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MARKETING FINGER | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011 Content Marketing: How Companies are Doing It [Infographic] new Infographic from Marketo and ColumnFive Media reflects the growing importance of content marketing, and gives us some insight into the specific tactics being used today. b2b marketing social media content marketing Infographic MarketoWhy do companies pursue content marketing, and how are they doing it? A -
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010 B2B Lead Generation without Lead Nurturing is Doomed to Fail Additional research from Forrester , CSO Insights , Brian Carroll and Marketo demonstrates that lead nurturing does produce measurable results as follows: Reduced the number of marketing-generated leads ignored by sales to as low as 25%. The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing from Marketo. Source: Marketing Sherpa/ KnowledgeStorm). -
B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 21 Tips & Other Impressions from the Marketo User Summit We're just back from the Marketo User Summit with more takeaways than the airline would allow us to check. Luckily, Howard Sewell from Spear Marketing Group wrote up a great post on the best pieces of information shared at the Summit. I'm sure, like us, you'll find yourself scrambling to -
THE POINT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 Measuring the True Impact of Marketing Campaigns: A Conversation with Bonnie Crater HS: How are you different from marketing automation vendors like Eloqua or Marketo at addressing this issue? B2B Marketing Campaign Measurement CRM Demand Generation Marketing Automation Marketo bonnie crater eloqua full circle crm marketing measurement marketing metrics marketing ROI marketo salesforce.comHS: Thanks Bonnie! -
ACQUIRING MINDS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 The Risky Business of Exclusive Reselling Marketo, one of TPG’s marketing automation vendors, supported TPG’s position on the exclusivity issue in this blog post by Marketo CEO, Phil Fernandez. Last month, Eloqua terminated its reselling relationship with The Pedowitz Group, a marketing automation reseller. the VAR) is collaborating with large business (i.e.
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MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 The Top Takeaways from Marketo Summit to Bring Back to Your Office and Implement The 2,800 of us attending last week’s Marketo Summit all came for various reasons and got the opportunity to attend different agenda tracks. The Top Takeaways from Marketo Summit to Bring Back to Your Office and Implement was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009 Demand Generation Best Practices: Thought Leadership with The LeadSloth enjoy it so much that I will start my own demand generation practice this summer, working together with companies like Marketo. Tags: Demand Generation Thought Leader Interviews b2b Jep Castelein leadsloth marketing marketo thought leadership That's why I'm glad I had the opportunity to meet Jep Castelein , author of. Enjoy! -
FOLLOW THE LEAD | WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010 Dialing up SLMA Radio PT) featuring an interview with Phil Fernandez , president-CEO of Marketo and Dan McDade , president-CEO and founder of PointClear. Tags: Sales & Marketing James W.Obermayer Sales Lead Management Association Marketo PointClear OC Talk Radio Dan McDade Phil Fernandez Listeners can access the program via the SLMA Web site. -
FOLLOW THE LEAD | WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010 Dialing up SLMA Radio PT) featuring an interview with Phil Fernandez , president-CEO of Marketo and Dan McDade , president-CEO and founder of PointClear. Tags: Sales & Marketing Dan McDade James W.Obermayer Marketo OC Talk Radio Phil Fernandez PointClear Sales Lead Management Association Listeners can access the program via the SLMA Web site. -
FATHOM | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 The Efficiency of Marketing Automation Marketing Automation/Email Marketing marketing automation efficiency Marketo 'You may have heard about the power of marketing automation to increase efficiency, but how, exactly does this happen? Speaking of lead quality, another obvious sign of efficiency is the ratio of quality leads that marketing delivers to sales.… -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010 Marketo 2010 User Summit Focuses on Revenue Performance Management Marketo’s vision is to help companies of all sizes adopt Revenue Performance Management and accelerate predictable revenue growth by providing them the tools, thought leadership, and best practices. Marketo 2010 User Summit Focuses on Revenue Performance Management was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 Good-Bye Genoo. Hello and nice to meet you, Act-On Software As much as we love these firms, software from great companies like Marketo and Eloqua are not affordable for us.). Marketing act-on software Find New Customers genoo marketoThe sales lead generation firm Find New Customers is finally changing marketing automation vendors. We are, in effect, changing horses. But no more. Thank you all. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 5 Reasons Why Lead Management is more than Lead Nurturing and Scoring At Marketo, our lead management system helps our sales team to be 40% more productive than comparable SaaS companies, and allows my demand generation team to generate 50% more qualified, sales-ready leads per month at 33% lower cost per lead. Done well, this unlocks serious revenue growth. Be everywhere. Build prospect profiles. -
