Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I’ve just published the latest edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), with updated entries on all your favorites and several new entries to boot. This is always a fun project because it gives me an overview of what all the vendors have been up to for the past six months.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

Webbiquity

JANUARY 27, 2011

Salesforce.com is the cloud computing darling of customer relationship management (CRM) software. They have significant control of mind share in that space, and their legacy in customer service and sales force automation software is strong. It is made up of sales, service and—wait for it—marketing!

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Salesforce.com Marketing Automation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The Interwebs have delivered an unusually rich trove of data about the marketing automation industry in the past few weeks. Taken together, these provide a clearer picture than usual of the state of marketing automation. Here’s how I see things. They are vastly more likely than average to have a system in place.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

One of the audience members at the B2B Marketing University in Boston asked about demand generation systems for small businesses, and how to distinguish among the vendors in general. My brief answer was that the biggest difference was less functionality than the target markets the different vendors pursue.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

As you might imagine, I’ve been trying to decide how to expand the set of products covered in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. My original plan had been to add several marketing automation vendors with significant presence in this market. Yet there are so many more vendors I could add.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz Demand Generation Agencies 120

Valasys

MAY 31, 2019

HG for Marketo has been designed to link directly to the users’ marketing automation platform & to reflect upon the latest technologies being used by the potential & existing customers. Marketo is a long-standing leader in B2B marketing which was acquired by Abode on October 31, 2018.

Marketo 56

Marketo Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Management 56

Biznology

JULY 26, 2017

David Rowe , SVP marketing and business development at Enli Health Intelligence , spoke at the BrandHIT marketing conference in Las Vegas last month, and candidly shared some of his firm’s experiences in migrating from traditional B2B demand generation to an ABM strategy. It’s been a long, but productive, journey.

Top of Funnel 164

Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing ABM Lead Ranking 164

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 8, 2011

So marketing automation vendors are understandably eager to support it in their systems. I recently took a quick tour of vendor sites to see what social features they’re offering. I need to stress that I’ve only credited vendors for features they list on their site. Results are summarized in the table below.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Social Media 120

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Two common business terms combined describe the an increasingly popular outreach tool: marketing automation. According to marketing research firm Raab Associates , the marketing automation system industry will reach $750 million in 2013, growing 50 percent from 2012. What is Marketing Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Recently I was asked to contribute some thoughts to Marketo’s new ebook, “ The Definitive Guide to Marketing Automation.” What are the most important things to look for in a marketing automation vendor? What do you think the future of marketing automation will look like in the next few years?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Automation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Summary: Marketing automation and CRM systems may eventually converge, but for now marketers need help explaining why they need a system of their own. I hugely enjoyed yesterday’s Boston session of the Silverpop -sponsored B2B Marketing University. Vendors take note.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I’m going to diverge just slightly from my current obsession with usability to talk about a conversation I had today with Marketo President and CEO Phil Fernandez, who previewed the 3.0 Although I actually think that quite a few demand generation vendors share the Marketo philosophy, it’s still helpful to hear the distinction made clearly.

Marketo 120

Marketo Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 19, 2017

As you’re defining your scope and vision for an engagement platform implementation, you need to have a clear plan and change management processes in place to be successful. One of the most important things to consider is defining the overall scope and vision of your digital marketing or engagement platform implementation.

Marketing Automation Services 106

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Marketo 106

DealSignal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Whether you’re new to email marketing or a seasoned pro, this post will provide you with actionable tips to improve your B2B lead generation efforts with email marketing. This makes sense since email marketing is a highly targeted and cost-effective way to reach potential customers and keep existing ones engaged.

Lead Generation 98

Lead Generation Email Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 98

Vidyard

JULY 17, 2015

Kitchener, Ontario – July 15, 2015 – Demand Spring and Vidyard today announced a partnership to offer the industry’s first video marketing consulting service for B2B marketing and demand generation teams. Our extensive client-side experience with organizations like IBM, Yahoo!

Marketing Automation Services 50

Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Consulting 50

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Summary: Public data gives some insights into Marketo's financial history and prospects. Here’s a bit more on this week's $25 million investment in Marketo : a piece in VentureWire quotes revenue for Markteo as $4.5 But Marketo itself says the reported figures are indeed active clients and I've no basis to doubt them.

Marketo 120

Marketo Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 120

Vidyard

JULY 17, 2015

Kitchener, Ontario – July 15, 2015 – Demand Spring and Vidyard today announced a partnership to offer the industry’s first video marketing consulting service for B2B marketing and demand generation teams. Our extensive client-side experience with organizations like IBM, Yahoo!

Marketing Automation Services 50

Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Consulting 50

LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2009

The Marketing Automation industry is evolving continuously. Many digital marketers are using marketing automation tools to automate lead nurturing. Both activities have traditionally either been done manually in-house, or outsourced to an agency. Inbound Marketing is more than just SEO.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Inbound Marketing Marketing Automation Work Management 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 21, 2013

by Amy Guarino At Marketo, we often say that we’ve made the technology easy, but marketing is still hard. Working with a strong agency partner, either by outsourcing the entire solution to them, or using their skills on the marketing side of things can significantly shorten the time for success and improve overall results.

