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. Whitepapers.

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Top of Funnel B2B Webinar Metrics Marketing 237

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

That’s why referral selling is the only prospecting strategy that ensures qualified lead generation. Spend more time with customers and less time prospecting. Save you money (There are no expensive marketing costs—just your own sales team out there selling for you.). What does it take to guarantee referral prospecting success?

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Guarantee Referrals Prospecting Lead Generation 233

Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

When executed correctly, content marketing can attract, engage, and retain new customers– Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. The Importance of Content Marketing. B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Social Media 255

Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

Email is the OG digital marketing tool. While it might seem basic and a little bit boring, email is actually the most advanced medium of communication between marketers and their ideal customers. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI. You’ll get high ROI.

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Email Marketing Benefit Webinar Metrics Marketing 264

SocialSellinator

APRIL 24, 2023

Social media marketing is a powerful tool for insurance agencies looking to reach and engage their target customers. From increasing brand visibility to creating more meaningful relationships with prospects, the advantages of using social media strategies are limitless.

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Facebook Social Media Insurance Insurance 124

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2021

If only you could clone the best customers produced from your account-based marketing campaigns… Well, you basically can, using a well-known and effective trick in the B2C toolbox that B2B types should be eager to adopt: lookalike audience targeting. Facebook Lookalike Audiences. What is a Lookalike Audience?

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B2C Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 264

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

From emerging platforms, to hot new trends, there’s always something new that marketers must identify and adapt to. The most recent curveball comes courtesy of Facebook. And for better or worse, this change is sure to have quite the impact on your B2B marketing strategy. However, the system wasn’t a perfect science.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2018

B2B marketers beware: Marketing vanity metrics are easy on the eyes but only skim the surface when it comes to actual value. Although vanity metrics make you feel good about your marketing efforts, these surface-level metrics only reveal part of the story. But, fear not dear marketer! Facebook likes.

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Social Media Marketing How To Campaigns 234

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Firms are quickly loosening their grip on traditional modes of marketing such as billboards. There are various platforms for marketing on the digital front. This means that businesses have to embark on digital content writing to create marketing material. They are rapidly embracing the opportunities in the online space.

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Marketing Social Media Lead Rank Lead Scoring 192

Zoominfo

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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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Author: Jacob Dillon The marketing environment never sits in one place. As the digital era is here, every marketer and salesman must adapt to the most effective practices that bring the most results. Finding new prospects to buy your products is surely a key factor of the entire sales process. Pay attention and apply!

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Marketing Social Media Scale Case Study 196

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

Author: Warren Fowler Sales teams and marketers focus on digital communication so much that they seem to forget the power of offline promotion channels. While online tools are often more convenient and practical than traditional marketing techniques, the fact remains that the latter usually perform better. Let’s take a look!

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Direct Mail How To Advertising Advertising 323

SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. Facebook & Twitter ads deliver high volume but lack the high-level targeting options.

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LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead B2B Tools 323

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

So, a potential buyer might see a Facebook post about your latest earrings collection while in line to get his latte, do some research during his commute to work, and purchase a pair by the time he got to his office. As such, mobile marketing is not just an option anymore. Optimize Your Website for Mobile.

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Paid Content Small Business Small Business Marketing 185

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 30, 2018

Dark web and dark social are fairly common, easy-to-understand terms, but what about dark marketing? To start, dark marketing is hyper-tailored to the individual. to favorite color and dream vacation – and using that information to drive internet marketing that is unique to the individual’s online experience. What does it mean?

Marketing 206

Marketing Segment Campaigns Channels 206

SBI Growth

JULY 8, 2013

His early and often Facebook wins for Bounty were quickly squashed. An outspoken prospect did not like Rick’s aggressive style. The prospect posted negatively on Bounty’s Facebook site. Mary in Marketing saw the post (during an infrequent scan of the company page.) He assumed the same would work at Bounty.

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Social Selling Company Social Media Policies 320

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 21, 2019

The front-runners focus on data hygiene and ensuring they have accurate and holistic customer information across sales, marketing and service departments. Automated sales prospecting. Sales prospecting tools, such as Pipedrive, Vainu.io Sales prospecting tools, such as Pipedrive, Vainu.io Social selling.

Trends 297

Trends B2B Social Media Telemarketing 297

SBI Growth

JANUARY 7, 2013

As a sales rep, you can’t rely solely on Marketing to develop your presence. He’ll reveal tips and tricks used by LinkedIn to prospect and grow business. Your prospects and customers are doing the same. Let’s assume you have a meeting with a big prospect. 2) Utilize Your Marketing Department’s Expertise.

