No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

The lyrics perfectly sum up the most common B2B lead generation mistakes: “I was lookin’ for love in all the wrong places, Lookin’ for love in too many faces, Searchin’ their eyes and lookin’ for traces, Of what I’m dreaming of.”. Are you looking for your B2B sales leads in all the wrong places?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Theres certainly no shortage of sales tools available to help your team master every step in the modern sales process. There are way too many of these tools, and their competing claims and different overlapping use cases make it challenging to assemble an effective GTM tech stack. The bad news?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Efficiently managing leads and routing them to the right accounts is a challenge for many companies, no matter the size. Lead-to-account matching and routing software addresses this problem head-on, automating key processes to help sales teams work smarter and faster.

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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.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Manual sales prospecting and lead generation doesn’t get your sales and marketing teams where they need to be for their quotas — and it wastes time. However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 14, 2025

Eric in Lewiston, Maine, asks how to use last years data to create and accurate sales plans and evaluate software tools (like CRMs and ZoomInfo) to make those goals happen. If you havent defined clear performance metricslike call activity, lead generation, conversion rates, or daily prospecting targetsthen you dont really have a plan.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By integrating with tools that incorporate target data from external sources and providing seamless communication between sales and marketing, these solutions provide a comprehensive view of target accounts and enable data-driven decision-making across the customer journey.

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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

APRIL 12, 2021

How do you scale your marketing strategy to enterprise-level and keep leads flowing into your funnel? At the enterprise level, with 1000-plus employees and more than $1 billion in annual revenue, massive growth drives the organization. What Is an Enterprise Marketing Strategy? How to Avoid Enterprise Marketing Pitfalls.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The All New 2021 Enterprise SalesTech Landscape. B2B [1] Enterprise [2] Not primarily meant for marketers Primarily meant for sales organizations [3] Are software solutions – not services Eliminating the apples-to-oranges comparisons Category Definitions We’ve also taken care to give the categories names that are easily understood.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

And for a small to medium-sized business (SMB) to maintain that success, they need to focus attention on growth strategies, including lead generation. Lead generation is the practice of capturing interest from potential buyers to purchase your product or service. Why is Lead Generation Important for SMBs?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But here’s what they’re missing on referral B2B lead generation. Instead, I prefer to focus on sharing insights and tips for referral sales lead generation. There’s a reason I’m recognized as America’s leading authority on referral selling and a thought leader on social media. Technology is an important tool.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 15, 2025

This highlights the lack of compelling bottom-line use cases delivered by mass-market AI tools, such as chatbots or basic CRM assistants, which are the most popular tools in our survey. These tools help streamline day-to-day tasks and offer actionable insights into prospect behavior.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Enterprise users saw even greater gains, reporting 89% larger deals thanks to expanded buying committees and multithreaded outreach. Marketers using ZoomInfos account-based marketing (ABM) tools increased qualified leads by 36% and grew their marketing pipeline by 42%. Real-time insights power precision targeting.

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The Pipeline

JULY 27, 2021

Some enterprising salespeople asked what they should do during this period? This is a great time to try new techniques, talk tracks, tools and more. This leads to process and metrics. By Tibor Shanto. A week or so back, I posted about the “ summer lull ,” suggesting it could be more myth than fact. Prospecting Fundamentals.

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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. But what is the best CRM for SaaS companies? Table of Contents What Is a SaaS CRM? User Experience.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

Big-budget enterprise sales teams arent out-selling you because they have deeper pocketstheyre winning because they have better systems. Instead of building tools that fit your specific needs (and budget), they focus on enterprise-level solutions with sky-high price tags. The result? Their sales process has guardrails.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 30, 2025

Instead, using AI effectively is about finding new opportunities and building deeper relationships, which ultimately lead to faster conversions. Lead Scoring and Intent Analysis: AI ranks leads and identifies intent signals to prioritize the prospects most likely to convert. Heres how AI can help: 1.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 13, 2025

Instead, using AI effectively is about finding new opportunities and building deeper relationships, which ultimately lead to faster conversions. Lead Scoring and Intent Analysis: AI ranks leads and identifies intent signals to prioritize the prospects most likely to convert. Heres how AI can help: 1.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

To meet your quota (and stay sane), it’s important to leverage AI tools and techniques that can unlock the following benefits. Improve Conversion Rates One of the biggest benefits I saw from implementing AI (and a big part of the fantastic ROI it produced) was the way it helped us disqualify leads that weren’t a good fit.

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MarketJoy

APRIL 10, 2025

High-quality leads are the bedrock of any successful B2B sales strategy. And, this is where the USA’s leading B2B lead generation company , MarketJoy comes in. Why Lead Qualification is Crucial to Effective Sales All leads are not created equal.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That's an overwhelming amount, especially considering you need just one CRM tool. Spreadsheet CRMs are Difficult to Scale Spreadsheets might suffice for small teams with limited data but become a headache as your team grows and lead volumes increase. Plus, you risk losing valuable leads and revenue when employees leave.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Plus, an analysis of the top 75 trending sales AI tools. The Hidden Costs of Efficiency: How to Counteract AI’s Impact on Sales Skills AI and automation tools promise efficiency, but they also come with unintended consequences. Maintain accountability loops Automation can lead to complacency if not paired with accountability.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, an AI-powered video creation tool designed for viral social media content thrives through influencer and organic campaigns. Meanwhile, a collaboration tool with a high NPS can scale rapidly through Product-Led Growth (PLG) and word-of-mouth.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2017

Some Lead Generation Tools Never Change. Despite what you’ll often hear from technology gurus about lead generation tools, sales success isn’t determined by who has the best technology; it’s determined by who has the best relationships. The best way to do that doesn’t require an internet connection.

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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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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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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Signal-based selling goes far beyond traditional lead generation or cold outreach leveraging basic intent data. Our revenue accelerator and our lead gen can boost those results for them or come in and support them.” The advantage is clear. How do they do it? That’s a good signal for us. Because that means it’s hurting.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2025

Reps unwittingly work leads that fall under a colleagues existing account. Because business today operates at a speed and scale most tools and teams arent built to comprehend. A large enterprise can have hundreds of entities worldwide. Morale goes up when the tools help them succeed instead of creating confusion.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Before ChatGPT and similar tools became mainstream, few business leaders explicitly sought AI-enhanced content creation solutions. This demand immediately surfaced once AI tools demonstrated what could be accomplished. For instance : Lets say an enterprise software provider uses AI to analyze product usage logs.

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Zoominfo

JULY 26, 2022

An enterprise API strategy can transform your data management system for better GTM sales motions, targeted outreach, and success. That’s the value of ZoomInfo’s Enterprise API technology. Customers with ZoomInfo Enterprise API can access the API’s endpoints to search for, enrich, and export records to their integrated applications.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

This strategic discipline ensures that salespeople have the necessary tools, content, processes, and technology to engage buyers effectively and close deals more efficiently. This alignment leads to reduced sales friction, better forecasting, and improved conversion rates. What is Sales Enablement?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 20, 2024

How to Avoid Choice Paralysis Whether you’re buying enterprise software or deciding which car to buy, complex choices aren’t going anywhere. Provide a comparison tool. Add a tool that makes it easy to see what those different options translate to in tangible terms. Implement a guided selling tool.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. From software that leverages your partner ecosystem to prospect databases, every tool on this list can help you fill your sales pipeline. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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