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

ViewPoint

on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Lauren’s article is based on her survey of marketing automation users that sought—knowing what they know now—the questions they would ask vendors if they were going back and buying their software all over again.

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How Not to Buy Leads

ViewPoint

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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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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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

ViewPoint

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?

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

Many of the marketing automation companies have added some fairly sophisticated analytics to monitor prospect’s online behavior and help marketers qualify and score them based on Web site visits, registrations, and downloads. My point: B2B marketers are looking elsewhere for help generating demand.