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Observations from the 2017 Marketo Summit

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The event has transformed since 2009, when the customer party fit (literally) onto a suburban restaurant patio. This week was my eighth consecutive Marketo Summit, all of them as a sponsor/exhibitor. For a more detailed recounting of those early events, read this great article on LinkedIn by Sandra Freeman.).

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Top 5 Lead Management Excuses (with Poll)

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Furthermore, only 15% of those same respondents planned to deploy or expand their lead management initiatives in 2009. According to a recent industry survey by Demand Gen Report , fewer than 10 percent of marketing executives who responded have automated lead nurturing strategies and processes in place.

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Citrix Email Campaign Crashes on Takeoff

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First, there’s the leading candidate for Most Frequently Used Email Opening of 2009: “In these challenging economic times …”. Granted, I’m already sold on the value of Web conferencing, but even then, the email below from Citrix (makers of GoToMeeting ) leaves me thoroughly underwhelmed.