Zoominfo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

There’s no way around it – prospect and customer data is one of the most valuable assets a B2B organization has access to. Think about it: without accurate information, how can you market, sell, or provide customer service to your target audience? The Impact of Bad B2B Marketing Data. The short answer—everything.

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B2B Data Churn Marketing 223

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

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. MARKETING: Maybe if you actually followed up the same day. Hyper-focus on marketing-qualified leads. Rolls eyes.] Tag-team at events.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 257

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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Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Account Lead Rank 130

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

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Reaching the right prospects at the right moment is often the difference between closing a deal and coming in second. Improved Forecasting : AI-powered algorithms analyze historical data and market trends to deliver more accurate sales forecasts, enabling better strategic planning. Learn More About ZoomInfo Copilot 2.

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Software Software Tools Hubspot 211

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.

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Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Salesforce. Think about it: Traditional sales software applications have long since been deployed in streamlining daily tasks associated with prospecting and pipeline management. Prospecting – It’s harder than ever to find quality B2B contact information, company insights and leads that will ultimately lead to sale or conversion.

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Sales Automation Prospecting Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 162

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The cultural phenomenon that is Dreamforce – the Burning Man of the sales world – is a testament to the influence wielded by today’s sales and marketing professionals. If you’re a B2B sales, marketing, or business development, we’ve got a hand-picked don’t-miss Dreamforce session for you. Sales and marketing alignment.

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Account Based Marketing SalesForce Top of Funnel Hotels 202

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Marketing has certain data needs. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate. Location data (Marketing loves).

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

No issue with that, but I prefer to use investment and the financial markets, primarily because of the focus on value. With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. Smart sellers are similar, value for their prospects, employers and themselves is developed over time.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile Objections 352

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2024

According to Salesforce , workers trust AI to perform 43% of their tasks — and 77% workers believe they will eventually trust AI to operate autonomously. It allows salespeople to approach prospects at the perfect time, with messaging that resonates with their current needs,” ZoomInfo Enterprise Account Manager Will Frattini says.

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Scale Sales Qualified Lead Intent Data CRM 235

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Yet for the last two decades, efforts to automate sales and marketing motions at B2B companies have stalled, often because of bad data. Until recently, just having access to accurate intelligence about all of the companies in a business’ total addressable market was a big gap in go-to-market efficiency.

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Data Company Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

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!

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Trade Show 189

Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2025

The world of B2B sales and marketing is at an inflection point. Traditional go-to-market (GTM) strategies, which rely on fragmented systems, are struggling to keep up with the demands of an increasingly competitive, fast-paced market. In fact, research from Salesforce indicates that a staggering 90% of CRM data is incomplete.

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B2B Intent Signal Scale Marketing 130

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With more opportunity than ever to market and sell to a global audience, SMBs are also exposed to a customer base whose expectations are continually shifting. Customer Success is one of our four core values at Salesforce, alongside Trust, Innovation, and Equality. 4 Keys to Consistent High-Quality Engagement for SMBs.

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PeopleSoft Social Media Customer SalesForce 254

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The integrations help revenue teams develop stronger prospect and customer relationships, make better decisions, and win more business. For example, reps can watch for keywords in conversations that historically indicate a prospect is more likely to buy, while sales managers can better coach their teams by reviewing call trends.

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Data Scale SalesForce Forecasting 52

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.

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Intent Signal Prospecting Intent Decision Maker 130

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 2, 2018

And still they are expected to prospect and bring leads into the pipe. How do they manage their time when they must do demos, talk to clients, prospect, and simultaneously juggle many customers, all while dealing with a complex solution? A long sales cycle exacerbates the problem. And in some ways, it has….

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Data Quota Face-to-face Trends 297

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We’ve put together a list of the 10 most important post-event priorities to help you turn attendees into prospects and customers. Set up news alerts in Salesforce for companies you connected with at the event to stay up-to-date on information that may help you land a deal. Notify Sales When a Prospect Visits.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Hiring 244

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 25, 2017

Sales and marketing teams that buy into myths about data providers miss out on serious business value. To buyers, these types of interactions may seem serendipitous, but timing sales and marketing interactions requires foresight. Account-based marketing can use sales intelligence for a new level of personalization. Us either.).

