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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The last part of the paper touts the benefits of marketing automation (expected, since Marketo is one of the players in this space) to help with your nurturing campaigns. Shorten sales cycle. Lets sale show when their prospects are engaging online. Lets sale show when their prospects are engaging online.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

You have created all that content, invested in a marketing automation system, and still the leads are not converting. The VP Sales doesn’t need a new CRM system, he needs a better way to keep in touch with current opportunities and gain better visibility into the pipeline. Who is to blame? What do buyers want? Try this: A.

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MARCH 10, 2011

This means that is time to update my previous charts on marketing automation funding (see below) and the funding timeline, because HubSpot just surpassed Marketo as the highest funded marketing software vendor to date. Industry Impact Should established marketing automation players be worried about HubSpot’s sudden infusion of capital?

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JULY 30, 2012

Not of basic marketing concepts like the 4 P’s , advertising , or branding but their utmost ignorance of modern marketing tactics and tools like webinars, marketing automation, and even CRM software. The video roundtable below from CRMSoftware.tv, What Colleges Should Be Teaching Marketing Majors , is worth watching and reflecting upon.

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MAY 9, 2011

Besides the rise of social media as marketing channel, the emergence of marketing technology, more specifically Marketing Automation systems, in which you can configure the automated distribution of content to customers and prospects has been changing the way marketers see and create conent. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Amount of sales or deals closed? The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking How Success is Misunderstood How do you define success? Number of leads generated? If you answered “it depends&# , then you’re thinking smart. United States License.

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MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. SiriusDecisions says that to drive best-in-class performance, sales and marketing must align around five waterfall-based jobs: Seed (use of traditional and social media to set the stage for demand creation).

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AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. In the B2B marketing space this is notorious. United States License.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Take for instance the following: The average webcasts captures 441 registrants Attendee participation is usually 50-60% of registrations 15-30% of registrants are sales-qualified opportunities The numbers above should be enough for you to go back to your own metrics and see how you compare. United States License. United States License.

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JUNE 13, 2009

Effective marketing is about generating sales. Sure, leads and nurturing and all of that are all good but the reality is that unless a sale is made, all that money was spent without any return. We send it along to the sales reps so tat they can chase these “leads&# like eagles diving for their prey. What do we do with it?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

According to their post: “Last week in San Francisco, 211 business-to-business marketers spent two days sharing insights, case studies and advice on social media marketing, lead generation, Sales and Marketing alignment, and other hot-button issues on the West Coast swing of MarketingSherpa’s seventh annual B2B Marketing Summit.&#

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JANUARY 17, 2009

As the marketing plans are shared with the rest of the company, and details on why each campaign or activity is being carried out together with their expected impact on operations and sales, the reason for marketing and why we have this department should become clear. United States License. United States License.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

They say that “companies that marry high value customers with personalized, specialized offers in their email campaigns produce far greater results on every tangible measure of effectiveness”. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The financial objectives are revenue, profits, return on assets (how much sales will the campaign generate? His article argues that most marketers start with the budget and foolishly take that for a marketing plan while the right approach is actually quite different: 1. Set measurable objectives , both financial and marketing.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Sales reps should look into this tool as a potential route for getting in direct contact with those hard-to-reach contacts, and also to expand their networks. A call to this friend could solve the mystery, though, and is better than no clue at all. If they priced it at $10 / month for instance it would be more attractive.

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APRIL 29, 2009

For example, typical uses of webinar software often fall into one or more of these categories: Online sales demos and presentations : a sales rep shares a PowerPoint presentation and his desktop screen while walking through a product demonstration. Why not kill three birds with one stone? United States License.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Are the marketing campaigns you are planning or have planned going to directly influence sales? Are the tasks you and your team working on going to directly affect the company’s ability to compete in the marketplace? What are the key items in your agenda as a marketer that can have a direct impact in the company’s bottom line?

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JULY 21, 2009

We’re told that if you have a good plan , if you follow a proven framework for rolling out your social media activities and integrate them with your sales efforts , then the ROI will be clear . That is, if you can translate all those additional site visits, downloads, and re-tweets into sales. Otherwise it’s just buzz.

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MAY 18, 2010

Telemarketers often regret the call because the passionate marketer keeps analyzing their sales pitch instead of buying something. Job Marketers are, unfortunately, the majority out there. I’m not sure whether it starts in school, their first full time paying job or it’s just the way they are. United States License. United States License.

