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Getting Started Guide for Marketing Automation

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With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams. Step 5: Scoring Model.

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Marketing Automation Monday is Here!

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Automation Monday is Here! It was really fun and if you are interested in learning how other marketers are tackling their marketing, CRM, and even sales challenges this is the place to go.

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Marketing Automation is More Than Technology

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A new research study by Sirius Decisions , “ Calculating the Return on Marketing Automation “, sponsored by Marketo talks about the different levels of companies implementing marketing automation platforms (or MAP, as they call it). Marketing Automation and wither no or weak processes.

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Demand Generation and Lead Management Explained

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Last week Carlos Hidalgo , CEO of the Annuitas Group , shared on the Software Advice blog a nice video explaining two basic concepts that are often used interchangeably by vendors and even analysts in the Marketing Automation space but should in fact be treated as separate concepts: Demand Generation and Lead Management.

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When Leads Go Cold

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It seems with all the systems we have today to generate, score, and nurture leads, it all comes down to sales. The amount of time it takes for a sales person to follow up with a lead can determine whether the deal is closed or not. These results are especially shocking given how quickly online leads go cold – HBR.

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How to Build a Lead Scoring Program

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By Ashley Furness, guest blogger and Software Advice market analyst. Every company wants high leads volume – but not prioritizing those opportunities can leave sales wasting time on leads that will never buy, while the best prospects fall through the cracks. Then, what to do with the scores once they are determined.

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How Everybody Wins with HubSpot's Funding « The Effective Marketer

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This means that is time to update my previous charts on marketing automation funding (see below) and the funding timeline, because HubSpot just surpassed Marketo as the highest funded marketing software vendor to date. For Eloqua, at least, they say there’s no need to worry since HubSpot is serving a very different market.