Martech

JANUARY 25, 2022

You’ve worked hard to turn the engagement from your recent marketing campaign into leads. Once your suspects have become prospects who’ve finally reached the scoring threshold, you toss the leads over the proverbial wall for sales to work. Later, you learn that after an initial push, your warm marketing leads have gone cold.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity? I spoke to Daniel Kushner, CEO of B2B social media management platform company Oktopost , for his perspective. (HS) Click To Tweet. (HS)

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 15, 2021

The marketing attribution process can be confusing, especially to those new to the inbound marketing process. Marketing attribution tracks the ways consumers interact with products or brands before making purchases, determining the specific touchpoints that moved them to the next steps in the purchasing process.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 17, 2020

As a marketer, you probably manage different audiences, regions, and even languages to make sure prospects, clients, and partners know what to expect over the next few months. What Does “Dynamic Content” Mean in Marketo? Allow sales reps or regional directors to personalize messages to their territories.

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work? Closing more sales.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 12, 2020

But changes under the hood meant plenty of work for administrators and partners like Marketo. Here’s a brief history of Marketo ’s compatibility with Salesforce Lightning. Marketo and Salesforce Lightning Timeline at a Glance. October 2015: Marketo Sales Insights (MSI) is a Salesforce-based tool for sales reps.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Multi-touch marketing attribution is an essential practice for any good marketing professional. It provides a complete picture of the customer journey, in addition to clarifying where the marketing spend is going and proving ROI for different channels and programs. Ajay Sarpal has proven knowledge of marketing attribution.

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SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Take a moment to imagine your ideal in-house marketing team. Here’s what I see: Marketing is consistently exceeding their SMART goals; return on marketing efforts and progress towards key performance indicators (KPIs) are simple to track; and sales and marketing work side by side as a well-oiled machine.

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LeanData

JANUARY 20, 2021

B2B marketers invest an extraordinary amount of time, energy and resources creating demand for their products and services. Succeeding in a competitive marketplace requires the extraction of the full value of every lead, and as such, B2B go-to-market (GTM) functions need absolute best-in-class lead management strategies. .

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 13, 2020

Account-based marketing has been a growing trend for today's B2B marketing professionals. By aligning both sales and marketing teams with the same goals and objectives, we see our tech stacks evolve for better execution. Here are three tips to help you get Marketo set up for success. Define Your Named Accounts.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2022

It wasn’t long ago that sales as an industry was driven largely by volume — more leads meant more prospects, which sometimes translated into more revenue. This process was inefficient, time-intensive, and unpredictable. Today, sales is driven by insights. Why Do You Need a Sales Engagement Platform?

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 13, 2020

If you’re familiar with Marketo’s program types , you know that engagement programs are great for drip nurture emails. You can use them for your welcome series, for mid-funnel emails that go out when a lead score increases—really anything that goes out on a set schedule. Move people based on their funnel stage. Vary the cadence.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Growth Marketing movement (aka growth hacking ) – now nearly ten years old – has had a significant and positive impact on the efficacy of demand marketing. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. It’s time for Next Generation Growth Marketing.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 23, 2020

For many marketers, this means we're sending and re-sending updates to our entire database. In one sense, sudden changes that impact everyone are exactly why Marketo snippets exist. What Are Marketo Snippets? Names and contact information for sales reps. Segmentation is a category, like region or sales territory.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. The pandemic of 2020 amplified this phenomenon.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Here at Oktopost, we love Marketo. As always, getting to spend time with the Marketo team was awesome. As Marketo users ourselves, finding new b2b marketing tools to enhance our own experience is a win and we wanted to share that with our readers. We use it, we recommend it, we are BIG fans.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a marketer, you know how to get your audience’s attention. How do you get visitors’ attention and start a productive sales conversation? Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. But what do you do with the clicks you generate?

