Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? What is a Lead? The Lead Generation Process.

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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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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. How do you define a lead?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2020

For quality leads — that are more effective in the long-term — inbound marketing undoubtedly provides better sources for lead generation than outbound. Well, for starters, inbound prospects, by definition, choose themselves as leads. What is Inbound Lead Generation? Outbound Lead Generation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 10, 2023

Businesses must work harder to generate high-quality leads. The post Mastering the Art of B2B Lead Generation: Strategies for Success appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. These strategies will help get you there.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

With the pandemic pushing change in consumer behavior, marketing and sales teams specifically have seen a huge shift in how they must reach current and potential customers. So, how will we see video continue to evolve in 2021, and how can marketing and sales teams best use it to their advantage? That’s where video emails come in. .

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 7, 2023

Here's how to leverage SEO strategies to generate more leads. The post Leveraging SEO For B2B Lead Generation appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Optimizing your content with key words is not enough to rank higher on search engine results pages.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 15, 2021

The wrong target market is not limited to a sales problem. The damage starts with your lead generation system, then spreads to your entire business. Exceptional salespeople don’t waste their time on prospects who aren’t in their target market. Contrary […].

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

Sales leaders: Lead generation must be your primary focus. They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. They take an internal focus, instead of recognizing that lead generation—referral lead generation in particular—is their ticket to the C-Suite. (Or

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every business dreams of a pipeline of well-qualified inbound leads that land in their sales team’s laps. The reality, of course, is that go-to-market teams still need to take an active role in pushing their companies to new heights of growth. But today’s outbound lead generation tactics are more than just dialing for dollars.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 16, 2024

Discover effective strategies for lead generation for digital marketing to boost consumer interest, enhance sales, and maximize ROI.

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SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Mastering Lead Generation Digital Marketing Company tactics to boost your business growth. Discover top strategies, companies, and selection tips!

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MarketJoy

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Avoid the common traps and misconceptions that often plague outbound lead generation efforts. Outbound lead generation is a powerful tool for growing your business, but it’s easy to fall into traps that can sabotage your success. This approach will yield higher-quality conversions at a lower cost per lead.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2020

Until this change, there has been a healthy long-term battle between marketing and sales. Marketing has been saddled with delivering leads to sales. Sales has perennially complained that the leads were inferior, while marketing complained that the salespeople were inferior at closing leads. .

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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? Basically, personas ensure that everything you do in terms of lead generation and customer acquisition, is tailored to your targeted buyers’ needs. Understand Your Target Market.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 9, 2021

For many industries and companies, the pandemic has changed sales and marketing forever. In some ways, the changes manifest accelerating trends that were already in motion, and in other ways, the changes are new, permanent disruptions. Of course, every disruption.

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics? Your lead generation tactics aren’t driving bottom line revenue. Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. They complain they don’t have enough leads, or at least not enough qualified leads.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Back then, new digital marketing companies were telling everyone that salespeople would be replaced by inbound marketing. And the very same companies who were claiming that their SaaS marketing platforms would replace salespeople actually required salespeople - lots of them - to sell their applications.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out 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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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. Lead generation shouldn’t be nearly impossible, not even during a global pandemic and recession. Digital marketing and lead nurturing wasn’t living up to its promises to fill pipelines with hot leads, even before the pandemic.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

It’s important to reconsider your tech stack when markets shift, and now CRMs are top priority for customer engagement. Read on to discover the latest CRM trends for sales and marketers to use in 2021—and beyond. Share the same goals and tools between sales and marketing teams. Future Trends in CRM.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hey, Marketing. B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. Landing pages serve as a litmus test to digital marketing campaign success — you get to see who is interested in your content and how many. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing? An example of a landing page design.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before starting my career in marketing, I worked in business development. That‘s why I’ve contacted some sales pros and AI experts to learn how they or their clients use AI for sales lead generation. Turn evergreen content into interactive lead-generation tools. Fletcher then uses AI to discover their challenges.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2018

When I interviewed Wes, senior vice president of sales for a well-known marketing automation company, I expected to hear all about the advantages of using his technology. The two of them trust each other and value the relationship, so Wes didn’t need to shop the market. Don’t get distracted; don’t get embarrassed. Boy, was I wrong!

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2023

A solid digital marketing strategy is your finest weapon for customer engagement, brand building, lead generation and better sales. The post 6 Steps to Creating an Effective Digital Marketing Strategy appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Let’s face it – Don Draper and the Mad Men era didn’t do marketing many favors. Don Draper was a terrible boss and would have made a horrendous CMO. Even if you could get past his heavy drinking, the long.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

To better understand what companies are spending money on, ZoomInfo surveyed over 400 CEOs, IT professionals, and marketers to understand patterns of near-term investment and cost cutting. Meanwhile,marketing departments find themselves challenged by how to effectively track ROI and generate more leads. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Video prospecting helps increase your chances of getting leads, generating conversions and contributing to your company’s bottom line. The post How to Use Video Prospecting to Get More Leads appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here are some tips for strong video prospecting.

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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. Along with targeted ads , B2C marketers utilize Facebook for lookalike modeling.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a marketer, you know how to get your audience’s attention. But what do you do with the clicks you generate? Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. How to Optimize Chatbots for B2B Lead Generation.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

This is the value of marketing account intelligence software. By leveraging the power of data and advanced analytics, marketers are able to develop targeted lists of accounts that perfectly align with their ideal customer profiles. This not only maximizes ROI, but also minimizes wasted time and resources on low-potential prospects.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Jenn Steele , CEO and Co-Founder of SoundGTM, discusses the challenging dynamic between marketing and sales teams. She highlights the common blame game between marketing and sales and the importance of effective communication and collaboration between the two functions.

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