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The Promise and Perils of Focusing on "In-Market" Prospects

B2B Marketing Directions

Intent data and predictive analytics have been hot topics in B2B marketing circles for the past few years. Simply put, intent data is information collected about the online activities of a person with the goal of using that data to identify or predict purchase intent. Image courtesy of Fertile Ground via Flickr CC.

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How Buying Signals Rise from Layers of Data

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Buying signals in their various forms uncover patterns and interests that indicate a company is researching a product purchase. These data points flesh out ideal prospects that you can target. When you layer all these buying signals on top of each other, the results can help prioritize outreach efforts to prospects.

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Intent Data is a superpower. Here’s why.

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Just how do businesses with access to so much rich information actually, truly use it to their very individual advantage? Selling points and promises aside, without fully understanding their prospects (i.e. Without benefiting from it through sales. That’d be something. Oh, very interesting. But how does ZoomInfo Intent work?

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Intent Data is a Superpower. Here’s Why

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Just how do businesses with access to so much rich information actually use it to their individual advantage? Selling points and promises aside, without fully understanding their prospects, companies can amass all the data in the world without actually using it to its full potential. That’d be something. Pretty cool, right?

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How Buying Signals Rise from Layers of Data

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Buying Intent Reveal Interests Buying signals in their various forms uncover patterns and interests that indicate a company is researching a product purchase. These data points flesh out ideal prospects that you can target. Sales and marketing teams can use this information to send targeted campaigns to people at these companies.

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More Evidence that Marketing to Out-of-Market Prospects Really Matters

B2B Marketing Directions

In a nutshell, my argument was as follows: At any time, most of a company's "good-fit" prospects are not engaged in an active buying process. Many of these out-of-market prospects are likely to be "in-market" at some time in the future. The survey was in the field from May 21-June 29, 2021.

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First-Party, Second-Party, Third-Party Intent Data: Exploring the Differences

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By combining buyer intent algorithms with your own company records and continually updating them, you can tap into data you already own to see which accounts are in-market to purchase imminently. This makes it a reliable source for businesses looking to make informed decisions. Finally, 3rd party intent data offers scale.