The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. From Marketo’s perspective, I understand the need to frame marketing automation in ever more mission-critical terms. Systems like Marketo can be used to remind sales reps (via sales alerts) of untouched or stale leads.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 20, 2019

You’ve been working with a marketing agency for the last year or so, and things seem to be OK. The only problem is, you have a nagging feeling that’s making you wonder if you’re working with the right agency. Take the time to stop and consider these four signs that you’re working with the right agency: 1. Just click play below.

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The Point

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Sirius Decisions wrote an insightful article last week about the acquisition by Marketo of Insightera (a Web personalization platform), and included was the following projection: “By 2015, we expect to see 71 percent of b-to-b organizations’ new inquiries coming via the corporate Web site.”. I doubt it. What do you think?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force. Design, build and launch a nurture campaign targeted to “Mid Stage” leads. Spear is a Marketo agency partner.) “A

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Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

Thanks to an introduction from the longtime agency pro and university instructor Freddy Rosales , I had the chance to meet Martin J. Sellers—even smaller brands—are using marketing automation like InfusionSoft, Marketo and a local provider called Doppler emBlue to conduct event-triggered campaigns. Frias , who filled me in.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 10, 2013

Its primary clients were then, and still remain, digital marketing agencies. Both the agencies and their clients have been mostly small businesses – in the survey for our soon-to-be-published VEST report , Optify reports that 60% of its clients have under $5 million revenue. Distributed marketing also has its own pricing.

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The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? Fernandez as an example – will never respond.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Paul Albright boasts a 30-year track record of success in Silicon Valley, including executive roles at companies such as Marketo, SuccessFactors, NetApp, and Informatica. HS] I notice that you integrate with some of the leading marketing automation vendors, including Marketo and Act-On. HS] Thanks Paul!

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The Point

JANUARY 21, 2014

B2B Marketing Creative E-mail email design email marketing lead generation Marketo b2b demand generation b2b lead generation email copywriting Marketo agency marketo agency partner Marketo partner' Thanks to Kevin and [24]7 for being willing to share the results!

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

Next, you’ll learn how to develop a target account list that aligns with your objectives. Continuously Update Your Ideal Customer Profile Develop a Target Account List A. Prioritize Accounts Based on Fit & Engagement Level C. Segment Your Target Account List D.

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Walker Sands

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That’s why we’re pleased to announce that the work and expertise of our web and demand generation teams have earned our agency a platinum and two gold AVA Digital Awards in 2022. Additionally, using D&B data, the team created custom blocks personalized by region and industry to better target users with relevant content.

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The Point

MAY 14, 2013

In follow-up to the recent 2013 Marketo Summit , the marketing team at ReachForce , a leading provider of B2B data services, sent a message to attendees (including this blogger) crowing about the success of their traffic builder campaign , an email that generated a 42.8% The subject line that generated such success?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A prospective client asks: “We’re just getting our demand generation programs ramped up, and I’m not sure I’m ready for marketing automation. Do I need it in order to do lead nurturing?”. My answer: “It depends how you define “ lead nurturing ,” but technically: no, you don’t need marketing automation in order to nurture leads.

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Directive Agency

MARCH 6, 2017

Lack of Targeting. If you are expecting that you will have to hire a new account executive or add more phone lines because you launched a Facebook ad campaign you will be sorely disappointed. What does your target customer request or define their needs as when they contact you? Lack of Targeting. Industries. Retargeting.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 18, 2018

Lead Generation vs. Demand Generation: Top 6 Strategies Which Work! We discussed the differences between lead generation and demand generation on the basis of content marketing strategy earlier. This is an extension of the post wherein we focus on different lead generation and demand generation strategies.

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The Point

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Demand Generation Report just published their 2018 Outlook Guide: The State of Marketing Automation. I was honored to be invited to contribute my thoughts as part of the report, reproduced (with permission) below. (HS) Marketing is becoming more and more personalized. There are fewer hard and fast rules that apply to all audiences.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

agency systems are big. Two of the four new vendors are agency system specialists, and several other vendors have also launched special agency editions. This may be because the previous mid-market leaders, Marketo and Pardot in particular, have been focusing more on enterprise sales. SalesFusion did just take an $8.25

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

What should I know about Account-Based Marketing? Isn’t it demand generation with a new name? movement harshly declare that proactive targeting and prospecting for new business is dead. If inbound marketing was a magic bullet and perfect panacea for creating demand, then we could stop proactively pursuing target accounts.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 30, 2014

For years marketers have been keen to show cost per lead (or in the words of Jon Miller from Marketo – investment per lead) as a metric that has meaning. The value of the metric needs to be shown in comparison to average deal size as a result of marketing’s demand generation program to have context.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 21, 2013

by Amy Guarino At Marketo, we often say that we’ve made the technology easy, but marketing is still hard. Working with a strong agency partner, either by outsourcing the entire solution to them, or using their skills on the marketing side of things can significantly shorten the time for success and improve overall results.

