Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Summary: So you want some hard numbers to prove the value of marketing automation? It includes five pages of properly sourced industry statistics from Aberdeen , Forrester , Gartner and SiriusDecisions. Eloqua “ The Business Case for Integrated Demand Generation ” offers data from Forrester, CSO Insights and several Eloqua clients.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

One of the goals of marketing is to generate leads. What is the next logical step once you have managed to get high quality leads? Yes, getting those leads into the sale pipeline. Salespeople need leads—right now. How do marketers overcome this roadblock? So marketing tries to feed the pipe.

Sales Qualified Leads 100

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Leads 100

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 15, 2010

A new role has emerged at many leading B2B companies, Sales Enablement, and recent research from Forrester and IDC proves this new sales enablement practice as the key linchpin required to help a B2B company bridge the gap between their business strategies and how they execute in the field. April 2009).

Forrester 40

Forrester Lead Ranking Cross-Selling Sales Cycle 40

Martech Advisor

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Remember Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign from 2005-2009? Europe leads the smartphone adoption trend, with a slightly higher penetration of about 83%. It was Google who first rang the bell in 2018, when it declared that it will now prioritize mobile experience as the key factor in ranking websites in its search engine.

Trends 102

Trends Gartner Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 102

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research. Disclaimer The views expressed on this blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, Xerox Global Services, nor those of my former one, Forrester Research. I will delete spam, off-topic, or inappropriate comments, but all others are welcome.

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2019

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

Tips 101

Tips Business Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 101

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve recently been involved in an ongoing online discussion regarding marketing automation, lead generation, and lead management (including lead nurturing). Neither help you get more fresh leads into your database – which is critical because most contact info expires at the rate of 20-30% per year”.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Gartner Forrester Lead Nurturing 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) The lead management automation market, about which I blogged previously , continues to attract new players at a rapid rate.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

Big but concise lead-in. Big lead-in helps keep users reading. What I Don’t Like: Lead-in copy “Explode six direct marketing myths&# doesn’t tell me much, poor choice of words (although ‘myths’ tend to get people to read). Clear header with big title and date/time of the event.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Design Email Marketing Planning 100

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With 10 out of the 20 leading life science companies in our customer database, we’ve worked with 80+ pharma event management companies. Customer Service Look for a pharma event management company that provides high-touch customer service and values long-term partnerships. Innovation is key.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 52

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

For an eCommerce site that is easy, it is typically the value of transaction per visit. Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

We asked our panel of B2B marketing experts "How can B2B marketers measure return on investment (leads generated, market awareness etc) for the money/effort spent on creating and marketing content? Within a 3-month period of execution for the program, the combination enabled the company to reactivate dormant leads and add $4.5M

ROI 100

ROI Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

Leading Lights: Marketing and PR Strategist David Meerman Scott – video interview. He's also the award-winning writer of the Webbiquity blog , which focuses on B2B lead generation and web presence optimization -- the fusion of SEO, search marketing, social media, content marketing and interactive PR. Ardath Albee Recommends.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Business 100

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

2) Engage those visitors’ attention with industry leading content (website copy, white papers, videos, podcasts). 3) Qualify these visitors by grading their profiles and using their digital footprints to rack up a score and hence “know&# their quality. Do you have any strategies for this?

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

Smashmouth Marketing

MAY 1, 2009

Below are a few questions for Gerhard on the topic: Mike : Given the economy, some people instinctively think "cut budgets", but I think it was Forrester at the last Sales 2.0 Gerhard : It wasn't Forrester who said that, it was IDC. Both departments need to work in lockstep to create a better lead pipeline that's target rich.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 Budget Programs 100

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

Leading Lights: Marketing and PR Strategist David Meerman Scott – video interview. "Simple Content Creates Quality Leads!" Maria Pergolino is Director of Marketing at Marketo , leading their efforts in adoption of social media channels for brand awareness and demand generation. Ardath Albee Recommends.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Planning 100

Smashmouth Marketing

MAY 3, 2009

Below are a few questions for Gerhard on the topic: Mike : Given the economy, some people instinctively think "cut budgets", but I think it was Forrester at the last Sales 2.0 Gerhard : It wasn't Forrester who said that, it was IDC. Both departments need to work in lockstep to create a better lead pipeline that's target rich.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 Budget Programs 100

