Webbiquity

MAY 28, 2014

Any entry point with you will lead them down a Yellow Brick Road (or “YBR”) – a series of explicit steps to get them to the highest customer lifetime value possible – while delivering maximum benefit to them (the customer). Principle 1: The Yellow Brick Road.

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PureB2B

JUNE 13, 2017

It facilitates the increased adoption of various marketing automation software, allowing brands to grow more cost-effectively. The birth of marketing technology happened sometime in the 80’s , when computers became powerful enough to store large volumes of customer information. Marketing Automation Software.

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The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Recently, Lauren Carlson of research site Software Advice wrote a very perceptive and timely piece entitled “ Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software ” about the broader market trends that, in her view, are driving the increased adoption of marketing automation technology. The reason?

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Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As marketers, there are a million and two initiatives we run at once, and it can get difficult to keep track of what is working and what the data is telling us. Enter database marketing. What is Database Marketing? Internal Databases vs. External Databases. Why is Database Marketing Important for ROI?

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Database Marketing PPC Work Management Marketing Management 45

PureB2B

JUNE 13, 2017

It facilitates the increased adoption of various marketing automation software, allowing brands to grow more cost-effectively. The birth of marketing technology happened sometime in the 80's , when computers became powerful enough to store large volumes of customer information. Marketing Automation Software.

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The Point

MAY 6, 2010

A couple of weeks ago our firm prepared a detailed ROI analysis for a client helping them substantiate to their management the investment in a marketing automation platform. For other companies, the decision of whether or not to take the plunge into marketing automation is less of a slam-dunk.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

On Focus.com , Craig Rosenberg asks: “What are the top benefits of adopting marketing automation?” My response: Based on our firm’s experience , the most common benefits of marketing automation are these: 1. Improved consistency of follow-up to all new leads independent of sales bandwidth.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

As I wrote in my June 30 post on consolidation among marketing automation vendors , I expect the number of competitors to shrink fairly quickly as new buyers concentrate their purchases among a handful of leading vendors. Will weaker marketing automation vendors merge with each other to establish a larger market presence?

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 20, 2008

One of the first people I told about the new Guide to Demand Generation Systems -- an experienced database marketing consultant, no less -- was receptive to the Guide but asked whether there was any real difference between "demand generation" and "marketing automation" in general.

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The Point

JUNE 11, 2010

Just getting started with lead nurturing? Recently invested in marketing automation software? Concerned that your lead nurturing program isn’t everything it should be? Great lead nurturing starts with more than just software. 10 Best Practices for Lead Generation & Pipeline Acceleration.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Relevancy is one of the key factors in generating a consistent response from your lead nurturing emails: the more relevant your message to the reader’s job function, industry, interests, and stage in the selling cycle, the more likely he/she will be to respond. Lead source. Don’t dump all inbound leads into the same bucket.

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The Point

JUNE 29, 2009

Here’s an interesting post by Mike Damphousse of Green Leads that I found through Funnelholic (thanks Craig) on how lead nurturing impacts the effectiveness of calling campaigns designed to secure qualified sales appointments.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore what B2B marketing personalization entails, the undeniable benefits it offers, and a step-by-step guide on how to integrate personalization seamlessly into your strategy. Better Lead Nurturing: Personalized content can guide leads through the sales funnel more effectively.

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Modern B2B

MAY 22, 2023

With most B2B sales, when the deal is done and the contract is signed, marketers typically shift their attention to generating new leads, leaving the latest win to be looked after by the onboarding team or an account manager. Before a database, you simply didn’t know which customers generated the most revenue.

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The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

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? And that’s all how it should be.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

I’d again explain this in part by the state of the existing customer data: the more advanced B2B marketers (who are the most likely CDP buyers) nearly all have a marketing automation system in place. That’s happening now in many cases – and, sure enough, we’re now seeing more interest among B2B marketers in CDPs.

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GreenRope

JULY 27, 2020

Five Reasons Digital Marketers Love Automation. In recent years, marketing automation has become very popular among businesses of all sizes. Digital marketers love it because it makes their life easier. Marketing automation has revolutionized the way businesses are able to connect with leads and clients.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A new secret weapon for lead qualification, too. Dig deeper: A sales-side view of marketing, automation and AI SALES Ecommerce: Forrester predicts that, while B2B offline sales will remain flat, B2B ecommerce will grow from $1.7 Widely used by publishers and event organizers, it will work well in tech and industrial categories.

