Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Sales Lead Management Association has opened up voting for the 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management. I'm on the list, so if I've earned your respect in the world of demand gen and lead generation, I'd love your vote. So choose wisely. Members of SLMA and non-members are allowed to vote.

Leads360 100

Leads360 Lead Management Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The conclusion: most B2B companies were failing to follow even the most basic lead management best practices, even in areas that one would assume were a primary business case for purchasing marketing automation in the first place. And then have to justify the business value 12 months later when the license renewal comes due.

Marketing Automation Services 147

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Automation 147

Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In my last post , I framed out the three main lead management approaches in B2B SaaS. Please view this as a general list; some of these points will be more or less pronounced depending on the marketing automation platform you’re using (Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, Act-on, Autopilot, etc.) Jay Famico. Co-Founder and Editor.

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Lead Management De-duplication Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 40

Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In my last post , I framed out the three main lead management approaches in B2B SaaS. Please view this as a general list; some of these points will be more or less pronounced depending on the marketing automation platform you’re using (Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, Act-on, Autopilot, etc.) Jay Famico.

De-duplication 40

De-duplication Lead Ranking Lead Management Work Management 40

The Point

APRIL 8, 2015

In some notable areas, the average marketing automation user appears to be achieving real business value. In other categories, adherence to even fundamental best practices is relatively uncommon, even in areas that you’d otherwise assume to be a primary business case for marketing automation.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation 100

SendinBlue

AUGUST 24, 2020

Marketing automation platforms offer tools that help grow your business and improve customer experience. HubSpot’s marketing automation platform is geared towards helping you generate leads and convert more customers. Marketo is known as a lead management tool, but it covers pretty much every part of marketing.

Marketing Automation Services 86

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Automation 86

Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2016

1) Marketo. An enterprise-grade marketing automation and analytics platform with solutions for lead management, email marketing, consumer marketing, customer base marketing, and mobile marketing. Marketing automation tool combining email marketing, lead management, and reporting with sales alignment. 8) dotmailer.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 100

TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 8, 2020

Hubspot is primarily used by SMBs, with 55% of reviewers representing businesses of this size. Though Hubspot offers free tools, a small business would realistically start at $30 a month for a starter package. Oracle Eloqua. Oracle Eloqua is a marketing automation platform designed for enterprise B2B companies.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Hubspot Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 52

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 30, 2010

Other vendors have similar price points for the small business market (see my list of demand generation vendors ) although I suspect their internal costs are higher. Features, ease of use, and support from the vendor and business partners are usually (and rightly) the main considerations.

Loopfuse 120

Loopfuse Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 8, 2009

But Eloqua , Silverpop and Marketo remain industry leaders. Alexa is a crude measure for many reasons -- although I do think the rankings correlate roughly with a vendor's volume of business and marketing actvitiy, I wouldn't go much further. The leaders among demand generation systems are still Eloqua , Silverpop and Marketo.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Vendors 120

Conversica

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Email marketing is a proven method to increase conversion rate, but it needs to be done deliberately to optimize its impact and cut through the noise that your audiences encounter as they seek solutions to address their business problems. Always be testing.

Conversion Rate 59

Conversion Rate Email Marketing Marketing Management Marketing AI 59

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Mintigo’s conclusion across 186,500 B2B companies was that just three percent were using the most common marketing automation systems: Oracle Eloqua , Marketo, HubSpot, and Salesforce.com Pardot. million for Marketo.) This varies hugely from the usual survey results, which often show something like 50% penetration.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

. @ Forrester – Forrester Research, Inc – An independent research company that provides pragmatic advice to global leaders in business and technology. Marketo – Marketo.com – Marketing software. . NoyesJesse – Jesse Noyes – Managing Editor @ Eloqua. Cambridege, MA – [link].

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Barbara’s firm helps clients achieve business growth through strategic marketing management, sales leadership, and business process alignment. She has nearly 25 years experience in strategic marketing, management, and international business development, the past ten as a consultant. (HS) Thanks Barbara!

Salesforce.com 100

Salesforce.com Eloqua Work Management Marketing Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Neolane “ Making the Business Case for Enterprise Marketing Software ”. This paper contains step-by-step instructions for building a business case and even a link to a slide deck you can use as a template. 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

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

My new obsession with Twitter (follow me as @draab) has led to several messages from people who seemed to have trouble choosing between Eloqua and Marketo. Marketo is certainly a fine product, but marketers should still look around before picking it by default. It shouldn't be hard to figure out which one suits you better.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Cost Marketing Management Demand 120

TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

These following features roll into 5 categories: Email Marketing and Online Marketing, Lead Management, Reporting and Analytics, Social Media, and Integrations. Email Management: Automation for segmentation, A/B testing, scheduling, and auto-responders is key. The goal is to convert leads into long term satisfied customers.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

NuSpark Consulting

JULY 4, 2011

Marketo, Aprimo, Eloqua, Silverpop and all the rest are there to push this technology towards you. As they should… because without a sound lead nurturing process your firm suffers and those leads you worked so hard to generate will likely do business with competitors. How marketing automation syncs with CRMs.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Automation 100

