Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We were one of Eloqua’s first customers and that’s where my adventure with marketing automation began. We were doing it all back then, with very little playbook guidance: Lead magnets. Lead capture forms. Lead scoring. Lead ranking. Lead routing. Lead nurturing. It was empowering. Dark social.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. The guide itself is well-researched, clearly written and highly practical.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 7, 2013

Lead Nurture Planning. Considering that around 80% of leads never turn into sales, you need a proper lead nurturing plan, including lead scoring, with the goal to transform those leads you do have into potential sales opportunities. Save time following up on bad leads. . Segment/List.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 4, 2009

The folks at Marketo have always recognized that they can only succeed if more marketers learn the basics of demand generation. Their latest contribution is The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a 38-page workbook that may not quite live up to its ambitious title but certainly gives a good overview of the subject.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

A must-watch presentation, though, is the keynote address “ The State of Demand Creation “, by Tony Jaros , SVP Research for SiriusDecisions. The State of Demand Generation 2012. Why is demand generation so important? Create sufficient content (how can we possibly keep up with demand for content?).

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 28, 2008

Now that I have that long post about analytical databases out of the way, I can get back to thinking about demand generation systems. But, as I think I wrote in a comment since then, I now believe the best approach is to define several applications and score the vendors in terms of their suitability for each.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Whatever the reason, unused funds are a lost opportunity for both the partner and the sponsoring vendor. What’s your unique selling proposition (USP) in the context of your partnership with this particular vendor? If you do invest in lead generation, set clear expectations for sales follow-up. Define your message.

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Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

Martech has exploded in recent years, with over 11,000 solutions available to help marketers automate and optimize operations. However, much of this martech stack is designed to convert prospects into leads and track them through the marketing funnel. Let’s stop optimizing for marketing vendors. Immediately, when possible.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 25, 2008

When I was researching last week’s piece on Market2Lead , one of the points that vendor stressed was their ability to create a full-scale marketing database with information from external sources to analyze campaign results. They even cited one demand generation vendor that had turned to them for help. (In

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 10, 2014

the marketing automation space is due to grow by 60% this year and reach overall revenues of $1.2 The continued rise in revenue is indicative of the increased sophistication of the B2B market and the need for marketers to be more strategic in driving demand for their organizations. VB asked 1,000+ marketers about marketing automation.

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Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2016

Marketing automation software tools can be very helpful in making lead nurturing and sales acceleration efforts more effective—even if the category is badly misnamed. Marketing can’t be automated.) Here are 14 of the best marketing automation tools based on their popularity with reviewers. 1) Marketo.

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

About 15 years ago, marketing automation technology came on the scene, designed to help marketers more effectively and efficiently market across channels. It has grown in popularity, and according to SiriusDecisions , 40% of organizations will own automation by next year. So without further ado: Eloqua. Read the post.).

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The Point

JUNE 5, 2018

Earlier this year, Forrester Research conducted a detailed survey of more than 150 B2B marketing decision-makers with the intent of benchmarking the maturity of B2B marketing best practices, focused on revenue marketing and marketing automation. LDW: Yes, 71% of the respondents said that inbound is an important source of leads.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality.

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

About 15 years ago, marketing automation technology came on the scene, designed to help marketers more effectively and efficiently market across channels. It has grown in popularity, and according to SiriusDecisions , 40% of organizations will own automation by next year. Read the post.) Read the post.)

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion.

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Would you like to meet up with fellow Marketing Automation professionals to exchange tips and best practices? Join us at Marketing Automation Monday for an informal panel discussion on using drip marketing to find more qualified leads and for networking with other like-minded marketers. Why Marketing Automation Monday?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How can you efficiently nurture those long-term prospects, learning more about their interests in the process, until they are really ready to engage with sales? Those are the types of questions marketing automation / demand generation software vendors seek to address with their offerings.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 16, 2011

I’ve long believed that B2B marketing automation is just a passing phase: that, ultimately, B2B marketing automation systems will be absorbed into CRM systems instead of operating independently. But there are also a few vendors who have bet in favor of merged systems, so it wouldn’t be fair to ignore their view entirely.

