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Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead

The Point

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Even if you acknowledge that change as fact, however, it’s easy to become cynical (as I have) when vendors and thought leaders are constantly proclaiming the “death” of the old ways.

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Top 10 ABM Mistakes

The Point

I may not be a market analyst, but from what I see working with our agency’s B2B clients , it seems to me that, in the language of technology adoption lifecycles, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) stands at that pivotal junction – what Geoffrey Moore calls the “chasm” – between early adopters and early majority.

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6 Red Flags to Avoid When Purchasing Lead Management Software

LeanData

When purchasing lead management software, you’re typically looking to eliminate pain points like lead leakage, unmanageable Apex code, unwieldy CSV spreadsheets, manual triage, poor handoffs between Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success departments, and sometimes, an entirely broken sales process.

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6 things martech vendors don’t want you to know

Martech

To be honest, many of us owe our careers and jobs to marketing technology and the results it drives for marketers. . We also owe a debt of gratitude to many martech vendors, who not only build the platforms on which we work, but who also produce a plethora of marketing education including classes, workshops, and certifications.

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What is marketing automation and how can it help B2B marketers?

Martech

How vendors differentiate on capabilities. The more basic functions of marketing automation have become somewhat commoditized, so platform vendors mostly try to differentiate on the ability to scale (especially to new marketing channels), usability, ease of implementation and customer experience features. Lead management.

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Forrester: B2B Companies Score Low in Marketing Best Practices

The Point

for lead management to 3.35 However, when you consider that, in our model, a 5 represents the most advanced state of practice from a business theory perspective, and a 1 represents basic control and management of a process, you recognize how difficult the transition from 1 to 5 really is. HJS: Marketers scored a mere 2.26

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LeanData Joins ABM Cloud for Salesforce — First-Ever Account-Based Marketing Partnership for the Salesforce Platform

LeanData

LeanData will collaborate with more than 30 other companies to help marketers build ABM technology solutions. August 11, 2016) — LeanData has joined the ABM Cloud for Salesforce program that officially launched today at the #FlipMyFunnel conference. Learn more about ABM Cloud for Salesforce and partners. BOSTON, Mass.