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Martech

APRIL 25, 2024

“It’s always use-case driven and we all need that reminder even if we know it,” said Milton Hwang , a strategic consultant and program leader for Kellogg’s Graduate School of Management. The combined company typically promises quick synergies,” said veteran marketing technologist Steve Petersen. Look out for promises.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 15, 2020

But once you’re ready for it, Marketo’s funnel analysis tool can help you score some big wins. The Revenue Cycle Modeler (RCM) is a tool that helps Marketo understand and track your Buyer’s Journey. Once running, it captures historical data about which leads are in each stage of your funnel and how long they stay there.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. However, customer acquisition is where most marketing strategies stop. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

In the year that I’ve been with Marketo, I’ve gained some interesting insights into enterprise organizations’ challenges around sales and marketing alignment. Before joining this team, I established and grew marketing divisions for two separate organizations. I get a lot of, “You’ll have to talk to our sales team , Alex.”

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Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The updates that stand out most in Marketo’s September release are enhanced integrations with other platforms and applications. Dynamic Chat capabilities now facilitate engagement on multiple fronts and closer integration with Marketo Engage. This is where expertise and creativity come into play for the Marketing Operations team!

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 21, 2017

Many B2B organizations deal with a smaller lead pool and longer sales cycle, which means you’ve probably had to adjust your marketing campaigns accordingly. And, that’s where account-based marketing and sales come in. 1: VP of Sales. 2: Account Sales Executive. . #2: 2: Account Sales Executive.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 17, 2020

For newbies, Marketo proves its value right off the bat as an excellent email automation tool. But its potential goes far beyond email and event management. Here are five popular Marketo add-ons for mid-sized businesses, along with a few considerations for each. Sales Insights. Sales Connect.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

That’s because marketing leaders tend to pour all their energy into the most visible parts of an event: the sizzle. While doing so, they forget to do the hard work of creating a robust process for recruiting and engaging attendees and following up on leads afterward. Add Some Marketing Magic. Plot Your Follow-Up Tactics.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. In this article, we’ll walk through what marketing automation is, how and why to use it and examples of tools.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 20, 2021

Masterful marketers know they need to close every possible gap in attribution reporting. That’s why the Marketo and Bizible Integration has become a reporting lifesaver in recent years. Here’s all you need to know about the Marketo and Bizible Integration, including how to use it to drive more leads to your site.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

According to Adobe Experience League , “Predictive Audiences (PA) utilizes AI and machine learning to enable you to target audiences more effectively and take proactive steps to reach your marketing goals.” Navigate to the Predictive Audiences page in the Admin area of Marketo Classic. Sales Insight. Why does it matter?

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They engage with companies on their own terms, conducting extensive research across various channels long before they want to engage with sales teams. That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. OK, so now onto the core question: should lead nurturing come from marketing or SDRs?

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Working together, Marketo, Bizible, and Madison Logic can make the B2B Marketer the driving force for growth and change in the enterprise.” Kader, SVP Strategy and Alliances, Marketo. About Marketo Inc. Marketo, Inc., ” T.K.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

Imagine a world where sales and marketing can actually work together and, in fact, help one another instead of stepping on each others’ toes. A world where roles are clearly defined and prospects enjoy a smooth traversal through the funnel. How many times have you heard sales reps complain about a lack of quality leads?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We are in Q4 and moving into 2021, so the stakes are high for sales; meaning it’s probably time to look for the next lever to optimize selling capabilities. COVID-19 has made it clear that sales strategies needed to evolve. However, many sales reps feel that expectations from leadership haven’t linked together with their new reality.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jon Miller recently said that the B2B go-to-market playbook is kaput. That’s the same Jon Miller who practically invented that playbook at the dawn of inbound marketing. You know, Marketo and Engagio founder and CMO at Demandbase (and, it just so happens, serial Velocity client). That Jon Miller. Few are paying attention.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As marketers, we will talk about the enormous role of digital and how it impacted our jobs and our businesses. As Global Marketing Manager at LiteracyPlanet, my small but agile team faced this situation. We saw how our product filled a needed gap in the market. Tip 3: Always maintain sales alignment.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 1, 2020

Marketo is a powerful tool that can automate marketing campaigns for every step in the customer journey. Marketo makes it easy to build, customize, and automate email newsletters at scale, even across multiple geographies or verticals. Here are seven steps for getting started with email newsletters in Marketo.

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