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.) Recent research shows that 63% of B2B companies that are growing faster than their competitors use marketing automation.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 5, 2013

Fresh on the heels of yesterday''s blockbuster ExactTarget / Salesforce.com deal , SAP today announced acquisition of e-commerce vendor hybris software. During their call, the SAP and hybris managers unfairly implied that ExactTarget does nothing but email (without mentioning Salesforce.com or ExactTarget by name).

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Salesforce.com 120

The Point

JULY 15, 2010

Salesforce.com is a dominant player in the CRM category and an integral part of many companies’ lead management, database marketing, and demand generation programs. Actually, it’s much easier for Marketing and lead cultivation people to get instant value out of Salesforce.com (SFDC) than it is for reps.

Salesforce.com 100

Salesforce.com Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 13, 2016

This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. That would force other CRM and marketing automation vendors to follow suit, although it's hard to imagine them matching the depth of LinkedIn's data.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vendors Linkedin 120

InsightSquared

DECEMBER 6, 2017

They tackle much of the heavy lifting in Salesforce.com (or other CRM systems) and continuously optimize processes to make lives easier for sales reps and managers, giving them more time to focus on what they do best – sell. This means spending a lot of time using Excel, or, better yet, business intelligence software (like InsightSquared).

Work Management 180

Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel Salesforce.com 180

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 4, 2013

I''ve been in meetings all day and just emerged to hear that Salesforce.com purchased ExactTarget. They also get a toe-hold in B2C marketing and in marketing automation (via ExactTarget''s Pardot technology). Not so terrible for marketing automation in the short term. Not so terrible for marketing automation in the short term.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 15, 2013

As I mentioned in last week''s post , I’m writing a paper on stages of marketing automation deployment. The premise of the paper and Webinar is marketing automation has a problem: clients who don’t move beyond basic email functions are unhappy. The paper itself will be available to Webinar attendees.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation BtoB 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been gearing up for the next edition of our VEST report on B2B marketing automation systems, which involves catching up with established vendors and chasing down some new ones. nurture campaigns), and share leads with a CRM system like Salesforce.com. Synchronization with Salesforce.com and SugarCRM are due by mid-2014.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Small Business Marketing Marketing Automation Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 13, 2014

Last year’s biggest marketing automation acquisitions were products for consumer marketing: ExactTarget by Salesforce.com , Neolane by Adobe , and Responsys by Oracle. Consumer marketers have had their own, highly sophisticated marketing automation systems for years. responsive design").

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Resource Management Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It has a pretty low profile in the B2B marketing automation world, partly because it serves a mix of B2C and B2B clients but mostly because it started as a marketing operations management system. Still, with more than 500 clients, including many ad agencies, MarketingPilot is a significant player in the larger marketing software universe. (I

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 120

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 6, 2013

One of the main reasons that marketing automation has not been adopted more quickly is that too few marketers know how to fully use it. Instead, RightWave offers what it calls “marketing automation as a service,” gives each client access to staff members who will set up and execute campaigns for them.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The Interwebs have delivered an unusually rich trove of data about the marketing automation industry in the past few weeks. Taken together, these provide a clearer picture than usual of the state of marketing automation. The reason is selection bias: most surveys are answered by people who are actively engaged in marketing automation.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 26, 2014

The other enterprise-level B2C email vendors ( ExactTarget , Responsys ) have already been bought at wondrously high prices, and every B2B marketing automation vendor I talk to tells me that potential investors are approaching them constantly. My only reaction was, What the heck took so long? IBM as an acquirer also makes perfect sense.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 4, 2012

The list of independent marketing automation systems shrank by one yesterday when Leadformix was purchased by sales enablement vendor CallidusCloud for $9 million. The price is surprisingly low for an established marketing automation vendor. But even if they back away completely from “marketing automation”, the deal makes sense.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Summary: Marketing automation and CRM systems may eventually converge, but for now marketers need help explaining why they need a system of their own. People still don’t understand the difference between marketing automation vs. CRM. Will Marketing automation and CRM remain separate? Vendors take note.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 9, 2014

x revenue, compared with the 6 to 7 x multiples paid for ExactTarget and Responsys by Salesforce.com and Oracle and the 14 x that Marketo commands in the stock market. But the main reason is probably that just 15% of Vocus'' 2013 revenue came from its marketing automation products. It’s still a modest multiple of 2.4

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Salesforce.com Purchase Paid Search Agency 120

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. any significant price point, non-commodity products).

Manticore 100

Manticore Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation Marketing Automation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

New-ish marketing automation vendor NurtureHQ showed me its product recently. Clean interface, easy to use, all the standard marketing automation features. NurtureHQ hopes to differentiate itself as “dead easy marketing automation”, which it arguably is. That’s not a software problem. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 15, 2013

Even in the small business sector, that count would make Vocus one of the largest marketing automation systems. But Vocus doesn’t quite match the profile of standard marketing automation products. Other traditional marketing automation features will be added as well.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Social Marketing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 30, 2010

Summary: LoopFuse has launched a free entry-level version of its marketing automation system. LoopFuse today promised to “transform” the marketing automation industry by offering a free version of its system. Salesforce.com easily dominates despite the presence of surprisingly capable free products like ZohoCRM and FreeCRM.

