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

SBI Growth

MAY 28, 2013

B2B Chief Marketing Officers are enthusiastic about sharing tangible results. There is a strong desire to connect marketing spend to revenue. Lead Generation is the surest way to drive tangible return on marketing investment. The decks show a healthy growth curve of leads being generated for Sales.

Top of Funnel 325

Top of Funnel Pipeline Opportunity Demand Generation 325

SBI Growth

AUGUST 30, 2013

I have never spoken to a sales leader who didn’t ask for more qualified leads. Leads fuel the revenue engine. Yet most organizations struggle to generate truly sales-ready leads. In this post I want to walk you through the 7-steps to building a lead generation machine. It fuels the marketing machine.

Lead Gen 306

Lead Gen Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 306

SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. One of the largest paid lead generators during the campaign.

LinkedIn 323

LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead B2B Tools 323

Zoominfo

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. One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. Content is an essential pillar of any lead generation strategy.

Paid Content 264

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

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. Youve gathered all these leads, but now what? Build Awareness Through Pre-Event Campaigns: Start marketing early through multiple channels.

B2B 130

B2B Marketing Strategy Lead Scoring 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 25, 2014

Today’s technology allows CMOs to match marketing efforts directly to sales dollars. With this, a 15-30% revenue contribution from marketing is going to be expected. They are available here, download our complete Modern B2B Marketing Metrics to be world class. Quantity of Sales Qualified Leads to the Sales Force (Leads).

Sales Qualified Lead 310

Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Hiring Funnel 310

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? Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.”

Lead Generation 240

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Assertive businesses have taken the lead and have handled the crisis with resilience. Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. Roughly half of the respondents are experiencing a 60% drop in leads.

Small Business 317

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

MarketJoy

APRIL 10, 2025

High-quality leads are the bedrock of any successful B2B sales strategy. And, this is where the USA’s leading B2B lead generation company , MarketJoy comes in. Why Lead Qualification is Crucial to Effective Sales All leads are not created equal.

Sales Qualified Lead 66

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile Leads 66

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The success of any account-based marketing (ABM) or account-based experience (ABX) depends on the efficient flow of accurate account data across sales and marketing teams. Improved Account Targeting : Identify high-value accounts and prioritize resources based on accurate, up-to-date account information.

Software 130

Software Software Account Data 130

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. What is GTM Intelligence? First, we want to define this new approach.

B2B 130

B2B Intent Signal Scale Marketing 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 21, 2021

You can’t just hope for healthcare leads to appear in your pipeline by using a traditional (read: outdated) spray and pray lead generation strategy. 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.

Ideal Customer Profile 246

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Rank 246

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hey, Marketing. Is your team going in the same direction as sales development and sales? B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. Leads are distracted. Marketing Swim Lane = One-to-Many.

Sales Qualified Lead 214

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing 214

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In the crowded arena of GTM demand generation, most organizations are laser-focused on optimizing whats already known: nurturing interest in established markets, identifying accounts actively searching for solutions, and meeting familiar challenges head-on. The lesson: Latent demand exists before the market realizes it. Lets see how.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Scale 130

Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. After users go through with a landing page, there should be a clear path to the end — an action that brings them into your sales funnel.

Prospecting 246

Prospecting Marketing Top of Funnel Segment 246

Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

Paid Content 207

Paid Content Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cost per Acquisition 207

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And more than ten years later, the definition of what sales enablement actually is has yet to be nailed down. Process-oriented sales enablement. Marketing-generated awareness.

Lead Generation 194

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 194

Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2025

In B2B marketing, context is king. Without the right context, marketers risk burning time, budget, and internal goodwill on campaigns that just dont drive results. Understanding Intent Data: From Noise to Opportunity Intent data is a familiar concept to marketers, but it has evolved significantly in the past several years.

Intent 130

Intent Intent Data Intent Signal Account Based Marketing 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Author: Frank Moreno, vice president worldwide marketing, Datawatch Marketing budgets have never been higher, but neither has marketing team turnover. In this scenario, would you place your trust in a spreadsheet generated by marketing operations or your analyst teams to help you place your bets?

Analytics 221

Analytics Marketing Account Sales Qualified Lead 221

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Segmenting. Here we want to segment along lines of what specific factors contributed to the outcome. The result is a good thing, it frees up time and bandwidth to apply to other high-value sales activities. Now you have a less qualified candidate with less onboarding and more machines to operate instead of sell.

