Zoominfo

JANUARY 31, 2025

The traditional go-to-market playbook is dead. Sales and marketing teams that once relied on high-volume outreach to hit their numbers are seeing diminishing returns. Heres how to leverage a GTM Intelligence Platform to set your marketing team up for sustained success.

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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.

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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. Build Awareness Through Pre-Event Campaigns: Start marketing early through multiple channels. Early in my career, events terrified me.

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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. But generative AI tools have empowered them in ways GTM teams can scarcely imagine. Sell Smarter. Win Faster.

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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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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in the marketing world. . Marketers—us included—continue to preach the importance of understanding your customers and delivering targeted, personalized campaigns based on what you know about them. But what does developing an actual personalized marketing strategy actually entail?

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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?

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SBI Growth

MARCH 1, 2019

It’s Sunday, April 14th. It’s no ordinary Sunday. Today is the final round of the Masters, and Tiger Woods is in contention. The fans have showed up in the thousands at Augusta National to witness history. After a converting a.

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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.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lead-to-account matching and routing solutions connect new leads with existing account records in your go-to-market data systems, automatically directing them to the right salesperson saving time, reducing errors, and enhancing the overall effectiveness of your sales efforts. Learn More about ZoomInfo Operations 2.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 2, 2021

Improving the way you harness and use big data will benefit your marketing strategy by helping you reach the right people at the best time with relevant content. E-mail remains at the center of the marketing mix for most businesses. This post will highlight the ways that big data influences email marketing.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 26, 2020

Traditionally, marketing plans lay out these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

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Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2020

Putting together a B2B marketing team kind of feels like assembling a superhero group. An essential step towards building this powerful pack is recognizing which areas in your marketing structure currently come up short. to marketing team structure. Let’s also consider audience segmentation vs. a center of excellence.

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Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

Email is the OG digital marketing tool. While it might seem basic and a little bit boring, email is actually the most advanced medium of communication between marketers and their ideal customers. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI.

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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.

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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?

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Territories Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 130

SMEI

JANUARY 23, 2023

ChatGPT is quickly becoming a must-have tool for marketers who want to maximize their audience engagement and effectiveness. With its ability to provide personalized AI conversations, marketers can easily create an engaging dialogue with customers, prospects and even leads in order to nurture relationships and drive conversions.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2020

Sales and marketing teams, specifically, have abandoned chasing (demand gen) waterfalls or examining funnels. Instead, go-to-market teams are tirelessly doing anything and everything they can to hit their numbers today. Market segmentation needs to be beyond reproach and sales metrics need to be measurable and projectible.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 5, 2024

Audience segmentation is the key to getting the results your client expects from their ads. How Marketers Can Use Audience Segmentation to Achieve Rich ROI What is Audience Segmentation? Segmentation Starts with Data Obviously to start identifying subgroups within your client’s target audience, you need data on them.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

Author: Robert Jordan Demand generation, unlike traditional marketing strategies, refers to a data-driven marketing approach that aims to create awareness or interest for your company’s service or product first before selling them. Demand generation enables you to make smart marketing decisions for your company.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Leads are often categorized and managed through these different stages: Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). Leads who have engaged with your marketing efforts, and are deemed ready for sales review and converting it to an opportunity. Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Affiliate marketing has been a powerful strategy for businesses for years, growing in popularity among marketers and business owners. Affiliate marketing makes a great new revenue stream for a business, but affiliate management is something that must be done effectively to make the program work.

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 20, 2025

Every business wants to grow, but throwing money at marketing without knowing what works is a gamble. Thats where digital marketing audit services come in. A digital audit provides a detailed, data-driven look at your clients marketing activities across digital channels. Why Conduct a Digital Marketing Audit?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Not only did this lead to a massive increase in existing segments, but it also led to the establishment of new segments that had not ventured online before that. And like all good markets, this trend, too, demanded that businesses get matched to these segments and audiences. Going Online in 2021: Tools and Trends.

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Marketing Segment Lead Scoring Lead Rank 177

SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This is where market intelligence tools come into play. They help businesses understand market trends, customer behaviors, and competitor activities, enabling informed decisions that drive success. The hunt for the perfect market intelligence data tools can be overwhelming, but fear not!

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Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

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 are some CRM marketing examples? What is CRM?

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Marketing SugarCRM CRM Lead Scoring 171

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

You are already doing Market Segmentation, which is a great start, but how do you rank accounts within your segments to find the best opportunities? Arriving at a list of target accounts is a multi-step process based on ideal fit,

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In this article, we’ll explore why CRM for the Cruise Industry is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for cruise lines looking to thrive in today’s fast-paced market. The Power of Customer Segmentation The truth is, that the cruise industry is at a crossroads.

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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.

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Email Marketing Marketing B2B Campaigns 237

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.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

The B2B market needs to become as customer-centric as the B2C market. With cutting-edge digital tools, considerably smaller sales teams can gain much more knowledge about their customers and how they intend to use their products. Customer segmentation is a tried-and-tested strategy to achieve sales excellence.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Startup Stage: Finding Product-Market Fit The startup stage is the foundation of any SaaS companys journey. During this phase, the primary focus is on building a product that meets a specific market need and ensuring that early users validate its core functionality. Tiered pricing models emerge to address these differences.

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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.

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Paid Content Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cost per Acquisition 207

MarketJoy

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Outbound lead generation is a powerful tool for growing your business, but it’s easy to fall into traps that can sabotage your success. What to Do Instead: Narrow your audience to a defined segment or niche. Segment Your Outreach: Develop campaigns that address the distinct needs and pain points of each segment.

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Lead Generation Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 98

Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2025

Throughout my career guiding B2B teams through data transformations, I’ve identified a recurring challenge: despite investing millions in sophisticated data tools, companies maintain operational silos that severely limit their return on investment. My colleague Ali Z.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Compared to B2C marketing strategies, B2B marketers and sales professionals rely on educating their audiences to gain more leads and conversions. Pick out the right email automation tool. Basic Steps.

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