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The 11th Question to Ask Before Buying a Marketing Automation Solution

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A good read I discovered recently is a post by Lauren Carlson, What Do You Wish You Had Asked Your MA Vendor? , on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Before continuing, I want to mention that PointClear is a strong advocate of marketing automation solutions.

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Four Things to Consider Before You Buy Marketing Automation

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And for many of you, one of your goals will be to finally implement a marketing automation tool. Unfortunately, too many marketers begin this process with the question, “Which automation tools should we look at?” Not only is this the wrong question but its not even close to where you should begin.

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Who Owns the Pipeline, Marketing or Sales?

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With the advent of new marketing automation capabilities, AI apps and other technology, marketing is inserting itself deeper in the pipeline at almost every level. I recently talked to Dan McDade with PointClear as part of a series on SLMA Radio that I’m hosting that deals with the issue of pipeline ownership.

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How Not to Buy Leads

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Lower level workers give up their digital body language (score points in marketing automation) while more senior executives do not. During another PointClear prospect call, the contact stated that his source of leads, appointment setting, ended up with just four out of every 10 leads delivered being qualified.

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Leads are Hard 

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A Story From Yesteryear About Reader Service (aka Bingo) Cards. According to Wikipedia: “a reader service card or bingo card" was a reply card inserted in a magazine and used by readers to request free samples and literature from businesses who advertised in the issue. PointClear associates see this in action every hour of every day.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

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Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

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In a sense, three cloud application companies at a combined average of five years after going public are all spending nearly half of their revenue on sales and marketing. Could the reasons why point to similar expense paths for the marketing automation vendors looking at going public? Customer needs can shift quickly.