Martech

JULY 27, 2021

A fascinating LinkedIn article by Real Story Group’s Tony Byrne suggests that Sitecore, the digital experience platform and vendor hub is making a major change of course. At the recent MO Pros Summer Camp, she had told me: “I do think you’re going to see these multifaceted, multi-talented leaders of marketing ops step up to that CMO role.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But in all of my years in B2B, whether as a marketer, an agency person, a consultant or a fractional CMO, people have considered email an important channel but have overlooked its true potential for fulfilling company goals. A Forrester WAVE matrix of leading vendors is one. Across the board, email is a lead-generation tool.

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Marketing Automation Services Intent Marketing Automation Email Marketing 124

Content4Demand

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

J on Russo , Founder and CMO of B2B Fusion Group , also joined us for a recent panel discussion , sharing even more of his perspective. As a former CMO for several high-tech brands, Jon knows firsthand how crucial content is to successful ABM programs. Informing Content Based on Interest.

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Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Lead Ranking 78

Metadata

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This may sound cynical, but I blame software vendors for “ABM” being ill-defined. For the past 15-plus years, we’ve simply let ABM vendors define the ABM category. You can see this when you look at the inclusion criteria for a Forrester or Gartner report on ABM Platforms — it reads like a Demandbase features list.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Enterprise Management Work Management 98

6sense

MAY 31, 2018

The Forrester New Wave report lists 14 ABM platforms that matter the most and how they stack up. Forrester says: “6sense announced its acquisition of ZenIQ on April 11, 2018. 6sense was recognized as a leader in the predictive space in the Forrester Wave: Predictive Analytics Platforms for B2B marketers, as seen below.

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Account Based Marketing Forrester ABM Marketing AI 48

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Naturally, B2B marketers are looking at more ways to capitalize on the sales opportunities found online and look at e-commerce as an opportunity to build the sales and revenue funnel. In fact, the whole buyer consideration process is changing – especially as you look at it from the customer buyer journey.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

Biznology

AUGUST 11, 2016

Recent studies show 87% of B2B sales and marketing leaders are using LinkedIn and other social media platforms, but less than 1 in 5 can clearly prove and demonstrate social media ROI. I believe it’s because the attention and efforts are on the top of the funnel instead of thinking about the complete buyer’s journey.

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Linkedin Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 80

Lattice

MAY 17, 2016

Over the past few years there has been a power shift in the B2B space, away from marketing and sales teams and toward the customer. In fact, Forrester thinks this age of the customer is a 20-year business cycle, and that this power shift towards customer will continue for a while. Image courtesy of Forrester Research, Inc.

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Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2023

While there’s temptation to pass that saying off as a cliche, “research from Google and CEB has found that B2B customers are significantly more emotionally connected with their vendors and service providers than consumers.” Or you might meet someone from a vendor or an agency during the many networking events.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. You may recognize her from her time at SiriusDecisions in Forrester.

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 2, 2018

Yet another great episode on Sales Pipeline Radio! It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities heading into and throughout the year.

Account Based Marketing 42

Account Based Marketing Peer-to-peer DemandBase Forrester 42

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2015

Managing “marketing technology tools” and “market/competitor analysis” round out the top three marketing duties predicted for 2016, representing 76% and 75% of respondents, respectively. Forrester and Gartner support the notion that today’s buyer embarks on an increasingly digital, empowered, and complex buyers journey.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 15, 2013

Executives continually point to the need for Sales and Marketing to align, with 90% of Senior Marketers indicating to Forrester that indeed alignment is a high or very high priority. 2013 - The Year for Sales Enablement? The demand for better Sales Enablement has increased dramatically over the past three years.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Management Forrester Lead Scoring 40

ClickZ

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

It serves an international client base of more than 3500 brands including Fortune 500 companies, providing digital marketing, marketing analytics, content management, personalization, mobile marketing and marketing automation solutions. “Yes, it’s true that there are 7000-plus vendors in that marketing landscape.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 6, 2012

According to McKinsey principal Mary Ellen Coe, “…CMOs need to be stewards of customer engagement and experience, which means they need to manage and influence the experience positively across the organization.” Overall, it requires an understanding of the purchase process from the buyer's point of view.

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Buyer Personas Forrester Lead Ranking Peer-to-peer 120

6sense

JULY 17, 2017

In 2013, Forrester released a Forrester Wave report (aka Forrester’s evaluation of vendors in a software, hardware or services market) in the Identity and Access Management space for the cloud. But the few who did, saw the opportunity to better manage their growing portfolio of cloud or web apps.

