ANNUITAS

JANUARY 19, 2022

As early as 2017 two-thirds of buyers preferred finding information on their own instead of getting help from sales reps. It means that relying on a salesperson to guide a lead through all stages of the lifecycle is no longer effective. Your sales team has a limited window for meaningful conversations with your prospects.

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Management 130

Martech

JANUARY 9, 2023

MAPs help businesses identify potential customers and automate the process of nurturing the leads to sales readiness using channels like email, social media, webpages and display ads to bring customers and prospects to customized landing pages and through other experiences designed to move them down the purchase funnel.

Marketing Automation Services 131

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing AI Marketing Automation 131

ANNUITAS

MARCH 1, 2016

One analytics vendor after another is selling you on their ability to analyze and make sense of “any” data. Demand generation leaders know it’s not true, though. And most marketing and sales data is just that — garbage. So what is the key to better demand generation analytics? Garbage in; garbage out.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Elasticity Analytics 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 13, 2021

Marketing Automation Platforms (MAPs) are perhaps the most misunderstood component of the Demand Technology Stack. Too often MAPs are associated with tactical email nurturing and simple lead qualification — tactical use cases that dominate immature platform deployments. ADOPTING ENTERPRISE DEMAND PROCESS. billion in 2019.

Enterprise Management 130

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Analysis Work Management 130

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Adam Needles’ new book Balancing the Demand Equation (available here from Amazon ) closes the gap. Needles is a well-known industry leader who is Chief Strategy Officer at demand generation agency Leftbrain DGA. His book starts with a review of changes in the B2B buying process and the new demands these place on B2B marketers.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Peer-to-peer Work Management 120

The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The conclusion: most B2B companies were failing to follow even the most basic lead management best practices, even in areas that one would assume were a primary business case for purchasing marketing automation in the first place. Vendors focused on new licenses vs. customer retention. Reduced sales cycle?

Marketing Automation Services 147

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Automation 147

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 8, 2009

Summary: Based on Web traffic rankings, new demand generation vendors with low prices are gaining market presence. Last November, after much consideration of alternatives , I settled on Alexa three-month Web traffic rankings as a reasonable way to measure the relative market presence of demand generation vendors.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Vendors 120

LeadSloth

MARCH 16, 2009

From Web Analytics to Demand Generation. ActiveConversion first became known for its sales-focused Web Analytics, such as identifying companies that visit your website (similar to Leadlander ). Typically, new leads are assigned to sales person before they are copied to Salesforce.com: the assignment rules are flexible.

ActiveConversion 100

ActiveConversion SMB Work Management Lead Management 100

LeadSloth

AUGUST 17, 2009

Earlier this year I downloaded Silverpop’s lead management workbook , and I planned to write about it. Unfortunately, not enough time… Last week I received a copy of Marketo’s Lead Nurturing workbook. Both books show how you can increase sales by nurturing all leads, from inquiry to opportunity.

Lead Management 100

Lead Management Lead Ranking Lead Scoring ROI 100

The Point

JUNE 5, 2018

for lead management to 3.35 However, when you consider that, in our model, a 5 represents the most advanced state of practice from a business theory perspective, and a 1 represents basic control and management of a process, you recognize how difficult the transition from 1 to 5 really is. for organization.

Lead Ranking 194

Lead Ranking Forrester Lead Scoring Paid Search Agency 194

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 25, 2008

When I was researching last week’s piece on Market2Lead , one of the points that vendor stressed was their ability to create a full-scale marketing database with information from external sources to analyze campaign results. They even cited one demand generation vendor that had turned to them for help. (In

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services 120

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

ANNUITAS Research conducted interviews with sales leaders across industries to see how this change has impacted both sales strategy and day-to-day life. Our findings closely corresponded with what the market is seeing: 96% of B2B sales teams have shifted (in full or in part) to remote selling. “I Inside sales provides: ?

Work Management 246

Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building Sales Qualified Leads 246

Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 24, 2009

Summary: let's not forget that most companies are still not even doing simple demand generation. Systems for that might succeed even though advanced integration between sales and marketing is the long-run trend. I hit a deer last Thursday while driving to Boston for the Sales 2.0 And, my car hit a deer. conference.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Enterprise Management Marketing Management Demand 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 28, 2010

Summary: Manticore Technology released some modest enhancements to its demand generation platform today. Changes include a drag-and-drop design tool (similar to Microsoft Powerpoint); integration of opportunities and custom objects from Salesforce.com; better reporting on Web site visitors; and, real time sales alerts on Web activity.

Manticore 120

Manticore Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Management 120

TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 17, 2022

increase in sales productivity and a 12.2% Over 35% of marketing automation users cite streamlining marketing and sales efforts as a top reason for implementing marketing automation. Demand Spring 2021) 86% of marketers are fairly satisfied to satisfied with their MAP vendor. Demand Spring 2021). Invesp 2021).

Marketing Automation Services 98

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 98

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 28, 2008

Now that I have that long post about analytical databases out of the way, I can get back to thinking about demand generation systems. But, as I think I wrote in a comment since then, I now believe the best approach is to define several applications and score the vendors in terms of their suitability for each. Ah, but what applications?

