STATE of INBOUND

August 23, 2017

We’re pleased to bring you this year’s report in your own words. Thanks to the thoughtful commentary of our respondents, we’re revealing the top marketing and sales challenges and priorities businesses face today while examining new trends and channels that will soon affect the way we all do business. Inbound continues to evolve, and this year we’re see - ing two major shifts take place: Marketers are making the leap into visual content creation while salespeople are slowly shifting from the hard-sell - er stereotype to a more trusted advisor

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Frantz Group

The Frantz Group provides business growth strategy & business-to-business integrated direct marketing services and campaign management to innovative solution and technology companies. Our focus is demand generation and nurturing using technology, processes and best practices that have been refined over thousands of campaigns. FG brings strategic expertise to guide clients toward success. Whether melding with your team as a collaborative partner or leading your marketing efforts entirely, our aim is to find and remove barriers to success, engineer solid strategy, and help our clients build the machinery that will generate demand for their products.

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2022 State of Sales Technology

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.

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Using Webinars to Drive Lead Generation

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Webinars excel at establishing your organization’s thought leadership position and engaging them on a deeper level than other content, but its value is diminished significantly if you don’t make a strong effort to nurture those leads into new customers. Marketing automation plays an essential role in optimizing webinars as lead generation tools, orchestrating the pre-planning and post-webinar phases to drive more and better-qualified leads through your nurture program.

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Deliver a Modern Digital CX: 2021 Guide for Marketing Innovators

whitePaper | December 2, 2021

No one fully understands the long-term effect COVID-19 will have on societies or regional economies. But the impact it’s having on brands is becoming clearer by the day. Customer behaviors have shifted during the crisis and may not revert to pre-pandemic norms. McKinsey reports as many as 30% to 40% of U.S. consumers have switched brands or retailers, and the majority intend to continue their new shopping behavior. Many switchers seek better prices, but other motivators include product availability, quality and purpose.

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Agile Account-Based Growth

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?

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How To Build Your International Go-To-Market Strategy

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Is your tech company looking to launch new products or services? Are you ready to launch your established product or service to new international markets or verticals? Have you struggled with international sales? Selling to new markets is challenging. You work in tech. You develop your products and services in an agile environment. But beyond that, rapid feedback cycles seem to slow.

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Better Pipeline > More Leads: How to Shrink Time to Revenue in 4 Steps

whitePaper | December 10, 2022

With pressure on the rise to prove value AND generate results fast, marketers can no longer rely on just quantity. While the goal remains to maximize on the volume of leads, the bigger focus now is on the quality of leads (your best-fit accounts!) Quality leads are best-fit accounts for your business that are ready to buy based on high fit scores, levels of intent, spikes in engagement, data, and more!

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Spotlight

Frantz Group

The Frantz Group provides business growth strategy & business-to-business integrated direct marketing services and campaign management to innovative solution and technology companies. Our focus is demand generation and nurturing using technology, processes and best practices that have been refined over thousands of campaigns. FG brings strategic expertise to guide clients toward success. Whether melding with your team as a collaborative partner or leading your marketing efforts entirely, our aim is to find and remove barriers to success, engineer solid strategy, and help our clients build the machinery that will generate demand for their products.

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