markempa

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Tweet If Sales and Marketing were a manufacturing operation starting with raw materials — leads — and ending up with 5% to 20% in deliverable product — won sales — it would soon be shut down to determine what is wrong. However, companies continue to spend untold dollars on lead generation efforts ultimately doomed to fail.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Let me start by saying that the 50% revenue increase I’m projecting for B2B marketing automation in 2013 is a very healthy one. In actual dollars, the $250 million gain is much larger than the $175 million growth in 2012. Its year-on-year revenue was up 42% in first half of 2012 ($45 million vs. $31.7 million vs. 39.6

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Everything Technology Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2012

As every year, I asked the 25,000 marketing professionals in the B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn about their B2B marketing priorities for 2012. And here are the results: 1 - Integration of social media Social media remains the #1 topic in 2012. Thank you for following and contributing to this blog.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2018

If you don't have any automated email workflows set up, your answer is probably the latter -- which means you're missing out on some major opportunities to nurture and engage your existing contacts. Lead nurturing campaigns aren't the only type of email marketing automation you can use to get more out of your contacts database.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Last week's post took a horse race approach to data from our newly available B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST): who’s ahead, who’s behind, and who is coming on strong. But that’s more important to industry insiders than the marketers who actually use these systems. But enough generalities.

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ViewPoint

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 15, 2013

As I mentioned in last week''s post , I’m writing a paper on stages of marketing automation deployment. The premise of the paper and Webinar is marketing automation has a problem: clients who don’t move beyond basic email functions are unhappy. The paper itself will be available to Webinar attendees.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 14, 2012

This included a full revamp of its customer interface, a new campaign builder and shopping cart, and new capabilities for Web analytics, lead scoring, and lead source reporting. Lead scoring (nicely executed), Web analytics, and lead source reporting all fill major gaps in the product.

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BenchmarkONE

OCTOBER 22, 2018

You know that marketing automation works. Marketing automation is one of those categories. It’s a major shift that requires commitment and investment from various teams, including customer service, marketing, sales and whichever managers run those departments. But does your boss? Credit: Marketo.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 4, 2012

They stem from discussions I’ve had with marketers over the past year. Although there are five, I’m hoping that each B2B marketer should resolve to focus on at least one for 2012. If this is still the marketing and sales approach for your organization, you should resolve to stop it in 2012.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead. Revenue-per-lead.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 22, 2013

Infusionsoft today announced it has acquired social lead generation vendor GroSocial. The system makes it easy for small business to generate leads through social marketing campaigns and track results. The system makes it easy for small business to generate leads through social marketing campaigns and track results.

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Hubspot

JUNE 26, 2019

Companies lose money on time and effort, and customers get no more value from the businesses to which they are "loyal.". How do you convey enough additional value in your programs to keep your customers coming back? According to a 2015 study of 500 leading global brands , cart abandonment rates reached 75.6%

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 9, 2018

That way, you can spend more time on the marketing activities that truly matter. Marketing Automation and Marketing Productivity. This first section looks at marketing automation and its impact on marketing productivity. Marketing automation drives a 14.5% Let’s get into it!

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markempa

MAY 13, 2012

Tweet B2B marketers, stop focusing on generating leads. By sending them only qualified leads. Most leads aren’t qualified. Leads are only qualified when they fit your universal lead definition (ULD). Before you do any more lead generation, make developing one your highest priority.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? Marketing Charts ).

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ViewPoint

JUNE 15, 2012

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management. My PowerViews guest today is James Obermayer.

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Vidyard

JULY 2, 2015

According to Nielsen, digital video viewing among adult audiences has more than doubled—from 13 minutes per day in 2012 to 27 minutes per day in 2014. Marketers, take note. If video is not already a part of your digital marketing strategy, now’s the time to jump on board and grab ahold of some of that 2%.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

by Dayna Rothman The Lenskold Group and The Pedowitz Group recently released their 2012 Lead Generation Marketing Effectiveness Study. The study draws on 373 B2B marketers to discuss the practice of lead generation , marketing automation, ROI, and how they are all interrelated. Are we there yet?

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

Click to start video at this point — In response to a question about the accelerating integration of database technology, sales force automation, marketing automation and social media, Christopher notes what has been a mantra for years now appears to be reaching a critical mass. And you can show demos.