Demand Generation Agencies 48

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies 48

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 8, 2009

The Pedowitz Group announced this morning that it was offering $15,000 in free consulting services and guaranteeing a five-day implementation to new clients who purchase Eloqua demand generation software. The firm also works with Marketo , Silverpop Engage B2B and MarketingGenius depending on client needs. )

Eloqua 120

Eloqua Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 120

Vidyard

MARCH 15, 2021

Customer Service 5. Marketo’s Personalized Event Invite Increased CTR 144% What is Personalized Video? In contrast to creating separate original videos for each individual recipient, personalized video leverages technology —a video personalization platform—to allow you to use the same video over and over again.

Video Marketing 123

Video Marketing Personalization Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 123

MLT Creative

MAY 19, 2010

Once you've grasped the whole marketing automation concept, you're going to need a vendor to help you follow through. Over my next two blogs, I'll highlight different marketing automation vendors, and what they do that sets them apart. They can have you up and running with their products in just one day.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Summary: Teradata's acquisition of Aprimo takes the largest remaining independent marketing automation vendor off the market. The market will probably split between enterprise-wide suites and more limited marketing automation systems. I doubt any of the others reach $10 million.

Resource Management 120

Resource Management Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management 120

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

To reach end users, the company relies primarily on a network of channel partners, including satellite operators, telecom companies, and internet service providers. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. All-hands discovery session yields important insights, priorities.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

thePoint

MARCH 16, 2021

That may be an email service (e.g., MailChimp, iContact, Constant Contact), or marketing automation solution (e.g., Hubspot, Marketo, Eloqua), content development suite (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud), or other tools your team may discover that appear to be helpful. The hiring of specific tool expertise (more salary).

Marketing Budget 52

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. At Marketo, we have a much larger team.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. At Marketo, we have a much larger team. 1 full-time employee).

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Marketing Expertise. B2B Marketing Strategy. Account-Based Marketing. Demand Gen and Lead Management. Marketing Automation Optimization. Marketing Technology Outsourcing. Sales and Marketing Alignment. How do you assign revenue opportunities that are unique to ABM-generated accounts?

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 95

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Marketing automation systems—from vendors like Eloqua , Marketo , Genoo , Manticore and others—are great tools for moving prospective buyers along the path from interest to desire to action. But they’re just that: tools.

Emarketing 100

Emarketing Marketing Automation Services Manticore Marketing Management 100

Engagio

JANUARY 27, 2021

(And before that he created and co-founded the popular marketing automation software Marketo. In just five short months, he’s led the integration of the B2B, DSP, intent data, and machine learning technology of Demandbase with the marketing automation-based platform of Engagio. Old Fashioneds.

CPO 71

CPO DemandBase Account Based Marketing ABM 71

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

by Jon Miller Marketing automation is a technology that streamlines and automates marketing tasks so companies can increase operational efficiency and grow revenue faster. In other words, companies don’t buy marketing automation to automate their marketing. Measure and prove marketing ROI.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation ROI Automation 48

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. Marketo – Marketo.com – Marketing software.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

Pam Didner

JULY 5, 2020

Why is it important for sales and marketing? What are some examples of account-based marketing? How to plan and scale account-based marketing? What tools are necessary to implement ABM? How to complement ABM with your overall marketing plans? What is Account-Based Marketing? How to track the results of ABM?

Account Based Marketing 86

Account Based Marketing Sales Management Paid Content ABM 86

Ledger Bennett

MAY 24, 2018

If you haven’t implemented LinkedIn’s Lead Generation Forms into your demand generation strategy, then it’s safe to say you’re missing out! A seamless experience that allows them to access valuable content, without leaving the LinkedIn platform. The benefit to the marketer? So, where’s the evidence? .

Lead Generation 53

Lead Generation Linkedin Demand Generation Agencies Generation 53

The Point

JANUARY 13, 2015

As a B2B agency , our firm creates and executes dozens of email campaigns every month, and that experience tells me that a large percentage of B2B marketers, even at companies that otherwise do a very sophisticated job at demand generation , fail to measure or compare email campaign performance using any metrics other than opens and clicks.

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads ROI Sales Qualified Leads 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 25, 2012

With our latest Facebook campaign, we are doing just that; tying leads generated by Facebook directly into our revenue pipeline via Marketo. We developed a custom Facebook application that generates a special offer and is powered by a Marketo form. How did we do it? Why is this important?

Lead Ranking 48

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketo Lead Scoring 48

Circle Studio

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Over the last decade, marketing has become increasingly dependent on technology—requiring new skills and processes and creating new challenges. As A/E/C marketers look to empower their efforts with technology solutions, the challenge of keeping up with all the available tools—and deciding which ones to use—can be overwhelming.

Enterprise Management 84

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management 84