DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 23, 2018

We hear a lot about sales and marketing alignment: How important it is for B2B, and how so few of us are doing it right. SALES: Marketing leads are crap. MARKETING: Sales is lazy. SALES: They weren’t a good fit anyway. MARKETING: Maybe if you actually followed up the same day. Rolls eyes.]

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JANUARY 16, 2019

In decades past, the world of marketing was dominated by print advertisements in newspapers and magazines. These antiquated marketing tactics had one thing in common: They put the product front and center, with clever presentations intended to entice prospects to become paying customers. Evoke emotions through storytelling.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 7, 2024

Potential customers just aren’t comfortable with in-person meetings and door-to-door sales anymore. According to a report by stirista , many B2B organizations are turning to paid social media ads. That means roughly half of B2B marketers have no defined processes or expansion plans. Yes, you read that correctly.

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JULY 17, 2018

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. Yet, many tried-and-true marketing strategies continue to generate results. 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say webinars are the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ).

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MAY 5, 2019

In 2017, email marketing turned half a century old. Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. Email marketing isn’t going anywhere.

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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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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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Nutshell

MAY 18, 2023

A CRM can help you gather, store, organize, and analyze data about your customers, which then helps you improve your sales and marketing efforts. It can also integrate with different tools, including social media and advertising platforms. Why bother with CRM social media integration, though?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In today’s marketing landscape, personalization has quickly become the gold standard—and for good reason! In this content-saturated marketplace, personalized marketing is the only way for companies to stand apart from the competition. Luckily, as technology advances, it’s easier for marketers to personalize their efforts. .

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world today. Marketers—us included—continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. What is personalized marketing? Personalization. Keep reading!

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Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

If you’re in marketing, you might think of search engine advertising platforms as your “frenemy.” You’re kind of like friends because they distribute your ads, and kind of like enemies because you’re both self-interested. “The more profitable experience for search engines is more people clicking on ads. .

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Author: Anand Srinivasan The traditional approach to marketing involves brand building, advertising, participating in trade shows, launching mailers, and so on. This approach is also known as “downstream marketing” since they look ‘downstream’ at the customers in the targeted segment and optimize the ways to communicate with them.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 20, 2019

So, the question is: does your pipeline get a paid vacation? If you buy into the research out there, in so-called complex sales, there are up to 6.8 If you approach this as an opportunity to build a foundation for the sales, the reception may be different than you think. The post Does Your Pipeline Get a Paid Vacation?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Author: Staff You can be a serious entrepreneur who invests in a great website and content and still feel like something is not right. You have pegged a lot of hope on your website to bring in dollars from the online market, but your hopes have been frustrated at every turn. Promote your content on social media.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

But, thanks to technological advancements, predicting customer behavior has become a reality—and it’s changed the face of marketing forever. Predictive intelligence and machine learning may sound like futuristic concepts, but they’ve already made a massive impact in the marketing world. Let’s get into it! The best part?

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APRIL 8, 2018

If content is king, consider your blog its throne. 60% of marketers say blog content creation is their top inbound marketing priority ( source ). 37% of marketers say blogs are the most valuable type of content marketing ( source ). 67 correlation with search rankings ( source ). Not convinced?

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MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing. Demand generation is a joint effort between a business’s marketing and sales organizations.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 3, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Want and Know How to Get Free Advertising? Advertising is a crucial component of any successful marketing strategy, but it can also be expensive, especially for small businesses and startups. Design shirts that catch the eyes of others will feature your logo.

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Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

For B2B marketers, that means the challenge of effectively reaching, engaging, and converting their target audience is more complex than ever. As competition intensifies and buyer expectations evolve, the need for a well-defined and comprehensive B2B marketing strategy becomes paramount. What is B2B Marketing?

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 24, 2022

A social media marketing funnel is an essential process that you can use to optimize your marketing efforts. When creating an effective social selling strategy, you need to understand the different sales funnel stages. What are the Stages of a Social Media Marketing Funnel?

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

CTV and OTT ads are doing so well that marketers are once again increasing their ad spending, says Advertiser Perceptions. 38% will maintain their current CTV/OTT ad spending. 38% will maintain their current CTV/OTT ad spending. Only 1% will decrease their spending for this ad media type.

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Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

Table of Contents What is CRM? 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 is CRM?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 21, 2021

Familiarizing yourself with the industry by learning about the core metrics and pain points is the key to filling your sales pipeline with qualified medical and healthcare leads. It’s important to learn about the perspective of your various buyer personas in order to create content that resonates with them. Here’s how to get started.

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JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. With better profiles, demand generation teams can craft stronger advertising campaigns. Marketers can attract and retain prospective customers more effectively.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The premise of content marketing is simple: Offer something of value and, in exchange, earn the trust of potential customers. Yet, when it comes time to execute, many marketers stumble. If you’ve ever asked yourself a similar line of questions, fear not, dear marketer. What should I write about? Let’s get into it!

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MAY 18, 2023

It’s rare for top talent to search for job openings and submit cold applications. That’s because smart recruiters have learned to apply marketing principles to their talent acquisition process, helping them fill and nurture robust talent pipelines they can hire from at a moment’s notice. What is Recruitment Marketing?

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 4, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Digital Marketing Strategies That Significantly Empower Business Growth In today’s digital age, small businesses face challenges and opportunities in their quest for success. Tailoring marketing efforts to these personas ensures that messages are relevant and engaging.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2020

B2B sales and marketing leaders have offered valuable and creative ideas for adjusting to the “new normal” that may exist long after the health scare has subsided. Well, kind of,” says Kate Adams, vice president of marketing for Drift, a lead-generation platform. Now is the time to invest in digital marketing strategies.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2023

Table of Content List of the Top San Francisco Full-Service Digital Agencies Overview of the Bay Area as a hub for digital marketing Is It Worth Using a Marketing Agency? What Can a Marketing Agency Do for Me? What are the digital marketing services offered by the top marketing agencies?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 20, 2020

Author: Kris Belau Is there anything more quaint in sales and marketing than the door-to-door salesperson? As was common at the time, the main sales channel was an on-the-ground sales force. So what now for companies, perhaps yours, that rely even in some part on offline sales? Equip them.

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MARCH 3, 2019

In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. Let’s get into it! Check it out! Sprout Social.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Author: Staff One of the surest ways to advertise your business online is through search engine optimization (SEO). Simply put, your site needs to rank among the top websites that Google or other search engines list on the search engine result pages (SERPs) for the keywords you’ve optimized in your web content.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital ads may be making huge waves in the advertising industry, but TV broadcast advertising is still the king. Plus, TV ads often motivate digital engagement. That gives consumers way more opportunities to interact with TV broadcast advertising than any other ad type out there. Let’s discuss.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 29, 2024

In 2023, consumer visits to websites fell by 3.6%, even with ad spending across paid channels reaching an all-time high. Creating website content marketing that engages the consumers who do visit your client’s website has never been more important. Here are a few tips for creating content that will help drive sales.

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Zoominfo

JULY 16, 2018

Seasoned B2B marketers know a well-executed webinar is a goldmine for sales leads. Just consider these webinar lead generation statistics: 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say a webinar is the best way to generate high-quality leads ( source ). 44% of marketers have hosted or participated in a webinar.

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APRIL 24, 2019

As a result, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has stepped into the spotlight as a vital digital marketing tactic. For those who aren’t familiar with the acronym, SEO is the art of increasing a website’s visibility and traffic through organic (non-paid) search engine results. Content farming.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

The average marketing department spends a LOT of money on trade shows and events – to the tune of 32% ?f Even so, trade-show events are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation.

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