WHAT WORKS - WHAT DOESN'T | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010 Can PR Firms Find Gold in Marketing Automation Services? Some of the more forward-looking PR firms I work with are looking to supplement traditional PR offerings with demand generation services, using marketing automation software such as Marketo and HubSpot to track prospect’s actions to “nurture” them with additional content towards a sale. Except I just did. -
LEADSLOTH | TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009 B2B Pay Per Click Advertising For clients that are using marketing automation platforms like Marketo or Eloqua, there is a bit more integration to do, but the links can still be made to work. Interview with Terry Whalen from CPC Search. To generate demand for your products, it’s not enough to nurture the existing leads in your database. What is your take? -
KOMARKETING ASSOCIATES | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 B2B Search Engine Marketing & Marketing Automation: An Interview with Marketo’s Jon Miller Marketo is considered a leader in the lead management / marketing automation industry. We were honored that Marketo VP, Marketing Content and Strategy Jon Miller would take the time to answer a few questions KoMarketing Associates had on marketing automation.Here are our interview questions and responses. What is Marketing Automation? -
THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011 No Leads from Social Media? No Excuses. Navicure uses Marketo and Salesforce.com to track marketing ROI.). b2b demand generation b2b lead generation blog design lead generation marketo pardot silicon angle social media measurementAt first blush, that number is pretty startling, but on reflection, it really shouldn’t be too surprising. Here they are, in a nutshell: 1. agree. -
THE POINT | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 Forget About Hot Leads. It’s Cold Leads that Make the Difference. The subject of hot vs. cold leads was a prime topic at a Marketo roadshow event I attended earlier this month, when Paul Albright , the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, gave a compelling presentation on marketing metrics and some of the factors behind his company’s rapid success. Why is Marketo’s percentage so much higher than the average? -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 Marketing Automation is More Than Technology 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). The report breaks down companies into three segments: No Marketing Automation, and no processes. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 One Small Step for Marketo, One Giant Leap for the Marketing Nation 'Author: Phil Fernandez Today Marketo began trading as a public company on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MKTO”. Marketo is dedicated to providing a marketing software platform that enables organizations to engage in this kind of modern relationship marketing. You can read about it and see some pictures here. -
Why marketing automation fails: the role of vendors and content While some of them , such as Pardot (now ExactTarget ), Marketo , Eloqua and HubSpot have been showing the way in content marketing, – with the necessary mistakes – others have social media and content marketing strategies that are not strategies but simply an attitude of sharing as much self-serving content as possible. Zemanta. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Marketing Automation Systems are on the Rise Systems like Marketo can unify marketing and sales efforts. Marketo can connect with Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics systems, further simplifying the outreach process. Guest post by Gene Morris. Two common business terms combined describe the an increasingly popular outreach tool: marketing automation. What is Marketing Automation? -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 Thank you, Marketo and Jill Thanks so much, Marketo and Jill. Marketo approved the writing of the remarkable sales lead generation white paper entitled How to Find New Customers. new business has to start somewhere. The B2B generation company Find New Customers started when. The incomparable Jill Konrath of Selling to Big Companies edited it for me. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 Marketo’s Position on the New Privacy Developments Many Marketo customers and partners have been asking what effect these potential new regulations will have on Marketo’s industry leading solution and the overall marketing automation space. Fundamentally, Marketo is excited about initiatives that foster trust in online marketing and commerce. Exposure to FTC’s Do Not Track. