Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

Read on to discover the latest CRM trends for sales and marketers to use in 2021—and beyond. Future Trends in CRM. So heading into the new year, consider the following for future sales enablement and customer engagement, based on predicted trends: 1. Share the same goals and tools between sales and marketing teams.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 28, 2021

Likewise, in the very early stages of the pandemic, employers adopted tools for remote collaboration. As the months of social distancing stretched on, however, businesses began to implement more digital back-office tools — and we predict the adoption of these technologies may outlast the pandemic. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

In the sales domain, this big change has accelerated the trend to digital selling. As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. There are some great digital listening tools out there. Prospecting.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

To stay on top of the ever-evolving B2B ecommerce game, you need to pay attention to trends. Ecommerce Tools Will Automate Sales If you want to truly excel in B2B ecommerce, you need the right ecommerce tools, whether it’s a comprehensive website builder or shopping cart software.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. By leveraging advanced algorithms and data scraping techniques, these tools can extract potential leads from various sources, including customer databases, sales histories, website analytics, and social media platforms. What is Lead Mining Software? The result?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales trends come and go. In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. Say what you want about the practice, but a dying trend in 2024 is saying that cold calling is dead.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 3, 2024

Across markets and industries, one common hiring theme is consistency. It’s hard to find strong candidates. Big cities, rural communities, and everyone in between are struggling to find talented candidates or, sometimes, any candidates at all. We know the talent is out there. Where can you find your next great seller?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over on Trends , our community members have front-row seats to predictions and analysis on future business opportunities. But how does the Trends team consistently discover emerging ideas? We do not predict the future, says Trends analyst Ethan Brooks. Finding valuable trends is often about knowing where to look.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

IT Security Spending Trends. Application and Network Spending Trends. Leading areas of focus will be collaboration tools — an expected result given how many people worked from home during the past year — and configuration management. Marketing Spending Trends. The security landscape is fraught with risks for companies.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 9, 2021

In some ways, the changes manifest accelerating trends that were already in motion, and in other ways, the changes are new, permanent disruptions. For many industries and companies, the pandemic has changed sales and marketing forever. Of course, every disruption.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2024

AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. AI is a tool to help us get there, but it can’t replicate empathy, emotional intelligence, or the ability to navigate complex sales discussions.”

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

The MarTech supergraphic and its 8,000+ tools shed light on how difficult it is for any business to stand out from the pack. However, Brinker believes that the vast ecosystem of tools is evidence of customers’ many different needs to solve specific problems. “It’s It’s Not About The Tool, It’s About How You Wield It.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2020

Earlier in the year, we covered how the adoption of digital tools — specifically web conferencing — coincided with shut down and social distancing orders. Now, we’re seeing a second wave of digital tool adoption of E-signature and payroll services as businesses move an increasing number of core functions online. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Trends that are here to stay. Take any trend?—?social, Use all the tools in your toolbox.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

Of all the B2B lead generation tools at your disposal, referral selling is the most effective and least expensive. Continue to provide insights and trends. Reposition by providing insights and trends to your current clients. They correlate activity with results. Not an encouraging scenario. Analyze your B2B marketing strategy.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 15, 2024

Providing tools and resources for coaching and investing in sales leaders’ development is crucial to success. Keith tackled this challenge by bringing data and highlighting the changing market trends. Involving frontline managers in the decision-making process increases buy-in and accountability.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

So when a chunk of your target market has already lost faith in digital marketing efforts despite following current trends and tactics, it’s challenging to regain trust. Taking the digital pulse of local business has never been easier, and it’s free with BuzzBoard’s small business digital audit tool! No More Grasping at Straws!

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Truth be told, one of the most important events during new hire onboarding is getting set up on the wide range of digital tools you will need to do your job. Today, the average company is using anywhere from 20–200 tools, with an average of around 75+ technologies. Change management limits the number of tools a company can absorb.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 31, 2023

With hundreds of AI sales tools in the market, picking the right ones for your tech stack can be confusing and daunting. To help you out, we’ve handpicked the top 10 AI tools for sales teams. We’ve also listed the top use cases of AI sales tools, along with a few best practices to help you get the most out of them.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. What's this magic tool? This tool helps sales professionals to identify and engage with high-quality leads on LinkedIn.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the past 25 years, sales enablement trends have evolved significantly. Sales enablement practitioners must be ready, willing, and able to observe sales enablement market trends and adapt their strategies and programs accordingly. Let’s explore 11 key sales enablement trends shaping the industry in 2025 and beyond. #1:

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

After all, they serve as an effective means for keeping abreast of what’s trending in the industry. At conferences, you can learn about best practices, the latest technologies, and upcoming tools in the marketing world. You’ll leave with actionable information and critical cases on digital tools, strategies, and more.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

Sales enablement tools, for example, are a great way to promote easy communication by using real-time data to identify the most important synching points. . For example, understanding what your audience wants out of content and why enables marketers to create the right copy and gives sales the tools to close those deals.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

We know, according to ZoomInfo data, as of the end of March, most small businesses still lacked critical tools to enable team collaboration and web conferencing in remote working conditions. During our analysis the most pronounced trend was professionals reading about supply chains and related logistical processes. Glad you asked!

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

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. Research firm Forrester found that 57 percent of B2B sales leaders intended to invest more on AI and automation tools in 2021.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2024

That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding using that AI tool for my small business. While I’m still not overly impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to write (or, should I say, generate ) content, I’ve come to think it’s a handy research tool. This round-the-clock support is driven mainly by AI-powered chatbots and self-service tools.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Author: Paul Nolan We asked what’s trending in digital marketing. More and more of the big players are adding direct integrations from these new tools to core business programs like CRM, Outlook, MS Teams/Slack, and calendars that many enterprises rely on. Here’s some of what we heard back. Think Long-Term.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

That’s why sales collaboration tools are an essential part of the modern sales lifecycle. In this article, we’ll cover the top sales and creative collaboration tools that you should consider when trying to keep your team focused and on track. Let’s jump right in! 5 Capterra Rating: 4.4/5

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

If your 2020 marketing strategy involves incorporating video, focus on making videos around trending themes that perform better even in other content formats. However, AI tools can only be helpful if you utilize quality and reliable data. ABM isn’t a tactic or a trend.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Your perspectives on [specific issue or industry trend] are truly engaging and resonate well with many in our field. If their program looks like it will be effective, I’ll buy it, use it, write about it and if appropriate, recommend it, as I have with other tools that make good sense for sales teams. Stay tuned!

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2024

Sales intelligence is an emerging and crucial tool that comes to the rescue of firms in the quest for sustainability. A look at the dynamics, trends, challenges and prospects shaping the sales intelligence market.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 2, 2021

Big data is useful for businesses as it provides a picture of trends, behaviors, and other valuable information that can be used intelligently to achieve organizational goals. For example, if someone has purchased a business intelligence tool, why not send them an email about that tool’s integration capabilities with another platform?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2021

Throughout the process you probably use a number of tools, including social media platforms, email, an applicant tracking system (ATS), a candidate relationship manager, a contact information finder, and more. It can work as a one-stop-shop or an excellent complementary tool to your existing tech stack.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

In particular, the increased adoption of team collaboration tools, electronic signature software, and web conferencing apps all increased significantly last year, setting the stage for the new office environment that workers will re-enter soon. At the top tier, businesses do appear to be responding to the overall diversity trends.

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