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Account Based Marketing Case Study Data Campaigns 241

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2021

The sales and marketing landscape has changed dramatically over the last year. Whether you need to access contact information before a call or meeting, want to sift through a list of companies and employees, review account funding history, or check out the social pages of your key prospects, the ZoomInfo Mobile App has you covered.

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Buyer Intent Call-back B2B SalesForce 49

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 10, 2018

But for business, AI is having an early transformative effect on sales and marketing by helping people make better decisions and serve customers more effectively. It can improve effectiveness by suggesting an optimal path to deal closure, and it can provide detailed guidance for approaching each prospect. So, what is AI?

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Case Study Analytics CRM Study 319

DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 5, 2017

It could be a target prospect account you’re already researching, or a current client you’d like to expand. A sales rep or account manager “owns” the Novartis whale account on the sales side, and Marketing “owns” anything defined as a campaign. Define parameters for sales prospecting. Who owns the global campaign? View a video?

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Account Campaigns Engineering Harvest 289

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 6, 2017

Much like my mom’s BMW, I use personalized emails to catch the attention of my most important prospects. Either I get responses from someone who forwarded my email, or the prospect who received the email responds themselves. So what situations are appropriate for this type of prospecting? When your prospect is a decision maker.

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Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker How To Top of Funnel 248

Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a marketer, you know how to get your audience’s attention. Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. A good bot-to-live-agent exchange will help reduce your lead response time and create a seamless experience for prospects.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Whether you’re in sales or marketing , you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about your email messaging. If you’re getting 30%+ of your prospects to reply to you, you can probably stop worrying about it as much, but if you’re getting less than that, then what I am about to share with you could be a game changer. Watch the Video.

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Video Prospecting SalesForce How To 120

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sales prospecting is arguably the most critical part of a sales professional’s workflow. Sales prospecting is a foundational element for a revenue team — it’s the practice of identifying and connecting with potential customers to initiate the sales cycle. What is Sales Prospecting?

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Buyer Persona 130

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

According to SalesForce , nurturing leads generates a 20% increase in sales opportunities and takes as little as 15 minutes per day. A whopping 44% of sales reps give up after one failed follow-up, according to SalesForce. Persistence is admirable, but not when a rep’s goals are out of sync with the prospect’s. Speed Wins.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 204

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 30, 2018

Unless your prospect knows who you are and expects to hear from you, you might as well step into a freezer. Reps fool themselves into believing that they’re not sending cold emails or making cold calls because they’ve researched their prospects and sent emails with catchy subject lines about why buyers should talk to them.

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Referrals Cold Calling Social Media Lead Generation 258

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How to Write Sales Prospecting Emails Using ChatGPT One advantage of ChatGPT is that it can iterate on what it’s already produced. ChatGPT will pull data from customer records from Salesforce along with Office email software to generate personalized email responses for busy salespeople. Here are some examples. Here’s what we found.

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Prospecting Cold Calling Banking Scale 130

Zoominfo

JULY 16, 2019

Hubspot offers a number of solutions for marketing, sales, and customer service professionals. But, the minimal copy and uncluttered layout call attention to the subpages Hubspot wants its visitors to click on next — the free CRM, the Marketing Hub, the Sales Hub, and the Service Hub. Salesforce. PublishThis.

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B2B Scale SalesForce Hubspot 232

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We know what you’re thinking, but even with new privacy laws, B2B prospecting is possible in Europe, if you’re taking the right steps. At this year’s virtual event Henry Schuck, delivered a keynote presentation called “Hit Your Number: How To Fast-Track Your Outbound Sales and Marketing in Europe.”. A contract with the user.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile NetSuite Microsoft 246

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

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. Effective cold email outreach means find something your prospect values – and something you have in common. It’s time to get personal.

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Account 220

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sales and marketing go-to-market frameworks weve relied on for decades staples like the funnel, the flywheel, and the buyers journey are fast becoming obsolete or are out the door already. Buyers Demand Relevance and Timing Prospecting thats irrelevant or poorly timed can harm deals more than help them. Sell Smarter.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Intent Signal B2B 130

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 1, 2020

It’s also a great excuse for sales follow-up—a reason to connect with clients and prospects, to stay in touch with referral sources, and to deepen relationships with your overall business network. LinkedIn, Twitter, Salesforce, Facebook … I could go on and on. It’s not just a way to show gratitude. Think it’s your smartphone?

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