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Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Harvest Social Media 321

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2019

If you’ve worked in sales for any length of time, you know your success is dependent on the quality of your prospect lists. Instead, modern sales professionals find success by creating and reaching out to hyper-targeted lists made up of only the most qualified prospects. Let’s get into it! Step One: Understand Your Offering.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring How To 182

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. You have to bring in more marketing qualified leads. Target your best-fit prospects. In order for your message to be relevant, it has to speak to a prospect’s specific situation. What keeps them up at night?

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 196

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Over the last few months, marketers have witnessed one of the biggest changes to LinkedIn’s professional social network since its inception. The purpose of this blog post is to provide marketing leaders with a five minute executive summary explaining the new offering and what it means to your business. New to LinkedIn. Endorsements.

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Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 317

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Are your sales reps wasting time prospecting? If you’ve beaten the odds and have held your role for more than 18 months, you’ve already gotten your team lined up, your prospecting strategy in place, and your goals set. When your sales reps prospect through referrals, they: Get every meeting at the level that counts with one call.

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Referrals Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 279

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2020

Whenever I have a conversation about digital selling, the discussion quickly transitions to topics like search engine optimization, Facebook Ads, or some other messaging related category. As much as I appreciate these hot topics, they are each connected to digital marketing. Digital Marketing. Let's start with digital marketing.

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Paid Content Social Media Marketing Lead Rank 139

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What makes a marketer successful? The marketing industry lives in a constant state of evolution. New trends and technologies emerge regularly and quickly change the way we interact with customers and prospects. Hard Skills for B2B Marketers. Here are some hard skills that directly correlate with B2B marketing success: 1.

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Marketing Social Media Hiring B2B 193

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Over the last few months, marketers have witnessed one of the biggest changes to LinkedIn’s professional social network since its inception. The purpose of this blog post is to provide marketing leaders with a five minute executive summary explaining the new offering and what it means to your business. New to LinkedIn. Endorsements.

Lead Generation 314

Lead Generation LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 314

Zoominfo

JANUARY 24, 2019

If you’ve ever received an annoying mass email or seen an irrelevant Facebook promotion, you already know content isn’t one-size-fits-all. Sharing the wrong content at the wrong time is a marketer’s worst nightmare. And how can you determine what type of content is going to resonate with your prospects? What is Content Mapping?

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Top of Funnel Marketing Social Media Consumer 159

The Pipeline

AUGUST 11, 2014

As we have all noticed more and more companies are putting the Twitter and Facebook icons/logos not only on their marketing materials, but on trucks, and the signs on their buildings. Unless it involves a company you want to approach in order to do business with them, basically someone you want to prospect.

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Cold Calling Social Media Twitter Social Selling 287

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

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Paid Content B2B Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As a result, sales and marketing professionals are constantly looking for new ways to improve their lead generation strategies. In fact, 68% of B2B marketers rank “generating high-quality leads” as their top priority for this year ( source ). Social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing ( source ).

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Social Media Lead Generation Media B2B 214

No More Cold Calling

JULY 1, 2014

Over the years, I have made it very clear that I don’t believe marketing has any business qualifying leads for salespeople. A marketing expert left me flabbergasted when he said, “Salespeople should not generate their own leads. That’s the job of marketing.” Marketing teams today provide invaluable support. Tweet this.).

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Sales Qualified Lead Referrals Cold Calling Marketing Qualified Lead 261

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2019

These classifications provide the building blocks at a company’s inception, as they broadly define a brand’s audience and target market. But, in the rapidly changing sales and marketing landscape, it’s important to challenge the status quo. Enter, B2P (business-to-person) sales and marketing. Keep reading!

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B2C B2B Marketing Lead Rank 182

Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

What is a CRM system in marketing? But with the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you can optimize your marketing to suit the unique needs of every customer, just like you might in a small independent business. What is a CRM system in marketing? What are some CRM marketing examples? What is CRM?

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Marketing SugarCRM CRM Lead Rank 171

Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2019

Today, we bring this series to a close with the final installment– for marketers, of course. So whether you’re here to take a walk down memory lane with us, or you’re simply searching for new marketing content, you’ve come to the right place. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. Let’s get into it!

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Marketing B2B Lead Generation Social Media 164

Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2018

Your goal as a B2B marketer is to capture the attention of potential buyers with informational resources and content. Yet, in a world of information overload, how can you cut through the digital noise to reach your prospects? When done correctly, B2B marketers can use snackable content to capture more leads and drive user engagement.

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B2B Marketing Social Media Video 169

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 17, 2018

Henry Staggers, a CRM specialist at Best Essays, recently noted: “Duplicates are multiple entries for the same person or organization in your marketing and CRM automation software. Most marketers don’t discover the duplicate problem before they breach the allowed database limit”. You can meet him on Twitter and Facebook.

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CRM Face-to-face Marketing Webinar Metrics 180

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

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264