The Pipeline

APRIL 7, 2016

This past Monday we looked at how to tailor your approach to engaging with different segments in your potential buyer pool. Monday we looked at the readiest segment of three groups you are likely to encounter in the course of prospecting, those who are Actively Looking. This group may be 20% or more of any given segment.

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Segment Prospecting Groups Quota 120

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Use the ZI 5000 to test segmentation models, prioritize outreach, or identify new account insights. Because we know that showing you the power of GTM Intelligence is more powerful than telling you about it and because, like you, were performance-driven professionals who want to know how vendors and tools can make a real difference.

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

For those who aren’t familiar, marketing automation tools are exactly what they sound like—tools that automate certain marketing practices. Those who fill out a registration form can be automatically segmented (by your automation platform) into a new email list. Find the right tool. Now, this is a very broad overview.

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Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

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. Here are three trends to help you segment both efficiently and safely—this year and beyond. But times have changed.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2025

Solution Thanks to the seamless integration between ZoomInfo Sales and Salesforce, the Houston Rockets sales team is saving time on segmenting net new accounts. The team leveraged: Comprehensive company and contact data to discover and segment new B2B prospects. Event-driven targeting to engage visiting corporate groups in Houston.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Segmenting. Here we want to segment along lines of what specific factors contributed to the outcome. More roles, more tools, more input, more enablement, more you name it, yet the CSO Insight, it is not leading to more on a performance basis. Most choose tools to plug holes in execution rather than build and enhance.

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Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 370

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Fit Data: From technographic data to firmographic data to demographics, this includes all the different ways of segmenting and scoring prospects. That might include using analytics tools to determine visitors’ time-on-page or managing email sign-ups in your CRM. Do you have the tools you need to get on board?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

Fit data helps marketers score and segment prospects into personas suitable to be in your customer base. Accuracy: Generally speaking, the closer a vendor is to the data source — the more accurate the data will be. If a vendor did nothing to maintain the accuracy of their data, they would have very few customers.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

TARGET, SEGMENT AND TEST: How often does your team analyze lists? See this article for how to segment and test your list (in this article there is a link to a 10-page whitepaper that digs deeper into the subject). Don’t be surprised if you talk to six different people at your company and get six different definitions of a lead.

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Lead Generation Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 315

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Choosing the best-fit revenue operations tools can dramatically enhance cross-departmental collaboration, enabling unified platforms where sales, marketing, and customer service teams are able to access and share critical data. To help with the vetting process, here are some suggestions of the top RevOps tools worth considering.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2022

From startups to the Fortune 500, companies of all sizes are leveraging tools that gather market intelligence data to gain a competitive edge. It’s important to note that the right tool for your business will depend on your specific needs, industry, and goals.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

With this in mind, it’s important to identify the best tools to automate lead generation and why your team should invest in them. Automated lead generation is about using tools which are powered by AI and machine learning to create lead generation systems across all your inbound and outbound channels. PPC marketing tools.

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 127

Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2021

Their sales tools are integrated effectively, coaching is readily available, and sales reps are happily using their CRM. We’ve created this guide to explain the nuts and bolts of the process, what questions to ask, and which vendors to check out. What categories of sales enablement tools are there? Content management tools.

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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 Rank Lead Scoring 177

Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 2011

Roles will continue to segment. No longer will companies buy data from one vendor but rather they will create a network of data providers to deliver to them the specific information in their target markets. There are many vendors competing in the Inside Sales arena for the same technology dollars.

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Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In our experience, the following tips will help you make the most informed decision: Request a free trial to put each vendor’s data to the test. Ask how often each vendor’s database is updated. Determine where each vendor gets their data. Make sure each vendor has the market segments you’re looking to contact.

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B2B Vendor Data Segment 209

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Streaming intent data , like ZoomInfo’s new Streaming Intent tool, is what we like to call the cherry on top of the B2B sundae. Closing a sale is typically based on the first contact — and in fact, 30-50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first. It’s a win-win situation. .

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

So there’s a lot of ways to be targeted and be segmented. There are tools out there that allow you to be incredibly targeted with how you do your outbound efforts. So make sure you’re taking advantage of this level of granularity for your prospect segmentation. Best Practices for Going to Market across Europe.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There is an alternative to this passive “Wait Till They Are Ready” approach preached by many pundits and vendors with tools to help you wait. Unlike the other smaller segments, this group has no compelling event to relate to. It comes with two, for me worthwhile, conditions.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Streaming intent data , like ZoomInfo’s new Streaming Intent tool, is what we like to call the cherry on top of the B2B sundae. Closing a sale is typically based on the first contact — and in fact, 30-50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first. It’s a win-win situation.