Loopfuse 120

Loopfuse Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 6, 2016

The company made a few announcements, most notably a vastly improved email builder and tighter integration with online accounting software from Quickbooks Online and Xero. Infusionsoft’s goal is to bake as much as possible of the methodology into the software, its partner ecosystem, and prebuilt assets such as campaign plans.

Small Business Marketing 120

Small Business Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Planning 120

LeadSloth

MARCH 22, 2009

I’m working on an interesting project right now: moving away from a marketing automation system. The plan is to go back to using only Salesforce.com with some cheap add-on tools for email, form submission and data quality. The company in question has used a comprehensive marketing automation system for about 2 years. Background.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services LEADSExplorer netFactor Leadlander 100

ANNUITAS

JUNE 18, 2012

Approximately 12 years ago, a new technology emerged and a new software category called “marketing automation” was born. Since then, the marketing automation space has grown consistently and significantly, and is now is at the precipice of going mainstream. The best vendor event I ever attended was a Salesforce.com road show.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 100

ANNUITAS

JUNE 18, 2012

Approximately 12 years ago, a new technology emerged and a new software category called “marketing automation” was born. Since then, the marketing automation space has grown consistently and significantly, and is now is at the precipice of going mainstream. The best vendor event I ever attended was a Salesforce.com road show.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 100

Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 4, 2010

Summary: Two low-cost demand generation systems, Genoo and Act-On Software, have added unusually advanced social marketing features. A few weeks back, I wrote about social marketing features from consumer marketing automation vendors. Act-On Software is another low-cost system, starting at $500 per month.

Act-On 120

Act-On Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Features 120

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. Step 4: The Content Marketing Plan.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 18, 2011

As you might have guessed from my recent list of B2C marketing automation systems , I’ve recently been spending some time helping consumer marketers to select vendors. Some B2C systems offer similar features and pricing with the same Software-as-a-Service business model. Like any traveler, I’ve returned home with some new perspectives.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 120

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. Of course, the jackpot here is Salesforce.com. That question has no simple answer. I actually accept those arguments.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation 120

Lead Liaison

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Why Does Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Marketing Automation Integration Matter? In this article we’ll discuss why Microsoft Dynamics CRM and marketing automation integration matter to businesses with a sales and marketing team. As a user myself, I first started using Salesforce.com. Nurture prior to sales interaction.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Lead Liaison CRM 48

Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Comments on the News “This package release delivers greater flow support benefits for a targeted group of users,” said Full Circle Insights CFO and Apex software developer Dan Applemen. Built 100% on the Salesforce Platform, Full Circle Insights products complement leading marketing automation solutions.

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Full Circle Insights Enterprise Management Marketing Management Multi-Touch Attribution 97

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 9, 2011

Summary : Act-On Software’s revised system offers a reasonable mix of features in an easy-to-use interface. At $500 per month with no annual contract, it’s priced to make it easy to get started with marketing automation. While some other system provide this, many marketing automation vendors rely on third-party products instead.

Act-On 120

Act-On Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 120

InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Put yourself into the shoes of a software sales rep. It can power sales automation, such as automation moving deals to the next stage based on a lead signing up for a free trial, or even better automation that closes a deal based on a customer account being created. Say hello to a clean pipeline free of human error!

CRM 153

CRM Marketing Analytics Tools API Lead Scoring 153

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

Summary: consolidation isn't new among marketing software vendors. When campaign management systems consolidated in the late 1990's and early 2000's, most were bought by enterprise software companies. Will weaker marketing automation vendors merge with each other to establish a larger market presence?

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 120

LeadSloth

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Almost 30 people showed up for the first two Marketing Automation Monday meetups in San Francisco and Palo Alto. An email marketing vendor found out that people searching for "newsletters" are less sophisticated than those who search for "email software" That's useful info to fine-tune your nurturing programs.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 11, 2011

To me, it looks like a reaction to the success of other low cost small business systems, including HubSpot , Act-On Software , and Pardot. With its $750 price, no shopping cart, and a reliance Salesforce.com for CRM, Spark appeals to a different market of slightly larger companies. In other words, this is a price cut.

Small Business Marketing 120

Small Business Marketing Marketo Marketing Automation Services Work Management 120

Lead Liaison

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The next step is to consider using your marketing automation software to help you with the entire process. A marketing automation system can help you automate your webinar and create a repeatable model to use for future webinars. Marketing automation is used to manage the Invite, Registration, and Follow Up Processes.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Marketing Automation Lead Liaison 48

InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As owners of the sales tech stack , sales operations directors are always evaluating new sales technology vendors and managing the CRM (typically Salesforce.com ) infrastructure. Deep expertise on sales automation and CRM systems is mandatory for sales ops directors. Most often, this means knowing the ins and outs of Salesforce.com.

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Work Management Salesforce.com Deliverability Forecasting 120