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Demand Marketing Management Generation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

I do recognize that they are the best known vendors in the space (with apologies to Vtrenz , whose identity is somewhat blurred since its purchase by Silverpop ). To be fair, many of the vendors below charge an installation of that can be several thousand dollars or more, while Marketo doesn't. Pricing starts at $599 per month.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Cost Marketing Management Demand 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 5, 2009

I spent a good part of yesterday talking with demand generation vendors about the usability scores I've been publishing all week. There might still be some others: two of the vendors haven't spoken with me, which could mean they agree with my ratings but, more likely, means they just haven't been paying attention. 9 Now what?

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Demand Generation Work Management 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Carlos is a recognized thought leader in B2B marketing and known for his keen insights on the development and implementation of lead management processes, as well as marketing automation. 2012 Trending: Marketing Is Ahead of Sales in Understanding Buyer 2.0. 2012 Trending: Marketing Is Ahead of Sales in Understanding Buyer 2.0.

Demand 120

Demand Process Work Management Marketing Management 120

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. But on reflection I realized that Net-Results offers a full set of demand generation functions. Let’s run through the standard demand generation process to see how this works in practice.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Small Business Marketing Marketing Automation Services 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 3, 2009

Usability Items for Simple Marketing Programs (note: this is a slightly revised version of the original post, reflecting vendor feedback.) Every system scored here meets this requirement in one way or another, but some other demand generation products do not. Training time during implementation. Simple 2 4 4 6 6 2.5

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Manticore 120

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 5, 2009

This leads to more variety as vendors experiment with different approaches to a now-defined problem. Demand generation systems are in that second stage. This means new products reflect the lessons each vendor has drawn from the industry’s history to date. But if Giese is right, they will be.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Digital Asset Management Demand Marketing Management 120

The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

How can ABM best coexist with a more traditional funnel-based demand generation model? When so many technology vendors claim to be an “ABM solution,” what are the smartest investments? ABM is radically different from inbound, funnel-based demand gen in many ways, and it starts with how to measure success.

Account Based Marketing 157

Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management 157

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.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Enterprise Management 120

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 17, 2010

In this role, Andrew is continually speaking with vendors, analysts and end-users. The Annuitas Group: As the Editor-In-Chief of Demand Gen Report you are continually speaking with marketing executives. This requires new discipline in lead management, which many B2B marketers are still getting their arms around.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Demand Marketing Management Web 2.0 100

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 3, 2008

My little tour of demand generation vendors landed at Pardot just before Thanksgiving. As you’ll recall from my post on Web activity statistics , Pardot is one of the higher-ranked vendors not already in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. So I was quite curious to see what they had to offer. Back to Pardot.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Enterprise Management Small Business Marketing Pricing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 14, 2014

Few people would suggest you learn salesmanship from the play Glengarry Glen Ross ,* but its central message rings true: good leads are the lifeblood of a sales organization.** Some vendors only rank leads while others build multiple models for different purposes. • At least a dozen firms are now following that path.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring 120

LeadSloth

APRIL 29, 2009

In my previous post I listed the Top-10 Demand Generation blog by marketers and consultants. Today I’ve put together a list of vendor blogs. Most of these vendors blogs really get ‘online marketing’, so they talk about best practices rather then just touting their products, and they post regularly.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Marketing Management ReadyContacts Marketing Automation Services 100

Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Third, a larger role for marketing, as active members of inside sales and lead qualification teams. Marketers generally don’t trust the databases that are for sale.

Demand Generation Agencies 106

Demand Generation Agencies Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 106

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 21, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities.

Work Management 80

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Marketing Budget 80

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 13, 2013

These products address several interrelated challenges: distributing leads to partners without losing track of performance; distributing partner-customized versions of company-created content; and helping partners run their own marketing campaigns. Marketing Advocate is designed to help technology resellers who lack in-house marketing skills.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Advertising Agencies Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 1, 2009

A few days ago I posted a link to the new IDC Workbook: Optimizing Marketing and Sales Lead Management with Marketing Automation. This is a great tool, but there are quite a few other resources out there to help you define what you are looking for in a demand generation system. Here’s a link to Part 1 and Part 2.

Marketing Management 48

Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Management Resources 48

ViewPoint

AUGUST 11, 2015

Generate Demand. Manage Demand. Generating demand (the easiest chore) can be a money pit, if the results are not guiding the 2-15% of a company’s yearly revenue spend (on marketing). Following the money can be the focus of both the sales and marketing departments. You can give the leads to an outside service.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Wiki ROI 120

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? With multiple years of experience, this user has every certification available from the marketing automation vendor. The Sales User. The Power User.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Automation 100

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. lots of new vendors.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The main basis for my prediction is high growth that vendors reported in 2013, and in particular a trend towards higher revenue per client among the vendors who share that information with me. I''d guess this is because they are answering specifically about marketing management. Features Don''t Drive Decisions.or

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Markempa

APRIL 16, 2019

But, in reality, any marketing process can be optimized from demand generation, account-based marketing and, lead generation. I’ll review the basics of reviewing your demand generation funnel. Sales Qualified lead volume – How many of these are qualified leads as defined by your universal lead definition ?

Sales Management 97

Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads 97