Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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MAY 19, 2022

Big data has become a very important part of modern marketing practices. More companies are using data analytics and AI to optimize their marketing strategies. This is especially true for companies using digital marketing practices, such as social media. Sprout Social has a blog post on accomplishing this.

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JUNE 29, 2022

Big data technology is leading to a lot of changes in the field of marketing. A growing number of marketers are exploring the benefits of big data as they strive to improve their branding and outreach strategies. Email marketing is one of the disciplines that has been heavily touched by big data. Always Provide Value.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

B2B marketers have long since understood the benefits of social media—yet many still struggle to leverage its full potential as a demand generation tool. In fact, 49% of B2B marketers rank social media marketing as the most difficult lead generation tactic to execute ( source ).

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JUNE 25, 2018

Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. But can B2B marketers use YouTube to the same effect? Today’s blog post offers an in-depth guide to YouTube success for B2B marketers. Benefits of YouTube for B2B Marketing. Best Practices for Using YouTube for B2B.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Since marketing went digital, the industry hasn’t been the same. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in ‘marketing hacks’ as B2B marketers have started to realize traditional marketing methods are no longer useful in a competitive landscape. Four Tried and True Digital Marketing Strategies.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Learn more about how a successful demand generation strategy can help to nurture the long-term relationship between your brand and customers. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience.

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mention

JANUARY 19, 2022

Today, people turn to online reviews for everything from choosing where to order pizza for dinner to curating the best SaaS stack for the marketing department. For B2B buyers, user reviews are the third most-used resource for B2B buyers, according to TrustRadius, and they’ve been among the top five for five years in a row.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

We also introduced you to some of our favorite B2B marketing influencers —including the socially-savvy Ann Handley, Joe Chernov, and Joe Pullizi, just to name a few. However, the B2B marketing world isn’t the only industry boasting some big names in the social sphere. Wondering who they are?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2018

In today’s digital era, innovative marketing tactics have begun to overtake the traditional methods that have worked for years. Take influencer marketing for example. This strategy relies on the power of industry influencers and thought leaders to achieve critical business goals. 30 Shocking Influencer Marketing Statistics.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2019

But, because live video is unpredictable and strays from traditional marketing methods, many B2B marketers speculate whether live streaming has a place within their corporate social media strategy. We’ve compiled 22 live streaming statistics that will inform and evolve your B2B marketing strategy.

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mention

APRIL 20, 2021

This is the amount of social media users out there ( WeAreSocial , January 2021). This means two things: There’s a LOT of information created each day on social media platforms only ( not even counting blog posts, news articles, forums and review sites ). What is social listening? What is social listening?

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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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Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Social selling is more than just a hot trend, it’s an essential part of the modern sales process. Social selling generates 38% more new opportunities than traditional sellers.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2018

B2B marketers beware: Marketing vanity metrics are easy on the eyes but only skim the surface when it comes to actual value. Although vanity metrics make you feel good about your marketing efforts, these surface-level metrics only reveal part of the story. But, fear not dear marketer! Social media followers.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. Go check it out!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

There’s no way around it: Social media has drastically changed the way modern companies do business. But, what do you really know about social selling? Today, we provide you with a little more insight into the world of social selling. 48 Social Selling Statistics to Help You Close More Deals.

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Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2019

On the ZoomInfo blog we often discuss the use of data in sales, marketing, and recruiting. On a basic level, data-driven public relations is the process of using data to develop newsworthy insights that support your organization’s PR goals. Continue reading to learn how you can kick-start your data-driven PR strategy.

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Netbasequid

JUNE 19, 2023

An approach to social media listening that emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) efforts is taking hold online—and it’s overdue. DEIB drives positive change and allows businesses to gain valuable insights into different community and group experiences, perspectives, and needs.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. As opposed to whole blog posts, webinars, eBooks, and other digital content, the landing page is a simple design to bring the reader to a call to action. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing? Value propositioning.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Learn more about how a successful demand generation strategy can help to nurture the long-term relationship between your brand and customers. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technological advancements have the ability to transform any industry or job function overnight—including B2B sales. Today’s blog post breaks down some of the most impactful technological developments B2B selling has seen in the last few years. Here are five important ways technology has permanently changed B2B selling.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

You may think you know the answer to this question – your products sell well, you’ve gotten some great customer feedback, and your social media posts garner strong engagement. Emotions’ and ‘feelings’ aren’t words that come up often in the B2B world. Social listening. How do you track customer sentiment?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. 1. B2B Revenue Leadership. If you’re interested in B2B revenue leadership this is the show for you. This Podcast is focused on leadership in the B2B space to drive revenue by using the most modern and scientific approaches. Listen here.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. Kyle Porter. Trish Bertuzzi. She quite literally wrote the book on it.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2019

Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. But can B2B marketers use YouTube to the same effect? Today’s blog post offers an in-depth guide to YouTube success for B2B marketers. The good news is, there’s no shortage of ways to leverage video to create unique B2B content.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in a number of digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Keep reading for our top five reasons to send your employees to a B2B conference or tradeshow this year! Now, with live tweeting, blogging, and video streams, your company can leverage the event to improve your content marketing strategy. Looking for good B2B conferences? Skill development.

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Netbasequid

MAY 26, 2023

In this second part of our series, we shift the focus a bit to explore audience understanding as part of your social listening strategy and your big-picture DEIB work. Companies use social listening primarily for brand reputation, neglecting the many other ways it can benefit them—can you elaborate on that? How does this work?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion? We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. Free Trial A Sales Funnel Has Four Stages: 1. Awareness Stage 2.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing. Add your own analysis.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 19, 2018

In recent years, B2B live video has exploded in popularity as a viable marketing tactic. Of course, your B2B live video strategy will only be as successful as the content you choose to feature during live streams. Luckily, B2B live video presents a much more exciting alternative or addition. Need some ideas?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2018

The marketing tech landscape changes constantly as new trends emerge and innovative tactics catch on as effective marketing strategies. Subsequently, new technologies have emerged as well, aimed to help marketers achieve specific tasks and objectives. Today, we break down the most important categories of marketing tech.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

B2B sales leaders are constantly looking for tools and technologies that offer insight into their team’s productivity—tools also known as Sales Force Automation (SFA). With all that said, let’s examine a framework for building a better B2B sales stack. Source: TOPO, 11 Sales Development Strategies for High Growth Companies ).

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s no surprise to see more and more marketers explore and invest in attribution modeling in 2019 and beyond. After all, the B2B buyer’s journey has become increasingly complex, as each prospect engages with a number of digital touchpoints on their path to becoming a customer. What is marketing attribution? Let’s get into it!

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. We’ve written at length about how effective those tactics can be — but today, we’re talking about a different type of marketing campaign. Keep reading! Let’s get into it!

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. If you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. Today’s blog post is for you! Billy Gene is Marketing Inc.

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