Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Time flies and I’m guessing that it has been close to 10 years since LinkedIn decided to close its access doors to most third-party applications including Nimble CRM. Shortly thereafter, they did authorize limited access to a few enterprise level CRMs providing that you have the right LinkedIn premium account. Here’s how!

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LinkedIn CRM Prospecting Lead Qualification 62

SalesFuel

JANUARY 20, 2025

Successful sellers know that there are major opportunities for prospecting on LinkedIn for quality leads. Half of B2B buyers use LinkedIn to help make purchase decisions, showing it's a critical platform for sales, writes Disha Shukla. Should you try prospecting on LinkedIn?

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Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Prospecting Hiring 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After 18 years in B2B marketing, Ive seen this song and dance before. And lets face it, most B2B marketing teams didnt exactly have a foolproof plan to ensure ROI. If youre not actively working to move those prospects through the pipeline, you might as well not have bothered. Early in my career, events terrified me.

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B2B Marketing Strategy Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? How did you find those prospects?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Successfully executing a sales process is a lot like growing a flower, and in the context of this half-baked analogy, prospecting is like finding seeds. Anyway, this week's edition of The Pipeline covers some key mistakes experts say you need to avoid when prospecting. 7 Fatal Sales Prospecting Mistakes You Might Be Making 1.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Hiring Lead Rank 98

The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

People will tell you that the number one reason sellers do not like to prospect, specifically telephone prospecting, is rejection. Look at it as an opportunity to educate the prospect or correct a misunderstanding they have, or highlight a blind spot they hadn’t considered. By Tibor Shanto. Best Defence Is a Good Offence.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

We launched Workflows to activate market insights, buyer intent, and website activity. But there are only a few milestones in ZoomInfo’s history that have had a game-changing impact on our trajectory and transformed how businesses everywhere go to market. We acquired Clickagy and launched Streaming and Custom Intent.

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Conversion Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Rank 70

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Business is more competitive than ever, and conventional prospecting is simply no longer enough. Lead mining is becoming increasingly commonplace among companies seeking to expand into new markets and territories, as well as those hoping to increase profitability. There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A well-designed, high-performing website is the cornerstone of modern digital marketing. Visitor identification software offers a powerful solution, helping your go-to-market team transform anonymous website visitors into qualified prospects, leads, and revenue. Top Website Visitor Identification Software Tools 1.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Software 130

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. They average only 1.5

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Top of Funnel Positioning Scale Inbound 408

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Author: Shawn Finder Ask sales and marketing leaders what digital channels they leverage to generate leads and help their teams hit quota and you’ll likely get the same answer over and over: cold calls and emails. It’s capable of including other mediums, both visual and auditory, which means you can engage your prospects on a deeper level.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

Getting in the door and getting in front of a human in your target market is a huge problem for most startups and small businesses. I’ve spent many years selling in startups and small businesses and every time the biggest issue cratering the sales pipeline is getting enough meetings with appropriate prospects. Making a social call.

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Outsourcing Services Cold Calling Call-back Networking 78

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How to Build a Lead List My Tips for Building a Sales Lead List A prospect may have shown interest in a product or service by responding to an online offer, visiting your company’s booth at a conference, or engaging with social media posts. Enhanced Prospect Profiles The better your prospect profile, the better your call outcomes.

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Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 118

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As the person responsible for Innovation at ZoomInfo, a core part of my job is understanding markets where we do not currently offer a solution — but might want to in the future. My research landed me squarely on Bizo, a company that once aspired marketers to “precisely target business people by specific business demographic criteria.”

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LinkedFusion

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

AI is revolutionizing LinkedIn outreach by making it smarter, faster, and more efficient. Discover How AI is Revolutionizing LinkedIn Outreach Gone are the days of manually scrolling through LinkedIn to find the perfect prospect. Check out our previous post on LinkedIn Automation Best Practices to get started.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring LinkedIn 52

LinkedFusion

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

AI is revolutionizing LinkedIn outreach by making it smarter, faster, and more efficient. Discover How AI is Revolutionizing LinkedIn Outreach Gone are the days of manually scrolling through LinkedIn to find the perfect prospect. Check out our previous post on LinkedIn Automation Best Practices to get started.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring LinkedIn 52

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2020

Other than a grey-haired sage, I am confident in saying none of the voice on LinkedIn have either. What are the thought leaders in your target market talking about? They don’t know either, but they have a following, your target market. So, what is an enterprising seller to do? You need to trust in you! Still Early Days.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

Is your sales team searching too many faces, looking for traces of prospects, instead of narrowing the search to recruit only your ideal clients? Yet, most companies miss the mark on referrals and instead make these common sales prospecting mistakes. Companies focus their sales prospecting on signing new logos.

