Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

We are at the dawn of a new era in B2B sales and marketing. The sales and marketing technology landscape has grown from just a few hundred applications to thousands—each one promising to streamline go-to-market operations, accelerate pipeline and generate revenue at scale. Insight-Driven Engagement for Sales AND Marketing.

Ideal Customer Profile 58

Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Scale Marketing 58

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Consider value-based or ROI selling. Value-Based or ROI Selling Explained. The Need for Value-Based or ROI Selling. If you’re unable to deliver this information, you leave a value gap—a divide between buyer expectations and a traditional sales and marketing approach. . Don’t Miss Out on Value-Based or ROI Selling.

ROI 177

ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face 177

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. FinancialServices. Insurance.

Company 156

Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Your prospects sure don’t! Oh ya, the marketing team that “developed” the “value prop” does. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Prospecting consists of regaling anyone who’ll listen with that value prop. By Tibor Shanto.

Lead Rank 398

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Margin SME 398

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) always seems like a great idea … until you get into the nitty-gritty. In fact, with just a few simple steps, DIY customer data segmentation for account-based marketing is a great way to get started. Discover your best marketing account segments from within your current customer base. Sound familiar?

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Account Based Marketing Segment Ideal Customer Profile Account 218

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 26, 2024

It’s easier to go along with what everyone else is doingto write blogs, comment on social media, write catchy email subject lines, and rely on inbound marketing to fill your pipeline. Curious, I asked Ben to clarify the difference between suspects and prospects. Prospects, though? A totally different story.

Referrals 317

Referrals Cold Calling ROI Sales Qualified Lead 317

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Author: Rachel Downey Modern marketers are no stranger to showing a return on investment for their campaigns. As demand for ROI continues, many are retooling their content strategies to prove a return. With 17% of marketers planning to adopt podcasting into their efforts, podcasts are a rising marketing channel for companies today.

ROI 177

ROI Top of Funnel Channels Lead Nurturing 177

Zoominfo

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.

Email Marketing 231

Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

Zoominfo

AUGUST 28, 2020

Going over email metrics in the morning, analyzing what didn’t work mid-day, testing new templates and list cleaning in the afternoon — the life of an email marketer is a busy one. For every dollar you spend on email marketing, you can expect an average return of $42 , it is also the third most popular distribution channel.

Email Marketing 237

Email Marketing Marketing B2B Campaigns 237

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?

Marketing 246

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer twenty years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2021, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. You’re better off getting your advertisement in front of 100 people in a single row of that stadium—as long as they’re good-fit prospects.

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Segment Lead Rank Trends Marketing Qualified Lead 246

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics? Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs are still missing quota en masse.

Lead Gen 397

Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Leads 397

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. You don’t have to wait until your solution is implemented and producing ROI. Can attest to the ROI they’ve received. Unless … Breaking News.

Referrals 323

Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

Zoominfo

APRIL 3, 2018

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. 5 Ways to Facilitate Better Marketing and Sales Alignment.

Marketing Qualified Lead 223

Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 223

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

Top of Funnel 218

Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

From prospecting to discovery and demo calls, executives like CEOs and CFOs have become not just a name on an invite, but an active participant with plenty of questions and unique problems to solve. . Understand the buyer’s focus on ROI. Our research has found CXOs talk 8.5% Mind the CFO.

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Buyer Strategy Buyer Persona ROI 334

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. Twitter followers.

Social Media 234

Social Media Marketing How To Campaigns 234

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.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Account Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 23, 2020

Marketing and sales intelligence data is dynamic, which is to say frequently and continuously refreshed. But a lot of marketing, sales, and recruiting professionals don’t know how much data has changed over the past few years! Time to plan your next marketing campaign or start prospecting into your top accounts!

Ideal Customer Profile 189

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Trade Show 189

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. Your marketing and sales teams need both. And you improve your ROI. And you improve your ROI.

Lead Rank 309

Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Author: TJ Macke For marketers, obsessing over outbound strategies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You may notice that your campaigns move too quickly or slowly, indicating that your marketing team has become distracted. If you’re going to obsess over B2B outbound marketing strategies, try fixating on the right ones.

Outbound 177

Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Cold Calling 177

Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

All sales and marketing tools make big promises—more leads, more engagement, higher click-through rate, better sales—but none more so than marketing automation. For those who aren’t familiar, marketing automation tools are exactly what they sound like—tools that automate certain marketing practices.

Top of Funnel 197

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 197

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2020

By optimizing messaging, collateral and communication through effective sales enablement, sellers can better communicate the differentiating value of your new solution, showcase marketplace positioning and properly advise prospects. 1 barrier to success for a new product launch is a lack of preparation in the go-to-market and sales launch.

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Campaigns Sales Enablement Education Collateral 326

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. Integration : Most lead capture tools seamlessly integrate with CRM systems and other marketing automation platforms, creating a cohesive ecosystem for lead management.

Lead Capture 130

Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The best way to create the kind of value proposition your prospect is looking for is by addressing a need. And that’s not what your prospect is looking for. The first is making the problem real and vivid in the prospect’s mind. Let’s talk about what value is – and what value isn’t. 300,000 minus $30,000). That’s not value.

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B2B Prospecting Case Study Scale 187

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What is referral marketing?

Referrals 197

Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Incentives 197

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Personalization, precision and performance are the keys to modern B2B marketing. And account-based marketing software is what helps your team nail all three with perfection. Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new discipline, but the tools that help fuel successful ABM are constantly evolving.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Account Software Software 130

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.

B2B 130

B2B Marketing Strategy Lead Rank 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Author: Brandon Brown Today, most marketers and salespeople agree that we need to build relationships with our customers. But many of those same marketers and salespeople are implementing old-school marketing tactics that bombard consumers with unwanted ads and clickbait. Two words: influencer marketing.

Influencer 194

Influencer Marketing How To Face-to-face 194

Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2020

Has your product or service worked well for this type of client in the past, giving them good ROI and you a good case study? He is cartoonist and sends cartoons to his prospects but our mutual friend Dan Waldschmidt sends swords! Going retro and sending people old-fashioned “boring” letters without any marketing glitz has worked well.

Enterprise 416

Enterprise Enterprise Social Media Referrals 416

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. We believe these innovations will continue to revolutionize how teams identify opportunities, engage prospects, and close deals. Real-time signals are the secret sauce.

Intent Signal 130

Intent Signal Prospecting Intent Decision Maker 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 5, 2021

What happens when your most important go-to-market machines sync up? For many companies, ZoomInfo serves as the information engine that powers how they go to market. With this intel, you can: Identify and target your best prospects Access up-to-date company and contact information Prioritize leads Close more sales.

SalesForce 173

SalesForce Meeting Marketing Lead Rank 173

No More Cold Calling

MAY 3, 2018

Stats like this suggest that buyers don’t really need salespeople anymore—that we should just wait around for prospects to do their research and then call us when they’re ready to buy. They know how to prospect for sales, and it’s not sitting back and waiting for marketing to send them leads. That’s how to prospect for sales.

Lead Generation 270

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 270

Zoominfo

MAY 2, 2018

In fact, generating high-quality leads is the biggest challenge for B2B marketers ( source ). It’s not enough to generate an interest in your company, lead generation hinges on getting prospects to take action and indicate their interest. Think of it this way, if you can’t reach your prospects how can you convert them into leads?

Lead Generation 203

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 203