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 What’s Your New Role as a B-to-B Marketer? Marketo recently released their new e-book, The Marketing Manifesto which outlines ways you can get quality leads and keep your ears on your entire market. Marketing Tools Social Marketing Uncategorized marketo the new b2b marketing manifestoLife as a marketing person isn’t as simple as it once was. It’s a good read. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009 Holiday Greetings from Marketo, in Verse So here at Marketo we did a quick list, of our views and misses and targets and hits. Holiday wishes from your friends at Marketo. Tags: Modern B2B Marketing holiday Marketo Two weeks before 2010. Twas two weeks before 2010 and all through the day, the marketers were working through the year-end disarray. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012 Don’t Believe What They Say to You about B2B Lead Generation; Believe What You Hear According to the Director of Marketing, I was very sharp, a top sales expert and I did a wonderful job of pushing this Marketo customer “in the right direction.” Marketing buyer personas content marketing Find New Customers management-best-practices Marketing Made Simple marketing-campaigns marketoCheck out these comments. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012 Marketo’s Greatest Blog Hits of 2011 by Jason Miller With 2011 now in the history books I thought it would be interesting to collect Marketo’s most popular blog posts from the past year and revisit them as a Greatest Hits collection. Instead I present to you the most popular Marketo blog posts from 2011 based on views and shares. Let’s put on side one. Or is it? Cheers! -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 Marketo introduces Sales Insights – guest post by Ardath Albee Marketo is an ally of Find New Customers, the B2B Lead Generation company and sponsored our wildly popular white paper entitled How to Find New Customers, which teaches you how to implement your own lead generation programs. You can download that … Continue reading → sales challenges sales funnel Sales knowledge sales leadership -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011 A Tough Road for Marketing Automation Email Marketing Marketing Automation Marketing Planning Marketing Strategy eloqua linkedin marketing automation times marketoMarketing Automation is a hot topic. News about multi-million dollar investments in the space has sparked not only interest from marketers but a multitude of competitors crowding an already jammed market. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 How Much Copy Do I Need On My Landing Page? B2B Marketing Content marketing Copywriting Creative Demand Generation Landing Pages b2b demand generation demand generation agency landing page design landing page optimization marketo landing pagesHowever, as a rule, copy length depends primarily on two factors: the type of campaign, and the type of offer. Short and sweet is the way to go. -
DIGITAL B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 Marketing Automation’s Next Frontier: Madison Avenue This week Marketo announced that AdRoll, a provider of retargeting ads, is part of their LaunchPoint ecosystem. Here are a few of the new partnerships and capabilities firms like Eloqua or Marketo will need to make this a reality. Marketing Technology bizo BlueKai Demandbase eloqua marketing automation marketoNot yet. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 Measuring Marketing Effectiveness The quote above is from a Marketo whitepaper, The Definitive Guide to Marketing Metrics and Analytics , which I have reviewed before. Marketing Management Marketing ROI marketing analytics marketing metrics marketing roi marketo web analytics” – CMO.com. Understanding Marketing Analytics. And it is spot on. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Should I Remove Offer Content from My Website During a Campaign? B2B Marketing Copywriting Creative Demand Generation Interactive Design Landing Pages lead generation Offer Strategy landing page design lead nurturing best practices lead nurturing strategy marketo landing pagesm concerned about people bypassing the campaign and just downloading the paper from our site.”. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect First, the company invested in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform that integrated well with the company’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. After interviewing a number of firms, they hired Spear Marketing Group , a Marketo solutions partner and a full-service agency known for its work in both demand generation and lead management. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011 The Marketo Revenue Rockstar event, NYC Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Marketo Revenue Rockstar event in NYC. Final speaker was Jon Miller, VP of Marketing and co-founder of Marketo, who delivered his “Secret Sauce presentation. If you were as good as Marketo, Find New Customers would not exist.). Debbie Qaquish. Jim Lenskold. Jon Miller. -
THE POINT | THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 3 Ways to Make Your Corporate Blog’s Sidebar Work Harder B2B Marketing blog marketing Blogs Campaign Measurement Campaign Strategy SEO Social Media b2b demand generation b2b lead generation b2b marketing agency blog design marketo landing pages social media design social media marketingWant a simple way to have your corporate blog show measurable results? Take a hard look at your sidebar. -
