The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Precious few B2B marketers can show true ROI from organic social activity, and even less are using organic social media in a systematic way to either generate social leads or drive those leads through the demand generation funnel. Integrating Social Leads into the Demand Generation Funnel via @spearmktg. Click To Tweet. (HS)

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Scoring 203

The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The conclusion: most B2B companies were failing to follow even the most basic lead management best practices, even in areas that one would assume were a primary business case for purchasing marketing automation in the first place. They deployed the software very rapidly using only out-of-the-box templates, lead scoring, and overall structure.

Marketing Automation Services 147

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Automation 147

The Point

AUGUST 8, 2013

When a client says “We set up lead scoring but sales doesn’t pay any attention,” it’s a sure sign that something is amiss – and more likely the problem doesn’t rest with sales. Here’s Part 2 of our discussion of the most common B2B lead scoring mistakes.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Marketo 100

The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? And that’s all how it should be.

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Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Marketo Demand Generation 100

The Point

AUGUST 1, 2013

Lead scoring has quickly become an integral part of a demand generation marketer’s arsenal. A well-planned, well-designed, and optimized lead scoring schema can be a key contributor to sales productivity, sales engagement, and the rate at which inbound leads convert to Sales Qualified Leads, opportunities, and deals.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Leads 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Paul Albright boasts a 30-year track record of success in Silicon Valley, including executive roles at companies such as Marketo, SuccessFactors, NetApp, and Informatica. In the process, we accelerate new leads, at a lower CPL, by engaging conversion-ready buyers before they’ve found your company (or your competitors).

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Paid Content Demand Generation Agencies Cost per Lead Lead Scoring 100

The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In the giddy, early days when solutions like Marketo first arrived on the scene, the reigning view was that the technology was all a company needed to solve their lead management and email marketing woes. Not only is ABM success not measured by clicks, conversions, and leads, but the KPIs may vary according to campaign stage.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management 157

The Point

AUGUST 22, 2014

That might suggest that the adoption rate for marketing automation is lagging, but revenues for the leading companies are climbing at a torrid 50-60 percent per year. Even at mid-size companies ($20 Million – $500 Million), the figure is only 10 percent. Even then, however, the vast majority of B2B marketers have yet to take the plunge.

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Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency Marketing Automation Advertising Agencies 100

The Point

OCTOBER 30, 2013

A client asks: “I notice that you’re recommending we gate our offer content behind landing pages as part of the lead nurturing campaign. It’s why click-to-lead conversion rates are never 100%, no matter how good your landing page. Why is that necessary when we already know who these people are? Here’s why: 1. A click is not a response.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Landing Pages 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Do I need it in order to do lead nurturing?”. My answer: “It depends how you define “ lead nurturing ,” but technically: no, you don’t need marketing automation in order to nurture leads. It enables you to deploy lead nurturing programs that are more timely, relevant, and, ultimately, effective.

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Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

When sales teams need marketing to help them make their numbers, the natural response is to go fishing for hot leads. This requires a constant re-loading of the sales funnel with new, expensive leads. In contrast, for Marketo, the proportion of sales derived from slow leads is an astounding 50 percent.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Leads 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

The Point

AUGUST 8, 2011

A recent industry study on Lead Management Optimization, conducted by CSO Insights and conducted in partnership with SMEI and Marketo , sheds insight on the relative budget marketing organizations are investing in areas such as lead nurturing, social media, and lead generation.

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Lead Generation Social Media Allocation Marketing Qualified Leads 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

In the early stages of a recent client engagement, it became apparent that the schema already in place to determine and assign lead scores was, well: broken. The basic lead scoring recipe is typically a variation on the following: * assign positive scores for desired behavior or demographics (e.g. download trial version).

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Leads 100

The Point

MARCH 25, 2016

Try sending last-minute reminders in the form of “forwarded” emails from the assigned sales representative, including the contact’s first name and a personal note (e.g. Marketo, Pardot) with your Webinar platform (e.g. Use SEM to generate incremental leads outside of your target list. Citrix, Webex.)

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Webinar Metrics SEM Marketo Marketing Automation Services 100

The Point

AUGUST 10, 2009

When marketing automation vendor Marketo released their “Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing” last week (see earlier post) they knew pretty quickly they had a hit on their hands. Think about it: that’s 1,000 sales leads (and make no mistake, that’s what they [.].

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SEM Content Marketing Marketing Automation Services Marketo 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

How easy is it to customize the system to our specific business model and/or sales process? How easy is it to change or modify programs if our sales process changes? Technology that was only recently regarded as “email software” is now becoming a vital component of a company’s sales and marketing infrastructure.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Automation 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

For Sales Operations, we deliver a comprehensive lead lifecycle system facilitating sales follow-up on responses across both the Lead and Contact Database. HS: How are you different from marketing automation vendors like Eloqua or Marketo at addressing this issue? HS: Thanks Bonnie!

