Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Summary: Net-Results is simpler to use than comparable demand generation systems because it applies the same features to many tasks. When Net-Results ’ showed me their marketing automation system, the demonstration ended so quickly that I wondered what was missing.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 12, 2023

Marketing tasks are increasingly complex, and the need for B2B marketing automation is more critical than ever. Let’s break down what B2B marketing automation is, why it’s crucial, and how it can transform your business operations. What is B2B Marketing Automation?

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 5, 2009

As the industry matures, second-generation products are designed to improve on the original products, either by adding new capabilities or by delivering the same capabilities faster, easier or cheaper. This leads to more variety as vendors experiment with different approaches to a now-defined problem.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 25, 2008

My understanding of competitive products was that they had similar capabilities, at least hypothetically, so I choose not to list that as a Market2Lead specialty. But I recently spoke with on-demand business intelligence vendor LucidEra , who also said they had found that demand generation systems could not integrate such information.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 17, 2015

You’ve vetted the vendors, selected your features, sized your database and scheduled your implementation; you are now ready to deploy your marketing automation platform, right? Without the correct staffing your marketing automation investment might as well be a car that sits in the garage, collecting dust.In

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A prospective client asks: “We’re just getting our demand generation programs ramped up, and I’m not sure I’m ready for marketing automation. Do I need it in order to do lead nurturing?”. Marketing automation simply takes nurturing to a whole new level. And therein lies the difference.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 18, 2009

Since that’s critical to many demand generation users, I didn’t want to give a false impression by leaving it out. It’s actually quite a long story, dating back to the company’s initial sales automation system in 1997, followed by its MarketingView demand generation product in 1999. So now the story can be told.

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Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2016

Marketing automation software tools can be very helpful in making lead nurturing and sales acceleration efforts more effective—even if the category is badly misnamed. Marketing can’t be automated.) Here are 14 of the best marketing automation tools based on their popularity with reviewers.

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The Point

MAY 19, 2020

It wasn’t that long ago, when marketing automation first burst on the scene, that the height of lead nurture sophistication was the simple, automated sending of multiple, sequential emails. Today, advances in marketing technology make such “automation” seem laughably basic.

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Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

Sellers—even smaller brands—are using marketing automation like InfusionSoft, Marketo and a local provider called Doppler emBlue to conduct event-triggered campaigns. Second, inbound marketing, meaning content posted by sellers on LinkedIn and blogs. They’re not using content, marketing automation and lead management.

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2007

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LeadSloth

MARCH 16, 2009

From Web Analytics to Demand Generation. Therefore I initially called them a ‘niche vendor’ However, the product has evolved into a fairly complete marketing automation suite for SMB companies. Lead Scoring. Lead scoring configuration. It can also integrate with Salesforce Web-to-Lead forms.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Summary: Alsa Marketing is a late entry to small business marketing automation. It’s harder every day for a new company to enter the business-to-business marketing automation industry. Multi-language might open a larger market, at least until competitors match it.

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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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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? How many FT employees (or equivalents) am I going to need to manage the system? Finance, ERP).

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 15, 2020

Marketing professionals wear many hats—that’s nothing new. We juggle lead generation, demand generation, CRM management, partnerships, teammate training, securing buy-in, and so much more. Keeping this data in mind can help you be more successful with future lead and demand generation efforts.

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 18, 2018

Bio: Moni is a Marketing Operations specialist with 10 years of Marketing Technology experience. She has worked with all the major marketing automation companies – Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, and ExactTarget. I am very passionate about data management, lead management, sales qualification processes and marketing analytics.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 10, 2014

the marketing automation space is due to grow by 60% this year and reach overall revenues of $1.2 The continued rise in revenue is indicative of the increased sophistication of the B2B market and the need for marketers to be more strategic in driving demand for their organizations. So where is the disconnect?

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The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Marketing automation is a crucial piece of the demand gen puzzle, but when you’re the one tasked with launching a new marketing automation platform (MAP), it can be intimidating. Launching a marketing automation platform is a big endeavor — not only financially and technically, but also culturally.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 12, 2010

But I think its strategy of offering an intermediate product between email marketing and full marketing automation may actually be more useful in attracting new customers. So far so good, but let’s be clear: the proxy server only captures visits that begin with a Genius-generated URL.

