LeadSloth

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Last week I presented a session at Silverpop’s B2B Marketing University in Atlanta. In addition to Marketing Automation, there were two big topics: Social Media and CRM. Many attendees were confused by CRM vendors claiming to offer full marketing functionality. For CRM, I focused on Salesforce.com.

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LeadSloth

MARCH 22, 2009

I’m working on an interesting project right now: moving away from a marketing automation system. The plan is to go back to using only Salesforce.com with some cheap add-on tools for email, form submission and data quality. The company in question has used a comprehensive marketing automation system for about 2 years.

Marketing Automation Services 100

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Even though some vendors have been around for almost 10 years, Marketing Automation is still relatively new. According to Forrester, only 2-5% of B2B firms have invested in full-featured Marketing Automation. Increasingly, B2B companies realize that Marketing Automation software requires skilled operators.

Marketing Automation Services 100

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LeadSloth

MARCH 16, 2009

From Web Analytics to Demand Generation. ActiveConversion first became known for its sales-focused Web Analytics, such as identifying companies that visit your website (similar to Leadlander ). Salesforce.com integration. ActiveConversion also integrates with Salesforce.com , although using Salesforce is not a requirement.

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LeadSloth

JULY 12, 2010

You can use basic email marketing to stay in touch with your prospects or create some drip campaigns. And finally, reporting and analytics show the business results of your activities. Overall, if your business lends itself to online marketing but technology has been a challenge for you, HubSpot will be a good fit. Conclusion.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 4, 2009

After that, Google Analytics provided similar tracking features by appending variables to the existing URL (see the Google URL Builder tool ). There are two big limitations for using this in B2B marketing: You can only see conversions, not opportunities or revenue (because that information is in the CRM system).

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Social Media ROI Media Marketing Qualified Leads 100