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The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Without a solid, back-end lead nurturing program in place, most search leads are likely to be ignored by sales, and very few will convert into pipeline or customers. . In B2B search campaigns, an effective lead nurturing.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 5, 2011

Summary: Here are my estimates for the size of the B2B marketing automation industry, broken down by customer segments. I've been working madly on my new report on B2B marketing automation vendors. Including those vendors would at least double the total figure. They have three to fifteen marketing automation users.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams. Getting Started with Marketing Automation.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 24, 2009

Needless to say, Marketing Automation software is very popular today. It can be used for email campaigns, drip marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, landing page management and for brewing coffee. And please share your Marketing Automation “horror&# scenarios in the comments below! Not Enough Leads.

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LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2009

The Marketing Automation industry is evolving continuously. Many digital marketers are using marketing automation tools to automate lead nurturing. But if you want to expand your business, you also need to continuously add new leads to your database. Inbound Marketing Automation.

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Launch Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Alert Logic was in fast growth mode and wanted to implement marketing automation to support the scaling of their business. They wanted a partner to lead the strategy and implementation of an Enterprise-class marketing automation solution, and with that in mind engaged Launch Marketing to lead the effort. The Project.

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

LeadSloth Marketing Automation Blog – Survey Results. Marketing Automation Best Practices. Lead Nurturing / Drip campaigns. Avoid vendor bias. Talk about the best mix of lead gen approaches (also based on the economy). Explain how to make a business case for Marketing Automation. Avoid vendor bias.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 12, 2010

But I think its strategy of offering an intermediate product between email marketing and full marketing automation may actually be more useful in attracting new customers. LoopFuse also provides automated Salesforce.com integration, but doesn’t have Genius’s Web tracking technology.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I will be speaking about Marketing Automation features, the marketing technology ecosystem, and the impact of Social Media. Let’s look at the 5 Ways in which Social Media is changing Lead Management and Marketing Automation. Lead Generation. Lead Nurturing.

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Markempa

APRIL 16, 2019

But, in reality, any marketing process can be optimized from demand generation, account-based marketing and, lead generation. I’ll review the basics of reviewing your demand generation funnel. A buyer persona(s) targeted – Which ponds are you fishing in, and whom are you trying to catch?

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The Point

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Recently I was asked to contribute some thoughts to Marketo’s new ebook, “ The Definitive Guide to Marketing Automation.” You can download a free copy of the ebook – 100 pages on everything you need to know about marketing automation – what it is, how it’s different from CRM, common features, keys to success, and more – by clicking here.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We all know how fast demand generation evolves, and we need to evolve with it. To give you some inspiration – or maybe just to back up what you’ve already decided to do – we’ve assembled ten proven tactics for demand generation success in 2019. If anything, it will just move up priority lists. And it should.

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MLT Creative

MAY 19, 2010

Once you've grasped the whole marketing automation concept, you're going to need a vendor to help you follow through. Over my next two blogs, I'll highlight different marketing automation vendors, and what they do that sets them apart. Stay tuned next week for information on more marketing automation vendors.

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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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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Even though some vendors have been around for almost 10 years, Marketing Automation is still relatively new. According to Forrester, only 2-5% of B2B firms have invested in full-featured Marketing Automation. Increasingly, B2B companies realize that Marketing Automation software requires skilled operators.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 3, 2009

I think one mistake many marketers make is to think of their lead management requirements too narrowly — and to be honest, quite a few demand generation vendors make this mistake as well. Lead scoring to know when to pass leads to the sales team – and when to keep them in marketing for further nurturing.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Just this past month, we’ve seen offers such as “guarantee of significant business impact in less than 60-days”; or “a detailed understanding of where you’re deficient in your automation strategy in less than 10-days”; or even “100% increase in qualified leads to sales”. There is more to B2B Marketing Than Lead Nurturing .

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