on B2B sales and marketing strategies. Recently, while doing some research on the topic of B2B lead development, I dusted off a great article about generating revenue in the B2B marketplace, “The New Revenue Engine: Drive Predictable Revenue by Managing Your Revenue Machine” via Modern B2B Marketing, Marketo Blog. I keep a library of articles, blogs, white papers, etc., found the article to be more relevant now than when I first read it, so I thought it made sense to revisit the great points from the post. In summary: The old revenue engine is focused on the sales team MORE >>

At this week’s Marketo Summit , I realized we’re right in the middle of B2B Marketing Event Season. MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit was last week, Pardot’s user conference was 2 weeks ago, and the Eloqua Experience is coming up next week. In this post I’m giving a short impression of the Marketo Summit. The Marketo User Summit was BIG: 600 customers and partners were attending. Marketo University. The program started with the Marketo University, with a beginner and an advanced track. Global Marketo Roll-Out. MORE >>

This obviously allows you to match your customers with sales transactions, but more importantly for marketers it allows you the option of layering on a marketing automation system that can deliver targeted messages at the right time without continuous management by additional personnel. If you’re like many companies, you employ a marketing individual or team to collect your contacts information and execute campaigns in somewhat of a batch and blast situation. Marketing automation, what is it? Turn your marketing into a 24/7 sales generating machine. MORE >>

Both announcements share several interesting features: they don't rely on traditional Web analytics (tracking page views); they involve vendors who report data from consumer panels; and they relate to measuring advertising measurement. But I think they, along with the Omniture/Adobe deal itself, hint at something more profound: the end of Web analytics as we know it. But many marketers are just getting their arms around traditional Web analytics. Marketing automation vendors and in-house IT groups see the same future and recognize the threat to their own positions. MORE >>

Follow this primer on what bounce rates are and how you can use marketing analytics to see how low you can go. On average, normal bounce rates can range from the high 50s to high 70s, however most marketers are striving to be below 50. This is where marketing analytics comes in. Make sure to compare bounce rates from different campaigns so different marketing segments can learn from one another. To drive more B2B marketing success, your bounce rates must be lower. higher rate means your site was a one-hit wonder. Are they relevant? MORE >>