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Lead Generation B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 409

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 29, 2024

With over 30 years of experience scaling companies from tens of millions to billions in revenue, including WebEx and Proofpoint, David brings a unique perspective on the intertwined nature of product and go-to-market. Designing products backwards from the go-to-market motion. Plus, an analysis of the top 75 trending sales AI tools.

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Scale Top of Funnel Funnel Report 115

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Prospecting : Companies routinely run cold calling prospecting processes that fail 99% of the time, with 1 in 100 calls getting a meeting. Smarter approaches to prospecting are needed. One of the main reasons for this low close rate is that sales people miss decisionmakers in the prospect company. Where does this time go?

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Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

SMEI

JANUARY 5, 2024

In today’s highly competitive job market, particularly in the dynamic fields of sales and marketing, standing out to prospective employers is more crucial than ever. Keeping Up with Industry Trends The sales and marketing sector is continuously evolving, with new tools, strategies, and market dynamics emerging regularly.

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Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Webinar Metrics 219

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. Not a cold calling stranger or someone pitching them on LinkedIn. Unless … Breaking News. There is an answer to seller access. Think about it.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Activities like prospect outreach, cultivating brand awareness, and online relationship building are all enhanced by social media — so having a solid presence on these platforms can really help your case. Social selling isn‘t about bombarding prospects with generic sales pitches; it’s about building relationships.

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Social Selling Social Media Media Networking 108

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn. If you don’t get the meeting, Part Two doesn’t matter.

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Decision Maker Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 401

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. These tools are now essential for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge in a demanding market. Advanced Search Functionality : Pinpoint prospects with precision.

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LinkedFusion

JANUARY 19, 2025

LinkedIn has become a powerhouse for professionals and businesses alike, with over 900 million members globally. Its no surprise that LinkedIn sales strategies have revolutionized how prospects are approached and deals are closed. Did you know that 80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

LinkedIn invitations to connect from people who immediately send you a sales pitch. Nonstop pitching via LinkedIn Invitations and comments. Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. (They often begin, “I hope you’re doing well.”

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Referrals Decision Maker Cold Calling Social Media 316

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. B2B social selling is the process where salespeople use social media to connect with prospects. This will establish you as an industry expert and tell your prospects that you’re the one who likely has the solution to their problems.

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

With over 15 years in sales and marketing divisions of three Fortune 200 companies, Mark has led significant projects, including the creation of a new 200-member sales force. He is the author of several influential books, including 'High-Profit Prospecting,' 'High-Profit Selling,' and 'A Mind for Sales.'

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Hiring Prospecting Face-to-face Twitter 52

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.

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Trends B2B Social Media Telemarketing 297

SalesFuel

DECEMBER 20, 2024

One way to improve this situation is to use the best B2B market intelligence. The B2B Marketing Outlook Surveyed business leaders also have downgraded their performance scores on customer acquisition and brand value in the past six months. Market Intelligence This is great news. But there's always room for improvement.

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B2B Top of Funnel Marketing Decision Maker 59

Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In the past, I have lightly experimented with email marketing, first with Mailchimp and later with Mailerlite. While Nimble has always synced email with my Google Workspace accounts, their introduction of the ability to send group, one-off, messages was a huge step towards email marketing. I am not a marketer or an email marketer.

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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. But with hundreds of sales intelligence tools on the market, which ones are right for your teams? LinkedIn Sales Navigator. What Should My Sales Intelligence Tool Include?

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Hoovers Campaigns InsideView Tools 264

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. So forget your product features and brush off the benefits, because you’re going to connect with your prospect on a (virtually) human level.

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 264

LinkedFusion

DECEMBER 22, 2024

LinkedIn has evolved into a critical platform for professional networking, lead generation, and business growth. As we move into 2024, the demand for effective LinkedIn automation tools is at an all-time high, especially as businesses look to streamline their outreach efforts and personalize interactions at scale. LinkedFusion.io

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As you pitch your services and media space to prospects, let them know how high growth accounts succeed. Their laser focus on their content marketing cycle explains some of their success. They allocate an average of 10% of revenue to marketing activities. Favorite techniques include: Email marketing campaigns 45.6%

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 25, 2024

LinkedIn Ads are a great way to help sales teams reach their target audience with less stress. But to make them work, you’ll need the right LinkedIn Ad strategies. In this episode, I’m joined by AJ Wilcox, host of the LinkedIn Ads Show podcast. Discover his three tactics that will have prospects running to your inbox.

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