Ambal's Amusings

JULY 22, 2010

Leading Lights: Marketing and PR Strategist David Meerman Scott – video interview. "Simple Content Creates Quality Leads!" Maria Pergolino is Director of Marketing at Marketo , leading their efforts in adoption of social media channels for brand awareness and demand generation. Ardath Albee Recommends.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Trade Show 100

Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Sewell is president of Spear Marketing Group , a full-service agency with offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle that specializes in demand generation, lead management, and ROI-based marketing. How to Choose Your Carrot: Effective Lead Generation Offers for High-Technology Marketers (White Paper). " Howard Sewell's Bio.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Emarketing Inbound Marketing 100

Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

50 newsletter signups (potential leads). They were generated from 2,174 Playbook downloads that resulted from dozens of blog post references, hundreds of Tweets, a press mention and the strong traffic pull, credibility and reputation for content value that Junta42 has established over the last few years. 3 consulting inquiries.

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing B2B Marketing Campaigns B2B Thought Leadership 100

Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Which content should be gated to genereate leads? We asked B2B Marketing experts: " How should B2B marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)? Which content should be free? Blog posts.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Content Marketing 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Because of Frugalnomics, an environment where buyers now demand bottom-line value from every investment, B2B sales teams are challenged more than ever to deliver expected results. 08, 2010 3) IDC Executive Tele Briefing on Sales & Marketing Strategies for 2010 4) Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc.,

Effectiveness 40

Effectiveness Forrester B to B Sales Cycle 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 5, 2011

The reign of the economic-buyer is called Frugalnomics, where buyers require significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase. 3) Differentiate Your Value - According to analyst Scott Santucci of Forrester, “We are in the middle of a major transformation in the B2B sales model. April 2009.

Allocation 40

Allocation Forrester Buying Cycle Sales Cycle 40

Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Read these interesting blog posts on B2B marketing ROI: Kevin Joyce's Untangling B2B Marketing Campaigns ROI , Jon Miller's Improving B2B Marketing ROI: Thought Leadership With Merry Elrick , Tom Scearce's Three metrics that are more useful than Cost per Lead. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Get Customers.

ROI 100

ROI B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 100

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2010

In reality, it’s the thought leadership and technical expertise within these companies that adds value far more than marketing messages (social or conventional advertising). These are part of a system of enablers that when combined lead to business. One of the things I ask clients is, “Do you know the ROI of a brochure?”

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Search Agency Copywriting B2B Thought Leadership 40

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2009

Don’t confuse traffic and behavior with value Its easy to get excited about traffic to your B2B online community, or from seeing members interact to address issues or challenges. However, don’t confuse traffic and behavior with value to your business. More leads? Keeping track of traffic, leads, revenue, etc.

Communities 40

Communities Online Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 40

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. CourtneyM This is a great review of the Forrester Research. population.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

The ROI Guy

JUNE 16, 2009

quantified TCO savings) 5) On-going report card on how much realized value has been derived from prior investments Investments now on upgrading IT sales and marketing from 1.0 Investments in tools that will help marketing and sales change the connection with customers is key.

Forrester 40

Forrester Advertising Agencies Opinions Paid Search Agency 40

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Twitter Twitter can offer limitless value in promoting your event. Social Fresh and Social Media Week NY are good examples of event blogs that generate marketing value. The wonderful thing about B2B Social Media is the way they work to support each other, amplifying impact and long-term value.

Social Media 40

Social Media Event Marketing Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice.

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management ROI 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Yesterday’s Fall 2009 MarketingProfs Digital Marketing World Virtual Conference was the perfect event to prepare for the planning of Q4 marketing programs. I focused on the B2B sessions along with hosting a one hour chat session on Email Marketing and Lead Nurturing in the network lounge during the event.

Conference 48

Conference Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Landing Pages 48

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Over 200% ROI from a Value Selling Program Sound I.

SMB 40

SMB ROI Marketing Budget Work Management 40

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

This post suggests that marketers should focus on a different ROI when calculating the value of social media efforts: “return on insight.&# Compelling thought-leadership content, blog posts, white papers, video and SEO efforts support and create long-term value for social media tactics. ROI Is Dead by StraightUpSearch.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Budget Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Over 200% ROI from a Value Selling Program Sound I.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 40