THE POINT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012 How to Optimize Your Website’s Resource Library for Lead Generation Since the pages are hosted in Marketo , a marketing automation platform, information on the registration forms is pre-populated for repeat visitors. A well-designed resource library can be a key factor in converting Website visitors to measurable, actionable sales leads. See thumbnail at right.) The difference in the new design is striking. -
MARKETING ACTION | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013 So…What’s the Relevance of the Marketo IPO? 'There’s been lots of chatter in the blogosphere, twittersphere and traditional media about the Marketo IPO filing earlier this week. Not because vendors like Eloqua, Marketo, or Act-On say so, but because it adds value and businesses are ready for it. The post So…What’s the Relevance of the Marketo IPO? Corporate Act-On -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010 Marketo Secures $25 Million in New Financing to Help Customers Drive Revenue Growth As the leading Revenue Performance Management company, Marketo is laser focused on helping its customers become the revenue growth champions of the 21 st Century. Today I share the exciting news that Marketo has received $25M in venture funding, led by Institutional Venture Partners. You know, Marketo is on fire. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009 Marketo’s secret sauce for lead generation As you probably know, Marketo is the sponsor of How to Find New Customers. highly recommend you watch Jon Miller, their VP of Marketing share the Marketo Secret Sauce for Lead Generation. It’s not a sales pitch, but rather a detailed and fascination explanation of how Marketo does lead generation. How did they do it? -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011 Top 10 B2B Companies on Twitter [March 2011] Marketo ( @Marketo ). Social Networks Twitter Cisco CMEGroup ComScore emarketer Forrester gartner Hubspot marketingprofs marketo radian6 top 10 twitterEarlier this year we established a set of criteria to rank B2B company Twitter accounts. Below you will find this month’s version of the rankings. March 2011). Ranking. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010 Marketo’s Secret Sauce (for Lead Generation) and a great guest for March Thanks to Jon Miller, VP Marketing at Marketo for presenting to our Insiders at Find New Customers. Marketo is one of the fastest growing companies in history and Jon’s insights on their unique lead generation programs are invaluable to any business leader looking for improved results. Marketo’s Secret Sauce. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011 Marketing Automation Catching On Fire Some have even suggested that marketing automation market is floundering , but it is such a new market and offering that is innevitable to have doubts, especially with these many vendors in the space. Interesting to note that the majority of the players only came to existence not even 5 years ago. What do you think ? Very helpful article. Nice post! -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012 Senior Director of Marketing at marketing automation software provider Marketo, Maria writes for several marketing blogs, and is a frequent contributor to Marketo’s award winning blog, Modern B2B Marketing. A year ago, the #Nifty50 honored 50 remarkable men and women on Twitter. That will be our top focus for next year. Stacey Acevero. -
INBLURBS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 How to Multiply Marketing results the Smart Way? Combine In and Outbound Content Creation Strategy inbound marketing Lead Generation Online Reputation Real-Time Marketing and PR social media marketing Combine Inbound and Outbound Marketing combined marketing strategy Inbound Marketing Machine marketoWhen it comes to led generation than “nothing beats the inbound marketing strategy”! Stand out of your competition. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 Marketing Automation: What Is It & Why Do I Care? (Webinar) B2B Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation eloqua marketo revenue cycle management revenue marketing silverpopDo you feign understanding when your CEO talks about “sales and marketing alignment”? Unclear on the difference between lead management and revenue cycle management? You can access the Webinar here. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011 New Study Quantifies Dramatic Growth From Revenue Performance Management Conducted over the past few months by our in-house research team, the newly released Marketo Revenue Quotient study calculated that, by deploying RPM, Marketo’s customers worldwide have the potential to bring in a total of $2.53 My oft-repeated message is two-pronged. trillion more in revenues over the next five years. Revenue scale. -
