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. Actually, it’s much easier for Marketing and lead cultivation people to get instant value out of Salesforce.com (SFDC) than it is for reps. HS: Thanks David!

Salesforce.com 100

Salesforce.com Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Work Management 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For many B2B Marketers, advertising on LinkedIn is becoming a demand generation staple. The ad below from CRM giant Salesforce.com is an exception. I don’t know the results (if someone from Salesforce reads this, please comment) but my educated guess is that it performs well. Here are the two key reasons why I think that is: 1.

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Paid Search Agency Linkedin Demand Generation Agencies Ads 187

The Point

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I just returned from a few days at Dreamforce in San Francisco, the annual circus-slash-conference hosted by CRM leader Salesforce.com, and was struck by the wave of technologies on display that centered on analytics. Just when did demand generation get this complicated? In reality, however, things aren’t quite so convoluted.

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Demand Generation Agencies Lead Gen Marketing Report Research 100

The Point

JUNE 18, 2013

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Chalef, CEO of KnowledgeTree , developers of an intriguing new solution, built for both Salesforce.com and mobile (iOS), that enables sales teams to instantly find, surface, and present the ideal content in any selling situation. B2B Marketing Sales 2.0

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Salesforce.com Work Management Marketing Management Content 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

In 2011, she became President and CEO of Full Circle CRM , a company dedicated to helping VPs of Marketing use Salesforce.com to get accurate and useful performance data about marketing campaigns. I sat down with her recently to find out more about her company and what makes their solution different.

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Marketing Automation Services Salesforce.com Campaigns Budget Programs 100

The Point

OCTOBER 20, 2011

There’s a lot to like about the email below received last week from Radian6 , makers of social media monitoring tools (and recently acquired by Salesforce.com.) In sum, the Radian6 email demonstrates a simple truth of content-based demand generation: you don’t need to sing the praises of your product to be effective. What I like: 1.

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Email Campaigns Salesforce.com Campaigns Demand Generation 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. First, the company invested in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform that integrated well with the company’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. Next, iDirect sought out a partner to provide strategic counsel and advice on best practices.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100