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MAY 10, 2010

Here are some highlights of the Aflac duck’s impact: First year after the duck’s introduction, sales were up by 29%. Amos credits this increase mostly due to the branding initiatives related to the duck, an amazing feat for any brand mascot. Name recognition increased 67% after two years of running the commercials. United States License.

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JULY 29, 2009

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JULY 16, 2009

Adobe and General Electric are just two examples that come to mind that make good use of their history to talk about their origins and how it relates to what they do today. How can a company’s history be used effectively? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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JUNE 23, 2009

While the decision on whether to nurture or pass leads directly to sales will vary based on your own industry and experience, the concept is a powerful one. Successful Email Marketing (CV301) Professor: Eric Groves, Constant Contact This presentation should have been titled Email Marketing 101. United States License. United States License.

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MAY 29, 2009

So here are a couple of important lessons we marketers can all learn from their mistakes: Kindle Lesson Number 1: Integrate Your Sales Channels For almost 10 years I’ve been a loyal Wall Street Journal subscriber. When planning your sales channels, the more integrated they are, the better your chances of acquiring and keeping customers.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

There’s a whole discussion around marketing ROI that we should have at a later date, I think most of you are already developing plans with specific goals in mind be it lead generation, web traffic, referrals, and even sales. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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JANUARY 3, 2009

You could have effective marketing campaigns that drive sales up 100% and win awards and accolades but still have an inneffective marketer at helm. So is “effective marketing &# the same as “effective marketer “? Now we are getting somewhere. The answer, my dear friends, is a resounding NO ! United States License.

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MARCH 7, 2009

I was prepared for a sales pitch but Albert delivered one of the best presentations of the day while at the same time informing us of all the great tools available for Marketers from Google. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

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JANUARY 13, 2009

Make sure to add this person as part of your plan and also to allocate the appropriate time it will take for this person to review and approve – or not – the deliverable) The names of people who will have to be informed by the decision (after you create a new piece of marketing collateral do you announce it to the sales team?

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JULY 12, 2009

Saying “we didn’t reach our sales goals” is OK, but after the initial shock, people will wonder exactly what happened. Saying “we didn’t reach our sales goals” is OK, but after the initial shock, people will wonder exactly what happened. Then, I think about what is the summary of all the analysis and the conclusion. What is the story?

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JANUARY 5, 2009

So although that new website project was high on your list, maybe rethinking packaging or focusing on sales collateral is what should be done. Getting back to these basic principles can help marketing to “reset” and come up with a plan for action that will drive the organization in the right direction. It’s for you to decide!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Others don’t want to “abandon” leads they have already generated and argue for more nurturing campaigns with content that will guide those leads down to eventually close a sale. I believe it is a matter of understanding a few important things before making a decision, such as: How long is your sales cycle?

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JUNE 7, 2012

Every company wants high leads volume – but not prioritizing those opportunities can leave sales wasting time on leads that will never buy, while the best prospects fall through the cracks. Once you have these metrics and create a scale for each, your team can decide what scores trigger marketing or sales action.

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MARCH 15, 2009

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APRIL 3, 2012

On-Hold Messages: Ditch the on-hold music and the typical sales pitch for something your customers, prospects, and partners will actually enjoy listening to. Post-Sales or Post-Support Surveys : When you send customers surveys about their sales or support experience with your company, make sure you reward their feedback accordingly.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Some have even suggested that marketing automation market is floundering , but it is such a new market and offering that is innevitable to have doubts, especially with these many vendors in the space. You may spot some companies that were not considered to be “marketing automation&# players just a year or so ago.

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APRIL 10, 2012

It doesn’t need to be an “offer” like in sales promotion, it could simply be a piece of content that you download or watch online. The Marketing Automation software can not only track the email responses, but also the registrations from your landing page (if you used a form) and the downloads. The Landing Page. Offer / Content.

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JULY 28, 2015

Last week I attended a webinar presented by SiriusDecisions and Alinean titled “ SiriusDecisions Interview: Death of the B2B Sales Rep? ”. If you know anything about SiriusDecisions these guys are the top analysts when it comes to B2B sales and marketing. Sales people matter more than your digital assets.

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