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The Pond Just Got More Crowded: Google, Salesforce.com and Sequoia Invest in HubSpot

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: HubSpot announced a $32 million investment yesterday by Sequoia Partners, Google and Salesforce.com. Salesforce.com and Google announced their long-anticipated entry into the marketing automation industry, in the baby-step form of investments in HubSpot. But if Salesforce.com likes what it sees, who knows where that will lead?

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8 Great LinkedIn Groups for B2B Marketers

KoMarketing Associates

And according to the “LinkedIn Ads Benchmark Report Q3 2015” published by Marketing Mojo, 79 percent of B2B marketers said that LinkedIn was “effective” at generating leads. It is no secret that LinkedIn is a valuable social media platform for B2B marketers. eMarketing Association Network. eMarketing Association Network.

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Research Report: Lead Gen Not as Easy as Marketers Think

The Point

I just returned from a few days at Dreamforce in San Francisco, the annual circus-slash-conference hosted by CRM leader Salesforce.com, and was struck by the wave of technologies on display that centered on analytics. The simple act of generating leads – primarily through online means – has never been easier.

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Vocus Purchased by Private Equity Firm GTCR: This Could Be Interesting

Customer Experience Matrix

x revenue, compared with the 6 to 7 x multiples paid for ExactTarget and Responsys by Salesforce.com and Oracle and the 14 x that Marketo commands in the stock market. At that time, the marketing product was missing key marketing automation features including lead scoring, multi-step workflows, and integration with Salesforce.com.

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The B2B Marketer’s Quick Start Guide: Sales Intelligence

Heinz Marketing

Sales intelligence software/platforms help companies use data to increase sales and improve sales processes. Features/functionality: ZoomInfo has a portfolio of solutions that combine B2B intelligence and company contact data with engagement software, and dynamic workflows. Without further ado….

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For Whom the Bell Tolls: What the D&B/Lattice Acquisition Means for B2B Marketers

Rev

Well, the data-driven company acquisition race continues at full throttle. And just as I hit publish on that post came the news that Google has entered into an agreement to acquire Looker , the data analytics company. Clearly, any company still in business after 178 years is doing something right. Head spinning yet?

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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

ViewPoint

What is a lead? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Leads aren’t leads unless: They’re qualified.