Top Two Areas of Struggle in Marketing Automation Implementation Suppliers reporting were: Aprimo , Eloqua , Marketo , Manticore , and Silverpop. So you’re in the market for a marketing automation platform. You’ve gone through the Step-by-Step Guide to Selecting a Marketing Automation System by David Raab. Better advice: start investing in deployment well before you choose a platform. . -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011 Marketing no longer gets a pass – inspiration from Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez by Maria Pergolino Phil Fernandez, CEO of Marketo, was a guest on the SLMA Radio show, a weekly program that showcases the voices of industry leaders. At Marketo, we believe all this is changing, and our mission is to transform it for good. Marketo does this through something called lead scoring. dollars and cents). -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 Smart B2B Content, Awesome B2B Content and the Grid from Marketo blog. Blogging Communications Marketing Circle Research Eloqua Hubspot Marc Meyer marketoEvery B2B social media approach needs to start with remarkable content. This idea was originally based on showing up in prospects’ search results as your B2B company provided solutions to their business issues. from Eloqua Blog. -
THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 Converting Trial & Freemium Users: Keep Selling Post-Trial B2B Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation telemarketing free trial software freemium strategy Marketo partner trial conversions trial softwareHowever, that doesn’t mean that your nurturing program should end just because the trial period expired and you didn’t get the sale. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010 Seeking a World-Class CMO for Marketo Note: This post is more personal and Marketo-centric than the typical best practices and thought leadership I share in the Modern B2B Marketing blog. It’s been a bit over three and a half years since Marketo started formal operations, and two and a half since we launched Marketo Lead Management. or less). The New Demand Center. -
THE POINT | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 Dialogue Marketing: A Conversation with Maria Pergolino Late last year at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco I was fortunate enough to chat with Maria Pergolino , Marketing Director at Marketo (and renowned all-around Content Marketing Queen.) Compliments to the Marketo team for their first-rate production.). how to bring potential customers into dialogue with your company. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011 Sales Intelligence Develops a 1:1 Relationship With Marketing Companies like Adobe, ExactTarget, Marketo and Social Media Examiner will have a presence as well as be providing speakers during the show. Filed under: Conferences , Sales Intelligence Tagged: marketo , oms , Sales 2.0 , Sales Intelligence , social media , social selling. Conferences Sales Intelligence marketo oms Sales 2.0 -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008 Marketing Automation and Strategy: Thought Leadership with Robert Moreau But over the last 7-10 years, B2B has really evolved to practice many of the same principals B2C has been practicing for quite some time, and now, with the introduction of technology (like Marketo ) the gap is really closing between the two. The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Robert J. campaigns? -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 Tips for Creating Conversion – An Interview with Tim Ash by Katie Byrnes Marketo had the chance to interview landing page optimization expert and conversion king, Tim Ash of SiteTuners.com. Tips for Creating Conversion – An Interview with Tim Ash was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. He wrote the book on landing page optimization, literally! -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 A New Democracy for the Modern Marketer The modern marketing engineers at Marketo have set out to revolutionize the way companies interact with their customers – primarily through email marketing campaigns. The days of stale marketing campaigns that closely resemble spam are over for those of us that use Marketo. Resources: Marketo: [link]. Marketing is hard. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 Opening Keynotes Inform & Inspire at Marketo Summit 2012 (Live Blog) by Dayna Rothman Marketo User Summit has officially kicked off! 1,400 attendees file into the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton to hear our first keynote speakers–Marketo CEO, Phil Fernandez, former Cisco CEO and Marketo board member Sue Bostrom, Debbie Qaqish from the Pedowitz Group, and Alexandre Pelletier from Aquisio. -
LEADSLOTH | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009 MarketingSherpa B2B Marketing Summit Boston Marketo (booth 6). Marketo (booth 6). Tags: Demand Generation b2b marketing content marketing engage b2b genius.com hubspot intouch lead generation lead management lead nurturing manticore technology marketbright marketingexperiments marketingsherpa marketo neolane pardot silverpop Lead Management. Content creation. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 If Lead Nurturing is the Question, is Software the Answer? At our firm we use Marketo , which works extremely well for us. Tags: B2B Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation Uncategorized Focus marketo Do you use a specific software for lead nurturing? If so, what do you use, and how does it help build your pipeline?. It won’t. No matter how good the software.). -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010 19 Unmissable B2B Marketing Blog Posts Since our first entry in August of 2006, the Marketo team has published nearly 300 posts read by hundreds of thousands of marketers seeking to step up their b2b marketing game. Following are 19 of the most popular posts from Marketo’s Modern B2B Marketing Blog: 1. So what has the industry found most useful? Lead nurturing 101. