The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. I’m just not sure the rest of us are quite there yet.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.”

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Consider these as the stepping stones for optimal business growth by aligning marketing & sales, and developing a content strategy designed to generate leads and nurture them into sales. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead. Revenue-per-lead.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Specific dashboards exist to manage each step of the funnel; from prospect attraction to conversion to lead close. B- Buyer Personas. Where marketing and sales need to work together as leads proceed through the funnel. M- Marketing Automation. N- NuSpark Marketing. G- Google.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Marketo – Marketo.com – Marketing software. Marketing automation, social campaigns, inbound marketing, sales apps, ROI reporting – all in one place. Gartner_Inc – Gartner – The leading global provider of independent and objective technology related to research and advice. .

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Brian Carroll's blog B2B Lead Generation Blog. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Content Strategy: The Future of Marketing (via Joe Pulizzi with Christine Halvorson). Marketers Gain Visibility.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Some of my to-dos from the event include (though I have many more): Look into what is happening with leads that have not responded. Update my buyer personas and use these personas to ‘talk’ to my prospects and customers on my website, in my emails, and in social media. Focus on the quality of my leads, not the quantity.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2009

Yesterday’s BtoB Leading Edge, Demand Generation in the Digital Age was a great way to make sure your organization’s demand generation programs are best-in-class.   With almost 5,000 registrants, it is clear that B2B marketers are concerned about getting the most out of their demand generation and lead management programs.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 5, 2024

As a sales executive, I was disheartened to hear that nearly seven out of 10 sales professionals say their jobs are harder now, according to the State of Sales report. Yet nearly the same number of sales leaders admit their teams are taking fewer risks to change their situation.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

How to use content to build a lead generation strategy that'll keep your sales team happy. Successful inbound marketing relies on supplying leads with the right information at the right time. Typically consideration content takes the form of: White papers. Extended articles.

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Delivra

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It’s no wonder marketing teams heavily rely on marketing automation for successful outcomes. Forrester has predicted that spending on marketing automation will hit $25 billion by 2023 , signaling a 14% annual growth rate since 2017. More than half of B2B marketers are using marketing automation.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2018

It’s used mostly in B2B environments or long-term B2C sales, and requires a number of steps and components to make it successful, depending on the size and complexity of your average sale. Content can include blog posts, eBooks, downloadable white papers, video footage, infographics, and email newsletters, among others.

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Markempa

DECEMBER 8, 2018

Set up your nurturing database Include all of the people you could potentially sell to, such as people you’ve met at trade shows, who have spoken with your sales team and who have responded to your website. Segment your database into personas Not everyone is the same. Pass this content by your sales team.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2016

I recently did an interview on CRMRadio.today with Jim Obermayer founder of Sales Lead Management Association and Funnel Media Group. Jim: Hi, we’ve got Brian Carroll on today, and we’re going to talk about five ways to improve account based marketing and selling. Brian: Yeah, so I am doing three things.

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Leadspace

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Aligning Sales and Marketing has always been a major challenge for B2B companies. Overall, industry surveys show that B2B marketers understand their primary goal is to support Sales’ objectives. Today’s Sales and Marketing teams live and die by their data. Account-Based Marketing.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) – A B2B marketing strategy focused on fewer, specific targets, as opposed to marketing to the masses. It coordinates personalized marketing and sales efforts targeted at specific, named accounts. Learn More About Account-Based Marketing. Learn More About Buyer Personas.

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Now’s the time to scrutinize your lead qualification methodology and understand what a ‘quality lead’ really looks like from both a marketing and sales perspective. Read on to discover how to transform your conversion rates and get your sales team back onboard. What can marketing do to overcome this challenge?

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

What's your biggest challenge as a B2B tech marketer? My challenge in B2B marketing has always been messaging alignment. If the CEO is talking about the product in one way, marketing is banging out something different and sales is over in the corner telling its own story, that dilutes the strength of your message and brand.

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

What’s your biggest challenge as a B2B tech marketer? My challenge in B2B marketing has always been messaging alignment. If the CEO is talking about the product in one way, marketing is banging out something different and sales is over in the corner telling its own story, that dilutes the strength of your message and brand.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Dig Deep with B2B Buyer Personas - The Content Factor , July 6, 2010 Every B2B marketer I talk to is on board with the concept of user personas to guide their web content strategy. The clash of the social media know-nothings - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 25, 2010 The know-nothings. Every Cash flow.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JANUARY 4, 2011

Getting Back to the Roots of Buyer Personas: Interview with Tony Zambito of Goal Centric - Savvy B2B Marketing , March 22, 2010. What Goal is Your Marketing Content Achieving? Marketing Interactions , August 3, 2010. Marketing Automation Trends for 2010 - LeadSloth , January 12, 2010.

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chiefmartech

APRIL 11, 2018

For an organization, marketing operations conveys all sorts of data across various channels with the governance to provide business insight, and join not only marketing programs but also different departments and business units as well as external agencies together to accelerate sales and support business expansion.

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PureB2B

MAY 22, 2018

It may be common knowledge that generating a high volume of leads at the lowest cost possible is at the top of every marketer’s priority list. But while generating hundreds or even thousands of leads is a good thing, it doesn’t always translate to sales and profit. So, how do you know whether lead quality is high or poor?

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PureB2B

MAY 22, 2018

It may be common knowledge that generating a high volume of leads at the lowest cost possible is at the top of every marketer’s priority list. But while generating hundreds or even thousands of leads is a good thing, it doesn’t always translate to sales and profit. So, how do you know whether lead quality is high or poor?

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