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Nutshell

JULY 16, 2021

Though often seen strictly as software that helps your sales team keep track of their deals, CRMs can actually be used as collaborative tools for an entire organization. Here are a few ways Nutshell encourages that: Our Tools. Perhaps you have a selection of contacts that are vendors and partners to your organization.

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Zoominfo

MAY 4, 2022

Enrich: Enriching data ensures that each field has the best, most reliable information available, and expands the information you can access, which enables more sophisticated segmentation. Multi-vendor enrichment enables you to source thousands of data points from a variety of third-party vendors.

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SBI

JUNE 5, 2018

The segment titles in red follow our sales hierarchy model which ranks the over-all abilities required for sales success. At this point, there is unquestionable pressure due to sales tool fatigue, for solution providers to broaden their offerings either by acquisition or added functionality. That being said, this market is still young.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 3, 2012

To use a CRM, or Contact Relationship Management system well – you need more than tools – you must have a way – a process and a methodology – to do the following things we will be talking about to grow revenues. You MUST have tools that can: help you find and /or attract prospects. Trigger Alerting tools.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Pipeline 182

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. Buyer Stage: Consideration.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 197

The Pipeline

JULY 30, 2019

Now, if you can make quota capturing your share of this market segment, all the power to you. But you need to start by making it a habit, and you need to look at the entire buyer journey, not just when they reach the vendor selection stage. The key to success is the habit you develop for knowing, not the tool you choose.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 14, 2019

First, your decision-maker is probably talking to people from many potential vendors, not just you. When you understand what the other person needs, you can deploy one of the most powerful persuasion tools – offering examples that strike the other person as like their situation and show how you helped.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 30, 2025

Additionally, SalesFuel reports that up to 71% of B2B customers are prepared to change vendors, according to Gallup. If this task seems overwhelming, thankfully, there are tools that sellers can use to make it less time-consuming and more efficient. Consider looking into AI-powered tools, like SalesCred PRO , and CRMs for assistance.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 3, 2017

When prospects who chose another vendor are interviewed by a professional who is looking to understand, not rationalize, the story is entirely different. We use a tool called the 360 Degree Deal View , you can download it here. How Do We Do This. As you do, and you need some input or have questions, just reach out happy to help.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2019

But actually that ‘noise’ is a powerful tool to target the right accounts – that is, if you know the tech stack of your target accounts ,” says DiscoverOrg’s Senior Manager of Sales Development. Marketing automation tools, and more. It’s one of the best ways to segment,” adds Battey. More data = more noise, amirite?

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring How To 202

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They need to generate segmented lists and remove contacts who have opted-out of previous communications. In fact, just 17% is spent meeting with potential vendors. When you leverage tools like Salesforce Sync, you’re better positioned to time your outreach perfectly. either on a displacement/competitive or complementary basis).

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SalesForce Territories Intent Signal Buyer Persona 219

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Here are the three tools you’ll need to fix your lead problem, fast: 1. With these three simple tools – email, a phone, and solid contact data – send an email to all the prospects on your list. And if your audience varies greatly, you’ll need to segment your message. Let’s take that segmentation idea a step further.

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Quota Decision Maker Segment Hiring 178

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Happy customers refer vendors they are working with to other potential clients. Happy customers also provide positive testimonials that can be leveraged as marketing tools to gain new customers (see point 5 below). In times of crisis, many companies tend to freeze everything – budgets, hiring, adding new vendors and more.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring 177

Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2022

B2B buyers consume an average of 13 pieces of content before choosing a vendor with 53% of that content found on social media. Here’s a list of our favorite social selling tools for you to consider to assemble an ideal technology stack to improve and streamline your social selling efforts. Top 10 Social Selling Tools 1.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 18, 2020

Understand why you’re appealing, and make sure your messaging speaks to whatever your segment of the market values most. . What segment of the market are they going after? Position yourself so that the segment of the market relates to you. These could include their ideas about how they treat clients and vendors.

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Ideal Customer Profile Demographics Webinar Metrics Segment 136

Zoominfo

MARCH 16, 2023

ZoomInfo-Enriched Data for Any Tool in Your Tech Stack ZoomInfo’s RingLead-Snowflake Connector offers Snowflake’s nearly 8,000 customers easy access to cleansed, normalized, and enriched Snowflake data and lets them fuel other Snowflake users with sales and marketing data — no code required.

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SBI

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Note from Nancy: In case you missed it, we sent our a Dreamforce wrap-up and cool tool report in our newsletter this Sunday. Analyst for Smart Selling Tools and advises executives in SaaS MarTech companies and interactive marketing agencies who seek a competitive advantage in meeting the needs of marketers. -. Rebecca is a Sr.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank B2B Lead Scoring 122