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 The Secrets Behind Successful Company Blogs Marketo, for example, separates their blogs by topic. Rather than attempting to create a catch-all blog with topics that jump all over the place, Marketo separates topics by target audience, and can better track which readers are interested in which topics – a targeting practice that makes sales & marketing follow up much more effective. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 10 Tips to Insure a Successful Webinar Targeted at the Professional Tradesmen Andrew Spoeth from Marketo recently had an interesting post, How to Manage Successful Webinars: A Checklist that has several good points that you may want to look at. Marketing Tips Social Marketing Traditional Marketing andrew spoeth marketo professional tradesmen tips to insure a successful webinar webinarThose are my thoughts. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 25 B2B Social Media Nuggets of Goodness from Marketo. Communications LinkedIn Marketing Social Networks fearless competitor Hubspot landing pages marketo social media examiner splashmediaToday’s post roundup is brought to you by the number 5. Have you seen other recent posts offering advice in fives? Let us know in the comments below. from Splash Media. from Hubspot. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 The Marketo Greeting Maker: Create a Fun Personalized Holiday Message worth Sharing Get started creating your very own custom holiday message with the official Marketo Holiday Greeting Marker ! The Marketo Greeting Maker: Create a Fun Personalized Holiday Message worth Sharing was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. Social Media Uncategorized -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011 Drinking Our Own Champagne: How Marketo Uses its Event Marketing Software at Dreamforce One of Marketo’s most significant events to attend and sponsor is Dreamforce ; every year we make an effort to get the most from this critical industry-leading conference. Another innovative way we use Marketo for events is by seamlessly integrating it with online webinar providers like WebEx. Visit us at Booth 817 or visit [link]. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011 Marketing Events You Can’t Miss It seems Marketo has a nicer way of presenting Marketing Conferences. Trade Shows and Events b2b marketing conferences infographic marketing events marketo trade showdid a post back in February listing upcoming marketing events but I have to agree a nice graphic is so much better! Check out below. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011 B2B Marketers: Are You Taking Advantage of Online Videos? These were only a few of the facts that I learned from a recent post by Jon Miller from Marketo. Marketing Tips Social Marketing Traditional Marketing B to B marketers b to b marketers using online video brightcove jon miller marketingsherpa marketoOnline media is the fastest growing media platform in history. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 A Brief History of Marketing I was made aware of the new infographic “ The Evolution of Marketing Automation ” by Jaclyn from BlueGlass , the company that worked on it for Marketo. Content Marketing Email Marketing Marketing Automation eloqua hubspot infographic marketing history marketoMaybe I am being too picky. What do you think? -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 5 Essential Books to Understand B2B Sales 2.0 To learn more about B2B sales, subscribe to the Modern B2B Sales Blog RSS feed or follow Marketo on Twitter. was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. B2B Sales b2b sales and marketing book club buying cycle Marketing Automation marketo book club sales 2.0 Sales 2.0. By Anneke Seley. By John R. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011 Fergus Gloster, Managing Director of EMEA, Discusses Marketo’s Rapid International Expansion and More by Phil Fernandez On April 18 th , we announced the appointment of Fergus Gloster, the former SVP of corporate sales and a founding director of salesforce.com’s European operations, as Marketo’s managing director of EMEA. Phil Fernandez]: So I’m Phil Fernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marketo. music]. -
B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 ReachForce Acquires SetLogik and Launches the ReachForce Connected Marketing Data Hub Designed to integrate with leading marketing and sales automation platforms, like Marketo, Eloqua and salesforce.com, it supports marketing professionals to more effectively collect, qualify, target, and convert leads throughout the buyer’s lifecycle. It was clear what we needed to do to help, and the results are huge. About ReachForce. -
