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5 Simple Steps to Ruin Marketing Automation

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According to the SiriusDecisions B-to-B Marketing Automation Study from 2014, there are nearly 11 times more B2B organizations using marketing automation now than in 2011. It takes a lot more work and dedication to make your marketing automation flourish than it does to destroy it.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

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It’s the End of the B2B Inbound Marketing Funnel as We Know It…

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If there was an underlying theme to the 2011 HubSpot User Group Summit (#HUGS2011), it was MoFu. As the name suggests, it refers to the area in your inbound marketing funnel (ahem, the middle) where all of your leads congregate before becoming your customers, your competitor’s customers, or otherwise becoming unqualified.

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What’s the next big idea in B2B?

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There were many articles from this time last year full of insightful predictions for 2010, and a few recent ones for 2011. Why not ask B2B marketing experts I trust to answer my question via tweet? Unite sales & marketing into one revenue generation machine. Then I had another idea. No more silos. No more leaks.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims. Marketers are scrambling to address the power shift and overcome lead generation and conversion issues by delivering more content and tools over more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers.

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B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011

Marketing Insider Group

So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. Customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention re-emerge as key metrics B2B marketers will use to measure the performance of their holistic marketing programs. The one thing that concerns me is that sales and marketing alignment continues to be an issue.

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Best B2B Marketing and Sales Strategy Guides and Insights of 2011

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Find out here in some of the best blog posts and articles of the past year offering strategic guidance and insights for B2B marketing and sales executives. B2B Marketing Trends, Tips and Strategies. The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 by Everything Technology Marketing. by Marketing Automation Software Guide.