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Marketing Automation Services Salesforce.com Campaigns Budget Programs 100

The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action? I have my concerns, however, about extending it to lead nurturing and the email medium.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Campaigns 100

The Point

JANUARY 13, 2015

Improving email campaign measurement won’t generate more leads or better leads, in and of itself, but it will help accomplish both those goals by providing the data necessary to identify what’s truly working. Leads/Response Rate. Leads are at least a measure of genuine interest. However, not all leads are created equal.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads ROI Sales Qualified Leads 100

The Point

JULY 21, 2016

Launching lead scoring too soon. Lead scoring is a core marketing automation functionality, and a key driver for one of the primary benefits of the technology, namely sales productivity. A well-planned, well-designed lead scoring schema ensures that sales reps are spending time with the leads that most merit the investment.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Sales Management Automation 80

The Point

AUGUST 4, 2009

Do a quick Web search on “lead nurturing” these days, and you’ll find plenty of high-level, strategic content on the “whys” – how nurturing can improve demand generation ROI, increase conversion rates, accelerate sales cycles, recycle long-discarded prospects, etc.

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Lead Nurturing Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s no secret that I am a fervent evangelist for marketing automation, and at our agency we see the real-life benefits every day in the form of clients generating higher conversion rates, more qualified leads, and shorter sales cycles. Sales management and executives, however, are focused on hitting monthly and quarterly targets. (HS)

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Salesforce.com Eloqua Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In a recent post , the folks over at Silicon Angle applied their usual insightful analysis to the results of an industry survey by marketing automation company Pardot , a survey that reports fully 42 percent of respondents (all B2B Marketers) have failed to generate any leads from their social media campaigns. Here they are, in a nutshell: 1.

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Social Media Demand Generation Agencies Media Leads 100

The Point

DECEMBER 6, 2010

21 Tips & Other Impressions from the Marketo User Summit. Blog Makeover Nets Sales Leads for Software Company. In fact, I’ve written much more in the last 12 months about social media and lead nurturing, yet many of those posts didn’t make the cut. Eloqua’s “Juan Eloqua” Campaign: Email Creative at Its Best.

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Lead Gen Webinar Metrics Salesforce.com Eloqua 100

The Point

MAY 30, 2012

If end users want your product, but their IT department makes the purchase decision, can you leverage that demand to drive IT sales leads? That was the question contemplated by the marketing team at MobileIron , a leading provider of mobile device management technology. Here’s how the campaign worked: 1.

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Demand Generation Agencies Work Management Demand Sales Leads 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Lead nurturing programs designed to convert trial users tend to focus, as they should, on the very front end of the trial period, when it’s critical to make sure the user is fully engaged with the product being tested. This is an effective way to increase trial conversion rates yet stil avoid sending reps leads that don’t merit the effort.

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Telemarketing Marketing Automation Services Lead Nurturing Work Management 100

The Point

MAY 14, 2012

Newer users focus marketing automation on driving customer acquisition, whereas more mature users leverage the technology’s ability to impact on lead nurturing and customer marketing (e.g. Processes – designing and deploying lead management processes that take full advantage of the platform’s capabilities. cross-sell and up-sell).

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Report Automation 100

The Point

MARCH 29, 2012

Capturing new subscribers is one of the most efficient ways to convert random visitors into loyal readers that you can nurture over time and eventually turn into actionable sales leads. Just be sure to offer the reader as many subscription options as possible, and at a minimum: Email, RSS, and Twitter. Share this blog!

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The Point

AUGUST 23, 2011

Do you feign understanding when your CEO talks about “sales and marketing alignment”? Unclear on the difference between lead management and revenue cycle management? Who the leading vendors are in the marketing automation category. • 6 common use cases (applications) for marketing automation. •

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Webinar Metrics 100

The Point

AUGUST 6, 2012

Last week I attended (and was a presenter at) the Seattle edition of Marketo’s 2012 Social Marketing Rockstar Tour , a roving conference/seminar series being held this summer in cities nationwide. Marketo bills the event as an opportunity to hear, learn, and share advice on B2B social media marketing strategy. Surprising?

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Marketo Social Marketing Peer-to-peer Demand Generation Agencies 100

The Point

JANUARY 25, 2012

Improve conversion (click to lead) rates by just a percentage point or two and you can increase lead volume (and slash Cost Per Lead) disproportionately. If you have a robust, systematic lead nurturing program in place (of course you do) there’s no need to capture every morsel of information from the prospect at first touch.

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Landing Pages PPC Paid Search Agency Tips 100

The Point

APRIL 16, 2014

The 44-page guide is based on 400 in-depth reviews and more than 10,000 comparisons performed by Marketing Automation buyers, and provides a very detailed and useful comparison of the leading brands. The guide also includes insights from leading marketing automation practitioners. Marketo has done a couple of acquisitions.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Point

JANUARY 6, 2012

A well-designed resource library can be a key factor in converting Website visitors to measurable, actionable sales leads. Even though the site as a whole continued to generate a consistent stream of leads, we knew we could do better, so we set out to redesign the resource library with the following objectives: 1.

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Resources Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Generation 100

The Point

AUGUST 27, 2013

When B2B companies invest in marketing automation technology, “lead nurturing” is often one of the key business objectives that spurs those organizations to take the plunge. Here are some tips for driving lead nurturing success. Click on the image below to view full size.). Click on the image below to view full size.).

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