The Point

JULY 15, 2010

Salesforce.com is a dominant player in the CRM category and an integral part of many companies’ lead management, database marketing, and demand generation programs. DT: Well, the biggest misconception about Salesforce is that it’s something Sales reps like and Marketing folks don’t. HS: Thanks David!

Salesforce.com 100

Salesforce.com Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Work Management 100

Biznology

APRIL 2, 2015

Data drives B2B marketing today, and it’s a fast-evolving arena. New tools, new technologies, and most importantly, new buying behavior among businesses—these changes are accelerating the pace and driving new directions for B2B data-driven marketing. Real-time marketing gets real. Sales and marketing symbiosis.

B2B Marketing 80

B2B Marketing B to B Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 80

Biznology

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications–whether one is using mail, phone, or email, or using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size, and job role/title.

Lead Ranking 80

Lead Ranking Marketing Management B to B Lead Scoring 80

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

Decision Software has remained a small company while Aprimo is most successful in B2B marketing resource management. Alterian and SmartFocus are also still independent, but are sold as services via marketing agencies (Alterian) or directly (SmartFocus). These used proprietary, non-SQL database engines.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 120

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

First, the company invested in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform that integrated well with the company’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. Next, iDirect sought out a partner to provide strategic counsel and advice on best practices.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

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. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. We too are seeing new entrants jump into this market.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 18, 2015

It’s nearly two years since I introduced the concept of a Customer Data Platform , defined as a marketer-controlled system that builds a multi-source customer database and exposes it to external execution systems. I should also stress that I’ve only included Decision-layer vendors who also build their own database.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking 120