Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

As head of our Customer Success/Account Management team here at Marketo, one question I hear frequently from new CMOs, VPs of Marketing and Directors of Marketing/Lead Generation is: “How can I build my marketing automation team?”. At Marketo, we have a much larger team. Lead Nurture Manager.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 3, 2009

I think one mistake many marketers make is to think of their lead management requirements too narrowly — and to be honest, quite a few demand generation vendors make this mistake as well. Lead scoring to know when to pass leads to the sales team – and when to keep them in marketing for further nurturing.

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thePoint

MAY 25, 2018

a customer service rep, salesperson, or a savvy engineer that goes to a lot of conferences), so cast a wide net. Some leadership teams know they need to do it but don’t know much about it; They see the budget and wonder what they get since it’s not always as visible as actual revenue (yes, sales people are the heroes aren’t they?).

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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. Anonymous leads are identified. How did we do it?

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The B2B community has a wealth of information on digital marketing, SEO, modern sales techniques, and more. These blogs offer plenty of useful content that can help you get started or advance your skills in your B2B company. B2B Personal and Consulting Blogs. Anyone in the B2B community can learn something from Patel.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

One of the really cool things about the B2B Marketing Zone and Browse My Stuff is the ability of the system to determine hot topics or trends based on the content that is being brought together in topic hubs. Using the system, we found that these are the hottest topics in B2B Marketing for 2009. Demand Generation.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

by Dayna Rothman IDC recently released their 2012 CMO Advisory Service Best Practices Series: Realizing the Vision of the 21st Century Lead Management. Service oriented: patient, great communicator, executive facing, customer focused. Gather all sufficient information to determine how well the lead fits into the target persona.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 15, 2010

As B2B marketers, we know the growing importance of B2B social media. We know it’s a necessary tool for seed nurturing and demand generation , but in many cases, B2B marketers are still not sure where to begin. 2. Blog – This plays a key role in lead nurturing and educating prospects.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Author: Adam Hutchinson Like the middle child, the middle of the demand generation funnel receives far 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.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 27, 2010

One thing you'll notice about most lead nurturing campaigns is the fact that they usually take place after prospects land on your site and enter your database. This is where seed nurturing comes into play. B2B buyers trust thought leaders who can demonstrate they understand buyer problems and how to solve them.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2011

by Maria Pergolino Today Marketo launches a new product called Spark by Marketo ™. Be clear about what service or product your company provides. Keep thought leadership in your blog, resource center, or lead nurturing, but don’t feature it as the primary offer on your website. Please comment below.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

It got me thinking about what it means to be a marketing leader in today’s chaotic world, and reminded me of some key lessons in leadership and innovation. I strive to apply these lessons to my role at Marketo every day, because unconventional methods very often lead to equally unconventional success. Getting intimate.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 13, 2009

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and Author of Selling to Big Companies. This interview with Jill provides great insight and best practices to improve sales and marketing alignment and shorten the sales cycle for B2B companies. lead nurturing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 1, 2011

Webinars are a key piece in the B2B marketer’s toolkit. They are a great way to promote thought leadership and generate leads. I’d like to share some of the webinar promotion techniques we’ve used at Marketo, our top 5 ways to increase webinar attendance. Give webinar attendees access to the speaker.

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Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Brian Carroll's blog B2B Lead Generation Blog. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog.

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Valasys

AUGUST 19, 2019

The very purpose of content marketing has been associated with the feedback mechanisms to trigger lead generation processes for B2B businesses. In marketing, the action or process of identifying and cultivating potential customers for a business’ product or services is termed lead generation.

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Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In ClickInsights Expert Interview Series we feature top notch industry experts and thought leaders and get their insights, opinions and predictions. One of the many goals of B2B marketing is to continuously forge better customer relationship. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 5, 2012

by Ravali Ravulapati We are all living in a world of content saturation: texts, videos, podcasts, webinars, tweets and social networks are all feeding us information about a company, product, or service. In B2B marketing , the challenge is making your brand stand out amongst the noise. Keep in mind that this is not a sales pitch.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

In ClickInsights Expert Interview Series we feature top notch industry experts and thought leaders and get their insights, opinions and predictions. B2B marketers are producing, managing, and distributing marketing content to reach prospects and turn them into customers. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts.

