Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Social media is arguably overhyped as a marketing trend: it gets well under 10% of marketing budgets (different surveys have figures from 3% to 8%) and results are questionable (it was rated the least effective content marketing tactic in a recent MarketingProfs study ). Results are summarized in the table below.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Social Media 120

Litmus

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

2020 has been the catalyst for massive changes in the email marketing world. But what do the trends of 2020 mean for marketers moving forward? And how have those trends changed in response to a global pandemic, social and economic upheaval, and email’s changing role in people’s lives?

Webinar Metrics 113

Webinar Metrics Trends Marketing AI Budget Programs 113

Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

(Download it here: [link] ) The B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn conducted the 2013 lead generation survey to better understand how B2B marketers are adjusting to new challenges, and to identify new trends and best practices. The results are in. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey!

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Lead Generation Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Management 100

Valasys

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The digital market is one of the leading reasons for this revolution. Today’s digital world demands you to leverage the power of technology to stay ahead of the marketing curve. Automation Platforms Marketing automation platforms and softwares are widely used and trusted in the business industry.

CMS Development 40

CMS Development Paid Search Agency Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 40

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 10, 2013

sales enablement: systems to share marketing information with sales ( Genius , SalesFusion , LeadFormix , RightOn Interactive , Optify) distributed marketing: systems shared between central marketing organizations and local branches, dealers, distributors, sales agents, etc. That''s theme number three.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency Small Business Marketing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I’ve just finished the latest update of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), available on the raabguide.com Web site. The VEST is our evaluation of industry vendors, aimed primarily at companies choosing a marketing automation system. We use two methods: Vendor revenues.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Forecasting 120

Tomorrow People

MARCH 13, 2018

Having well designed content isn’t good enough. You need to have an excellent digital content distribution strategy and your marketing agency has the experts who can help. A generation ago, digital was a rounding error in marketing budgets, with success measured in hundreds of pageviews rather than millions of customers.

Planning 232

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Advertising Agencies Marketing Budget 232

TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

70% of marketers say marketing automation software is critical to their success. Marketing automation occurs when marketers pass the burden of monotonous tasks to software logic to complete. What is marketing automation and why is it used? So what is it, anyway?

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

ANNUITAS

MAY 5, 2020

Demand marketing technology isn’t new, nor is its impact on how companies can achieve growth. What started with a need to reach buyers in an online world has ballooned into more than 7,000 marketing technology tools to choose from. What marketing automation platform is currently in place, and how well is it working?

Marketing Automation Services 130

Marketing Automation Services Demand Work Management Marketing Management 130

Envy

JANUARY 28, 2018

For B2B marketers this meant utilizing a host of affordable and easy-to-use advanced data analytics tools. These stimulated the use of rich and extensive datasets for marketing decision making and catalyzed data-driven approaches in marketing. We expect this trend to continue. Marketing Automation.

Top of Funnel 103

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Enterprise Management Account Based Marketing 103

Anything Goes Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Earlier this month I left my newborn and poor wife at home for an unforgettable week at Eloqua Experience in San Francisco. This sold out event brought together some of smartest marketers from all over the world. To better understand, how Eloqua pulled this off, see: Social Media Buzz at a Live Event. Because it’s real.

Eloqua 100

Eloqua Twitter Sales Management Lead Ranking 100

LeanData

JULY 19, 2022

With so many email clients, malware protection tools, and spam filter services in use, email statistics are getting very messy. When you send an email from a marketing automation platform (MAP) like Marketo, Hubspot, Eloqua, or Pardot, it sends a simple pixel on the email that is used to track opens and clicks.

Email Marketing 97

Email Marketing Demand Ad Building Marketing Automation Services 97

Biznology

JANUARY 19, 2018

Michael Brenner was SAP ’s pioneer in developing the powerful Internet marketing strategy of building a website community to serve the information needs of top-of-the-funnel business buyers, to generate leads and “own the category.” Last year, Amy moved to her next hot trend: artificial intelligence. Highly recommended! Like this post?

Top of Funnel 166

Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 166

Ledger Bennett

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In this context, the invisible clothes are common B2B marketing trends and our propensity to believe in them at all costs. There are hundreds of blogs written on the subject ‘latest trends in B2B marketing’. Account Based Marketing (ABM). Sales and Marketing Alignment. But it’s not new, and it’s not a trend.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Trends B2B Marketing Enterprise Management 52

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But those catching on are seeing a real, and measurable, impact on their marketing and sales goals, not just higher view counts. Whether you’re in a marketing, sales, or IT role, and whether you’re thinking about the why, when, or how of investing resources in online video, this report is an imperative read.

Video Marketing 167

Video Marketing Rules Marketing Automation Services Planning 167

Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 22, 2018

Creating content is not the difficult part of content marketing. Distribution of your content, particularly with paid media, is also not that hard to do initially. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Stop Acting Like a Marketer and Start Acting Like a Publisher. This is a sure sign iQ content is paying off.

Marketing Automation Services 108

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 108

Leadspace

JANUARY 4, 2017

This has included a lot of forward-looking trends and thought leadership specific to Earned Media and Communications going through this data, technology, and measurement transformation specifically. Real-time content/offer management. nor with re-tooled data-marts, nor with Master Data Management (MDM).

Enterprise Management 116

Enterprise Management Paid Content Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 116

Madison Logic

MARCH 14, 2023

While we’ve already discussed why LinkedIn is a marketer’s best friend, it’s just as important to show how quick and easy it is to integrate it with the ML Platform to run more successful multi-channel ABM campaigns. Why Integrate LinkedIn with the ML Platform?

