Did you know that 86% of sales professionals agree that helping the customer consider all possible options and alternatives is important? In fact, companies with a sales enablement team are 52% more likely to have a sales process that’s tightly aligned with the buyer’s journey. What does all of this tell you? In short, the more resources you can provide your sales team with, the better — right? Absolutely. However,
Growing a business is no small feat. The amount of time, effort, and investment that is required can be overwhelming. However, should these efforts yield positive results, the ability to continue growing your business can present a multitude of opportunities that will pave the way for larger endeavors. Given 81% of customers nowadays research a product or service before making a purchase online, having an online presence to help foster
Content marketing is nothing new. In fact, 91% of B2B marketers have used content to reach their customers, and 86% state that content marketing is a key strategy for growth. It’s obvious that the ROI is there. However, the ability to drive effective content that will sustain engagement, increase leads, and ultimately foster sales needs to be tightly aligned with the buyer journey. Content has always played a big role
As many businesses start to look at what 2021 has in store for growth, marketing is typically one of the key drivers to fostering that growth. Not only this, the push for awareness, relevant website traffic, lead generation, and sales are all things that live under the marketing wheelhouse. Rather than looking at a set of trends to watch out for 2021, I want to position this blog post around
When companies reach out to me for marketing help, they are usually dealing with major challenges around lead generation and sales enablement that have revenue opportunities attached. These challenges are common and in a nutshell, they exist due to the lack of processes, tools, and people. More importantly, failing to build a culture around collaboration for overall business success becomes a competitive game that turns marketing and sales teams against
Traditionally, the school of thought when it came to marketing was that it was just about TOFU (top of the funnel) initiatives, and it was difficult to tie marketing into an ROI model that showed revenue contribution. In the B2B marketing world, what could make or break your initiatives boils down to ensuring that both marketing and sales are tightly aligned. This means that they each have processes, tools, and
There are many opportunities available if you are looking for clients in the B2B market, but the competition is fierce. Check out these stats to find out why B2B marketing is in a category of its own: Most B2B buyers are already 57% through the buying process before they ever meet with a representative. Only 20% of B2B buying decisions are based on the price or the actual offering —
To reap the benefits of a successful lead generation strategy, there are many different things to consider – from social media to SEO, analytics to content marketing, there are many channels to explore. When done correctly, an influx of quality leads and sales will consistently be knocking at your door. The beauty of investing in lead generation is that the tactics you work to create will continue to pay off
Email marketing continues to be one of the top-performing channels for customer acquisition and retention by companies of all sizes. An effective way to drive results through email campaigns is to ensure that you are being honest, providing value, and adding a touch of personalization. There are different types of emails that can be sent out and I typically categorize them as the following: Cold Outreach Nurture Transactional Each of
An all-too-common scenario in many B2B companies is that sales are constantly complaining that they don’t have enough leads, while marketing feels that the leads they are sending over aren’t being followed up. There is validity to this last point because sales reps are known to ignore 50% of marketing leads. However, when both sales and marketing are in alignment, it can lead to 38% higher sales win rates. Here
