Inbound Marketing Glossary

whitePaper | October 16, 2022

While sales technology has been an essential component of the modern sales team for decades, the past two years have seen a notable evolution in the role of technology in the selling process. According to data from Demand Gen Report, just over half (51%) of companies implemented new sales technologies to keep up with buyer demands. The rising dependence on sales technology became particularly evident as sales teams transitioned from in-person sales to completely remote to hybrid work over the course of the pandemic. Sales leaders had to equip their staff with tools that could perform in any environment, with all the functionality and security they would get working from the office.

whitePaper | January 13, 2023

With an uncertain economy, marketers at B2B enterprises are scrutinizing their 2023 strategy to get as much mileage out of their approach as possible. In our recent survey with Ascend2, we found that data is a major focus as is an investment in technology. We found that 78% of large B2B marketing organizations (those with more than 1000 employees) experienced growth of 10% or more in 2022. After two years of marketing during a pandemic, many B2B brands found their footing in 2022 with a heavier reliance on digital channels and renewed spending from clients ready to move forward.

whitePaper | February 1, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) is built upon the premise that not all accounts are created equal, meaning that some accounts should be prioritized and targeted based on their revenue-generating potential. In fact, a Forrester 2022 Total Economic Impact™ Study found that customers adopting ABM and using a platform purpose-built to provide an account-first context for all data and engagement efforts had a return-on-investment of 367 percent in three years and a payback period of less than six months.

whitePaper | March 9, 2023

When the economy falters, buyer behavior changes. But the key questions CFOs always ask are: By how much? And how much will it affect the sales pipeline, the lifeblood of the business? To maintain a healthy balance sheet, it’s critical for CFOs to get those answers right. And that’s where things get tricky. When CFOs trim budgets with a too-heavy hand, they can cripple the business’ future growth. Conversely, if they don’t trim enough, the business can bleed out.

whitePaper | December 14, 2019

Account-based selling focuses on quality over quantity. Sales teams prioritize their prospecting efforts based on the companies they should be contacting rather than the individuals. They use data to find specific accounts that would benefit from their product and then devise customized, high-touch prospecting approaches for those target accounts. By employing account-based selling, you ensure that your sales teams are focusing on highpotential, high-value accounts, making them more likely to close deals, hit their quotas, and grow your business.

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

We know you: you’re a business leader, a Rev-Ops practitioner, an innovator, and most importantly, a driven individual who is passionate about doing whatever it takes to get your organization to succeed. But what if we told you there’s still a missing piece to the puzzle? ...What if we told you that there’s still one thing that would positively transform the curve of your growth?