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CRMs Empower Consistent, Helpful B2B Buyer Experiences

The movie “Groundhog Day” is fun to watch. It’s not so fun to live it, though. Still, the movie’s premise is reenacted in real life by too many B2B buyers on too many occasions, where every new point of contact with sales or marketing means a reintroduction: “Here’s the problem I’m trying to solve,...

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B2B Sales Techniques that Convert New Buyers and Buying Groups

By Eddie Becker, Content Specialist Whether it’s pivoting during a pandemic or navigating an uncertain economy and possible recession, B2B companies need to be creative in their selling tactics to convert leads into customers. For most businesses, this means incorporating digital strategies they...

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What is an MQL, and How Do You Spot One?

By Matt Pilon, Content Specialist Your B2B marketing team just launched a gated e-book through paid Google and LinkedIn campaigns, and leads are starting to roll in. Now what? First things first: Don’t just forward all those contacts to the sales team. More work is needed to whittle down the list...

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Post-Conversion Analysis: Digital Engagement Tactics for B2B Companies

By Robert Leonard, Senior Content Specialist Almost half (49%) of DemandGen’s 2020 Lead Nurturing Survey respondents indicated that their lead nurturing efforts need improvement, and only 8% of them claimed their lead nurturing efforts were “excellent.”1 Lead nurturing is a challenge even in the...

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5 Ways to Elevate Your B2B Marketing Automation

By Kaci Antoine, Marketing Content Specialist The sales cycle of a small-to-medium B2B company can last as long as 60 days, while enterprise sales cycles can last six months or longer.¹ Implementing a B2B marketing automation tool like Hubspot helps companies engage more prospects across channels...

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12 Digital Marketing Trends for B2B Technology Companies

Just as technology continuously evolves, so does digital marketing for B2B technology companies. That's why SaaS, IT, and tech marketers must stay informed about demand and lead generation trends and how to convert prospects into sales opportunities. Here are a dozen trends we're seeing and...

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How to Build a Scalable Lead Qualification Process

By Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist Lead qualification is a critical step in the B2B sales funnel; it’s where your marketing and sales teams focus on the leads they believe will become high-value customers. And with an average of only 2-5% of leads eventually converting to customers...

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Is Your Sales and Marketing Tech Stack Weighing You Down?

By Matt Pilon, Content Specialist Sales and marketing software has become table stakes for B2B companies, big and small, over the past two decades. Today, 85% of B2B marketers use a customer relationship management system (CRM), such as Salesforce, and 57% use a marketing automation platform, like...

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Marketers Should Make Content Interesting, Not Sales-Focused

Content marketing is an efficient method for businesses to engage new prospects, nurture leads, and upsell clients. To create effective content, your business must speak directly to a buyer's needs and pain points and include SEO best practices to increase the likelihood the content will rank well...

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How to generate leads without cold calling

Put the phone down. You don't want to cold-call anyone. Your prospects don't want to be cold-called. Consider these statistics: The average sales development rep makes 52 calls daily. It takes 18 dials to connect with a single buyer. 84% of B2B decision-makers start the buying process with a...

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