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How to better understand your customers’ needs (without the limitations of traditional customer data)

DemandGen RevOps Sales

November 1, 2023

Want to understand your customers better than—and before—anyone else? Develop a deep understanding of their needs and pain points? Predict what factors influence them to buy before they even speak to one of your sales reps?  Well, we hate to […]
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Data integrity and revamping your ICP

DemandGen RevOps Sales

August 16, 2023

Every GTM motion in a RevOps organization has its own distinct function. Yet somehow, they’re supposed to collaborate darn near seamlessly. Data is the medium that facilitates that interdependence. It’s a common language that provides common context to everyone in […]

6 tips to optimize lead handoff between marketing and sales

DemandGen Sales

July 12, 2023

You have one hour. Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Of […]

9 steps to craft your perfect go-to-market strategy

DemandGen RevOps Sales

July 5, 2023

A well defined go-to-market strategy is the difference between a successful launch and a flop. It outlines your product’s target market, customers, channels, pricing and more—and makes sure that all teams are aligned and working together. Creating and perfecting a […]

Lead generation vs. sales prospecting: Key differences, examples and strategies

DemandGen Sales

June 21, 2023

They’re not the same. But you’re not wrong for thinking that the goals of lead generation and sales prospecting sound similar. While both strategies aim to generate new customers, lead generation focuses on generating large volumes of leads, while sales […]

How (and why) RevOps teams use exegraphic data, with Intelligent Demand’s Nicole Davolt

DemandGen RevOps Sales

May 17, 2023

RevOps teams are under enormous pressure to grow their companies, and to grow them efficiently. Even C-suites are feeling this pressure. When they do, they turn to Nicole Davolt, a RevOps strategist at Intelligent Demand. “We align their tactics, their […]

It’s time to improve your aim

DemandGen RevOps Sales

May 3, 2023

Most revenue teams have more prospects in their CRM than they can handle. The problem, frankly, is not building up contact lists—the problem is maximizing the pipeline to identify the best prospects and engage them effectively. The sub-par prospects that […]

So you think you’ve exhausted your market?

DemandGen RevOps Sales

April 5, 2023

With the economy lagging and experts forecasting possible recessions, forward-thinking companies are looking to stimulate new revenue in new markets. In a vacuum, not a bad strategy. But many companies doing so are leaving money on the table in their […]

MQL vs. SQL: What’s the real difference?

DemandGen Sales

March 29, 2023

Marketing and sales teams use a lot of acronyms, and we throw them around like everyone knows what they mean. Most people in the field quickly catch on and come to understand the words associated with the acronym, but often […]

What chatbots teach revenue teams about using AI

DemandGen RevOps Sales

March 2, 2023

AI has reached a tipping point in accessibility and proficiency, and Sales and Marketing teams are suddenly engaging with AI in new ways—many for the first time. They’re using ChatGPT, for instance, to write their B2B prospecting emails, personalization and […]

Layering exegraphics and intent data to up your game (and your returns)

DemandGen RevOps Sales

February 28, 2023

RevOps teams are justifiably driven to incorporate intent data in their prioritization strategies. Which makes perfect sense: In the world of demand gen and cold outreach, a prospect who has voluntarily expressed interest in a solution your company offers is […]

Inbound vs. outbound sales: What, when and how

DemandGen Sales

November 15, 2022

We studied the best marketing and sales minds and distilled them to a simple conclusion: “Every sales strategy can be categorized into two buckets; inbound or outbound, and neither is the better way to sell.” In fact, both are great […]

Your ICP is broken, and here’s why

DemandGen RevOps Sales

September 22, 2022

Ideal customer profiles are a staple of B2B sales strategy. And they make sense: if you can identify the traits that make your best customers your best customers, you can target the same traits in your best prospects. The problem […]

What are exegraphics?

DemandGen RevOps Sales

July 22, 2022

Straight up, the B2B world does not get measured and tracked the same as the B2C world. Years ago, consumer sales vendors used to track just demographics. Today, they know a ridiculous amount beyond your age, your gender or your […]

The problem with B2B data (and the solution your team is waiting for)

DemandGen RevOps Sales

June 15, 2022

B2B buying behavior involves multiple stakeholders, evolving buying criteria and an elongated consideration cycle. The sales and marketing tech stack only increases this complexity, so it seems counterintuitive to say B2B companies need another source of data to add to […]

Where to invest to solve sales and marketing misalignment

DemandGen RevOps Sales

June 4, 2022

Good news first: Advancements in B2B sales have a catalytic effect on humanity.  Who would’ve thought? Improving the ability of buyers and sellers of complex solutions to find each other more efficiently makes the world a better place. Whether your […]

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