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NetLine

AUGUST 2, 2023

B2B demand generation marketers face a growing list of challenges, from navigating complex buyer journeys to breaking through the noise of a crowded marketplace. High-quality, validated, opt-in leads are essential to driving sales and revenue growth, but generating them is no easy task. 3… 2… 1… Blast off!

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The Point

APRIL 16, 2014

Marketo announced an open ecosystem platform strategy. • At bare minimum, expect to dedicate one-half of a full-time employee (or the equivalent services from an outside firm ) in order to get the most from your investment. (TR) In your mind, does it encompass inbound or do you define it more narrowly to be lead nurturing or other?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 20, 2011

by Jon Miller I recently got a chance to interview Mark Smith, CEO and Executive Vice President of Research for Ventana Research, a leading benchmark research and advisory services firm that helps organizations manage and optimize performance. Which non-obvious metrics should B2B marketing professionals be tracking?

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Valasys

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Prologue: The B2B marketers have a lot to juggle around with while developing an effective marketing strategy. B2B marketing is very different from marketing to individual customers. Marketo: The SaaS (Software as a Service) platform is amongst the foremost resources for B2B marketers.

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The Mx Group

AUGUST 1, 2018

Whether you are researching meaningful facts and stats, seeking inspiration for new content or simply looking to keep up with the latest trends, here are ten B2B marketing resources and tools I recommend: 1. Marketo is a SaaS platform designed to help B2B organizations automate and measure marketing engagement, tasks and workflows.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. I think the idea of an iTunes™ -like interface — and pay-as-you-go pricing structure — for viewing, sorting, and selecting B2B contacts is intriguing. All thoughts are welcome!

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Note: This post is more personal and Marketo-centric than the typical best practices and thought leadership I share in the Modern B2B Marketing blog. It’s been a bit over three and a half years since Marketo started formal operations, and two and a half since we launched Marketo Lead Management.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Perhaps more importantly, as the industry matures, leading-edge marketing automation practitioners now have many years, or even a full decade, of experience under their belt. Without strategy, people, and process, Marketo is just another email tool. Many B2B marketers are trying to break through the webinar clutter.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Several new vendors appeared on the market, many existing vendors experienced rapid growth, and Marketing Automation as a term gained popularity among B2B marketers. I have asked many of the vendors, consultants and thought leaders to give their opinion. Adam Needles , Director, Field Marketing and B2B Marketing Evangelist, Silverpop.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

The human touch enhances lead nurturing. Whether or not leads are sales-ready, SDRs can nurture relationships with each interaction. By talking with more leads, you can offer personalized thought leadership and value around a lead’s individual pain points, and cultivate future demand.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

There is an amazing amount of great content about B2B marketing out there, ranging from trends in demand generation to best practices in lead nurturing, lead scoring, and landing page optimization to how to buy and select marketing automation systems. Seven Lead Nurturing Tools and Resources.

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Valasys

JULY 9, 2019

Launching, test-running, benchmarking & optimizing ABM programs helps B2B marketers to win new deals & grow their existing database of clients. Therefore, B2B companies nowadays are investing a substantial amount of their total marketing budget into ABM endeavors.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

The next interview in our B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Paul Dunay of the Buzz Marketing for Technology blog and podcast. Paul has spent more than 20 years in marketing, creating buzz for leading technology companies such as Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Avaya and Cisco.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 22, 2016

And, 70% of B2B marketers plan to create more content in 2017 compared to 2016. From actionable content marketing and demand generation techniques to the latest marketing technology and industry insights, this list of top content marketing blogs has something for everyone. Demand Gen / Lead Gen. Copywriting.

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