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Aberdeen

JUNE 20, 2018

The positioning map below reflects our analysis (June, 2018) of the messaging found on websites of BI vendors. As you can plainly see, the bulk of vendors are clumped around the “Insights” axis. To illustrate, in 2014 seven vendors claimed “better decisions” as their position. Problems with Ries and Trout.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Over three years ago Sales Pipeline Radio , began. The show is thirty minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. MailTag.io

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Top of Funnel Budget Programs Peer-to-peer B2B Sales 68

Leadspace

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Having started his career in B2C at Unilever, Doug moved to the B2B space as CMO at Skype and Salesforce, before taking the helm at Leadspace. ” Of course the goal of B2B marketing (and sales) is the same as it’s ever been: ultimately, to convince people to buy your product.

Marketing AI 48

Marketing AI Marketing Automation Services B2B Business 48

Metadata

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but CMOs increasingly have the shortest tenure of all C-Suite executives. As a marketer, your feet are being held to the fire by growth-obsessed CEOs and their investors, who demand you deliver more while your diva sales team continues to throw temper tantrums over the quality of your work.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools ABM Demand Generation 52

6sense

JANUARY 6, 2016

As enterprises recognized the importance of customer visibility for driving demand and revenue, our sales team posted a breakthrough year closing December with 3X our annual recurring revenue (ARR). ” After hitting a record-breaking sales year, we are doubling down on the culture that got us here.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Ranking 48

Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

We asked B2B Marketing experts: " How should B2B marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)? Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping!

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Content Marketing 100

Bluetext

MARCH 29, 2020

Bluetext clients are often asking for our recommendations on the best content management system for their website, whether as a redesign or a re-platform for their business. Here are three key considerations to guide you through your CMS selection process to ensure you are set up for success for the next 3-5 years.

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CMS Development Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management Industry CMS 28

Bluetext

MARCH 29, 2020

Bluetext clients are often asking for our recommendations on the best content management system for their website, whether as a redesign or a re-platform for their business. Here are three key considerations to guide you through your CMS selection process to ensure you are set up for success for the next 3-5 years.

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CMS Development Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management Industry CMS 20

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. She empowers her clients to create customer-centric nurturing programs that leverage strategic story development to engage prospects until they are sales ready.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Business 100

Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Mapping Content to the Buying Process - Slidecast. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership 100

Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2014

Maybe on the surface it didn’t appear to be a good lead, maybe the timing was off because they weren’t quite ready to buy, or maybe your inside sales team was just spread too thin at the time the lead came in. This happens because once a lead is put into nurture, most reps forget about it. The CMO Opportunity.

Lead Ranking 28

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Lead Nurturing Blast Campaigns 28

Bluetext

AUGUST 23, 2018

Bluetext clients are often asking for our recommendations on the best content management system for their website, whether as a redesign or a re-platform for their business. Here are three key considerations to guide you through your CMS selection process to ensure you are set up for success for the next 3-5 years.

CMS Development 22

CMS Development Industry CMS Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management 22

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

On average, smartphone owners spend two hours a day accessing apps and websites on their phone and pick up or glance at their phones 150-200 times a day, according to Forrester Research’s 2015 report, “Vendor Landscape: Mobile Engagement Automation Solution.”

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Mobile Advertising 48

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 6, 2020

Attending a marketing conference is a great opportunity to learn about up-and-coming trends and new technology in the industry, network with peers, brands, and vendors, and just stir up a bit of new inspiration and enthusiasm for your work. SiriusDecisions Summit is an annual sales and marketing conference aimed at B2B professionals.

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Conference Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management 55

Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. Keeping a Closer Eye on Content ROI – CMO Council. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 100

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999? A Q&A with me on latest IT sales and marketing metrics, trends and best practices Is 2006 shaping up to be a good year for IT spending growth? in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. for 2005 – this according to Forrester latest research.

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Marketing Budget Budget Programs Advertising Agencies SMB 40

LeadsRX

JULY 19, 2021

Mid- and senior-level marketing managers couldn’t possibly go to their CMO – who in turn needs to convince the CFO, CRO and CEO – asking for more precious marketing dollars to spend to promote the business. Inability to Manage Data. Especially if they don’t have confidence the data, say from attribution, is completely accurate.

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Enterprise Management Multi-Touch Attribution Work Management Marketing Management 104

6sense

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Play Bigger’s Dave Peterson was the special guest on a popular weekly live broadcast called CMO Coffee Talk (which airs live at 8am on both the East and West coasts), hosted by 6sense and Heinz Marketing. And categories were outsourced to the domain of companies like Gartner, Forrester and IDC. You just have the ultimate choice.

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CMO Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 48

Brandpoint

JUNE 7, 2018

Why attend: One-track conference full of “forward-thinking, tactical sessions in SEO, growth marketing, the mobile landscape, analytics, content marketing and more.” Why attend: For B2B and B2C marketers focused on performance marketing to boost their lead counts, and bottom line increasing their conversion and sales.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 13, 2012

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined Forrester after spending 20 years in sales and marketing.

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Work Management Marketing Management Planning Paid Search Agency 120

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Late in 2015 we started producing a weekly radio program called Sales Pipeline Radio , which is live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Welcome to Sales Pipeline everybody. MailTag.io

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