NuSpark Consulting

JULY 4, 2011

Marketo, Aprimo, Eloqua, Silverpop and all the rest are there to push this technology towards you. As they should… because without a sound lead nurturing process your firm suffers and those leads you worked so hard to generate will likely do business with competitors.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Automation 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Users can query this widget to find out more about these visitors and decide if they want to purchase full business contact information. The lead management automation market, about which I blogged previously , continues to attract new players at a rapid rate. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

MLT Creative

MAY 19, 2010

Eloqua Eloqua provides you with contact management, campaign management, lead management and marketing measurement, all in one platform. Eloqua can work with a company that's just getting started, or improve the sophistication of existing marketing efforts.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2009

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. Traditional lead sources are tradeshows or lead programs with magazines. Message for Marketing Automation Vendors.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Inbound Marketing Marketing Automation Work Management 100

NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. Below are a variety of books that I consider the cream of the crop in b2b marketing and lead management. It’s probably the first book to marry content marketing with lead management strategy.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand Generation 100

SendinBlue

JUNE 29, 2022

How much time and money do you waste while managing critical marketing processes manually? More conversions, increased productivity, and more sales leads are among the key benefits of marketing automation. Moreover, 88% of small businesses say automation helps them compete with larger companies. More than you think. Sendinblue.

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 52

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. What’s making a comeback? Theme: Garland by Steven Wittens and Stefan Nagtegaal.

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

Lead Liaison

APRIL 8, 2019

In our six years in business, we’ve seen it happen over and over again, Oracle acquiring Eloqua , Upland Software acquiring LeadLander , Adobe acquires Marketo …the number of acquisitions goes on and on. We unveiled Lead Liaison’s ABM solution in late 2017 with resounding cheers from our client base.

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Lead Liaison Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Leadlander 11

thePoint

MAY 25, 2018

The answer is to cultivate and educate some key advocates that will work with you to build the end-to-end measurement and appreciation of your impact on the business. Make sure you are hiring a company that can provide leadership in this area (bring value to you) vs. a company waiting for you to lead (hired work you tell them to do).

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Work Management Sales Management Marketing Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management 40

LeanData

MARCH 30, 2022

An effective Information Technology (IT) strategy is critical for any business attempting to scale and grow its revenue. Leading this charge is the revenue tech stack that empowers revenue teams to deliver results by eliminating the manual, time-consuming and error-prone processes from their go-to-market (GTM) motions.

Marketing Analytics Tools 98

Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing Automation Services Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 98

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Marketo, for example, sponsored a compelling study done by SiriusDecisions that explains the importance of a strong process in driving results when using marketing automation software. Ruth consults on customer acquisition and retention, teaches marketing at Columbia Business School and is a guest blogger at HBR.org and Biznology.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 120

TrustRadius Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We want to help you sort through the noise and help you nail down which type of software — email marketing or marketing automation — will best suit your unique business. For us, the business solutions it addresses is it provides a easy solution to create and produce newsletters and disseminate it to our community of over 5,000 people.

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Software 52

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 4, 2009

Marketo gets a half point because it can direct leads to lists, which in turn feed campaigns, but not to campaigns directly. Explicitly direct leads from one campaign to another Eloqua Manticore Technology Market2Lead Marketbright Marketo Neolane Silverpop Engage B2B 1 1 1 1 0.5 Multiple scores per lead.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Manticore 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 2, 2009

Similarly, a final scoring system should include other items such as vendor viability, or at least a proxies such as years in business, numbers of clients, and funding. Once more, the logic is to provide enough different scores that people are led to consider which of those scores are important to their own business.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Manticore 120

Lead Liaison

MARCH 1, 2019

Lead Liaison also showcased another crowd pleaser with their Run Your Own Event solution. This solution was on full display at EXHIBITORLIVE 2019, demonstrating how businesses can use it to run user conferences, vendor conferences, and road shows. About Lead Liaison . What sets GoExhibit!™ To access an overview of GoExhibit!™

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LeanData

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Cadence: The strategy of directing a measured stream of messaging and relevant content toward a prospect in hopes of furthering a business relationship – hopefully in a way that is relatively non-intrusive. Contact: Represents a person in the Salesforce system who has graduated from the lead status.

Account Based Marketing 71

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 71

LeanData

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Cadence: The strategy of directing a measured stream of messaging and relevant content toward a prospect in hopes of furthering a business relationship – hopefully in a way that is relatively non-intrusive. Contact: Represents a person in the Salesforce system who has graduated from the lead status.

Account Based Marketing 53

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 53

LeanData

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Cadence: The strategy of directing a measured stream of messaging and relevant content toward a prospect in hopes of furthering a business relationship – hopefully in a way that is relatively non-intrusive. Contact: Represents a person in the Salesforce system who has graduated from the lead status.

Account Based Marketing 40

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads 40