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Kabbage

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Note: To make it easier to navigate this list, we broke it up into multiple categories. What do they talk about: Variety of B2B topics ranging from demand generation, content marketing, SEO, social media, etc. Why should I read it: If there’s one thing Marketo does really well, it’s content. B2B Marketing Blogs.

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Strategic-IC

JULY 1, 2020

So, what I wanted to start on today with you, really was, where do we re-begin as an Account-based marketing programme? I mean, most people have like target account lists. I think a lot of people do, come to us and say, "Hey, we've got these accounts." Are they using Marketo? Where would you start?

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Kabbage

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Note: To make it easier to navigate this list, we broke it up into multiple categories. What do they talk about: Variety of B2B topics ranging from demand generation, content marketing, SEO, social media, etc. Why should I read it: If there’s one thing Marketo does really well, it’s content. B2B Marketing Blogs.

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The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

If you want the account engagement score to be part of your metrics mix, it is important to understand how the different tools calculate it and pick the tool that is the most meaningful to your business. Do you have any economical suggestions for managing offline data and IP targeting? How do we decide which to target?

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Indeed, the days of marketing en masse to cold lists via marketing automation platforms (MAPs) like Marketo are behind us. More times than not, however, the best approach is a segmented strategy that combines targeted sales outreach complemented by marketing support. How Should I Market to Purchased Lists? Click To Tweet.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

But anyone planning to enter this business had better realize they will be fighting for new customers.* - agency relationships. It seems that just about every vendor in the VEST now touts special features to support marketing agencies that resell the system to their clients or operate the system on the clients’ behalf. social data.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 25, 2017

We kicked off the 2017 Marketing Nation Summit on Sunday with an amazing Fun Run, Marketo University training, and our annual customer and partner awards gala, The Revvies. The next guest to take the stage was Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor, who shared the vision for Infor and Marketo as a strategic partnership. Marketing As An Agency.

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Unbound B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Quick Summary: Account-based marketing is a strategic sales and marketing technique that engages and converts highly-targeted audiences. ABM is all about focusing your marketing efforts on high-value accounts that have the maximum potential of converting into sales. What is ABM or Account Based Marketing (ABM)?

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 27, 2023

We look at… it took 10 years or more to get everyone to understand demand generation and how to do that. What are, where do you to consistently outsource things to sort of agencies and consultants? And I have, one of our clients had a problem with Marketo talent. I think second is, things have changed really fast.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

If you are guilty of making this ABM mistake, start by identifying the right accounts for your next ABM campaign. There are many list building agencies that you can outsource this work to. If you are running campaigns on unclean data, you will not achieve your targets. ABM Mistakes #2 – Focusing On Your Existing Database.

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Valasys

MARCH 25, 2019

Agency Stein IAS had been leading the nominations with 17 nomiations in 15 categories and ended up victorious in 3 including ‘Martech team of the year’ with Nuix, ‘Best use of demand generation’ with HSBC and Marc Keating, chief innovation officer of Stein IAS, won the title of ‘Martech visionary of the year.’. While Kulea.ma

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 25, 2012

With our latest Facebook campaign, we are doing just that; tying leads generated by Facebook directly into our revenue pipeline via Marketo. We developed a custom Facebook application that generates a special offer and is powered by a Marketo form. How did we do it? Anonymous leads are identified. Why is this important?

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The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

How can ABM best coexist with a more traditional funnel-based demand generation model? In the giddy, early days when solutions like Marketo first arrived on the scene, the reigning view was that the technology was all a company needed to solve their lead management and email marketing woes. And therein lies the first mistake.

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Strategic-IC

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

What were the title levels you were targeting? How did you identify the right contacts within your target accounts? Interesting to see demand generation sitting above one-to-many on one of the slides. Are you treating demand gen as pure awareness or are you targeting specific accounts?

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The Point

APRIL 8, 2010

At our agency , when we send emails – for example, to blog subscribers – we include this “update profile&# option in two locations – one immediately under the body of the email (image at right), and another in the footer immediately under the unsubscribe link.

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Digital B2B Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

This week Marketo announced that AdRoll, a provider of retargeting ads, is part of their LaunchPoint ecosystem. This lets you take the demand generation or nurture program, for instance, and “send banners” to the same people you are sending emails too. [Disclosure: Demandbase is a client of my employer.]

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. First, the company invested in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform that integrated well with the company’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. Next, iDirect sought out a partner to provide strategic counsel and advice on best practices.

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