Crayon

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Sales, in general, is a tough job. This imperative — communicating value effectively — is a key element of the topic of today’s blog post: sales enablement. If you’re a B2B marketer, this is likely a term you’ve come across a handful of times. Why is sales enablement important? Why is sales enablement important?

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Crayon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Whether you’re a marketer or a sales manager, there are innumerable ways you can empower sellers to do their jobs more effectively. Sales enablement comes in all shapes and sizes—which means there are dozens of metrics you can use to measure the success of your efforts. Sales cycle length. Competitive win rate.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

In theory, your sales and marketing departments should be the best of friends. What if I told you that misalignment between sales and marketing technologies costs B2B companies 10% of revenue or more per year? Why is Sales and Marketing Communication Important? It’s not the biggest issue, right?

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Singapore-based market research firm said its latest cloud spending research, released Tuesday, shows that demand for cloud services remains strong despite a global economy suffering from inflation, rising interest rates and recession. billion in the second quarter, according to Canalys. billion out of $62.3 billion out of $62.3

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Crayon

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Product marketing interviews are tricky—it’s inevitable, given the interdisciplinary nature of the role. How would you respond if a direct competitor launched a feature that we introduced to the market last year? What are the keys to building and maintaining strong relationships with sales reps?

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Fueled by strong sales of cloud-based ERP software that more than offset a decline in revenue from on-premises applications, SAP revenue jumped in the third quarter compared to the year-earlier period, according to company’s quarterly financial report, released Tuesday. Total revenue for the quarter ending Sept. billion (US$7.72

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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. In other words, swim lanes are a way to align your sales and marketing teams.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales reps can easily lose a successful sale if they don’t have the right tools or framework to work with. Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. What is Sales Intelligence? What is Market Intelligence?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2020

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads. And in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place.

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mention

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The holiday spirit often causes people to spend more and make quick purchase decisions, presenting an opportunity for brands to grow their sales. To convey the message to the intended audience, many leverage email marketing, as it’s an effective way to foster engagement.

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mention

MARCH 10, 2023

The value of sales generated from livestream e-commerce in the U.S. The situation is even more impressive in countries like China, where livestream ecommerce sales are expected to be over $600 billion by 2023. This is an especially good option if you want to drive sales using your social media audience.

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Weidert Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Artificial intelligence is changing the ways businesses operate, and for sales and marketing, generative AI is already becoming a powerful tool for efficiency and growth. But it’s more than efficiency that’s at play; AI is today’s gateway to the data-driven marketing strategies of the future.

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Zoominfo

JULY 26, 2023

For years, go-to-market leaders lived by the laws of growth through sales capacity. What we’re seeing in the market is companies running with smaller teams and supplying them with more accurate and highly personalized datasets, to drive more revenue,” says Millie Beetham, director of ZI Labs & GTM innovation at ZoomInfo.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 15, 2023

We mentioned that data visualization is great for content marketing , but there are more important benefits as well. One of the most overlooked benefits of data visualization for small businesses is that it helps with sales mapping. What Are the Benefits of Using Data Visualization for Sales Mapping? More Flexibility.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. For a long time, few people could complete that punch list.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 19, 2022

One of the most important is collecting revenue data to draft financial statements, forecast future sales and make decisions to address revenue shortfalls. These factors are why companies will spend over $12 billion on data analytics for marketing solutions by 2027. After aggregating data, you can create a sales report with ODBC.

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Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Marketing analytics has become a dealmaker in the business world. Companies are projected to spend over $10 billion on marketing analytics technology in 2028. The digital marketing sector is among those most influenced by the benefits of analytics technology. You will want to consider using marketing analytics as well.

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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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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2021

One of the many benefits of conversational marketing is its ability to accelerate your sales cycle. After all, it is built for and used by both your marketing and sales teams to drive pipeline and generate revenue. Sync your HubSpot fields into your conversational marketing platform to make this happen.

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Weidert Group

MARCH 4, 2024

APPLETON, WI – Marketing agencies Weidert Group of Appleton and Stream Creative of Milwaukee announce the opening of registration for Experience Inbound, Wisconsin’s premier marketing and sales conference, which is marking a decade of industry-leading keynotes, insightful breakout sessions, and professional networking in 2024.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers. BTW: Are Your Sales and Marketing Teams Aligned?

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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. In other words, swim lanes are a way to align your sales and marketing teams.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If

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Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered the marketing landscape , and in many ways for the better. This quick adoption, and seamless integration into the marketing workflows of global organizations was largely made possible by the substantial advances in AI , especially in recent years. Why Run A Webinar At All?

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mention

AUGUST 19, 2022

When was the last time you were pleased to see a well-crafted cold sales email? Emailing as a way of sales prospecting has gotten a bad rap over the last few years, and for a good reason. Overtly sales-y subject lines, phony personalization, bland content…even the salespeople themselves are tired of such emails.

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mention

MAY 17, 2023

The affiliate marketing spend in the US was up to $8.2 With this trend in mind, it’s safe to say that affiliate marketing isn’t going anywhere. But becoming an affiliate marketer takes more than merely knowing what the term means. For one, you must choose the right platform for affiliate marketing. billion in 2017.

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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.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 23, 2023

AI has many practical uses that can help companies improve their marketing strategies, but personalization is arguably one of the most important. In omnichannel marketing, AI personalizes and optimizes the customer experience across multiple channels. Companies can improve sales while attracting new shoppers and boosting satisfaction.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Industry classification remains a foundational component to achieving ABM (account-based marketing) success. 4251 Wholesale Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers. 425110 Business to Business Electronic Markets.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 3, 2018

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. As it turns out—neither team is wrong.

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