drain his energy. Read inspirational books – There are many leadership and self-help books on the market.

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Hiring Face-to-face SAP Energy 227

The Pipeline

MARCH 3, 2020

They have invested time and energy learning things, and now we turn? When you understand why you are winning losing or failing to get a decision is a great way to stay with or ahead of changes in the market. The more you work at getting rid of the bad the greater likelihood the ‘new good’ will hold. The Sales Scrum Podcast.

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Face-to-face Pipeline ROI Energy 362

Julie Hanson

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That's the new reality for many executives seeking senior roles in today's job market. What began as pandemic-era necessity has morphed into an endurance test that can stretch across months, sapping energy and enthusiasm from even the most qualified candidates. Twenty-five interviewsand counting!

Energy 71

Energy SAP Face-to-face Coaching 71

SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Between invoicing customers, acquiring new leads, and managing your staff members marketing your business is a challenge that requires time and energy. With social media marketing networks, such as Facebook, and Snapchat, you can get that extra boost for your marketing department. So, where do you find that extra push?

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Paid Content Small Business Small Business Facebook 145

Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back. We surveyed nearly 250 marketers , and while 59% of respondents said they either were not adjusting their budgets or weren’t making significant changes, almost 40% said they were cutting back on marketing spend in anticipation of a recession.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Advertising Advertising 130

Allego

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Include members from marketing, product, customer success, and even HR. The agenda is the backbone of your sales kickoff meeting, and a well-designed one keeps energy high and minds engaged. By weaving in motivational elements, you set the tone for a year of high energy, drive, and commitment.

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Meeting Energy Motivation Follow-up 62

Allego

MARCH 7, 2023

Product marketers play a critical role in any company’s success. They’re conduits of information and the connective tissue between product developers, the marketing team, and the sales force. If you’re tired just reading that list, imagine how product marketers feel. They don’t have time or energy to waste.

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Marketing Sales Enablement Collateral Microsoft 115

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Billions of dollars have been invested in software promising to transform how sales and marketing teams reach new audiences. Sales and marketing tech stacks have swollen, with dozens of conflicting tools promising greater efficiency, accelerated growth, and higher revenue. We call this Go-to-Market operations, or simply, GTM Ops.

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Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Marketing Face-to-face 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For example, Momentum Solar has emerged as a national player in the solar energy market. We train our salespeople to be extremely knowledgeable about our customers, as well as our products, and to rely on our tech, development and marketing teams for backup. Tony Agresta is vice president of marketing for Nearmap USA.

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Real Estate Construction Scale Hiring 243

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. ZoomInfo ZoomInfos Go-to-Market Intelligence platform enhances outbound sales call tracking by providing unmatched B2B data, real-time insights, and AI-driven automation.

Outbound 130

Outbound Software Software Buyer Intent 130

SBI Growth

MARCH 12, 2019

The company’s sales producers returned to the office from the high energy (and super expensive) 2019 Sales Kick Off over 3 weeks ago. It’s late February. Confidence was through the roof and opportunity appeared to be within reach. However, a.

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Company Energy Opportunity Distribution 196

Pipeliner

APRIL 4, 2025

Her jobs often involved starting something new or entering new markets. Recharge your energy. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist, he has conducted over 1500 video interviews of thought leaders for Sales POP! She later earned a business degree. Take breaks.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Video Leads 80

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Sure, marketing will toss you some names after the holidays, but those aren’t leads you can count on. I’ve never had a good customer experience at that market, but this was over the top. Don’t Have the Energy to Leave a Toxic Boss? Read “ Don’t Have the Energy to Leave a Toxic Boss? Tough, right? I’d had it.

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Referrals Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 209

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The account-based approach is an increasingly common undertaking by marketing and sales departments. At ABM Orkestra , we have helped dozens of companies solidify their account-based marketing strategy. At ABM Orkestra , we have helped dozens of companies solidify their account-based marketing strategy. 1 outside sales speaker.

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Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Targets Ideal Customer Profile Account 237

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Effective resource management and energy efficiency are two major environmental CSR goals that companies are beginning to implement, especially as the effects of climate change accelerate. Here’s an example: an energy company making a large donation to a cancer foundation is a form of corporate philanthropy.

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Lead Rank Energy Lead Scoring Social Media 174