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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 3: Content Marketing Audit.

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The State of Demand Generation

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There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. According to Tony Jaros, marketers will typically spend 60% of their budget on demand generation programs. Enable (help reps increase productivity, both for sales and marketing-sourced demand).

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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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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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What Do Buyers Want?

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You have created all that content, invested in a marketing automation system, and still the leads are not converting. The Marketing Manager is not looking to replace the email software, she wants a better way to generate qualified leads. Who is to blame? Does it have your product name sprinkled throughout?

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When Inbound Marketing Goes Wrong

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The fact that Inbound Marketing is taking over traditional marketing methods is not news. It seems that every eBook, blog post, and webinar is now touting content marketing and inbound marketing as the go-to strategies for the new marketers. Marketing is evolving , there is no denying that.