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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

ViewPoint

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. Source: Forrester, Metrics that Matter for B2B Marketers, October 26, 2011. A turnaround in this area can boost the top line.

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Top 10 marketing automation tools every marketer must have

ClickZ

In its first ever Marketing Automation Technology Forecast, Forrester had also predicted that the global spending on marketing automation tools will pass $25 billion by 2023, a 14% annual growth rate. Launched in 2012, LeadSquared is a marketing automation tool that helps to drive leads effectively through a company’s sales funnels.

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Myth Busting: Understanding Profile-Based Segmentation Analytics vs. Intent-Based Predictive Intelligence

6sense

Inevitably, the conversation leads to a discussion about prediction theory and what data is truly indicative of a prospect or account being in an active buying cycle. Sales will tell you they hope the timing is right and that the account is in an active buying cycle when they reach out and try to connect with a decision-maker.

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The B2B Marketer's Blind Spot and Other Marketing Stories of the Week

Hubspot

B2B Marketers Have a Blind Spot: The Buyer's Journey From Forrester. This story comes to us from Jeff Ernst's Forrester blog. This is a change that many marketers aren't prepared for, and has resulted in a tendency to neglect an essential portion of the buying cycle: the middle of the funnel.

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PowerViews with Jeff Ernst: Marketing & Sales Must Work Together

ViewPoint

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined Forrester after spending 20 years in sales and marketing.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing. Agencies, are there any other services you provide likely to grow 34% each year?

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity

Aden Hepburn shares a wealth of social media ROI statistics here, such as that 74% of CMOs believe they will get a handle on social media ROI in 2012. And most B2B buying cycles are 70%-80% complete before the salesperson is even aware of the buyer. SEO Underused, Forrester Report Suggests by MediaPost Search Blog.