Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

There is no magic bullet for conversion, despite the many wild promises you may hear, but lead nurturing can drive huge improvements. In fact: 79% of marketing leads never convert to sales. Lack of lead nurturing is the common cause for poor performance ( MarketingSherpa ). How efficient and easy is interaction?

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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?”. Can a regularly scheduled calendar of batch campaigns serve to maintain brand awareness and keep your company top of mind?

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The Point

OCTOBER 30, 2013

A client asks: “I notice that you’re recommending we gate our offer content behind landing pages as part of the lead nurturing campaign. Why is that necessary when we already know who these people are? Aren’t we just making it more difficult for people to respond?”. Here’s why: 1. A click is not a response.

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The Point

APRIL 1, 2014

Recent studies tell us while the adoption of marketing automation technology continues to gain momentum, fewer than 20 percent of marketing executives say that they are fully integrating the technology into their current sales and marketing initiatives.

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PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

A common challenge in the B2B demand generation world centers around the balance of automation and reporting software. Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. Why Marketing Automation? Productivity.

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DealSignal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that, according to a study by HubSpot , 61% of B2B marketers rank lead generation as their number one challenge? With businesses constantly searching for new customers, it’s no wonder that B2B lead generation has become a top priority for marketers.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Today’s post is about Marketing Automation. Marketing automation platforms are a foundational element of the martech stack. Marketing automation is all about using software to automate activities which allows your teams more time to focus on strategy and the leads showing real promise. Marketo Engage.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 12, 2023

In the fast-paced digital world, running a business without automation is like trying to paddle a boat against the current. Marketing tasks are increasingly complex, and the need for B2B marketing automation is more critical than ever. What is B2B Marketing Automation? Why B2B Marketing Automation?

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Inbox Insight

AUGUST 12, 2019

Lead generation is an essential element of demand generation but if you think the work stops there, here’s some bad news…. 79% of marketing leads don’t convert ( HubSpot). But before you hang up your coat, here’s a collection of lead nurturing best practices worth exploring. Reading time: 4 minutes.

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Only B2B

JULY 5, 2023

In the ever-changing landscape of B2B marketing, demand generation plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and success. As we enter 2023, it is crucial to adapt to the evolving nature of B2B demand generation and discover effective strategies to generate demand and engage target audiences.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this blog, we will navigate the realm of MQLs, exploring their pivotal role in B2B lead generation and unveiling strategies to not only generate more leads but also to nurture and convert them into loyal, revenue-generating clients.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Are you looking for the best lead generation tools to grow your business? Lead generation is more than just getting people to visit your site. And just like any tough job, lead generation requires the right tools–even for professional marketers. What Is a Lead Generation Software/Tool?

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Huptech Web

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) world in Lead Generation, where innovative technology comes into contact with marketing intelligence. In this blog, you will learn how AI-powered tools and strategies may boost lead nurturing, improve conversion rates, and maximize customer engagement.

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PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often mistaken for lead generation. While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. We get it: Lead generation is hard.

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PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often mistaken for lead generation. While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. We get it: Lead generation is hard.

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The Point

JULY 13, 2012

In my last post , I talked about creative campaign ideas for when you have no content to offer. Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action?

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Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2016

Marketing automation software tools can be very helpful in making lead nurturing and sales acceleration efforts more effective—even if the category is badly misnamed. Marketing can’t be automated.) Here are 14 of the best marketing automation tools based on their popularity with reviewers. 1) Marketo.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Or spending hours on end tracking down information, manually sending out emails, and following up with leads? You may just be looking for an automation solution to help follow up after an event or your needs might require in-depth lead nurturing campaigns with complex integrations. Source: Marketo).

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 28, 2017

But few companies produce videos that are ready to be inserted into automated nurturing campaigns. Thinking opportunistically opens up a lot of new ways to generate targeted video content, not only for messaging but also for understanding buyers and their motivation. The post Videos for Lead Nurturing?

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Valasys

JULY 1, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to the B2B Marketing Automation Solutions. Marketing automation solutions have become a must-have for modern B2B marketers particularly as the marketers are headed to explore new avenues alongside the dawn to the next normal. The marketers using B2B automation solutions tend to outperform those who don’t.

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2020

Having the best of both worlds is the feeling you have when your company's marketing automation software and CRM work in tandem. In fact, marketing automation software can increase sales productivity by 14.5%. Below, we'll review what marketing automation and CRM software do and why they need to be integrated.

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. It’s all heady stuff.

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The Point

JULY 21, 2016

It’s well documented that, of the companies who invest in marketing automation, many fail to achieve maximum return from that investment, or even utilize marketing automation technology to its full capacity. In our agency’s work with marketing automation users , we’ve identified 10 of the most common mistakes to avoid: 1.

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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. Improve deliverability and overall email performance as measured by open and click rates. .

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Marketing automation software tools are defined as comprehensive platforms that enable marketers to execute, measure, and analyze all marketing efforts efficiently. Let’s take a look at the ten best marketing automation platforms for 2020. These figures indicate that marketers have realized the power of marketing automation.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. Additionally, data quality directly affects lead quality.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

Author: Steve Gershik Most marketers have their eyes on many moving targets — lead generation , conversion rates, new customer acquisition, customer retention, and even customer expansion. With that in mind, here are five of the most common mid-funnel lead nurturing mistakes: 1. Don’t Use Jargon in Your Email.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This is a summary of our latest webinar “From the Experts: The Power of Social Engagement”, hosted with our good friend and partner, Jamie Lewis, Director of Business Development at Marketo Engage , an Adobe Company. Well, for the same reasons you need a marketing automation platform, and to adopt SEO and market intelligence.

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Lake One

APRIL 23, 2020

One tool manufacturing companies can have in their toolbox, is marketing automation. Marketing automation helps manufacturers simplify complex b2b processes while personalizing and scaling their digital marketing and sales efforts. Marketing automation is all about using software to automate manual processes and activities.

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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? Stop buying lists.

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 13, 2018

A generation ago, digital was a rounding error in marketing budgets, with success measured in hundreds of pageviews rather than millions of customers. The hard results of pull-through and lead generation. They’re all methods for honing advertising campaigns… methods that go back to the dawn of time. (Or Percentages.

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 18, 2018

She has worked with all the major marketing automation companies – Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, and ExactTarget. She has a proven track record in integrated marketing, especially with establishing digital presence through SEO optimization, lead generation process, and website optimization. I open to anything.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams. Getting Started with Marketing Automation.

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Launch Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Alert Logic was in fast growth mode and wanted to implement marketing automation to support the scaling of their business. They wanted a partner to lead the strategy and implementation of an Enterprise-class marketing automation solution, and with that in mind engaged Launch Marketing to lead the effort. The Project.

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The Point

AUGUST 1, 2013

Lead scoring has quickly become an integral part of a demand generation marketer’s arsenal. A well-planned, well-designed, and optimized lead scoring schema can be a key contributor to sales productivity, sales engagement, and the rate at which inbound leads convert to Sales Qualified Leads, opportunities, and deals.

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