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The Point

OCTOBER 30, 2013

If you utilize a marketing automation platform, the registration form on your landing page will be pre-populated with the prospect’s contact information, so conceivably all he/she has to do is click on the “submit” button. You’re not really asking for much. You’ll lose the opportunity to learn more about the prospect.

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The Point

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Here are my other key takeaways from the report, a recommended read for any demand generation marketer: More than two-thirds (67%) of survey respondents said that they’re measuring the success of their nurture programs based on email click-through rates. News flash: email clicks are not a valid success metric.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 17, 2009

It's a low-cost, easy-to-use alternative to more powerful marketing automation systems for companies who don't need other marketing automation features. 5Buckets isn’t actually a demand generation system, at least according to my usual definition. Now is a good time to remedy that.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 9, 2009

It lets Marketo sell seats to sales departments, which could be more lucrative than selling its core demand generation system. But I expect the sales automation vendors to take the business for themselves. Users can drill into the details of each account, including Web activities, emails and score history. -

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 11, 2010

But Day fills out its line by adding enterprise-class content management, digital asset management and social (blog, Wiki, etc.) In fact, the fit is so obvious that it doesn’t seem to have generated much comment, at least among the marketing gurus I read. But the significance to marketers may be greater than they think.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Rather, it has conceded the lower tiers of business marketing to simpler systems and aimed Marketing Studio at marketers who need greater sophistication and will accept higher cost and complexity to get it. For more on vendor classifications, see my list of demand generation vendors from last November.)

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 30, 2009

Summary: Hubspot offers a bundle of Web traffic generation and lead management features in one low-cost package. Yesterday’s post described one strategy to sell marketing automation to small businesses: provide a specific, turnkey service that requires virtually no skill or effort from the user.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 10, 2010

The always-insightful Adam Needles is running a series of blog posts this week that summarize the “real state” of B2B demand generation. The need for measurement also implies better reporting technologies – a topic that several marketing automation vendors have recently begun to address.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 12, 2009

It follows last month’s free deployment offer from Eloqua reseller Pedowitz Group , which generated quite a bit of comment on this blog. The new service, called QuickStart, will also be delivered by Eloqua partners, giving them an opportunity to start a relationship that could lead to future paid business.

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Eloqua Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Major themes were greater access to detailed information, more precise targeting, and tighter integration with Salesforce.com. 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.

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 3, 2009

I think one mistake many marketers make is to think of their lead management requirements too narrowly — and to be honest, quite a few demand generation vendors make this mistake as well. Lead scoring to know when to pass leads to the sales team – and when to keep them in marketing for further nurturing.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Instead, links embedded in a Genius-generated email point to a proxy server that relays the visitor to company Web pages but keeps a record of the interactions as they pass through. This allows it to track all site visits, not only those routed to the proxy server by a Genius-generated link.)

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

Author: Jingcong Zhao At this point, many marketing organizations have adopted a digital marketing platform. We nurture our prospects and customers with the goal of increasing conversions and generating revenue, yet many of us are struggling to engage enough of our audience via email. What are the hot topics in your industry?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. The company must direct end user inquiries promptly and efficiently to the sales channel, while responding to prospective partners and end users with a message tailored to iDirect’s specific experience in that company’s market.

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Attendify

MAY 14, 2019

You can’t afford not to have a speed-to-lead event data strategy. In this piece, we’ll cover four actionable takeaways you can use to maximize the efficiency of your event’s lead-management program. Tip 1: Get smart about event lead scanning. Tip 3: Score your leads to boost velocity. The lower-scored leads?

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 13, 2008

I won’t claim a direct cause-and-effect relationship, but is it really just a coincidence that the stock market finally had a good day exactly when my new Guide to Demand Generation Systems is about to be released? Think about it. That said, the new Guide Web site is in the final testing and should be launched tomorrow.

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