Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

The need to engage meaningfully with prospects and customers has skyrocketed as savvy professionals increasingly self-educate at every stage of the purchasing cycle, and using video thought leadership content can be a great way to capture your buyer’s attention. Instead, many lead nurture tracks include only ebooks or datasheets.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads Video Marketing 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 8, 2011

by Carol Fox Is your lead nurturing process a little like waiting for eggs to hatch? Not to worry – many organizations are faced with the challenge of lead nurturing. On one hand, both marketing and sales are under pressure to close deals and hit monthly numbers. Below are five ways to keep leads moving through your funnel.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 19, 2013

As such, for B2B marketers specifically, activity on Google Plus could potentially have significant effects on lead acquisition and brand trust. In one example , survey data shows that 77% of buyers indicate they are more likely to buy from a company whose CEO uses social media. per month, almost double that of Facebook (9.3%).

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing Google Work Management 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

by Katie Byrnes Marketo’s third installment of definitive guides is The Definitive Guide to Lead Scoring. Over the course of the next few weeks we will be doing a series of posts on lead scoring. So, what is lead scoring ? What lead scoring isn’t – pitfalls to avoid. No lead should be left behind.

Lead Scoring 48

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Leads 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Prior to the Marketo user summit I had heard a few great examples of nurturing programs being created without a lot of content, but after I shared some of these stories at the event I was approached by many others with similar stories. How can they do this with limited content marketing assets? What can they do?

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing B2B Thought Leadership Peer-to-peer Leads 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2011

The three things Carlos Hidalgo recommends to someone getting started with lead management include: Conducting an audit. Go though your lead management steps and determine where you are with you data, lead planning, metrics, etc. Figuring out (with sales) the definitions of each buying cycle.

Lead Management 48

Lead Management Lead Ranking Marketing Management Marketing Qualified Leads 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 6, 2011

Today’s marketers need to factor this into their lead generation tactics in order to attract and convert these prospects into qualified leads. Here are five key areas leading marketers are paying attention to now. Content creation is essential to the B2B marketing mix. Go mobile with your marketing.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Lead Scoring 48

Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Measuring ROI on content marketing is not straightforward; that is why most firms put measurement on the back burner. 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?

ROI 100

ROI Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 6, 2009

Five Tips for Effective Lead Nurturing. Finding out that most of what marketing calls “leads” are not really sales leads reinforces the sales team’s impression that marketing-generated prospects are not worth their time. Using Lead Nurturing to Unlock the Marketing Database.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads Leads 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2011

by Jason Miller Part two of the follow up from our Reaching the Social Customer webinar features our very own Jon Miller, VP of Marketing and co-founder of Marketo. Jon shares his thoughts on content marketing, lead nurturing, social media, and lead generation responding to your questions that were unanswered during the live webinar.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Nurturing Buying Cycle 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

by Dayna Rothman IDC recently released their 2012 CMO Advisory Service Best Practices Series: Realizing the Vision of the 21st Century Lead Management. Here are some questions that IDC sought to answer with their survey: How do leading companies staff and organize teams for effective lead management?

Work Management 48

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management De-duping 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Author: Rajiv Kapoor When I recently visited Marketo headquarters, my buddy asked me what I was working on, and I told him enterprise consulting in a strategic role (as opposed to more of an implementation role)—to which he responded, “so, what exactly are you doing?”. Marketing Automation Deployment Strategy.

Marketing & Strategy 48

Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Planning B2B Thought Leadership 48

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

An additional consideration is the different needs among members of the buying committee—influencers. One or two pieces of educational content will not likely maintain a prospect’s interest across a longer term buying cycle. Leading Lights: Marketing and PR Strategist David Meerman Scott – video interview.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Planning 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. Cloning programs and templates allows small teams to accomplish marketing automation on par with much larger companies.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. Cloning programs and templates allow small teams to accomplish marketing automation on par with much larger companies. Lead Nurture Manager.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 4, 2012

Because according to a new survey conducted by Marketo, RPM Leaders achieve 128% more revenue against their plans than average companies, and 178% more than the least mature companies. We define Revenue Performance Management as a strategy to optimize interactions with buyers across the revenue cycle to accelerate predictable revenue growth.

