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Can Old Database Marketers Learn Digital Tricks?

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Database marketing and digital marketing are more different than it seems. It’s self-evident that digital marketing (mostly on the Internet, but also mobile, in-game, and eventually interactive TV) is a major change from both traditional mass media and more recent database marketing (mail, email, telemarketing, CRM).

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

The Point

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? In fact, I’d recommend it.

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Tempted to Do Away With Registration Forms? Think Again.

The Point

A client asks: “Now that we have our marketing automation system in place, is it really necessary to use registration forms in our lead nurturing (follow-up) campaigns? After all, we already know who these people are, correct? In addition: 1.

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B2B Lead Generation – Challenges & Strategies That Work

PureB2B

Don’t just rely on one-direction marketing, such as websites or blog posts. Once you make the conversion, you can keep using conversations to aid your CRM efforts and build deep, long-term client relationships. Use marketing automation technologies to move leads through the pipeline.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

Posted by Laura Ramos at 09:40 PM in B2B Marketing , Lauras Posts , Marketing Technology | Permalink Digg This | Save to del.icio.us "Outbound" Marketing is the set of traditional direct marketing tactics including using targeted lists for telemarketing, direct mail and email marketing.

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MarketingPilot Offers Integrated Marketing Management for Mid-Size Companies

Customer Experience Matrix

MarketingPilot started as an operations management tool for mid-size direct marketers, with features for project management, list and media buying, source code tracking, expense capture, and vendor management. That puts it into roughly the same class as much larger firms including Neolane (200 employees) and Alterian (370 employees).

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

Many of the marketing automation companies have added some fairly sophisticated analytics to monitor prospect’s online behavior and help marketers qualify and score them based on Web site visits, registrations, and downloads. My point: B2B marketers are looking elsewhere for help generating demand.