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When Inbound Marketing Goes Wrong

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Marketo ‘s new whitepaper, “ Amplify Your Impact: How to Multiply the Effects of Your Inbound Marketing Program “, takes a different route from others out there. The reasons, according to Marketo, are many: Your aim is too wide. And, according to Marketo, outbound programs have their place in your marketing arsenal.

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Getting Started Guide for Marketing Automation

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Problem is, sometimes the rush to get the software installed and running ends up trampling the creation of processes, content planning, and other key ingredients that are necessary for a successful marketing automation implementation. Step 1: Sales and Marketing Alignment and Documentation. How will marketing get feedback from sales?

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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). The report breaks down companies into three segments: No Marketing Automation, and no processes.

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What’s Wrong with Marketing Education?

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Marketing Automation : the typical step-up from email marketing, marketing automation software (such as Marketo , Eloqua , Act-On , Pardot , and others ) allows you to automate the sending of your emails and, more importantly, of nurturing your leads.

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The Rise of the Content Marketer « The Effective Marketer

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The power of marketing automation is the ability to target your marketing database with specific content based on their behavior and stage in the purchasing process. Think about: Videos Webinars Presentations eBooks Whitepapers Sales Collateral Blog Posts Tweets Facebook Comments/Likes/etc LinkedIn (company page, discussions, etc.)

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Marketing Automation Catching On Fire

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With time, a shake out is likely (in fact, the recent acquisition of Unica and Aprimo may point to consolidation ) and the evolution of solutions will ensure marketing automation has a place in most marketing organizations, much like CRM is now standard for sales departments.