Stats 48

Stats B2B Sales Marketo Buying Cycle 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 7, 2011

by Bill Binch To create the best lead generation process, you’ve got to keep sales and marketing on the same page. There is a continuing challenge for marketing to fill the sales lead coffers. There are three truths behind sales and marketing agreements that must be recognized for effective alignment: 1.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Management 48

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Lisa Heay , Director of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing Lead scoring is often made out to be a behemoth endeavor, but it really doesn’t have to be. If you’ve considered implementing a lead scoring process at your organization but you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the project, keep reading.

Lead Ranking 86

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 86

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 9, 2012

You have to make sure that you are thinking proactively about producing content and creating email campaigns that can speak to your prospects at all stages of the buying cycle. Keep them coming back for more through your content machine, lead nurturing programs, and social media. Try to keep it fresh!

Marketing Automation 48

Marketing Automation Automation Buying Cycle B2B Thought Leadership 48

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.

ROI 100

ROI B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing automation is the platform from which modern B2B marketers are launching their new programs and adapting to the changing environment. Leads that are nurtured are more likely to buy more, and have shorter sales cycles, so you generate more revenue faster. The question is not “did that program work?”

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation B2B Marketing Automation 48

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 4, 2009

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.

Lead Nurturing 20

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 20

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 12, 2010

As part of a ‘mini-series’ of virtual events happening at the beginning of every month, MarketingProfs has collected a number of speakers including Sara Erzin from CheetahMail, Greg Cangialosi of BlueSky Factory and Scott Voigt of Silverpop to discuss topics ranging from email segmentation to social media and lead nurturing. Qualify/Score.

Email Marketing 48

Email Marketing Practices Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 26, 2019

By Lisa Heay , Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. Lead scoring is often made out to be a behemoth endeavor, but it really doesn’t have to be. If you’ve considered implementing a lead scoring process at your organization but you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the project, keep reading. Demographic Scoring.

Lead Ranking 75

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 75

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

How do you know if your demand generation is good enough or when it's time to take your lead management processes to the next level? Here are 14 important questions that indicate whether or not you can benefit for more sophisticated marketing automation. Lead Generation. Are you happy with the number of leads in your pipeline?

Demand Generation 48

Demand Generation Demand Budget Programs Generation 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

by Kelly Waffle Being a successful B2B marketing professional today can be compared to being a successful race car pit crew chief. You are trying to make sure your lead generation vehicles are driven efficiently and effectively—with marketing automation as your engine—to beat your competitors to the finish line. Spam complaint.

Lead Scoring 48

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 48

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Brian Carroll's blog B2B Lead Generation Blog. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Velocity's The B2B Content Marketing Workbook.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 100

Valasys

JULY 9, 2019

ABM is an all-encompassing marketing methodology which encourages intermingling & cross-functionality between different B2B departments – marketing & sales in particular. According to a study published by Marketo, 65% of the marketers acceded to the fact that ABM aids majorly in client acquisition.

Account Based Marketing 49

Account Based Marketing ABM Optimization Top of Funnel 49

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2020

By Lisa Heay , Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. Lead nurturing tends to be a misunderstood tactic. We often see companies whose nurture programs are filled with product and company-centric messaging, and the cadence may last 4 weeks, yet their average sales cycle is 9 months long. Program Exit.

Lead Nurturing 121

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 121

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

SEO and PPC can put your brand name and your content marketing in front of customers at every stage of the buying cycle. Digital Advertising is Faster to Market. Market conditions and trends change quickly, and that requires nimble marketing. Lead times for traditional advertising methods are so 1990s.

Advertising Agencies 48

Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising Mobile Advertising 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

SEO and PPC can put your brand name and your content marketing in front of customers at every stage of the buying cycle. Digital Advertising is Faster to Market. Market conditions and trends change quickly, and that requires nimble marketing. Lead times for traditional advertising methods are so 1990s.

Advertising Agencies 48

Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising Mobile Advertising 48

TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The platform’s infinite canvas is designed to enable its more than 20M users to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, and brainstorm ideas. HubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Ranked in order of highest review count in past year. LEARN MORE.

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management 98

TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The platform’s infinite canvas is designed to enable its more than 20M users to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, and brainstorm ideas. HubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Ranked in order of highest review count in the past year. LEARN MORE.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management 52