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

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. At the meeting, attended by the iDirect marketing team and representatives from both insides sales and the field sales organization, priorities shifted.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

I would also put another group — one more focused on helping marketing align with, support, and enable sales: firms like BrightMarket, einsof, Longwood Software, and Salesforce.com with their Saleforce Content offering, to name a few. We generate, score and manage leads to sales completion and integration with Salesforce.com.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

There are four primary buckets of technology solutions aimed at solving the “how do I make lead generation activities more effective?” been geared towards *processes* -- they take the page tag data and tie it to individual people so that they can communicate with those people directly and effectively. Chances are, you will fail.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management 40