Marketing Automation Services 89

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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.

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The Point

MAY 13, 2009

This is becoming a common question, driven in part by the trend in B2B towards more proactive lead nurturing and the rapid adoption of marketing automation systems. Suddenly, companies have the tools at [.].

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The Point

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

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?

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. I’m just not sure the rest of us are quite there yet.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 3, 2012

To a whole lot of marketers out there, marketing automation is like a wonder drug. "A Marketing strategy solved!". The problem is, what these marketers don't realize is that using only marketing automation is never enough. The Problem With Relying on Automation Alone. It's as easy as that.

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Valasys

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using AI for account segmentation in Account-Based Marketing (ABM) offers several key benefits like: Efficiency: Automates the segmentation process, saving time and resources. Accuracy: Analyzes large datasets with precision, leading to targeted segmentation. FAQs What is Account-based marketing in B2B?

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The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action? I have my concerns, however, about extending it to lead nurturing and the email medium.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 20, 2021

Import these contacts in small groups to ensure they’re imported properly, to avoid future mistakes such as sending a poorly targeted marketing email to a lead who is about to sign off on a large deal. Pro Tip: Spend more time now in the import process to save you future time in trying to clean up a dirty database.

Hubspot 101

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

As I mentioned earlier, what originally most impressed me about Aprimo Marketing Studio was its scope. This starts with the core functions of any business marketing system: outbound and multi-step email campaigns, landing pages, Web behavior tracking , lead scoring, Salesforce.com integration, reporting and content management.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

This seems to contradict my position: if email is run by personalization-oriented database marketers, while Web advertising and (perhaps) site content are run by behavioral-targeting-oriented digital marketers, then email personalization should be more common. database) marketers and Web (i.e.,

Online Marketing 120

Online Marketing Customer Surveys Advertising Channels Lead Scoring 120

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Whether you are just getting started with HubSpot (as your first CRM platform), or you’re migrating from your current marketing automation platform into HubSpot, there are four defined phases that will help you run a smooth setup. How are salespeople determining the priority of leads? Hubs Setup: Marketing, Sales, and Service.

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Conversica

JULY 31, 2020

Yet this alone is not sufficient in generating the quality of leads that Sales expects. Marketing will need to also demonstrate value in their digitally sourced leads by discovering who is ready to engage further. Then what about the leads that score too low, do we continue to leave them in the database?

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Planning Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 52

SmartBug Media

JANUARY 20, 2021

Import these contacts in small groups to ensure they’re imported properly, to avoid future mistakes such as sending a poorly targeted marketing email to a lead who is about to sign off on a large deal. Pro Tip: Spend more time now in the import process to save you future time in trying to clean up a dirty database.

Hubspot 59

Hubspot Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 59

The Point

MARCH 27, 2013

A client writes: I attended a Webinar recently at which one of the speakers prescribed scheduling lead nurturing emails on different days of the week – for example: newsletters on Mondays, product announcements on Tuesdays, Webinar invitations on Wednesdays, etc. Is this a good idea? ”

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Webinar Metrics Autoresponders Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads 100

SalesIntel

JANUARY 24, 2022

They can help your company remove faulty customer data from their CRM software, replace faulty data with verified data, and even generate new, verified data for their database. . Marketing Automation And ABM. Automated marketing sends marketing materials over email, text, and social media to prospective customers.

Marketing Automation Services 52

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Which B2B lead generation strategies really work ? Without leads, B2B marketers don’t have prospects. However, with the right leads, everything else falls into place. Below, we’ve compiled a near-comprehensive guide to all things B2B lead generation. The Challenges of Generating B2B Leads. Where do we start?”

Work Management 62

Work Management Lead Generation Paid Content Sales Qualified Leads 62

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It also uses matches created elsewhere such as lead IDs used to synchronize CRM and marketing automation data or cookie IDs imported from Google Analytics. Claritix applies sophisticated algorithms to cleans the data and match contacts based on similarity. The matching happens at both the contact and account level.

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The Point

APRIL 30, 2012

Because the page is hosted in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform, the person’s email address, first name, last name, title, and country are all pre-populated, making it easy for the individual to update or correct outdated profile information.

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