Using sales intelligence to surpass competition — Derrick Jenkins // Owler

Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, discusses the importance of digital personalization in B2B marketing. Your data is only as good as its expiration date and the case is no different for competitive intelligence. How will you be able to anticipate your competitor’s next move and the data you have on them is out of date? Today, Derrick talks about using sales intelligence to surpass the competition.
About the speaker

Derrick Jenkins

Owler

 - Owler

Derrick is Head of Marketing at Owler

Show Notes

  • 02:42
    How sales intelligence supports marketers
    Sales intelligence allows marketers to do better prospecting. Marketers are able create a fuller picture of targets using different data points pulled from a variety of sources.
  • 03:05
    Sources sales teams have access to
    The most recent news and insights about a business, industry trends, as well as firmographic data. Marketers can use these insights to make more informed decisions around messaging.
  • 03:24
    Owler Max and prospecting
    Owler makes prospecting easy because they have an abundance of business insights on their platform. Owler Max is also ideal for relationship building and nurturing prospects.
  • 04:34
    Using sales intelligence to find lookalike audiences
    Firmographic signals can help you find and create audiences prospects similar to your existing customers. Company statistics will highlight any new funding and the companys maturity.
  • 05:30
    Contextual data signals
    You can find out about the types of devices theyre using through Google Analytics. Social media can also be used to get contextual signals.
  • 06:15
    Building automation into sales intelligence to surpass competition
    Having sales intelligence from different sources in one tool makes research easier. You can set up lists, segments, and engage prospects with recent industry insights.
  • 06:58
    The importance of competitive intelligence
    It's crucial to know what your competitor's doing. And sites like Owler can be used to set up trigger alerts for product launches, development, and insights about prospect companies.
  • 08:49
    Tracking your competitors
    Owler allows you to track important competitors via real time new updates and insights. These are sent via email or integrations into channels such as slack and Salesforce.
  • 09:33
    Where Owlers data is most effective
    Product alerts, funding announcements, etc are needed to understand the competitive landscape of a business. Owler provides everything from firmographic data to trigger events.

Quotes

  • "Our aim is to help you find your next qualified account, your next best customer. We make it easier because we have an abundance of data on our own platform." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "With sales intelligence, its easier to get all the information at your fingertips to surpass your competition. Instead of having to research through a variety of different sources." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "It's crucial to know what your competitor's doing. And understand that the competitive landscape is constantly changing, and that competitive graph is changing as well." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "We allow you to track competitors that are important to you. We send you insights about those in real time. You can go to our platforms, set up trigger alerts based on 20 different events." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "Product alerts, funding announcements, IPO rounds, management changes; all these things are quite crucial for an individual or market to understand the competitive landscape of their business." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

About the speaker

Derrick Jenkins

Owler

 - Owler

Derrick is Head of Marketing at Owler

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