Content marketing and search engine optimization: tips and infographic Content and search Content marketing Google+ marketing automation Marketo Penguin search engine optimization 'We covered the ways Google is changing how people find content and the resulting increasing adoption of content marketing by search engine practitioners many times before. Content marketing and search: who can separate both? -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 20+ Cool Social Media and Web Tools Maria Pergolino of Marketo reviews five popular tools including CoTweet , a Twitter tool that enable users to track keyword or brand mentions and even assign responses to particular individuals (for example, by product line). Looking for a way to monitor social media activities and results on a tight budget? Cool Web Tools. uberVU. Outbrain. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 Why a Mobile Strategy Is So Important to Reach the Professional Tradesman recent post on Marketo, BtoB Marketing To Go: Why Mobile is Crucial to Your Lead Generation , highlights some interesting stats from a recent comScore study: 72.2 Marketing Tools Marketing Trends Social Marketing Traditional Marketing comscore jason miller lead generation using mobile marketo mobile marketing strategy mobile strategy -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 Introducing Seed Nurturing Tags: Demand Generation Lead Nurturing Modern B2B Marketing Social Media b2b lead nurturing Marketo seed nurturing social media -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012 Senior Director of Marketing at marketing automation software provider Marketo, Maria writes for several marketing blogs, and is a frequent contributor to Marketo’s award winning blog, Modern B2B Marketing. A year ago, the #Nifty50 honored 50 remarkable men and women on Twitter. That will be our top focus for next year. Stacey Acevero. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 Dreamforce 2012 – A List of Great Resources #DF12 Highlights from DF 2011 and a Dreamforce History Infographic by our friends at Marketo gives an awesome overview of what to expect at Dreamforce 2012! . Tradeshows especially the ones as massive as Dreamforce require a lot of planning and even more faith once it comes to execution. Dreamforce 2012 Resources. Are you a sales professional? -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 Dreamforce 2012 – A List of Great Resources #DF12 Highlights from DF 2011 and a Dreamforce History Infographic by our friends at Marketo gives an awesome overview of what to expect at Dreamforce 2012! . Tradeshows especially the ones as massive as Dreamforce require a lot of planning and even more faith once it comes to execution. Dreamforce 2012 Resources. Are you a sales professional? -
THE POINT | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010 A Simple Technique for Reducing Bounces & Unsubscribes Because we host our page on Marketo , the old information is pre-populated automatically for anyone who has previously opened one of our emails. It used to be said that the average US business mailing address (snail mail) changes once every 9 months. That’s individuals moving, not companies. That’s crazy. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010 Igniting Outsized Revenue Growth in 2011 It’s the core reason why earlier this year we launched the Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics solution, which helps organizations accurately measure and forecast the effect and ROI of sales and marketing activities across the revenue cycle. Sellers beware: it’s a buyer’s market out there. Adopt Revenue Performance Management (RPM). -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010 Have a Very Purple Holiday Festively Yours, The Marketo Team. Have a Very Purple Holiday was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. Modern B2B Marketing marketo holiday card purple holidayby Jana Lass For many years now (too many!) red has been the traditional color of the holiday season. -
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 Rules of B2B Lead Scoring – Who’s Hot, Who’s Not According to Marketo , a 10% increase in lead quality = 40% increase in sales productivity. Tags: B2B Lead Generation Industrial Marketing Strategies Sales Strategies Eloqua Industrial Marketing lead scoring Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) Marketo Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs Leads sent to sales 1,372 1,058. Opportunity win rate 31.3% -
WHAT WORKS - WHAT DOESN'T | FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 To Sell A Conference, Give Away Last Year’s “Takeaways” Tags: Content Marketing PR/Marketing Trends B2B marketing content marketing direct mail Eloqua email marketing how to promote trade show Hubspot Marketo trade shows -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 How to Make Your Thank You Page Work Harder Tags: B2B Marketing Demand Generation Landing Pages marketo online marketing thank you pages web design -
WEBBIQUITY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010 Book Review: eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale Marketing automation systems—from vendors like Eloqua , Marketo , Genoo , Manticore and others—are great tools for moving prospective buyers along the path from interest to desire to action. But they’re just that: tools. Sections two and three, Customer Consensus and Natural Nurturing , begin getting into the meat of the strategy. -
THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 Slidecast: Getting Leads (and More!) From Your Blog B2B Marketing blog marketing Blogs Campaign Measurement Installed Base Marketing Lead Nurturing Marketo SEO Social Media blog design blog ROI blog tips blogging best practices social media ROIIf you’ve ever wondered how to turn a boring corporate blog into a vibrant, engaging lead generation machine, here’s your opportunity. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Launching Customer Appreciation Week We interviewed executives from Vorsight , ZenDesk , Marketo , and Zuora about the importance of great customer service, and uncovered some golden insights about social media’s place in customer service, how to build great relationships from the start of a sale, and the most important actions you can take to guarantee a happy customer. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011 Marketo’s Demographic Lead Scoring – Some Less Frequently Used Scores Marketo’s Demographic Lead Scoring – Some Less Frequently Used Scores was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link]. by Maria Pergolino Lead Scoring isn’t hard, but it does need regular tweaks. Here are some of the demographics we score that you might not normally consider: Bad data. JT; JD; J.D.; RJ; R.J.; -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010 Accelerating Revenue Performance At Marketo, we use the term Revenue Performance Management to describe the strategy that we think every company must adopt to really power their topline revenue growth in a new world where the buyer is in control. Every month, every quarter, Marketo needs to be bigger than the last. It’s truly transformative. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010 Marketo Book Club: Sales 2.0 In case you haven’t had the chance to check out Marketo’s B2B Sales and Marketing Book Club , we’ve decided to showcase one book every week. Check out Marketo’s YouTube page to see Anneke speak on how to get started with Sales 2.0. Marketo Book Club: Sales 2.0 Move over Oprah. principles. -
WEBBIQUITY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 Is Salesforce.com a Player in Marketing Automation Software? In this case, we suggest seeking out a best-of-breed vendor, such as Marketo , Eloqua , Genius , Manticore Technology , Genoo or the wide variety of other systems. Guest post by Lauren Carlson. Salesforce.com is the cloud computing darling of customer relationship management (CRM) software. However, CRM is a trifecta. Share this on Bebo. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing Tags: Modern B2B Marketing marketo word of mouth marketing -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010 Thought Leader Interview with Debbie Qaqish had the pleasure of speaking with Debbie about The Pedowitz Group’s involvement with the Marketo User Summit 2010, and what she sees as the future of sales and marketing organizations. Pedowitz was a sponsor of the inaugural Marketo User Summit last year. Debbie is all about revenue. We talk a lot about the “revenue marketer.” -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing: Free On-Demand Webinar Calling a publication the 'definitive guide' sets the bar high, but the Marketo team has cleared it – with room to spare. Tags: Demand Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Modern B2B Marketing Tips Brian Carroll definitive guide ebook lead nurturing MarketingExperiments MarketingSherpa Marketo Sergio Balegno webinar Todd Lebo. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013 How to Find New Customers – The Definitive Guide to BtoB Demand Generation 'Marketo has a series of “definitive guides to…” So does Find New Customers – on BtoB Demand Generation. few months ago, I attended a meeting with Marketo at my former employer in Atlanta. In addition, the company who originally sponsored this white paper is, ironically, Marketo. -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2010 ClickPredictions: Key Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2010 , an intriguing ebook just released by Marketo and ClickDocuments , attempts to provide some answers. What does 2010 hold for content marketing? Content marketing is, in many ways, the new advertising. Share this on del.icio.us. Digg this! Post this on Diigo. Tweet This! -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 Beyond the B2B Buying Funnel: Exciting New Research about How Companies Make Complex Purchases Marketo recently worked with. Tags: Branding Modern B2B Marketing b-to-b b2b branding business to business buying Enquiro marketing Marketo research There are entire industries devoted to researching consumer buying behavior, but until now there has been relatively little research into B2B buying behaviors. It's just not rational." -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 Announcing Marketo Lead Management 3.0 A quick post to share the news that Marketo Lead Management 3.0 Be one of the first to check it out: All new Marketo demos. Read the press release: Marketo Reinvents Marketing Automation (Again) with Launch of Marketo Lead Management 3.0. Tags: Marketing Automation Lead Management Marketo is now available! | |