Revenue 370

Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 370

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

You run ads, bring in leads, and then follow up. But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. You have to bring in more marketing qualified leads. Marketing to cold leads and warm leads alike is important.

Lead Rank 196

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 196

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer 20 years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2022, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. Segmenting audiences to target your ideal customer while also complying with privacy laws can be a tricky dance. But times have changed.

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Segment Lead Rank Trends Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2025

Revenue operations leaders are confronting complex challenges on two fronts: designing smarter territories for expansion, and maximizing productivity for frontline go-to-market (GTM) teams. But many RevOps teams still struggle with inefficient segmentation, suboptimal territory design, and a lack of actionable insights. The result?

Territories 130

Territories Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Tunnel Vision: The Sales Funnel in the Age of Buyer Empowerment Stages of a Sales Funnel: Two Perspectives Funneling Success: Using KPIs to Measure Effectiveness How Do I Create a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. What is a Sales Funnel?

Top of Funnel 246

Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Data 246

Zoominfo

MAY 15, 2025

I didnt know who I was talking to, whether they were in-market, or even what their company did. Hope that marketing is targeting the right accounts. You cant drive intelligent sales motions with disconnected, outdated data. No rep, no matter how talented, can prioritize high-value opportunities with these massive blind spots.

System 130

System Scale Strategy Ideal Customer Profile 130

MarketJoy

MAY 16, 2025

Modern lead-generation tools that convert leads into customers in a split second are becoming a staple in 2025. In this listicle, we walk you through some of the best solutions you can take to elevate your lead generation strategy. A power tool for advanced search, lead recommendations, and direct messaging.

Lead Generation 59

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Rank Software 59

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 has others. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate.

Ideal Customer Profile 202

Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

SBI Growth

APRIL 6, 2013

I’ve filled my pipeline with qualified leads. Step 1: Segment customer base and analyze market potential. Organizations that have conducted analysis of their territories first segmented their customer base to understand the market. Complete set of Lead records - What is at the top of the pipeline?

Territories 323

Territories Lead Scoring Lead Rank Compensation 323

SBI Growth

JUNE 24, 2013

You’re the CMO and you’re doing everything world class marketing organizations do. Still, Sales backs over you at every opportunity! Isn’t it time sales took some responsibility? You’re fighting the classic finger pointing between sales and marketing. What should sales be doing with the leads you provide?

Lead Gen 320

Lead Gen Churn Lead Scoring Lead Rank 320

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? Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.”

Lead Generation 177

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 177

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Given its rising popularity, podcasting is now an avenue marketers can explore to publish more branded content and reach new audiences. But, it’s also a great resource for marketers who simply want to learn new tips and strategies or find a bit of motivation for their day-to-day efforts. 1. This Old Marketing Podcast.

Paid Content 252

Paid Content Marketing Social Media Top of Funnel 252

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 24, 2024

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, JBJ sits down with Amy Franko, a sales expert specializing in the mid-market, to discuss pipeline velocity, qualifying deals, and the importance of asking the right questions in sales. In many mid-market organizations, sales teams find themselves in a balancing act.

Pipeline 98

Pipeline Face-to-face Compensation Sales Qualified Lead 98

Zoominfo

JANUARY 22, 2021

There’s a saying in marketing that goes, “if you’re targeting everyone, you’re targeting no one,” and for the most part, I agree with it. There are a million reasons why personalized content is widely promoted as a sales and marketing best practice, one of them being that it’s more effective than any kind of ‘spray and pray’ method.

Ideal Customer Profile 221

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Buyer Persona B2B 221

Zoominfo

AUGUST 22, 2022

Ask any seasoned marketer and they’ll tell you that strong segmentation is the key ingredient to efficient, successful campaigns. While there is no precise recipe to segment audiences, we’re here to help you nail down the fundamentals. The marketer’s version of the chicken or the egg. An age-old question.

Segment 130

Segment Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing B2B 130

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 Scoring Lead Rank Marketing 197

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. Your marketing and sales teams need both. Buying signals in sales combine verbal cues and intent data, positioning your team to tailor prospect-focused communications.

Lead Rank 309

Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309