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

Click to start video at this point — In response to a question about the accelerating integration of database technology, sales force automation, marketing automation and social media, Chris notes what has been a mantra for years now appears to be reaching a critical mass. And you can show demos.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. In the last blog we talked about lead rates. For many, this is a remarkable takeaway.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 13, 2015

Author: Marcus Taylor The marketing automation industry has snowballed over the past few years, and yet it’s only just getting started. According to Marketing Automation Insider, in the past five years alone, we’ve seen over $5.5B How long should you wait between sending two emails in a lead nurturing sequence?

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 11, 2013

B2B marketers struggle with common challenges. At the forefront are lead generation, lead nurturing, and building a brand that distinguishes the organization from the competition. Research, guides, and marketing surveys help guide B2B marketers down the right path. Optify B2B Lead Generation Report.

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markempa

DECEMBER 3, 2012

So it is with generating leads – yet, when the funnel needs to be fed now, we toss in more leads, turn up the pressure, and voila! I was reminded of this mindset when I recently taught a day-long seminar on B2B Marketing Best Practices at ExactTarget’s Connections 2012 conference. Uncover qualified leads.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

by Jon Miller Marketing automation is a technology that streamlines and automates marketing tasks so companies can increase operational efficiency and grow revenue faster. In other words, companies don’t buy marketing automation to automate their marketing. Measure and prove marketing ROI.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 6, 2014

More than 640 voters selected their favorite posts from eight key areas in sales and marketing,and four posts about marketing automation made it into the top 50. Marketing Automation 101 by Jon Miller, Marketo. #1 1 in Marketing Automation, #2 in the Overall Contest. Here they are: 1.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 6, 2014

More than 640 voters selected their favorite posts from eight key areas in sales and marketing,and four posts about marketing automation made it into the top 50. Marketing Automation 101 by Jon Miller, Marketo. #1 1 in Marketing Automation, #2 in the Overall Contest. Here they are: 1.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

by Dayna Rothman IDC recently released their 2012 CMO Advisory Service Best Practices Series: Realizing the Vision of the 21st Century Lead Management. Here are some questions that IDC sought to answer with their survey: How do leading companies staff and organize teams for effective lead management?

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 13, 2012

Then Compuserve and Prodigy … You also had Thomas Register and mailing lists to find leads…. Nowadays there are hundreds and hundreds of online tools and platforms that assist us in generating, converting, and nurturing leads into sales. This area is one of the most crucial, but often misunderstood elements of lead generation.

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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2011

When it comes to improving marketing measurement and performance, we encourage you to enable your marketing organization to achieve the following in order to help you understand marketing’s contribution and value. Work from a marketing plan blueprint. How you expect marketing to contribute to these outcomes.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 2, 2013

by Jon Miller (@jonmiller) You are ready for marketing automation and are excited to get started. When building a business case for marketing automation , in addition to estimating the revenue growth and cost saving benefits, you’ll also need to understand the investment required to develop the other side of the business case.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

If you’re a content marketer, then you know the challenges you face. A sound content marketing plan is critical to the success of your lead generation efforts. world, how do you think leads get through the funnel? We’ve read lots of blogs and books on content marketing. Value Proposition Determination.

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NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So I was reading with some interest the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report from Marketing Sherpa because I always like to see B2B marketers’ top challenges in their businesses, which not surprisingly, is generating quality leads. 78% of their biggest challenge is generating quality leads. Of course! .

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Crimson Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Look for emerging SAAS software and companies who will attempt to calculate content marketing ROI. Content Marketing Automation Will Lead You to Fail. If your goal is to create lower quality content, then try automating your content strategies. Social promotion has been on the rise since 2012.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This week, Inc.com announced the 2012 Inc. giving feedback on top of the funnel marketing like blogging and social media, middle of the funnel marketing like marketing automation and email, and finally, analytics to close the loop. In fact, you get a specific score for each marketing stage.

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Crimson Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Look for emerging SAAS software and companies who will attempt to calculate content marketing ROI. Content Marketing Automation Will Lead You to Fail. If your goal is to create lower quality content, then try automating your content strategies. Social promotion has been on the rise since 2012.

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