Multi-Channel 52

Multi-Channel Linkedin Advertising Channels Account Based Marketing 52

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 11, 2013

Key takeaways for B2B marketers include expectations for seasonal traffic trends, traffic source percentages, and quality metrics associated with various B2B marketing strategies. MarketingProfs 2013 B2B Content Marketing Report. BtoB Research Defining the Modern Marketer. View the full report.

Marketing Report 120

Marketing Report Research B2B Marketing BtoB 120

ViewPoint

AUGUST 30, 2012

He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales. 2012 Trends: Social Marketing Gaining Real Traction & Growth Hacks. And I still prescribe that 100%.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 120

The Effective Marketer

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. Market Segmentation And here is worth pausing for a moment.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Hubspot 100

SmartBug Media

MARCH 18, 2019

The strategy isn’t necessarily new, and with the rise of more video hosting platforms, it’s now easier and more cost-effective for a business to professionally execute a video marketing strategy. YouTube is probably the most mainstream video hosting platform out there. Vimeo PRO: $17/month. Vimeo Business: $50/month.

Paid Content 77

Paid Content Video Marketing Marketing Automation Services Bandwidth 77

Digital B2B Marketing

JUNE 14, 2012

You are ready to take your content marketing to the next level. Until now, you have been producing mostly mid and late stage content. Your content supports the sales process and effectively communicates the value of your solutions to prospects. Content that drives overall visibility for your company is different.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Planning Eloqua Marketing Automation Services 100

The Effective Marketer

JULY 30, 2012

If you ever hired a recent college graduate for a marketing position at your company, odds are you were amazed at their lack of knowledge. 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.

Education 100

Education Marketing Automation Services Work Management Planning 100

Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

One of my recent posts (“ The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 ”) received a lot of great comments. The number one marketing trend for 2011, according to the 17,000 member B2B technology marketing group on LinkedIn, is the increasing integration of social media with traditional marketing tactics to drive qualified leads.

Social Media 100

Social Media Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Engagio

JULY 31, 2017

Research shows that upwards of 80 percent of leads generated by marketing are neglected or never acted upon by a sales rep. On one hand, sales teams don’t have enough contextual data to figure out how to effectively follow-up with leads or determine what content or personalized message to send to key contacts.

Intent Data 85

Intent Data Account Based Marketing Intent ABM 85

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be.

Advertising Benchmark 100

Advertising Benchmark Work Management Marketing Management Planning 100

Hubspot

MAY 13, 2013

Not too long ago, my colleague Katie Burke wrote a great article, " The Right Way to Think About Your Marketing Software RFP ," and it got me thinking about my own experiences as a buyer of marketing technology. Particularly I realized, more often than not, I was thinking about automation the wrong way.

Marketing Automation Services 28

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation RFP 28

Vidyard

MAY 10, 2016

Read on to see how Michael developed an “always on” marketing platform, his opinion on video as a content type , and his tips for marketers trying to justify investments in marketing technology. Marketing’s role used to be about bringing in the most leads, dumping them over to sales, and repeating the process.

Top of Funnel 50

Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Eloqua Digital Marketing Funnels 50

DivvyHQ

AUGUST 7, 2018

Recent analysis of Facebook’s engagement data indicated a 24% drop in time spent on the platform since December (2017). Consumers have a plethora of tools (and now plenty of subscription options ) to pick and choose when, where and how they will engage with brands. They already had a big owned audience. .

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Ad Building Work Management 40

SnapApp

MAY 9, 2013

It’s what’s given us CRM systems like SalesForce.com , and marketing automation platforms like Eloqua and Marketo. I like to call this trend the “marketing efficiency curve” -- that is, the ability of marketers to do more, better, faster with measurable results. Do It Better. Do It Faster.

Interactive Marketing 48

Interactive Marketing Efficiency Salesforce.com Eloqua 48

B2B Memes

DECEMBER 15, 2011

For the past week or so, in the wake of Paul Conley’s skeptical assessment , I’ve been mulling over the future of brand journalism, aka content marketing. His doubts were not, as some readers thought, about the benefits to non-publishing companies of treating content more journalistically.

Brand Identity 100

Brand Identity Branding Eloqua Custom Publishing 100

Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 14, 2010

We asked Steve Woods "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Steve Woods is the CTO and cofounder of Eloqua , author of Digital Body Language and is recognized as one of the top influencers in CRM. Steve Woods' Marketing Action for 2010.

Buy 100

Buy Process B2B Thought Leadership Eloqua 100

The ROI Guy

MARCH 6, 2017

I had the opportunity to lead a Thought Leaders panel from the best business value solution providers, including our own, Mark Schlueter, who shared his great experience from decades of enterprise selling and team leadership at HPE, and business value tool development Microsoft, Intel, Dell and many other B2B firms.

Enterprise Management 45

Enterprise Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Work Management 45

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Honeywell, (NYSE:HON), Fiberlink (an IBM company), Intralinks and SevOne have recently turned to Vidyard to maximize their ROI on video and become more strategic with their demand generation and content marketing programs. “Simply having a presence on YouTube is no longer enough. . It was acquired by IBM in November 2013.

Enterprise Management 50

Enterprise Management Video Marketing Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 50

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Honeywell, (NYSE:HON), Fiberlink (an IBM company), Intralinks and SevOne have recently turned to Vidyard to maximize their ROI on video and become more strategic with their demand generation and content marketing programs. “Simply having a presence on YouTube is no longer enough. . It was acquired by IBM in November 2013.

Enterprise Management 50

Enterprise Management Video Marketing Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 50

Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Database marketing is a methodical approach to the gathering and processing of consumer data that is stored and maintained in a company’s database. Strategically, in conjunction with PPC advertising platforms, this information can be analyzed and used to create a personalized experience for existing customers, as well as new prospects.

Database Marketing 45

Database Marketing PPC Work Management Marketing Management 45