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Getting Started Guide for Marketing Automation

The Effective Marketer

Step 1: Sales and Marketing Alignment and Documentation. Make sure that you have documented (yes, written somewhere so that everyone can see) a few important definitions such as: What is a lead (and expand it to include MQL, SQL, SAL and any other relevant lead stages)? Grande Guide to Lead Nurturing , by Eloqua.

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Growing B2B Sales with Trust and Empathy interview with Steve Woods, Founder & CTO at Nudge

Markempa

So, my history before Nudge was Eloqua, in the marketing space, obviously, it’s a space you’re very familiar with, you’re working a lot with marketers. They’re helpful datasets, documents, or whatever the case might be, or trials, or experiences. Sure thing. A few decades. They’re useful. Sure thing.

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Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success

Online Marketing Institute

I hadn’t seen the product in a while and was impressed with the UI improvements the Eloqua team has produced. With these changes, I see Eloqua – like many of the other firms I mentioned in my prior post – moving the B2B marketing conversation ahead in an important direction. In my view, these marketers live by four best practices.