The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Recently, Lauren Carlson of research site Software Advice wrote a very perceptive and timely piece entitled “ Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software ” about the broader market trends that, in her view, are driving the increased adoption of marketing automation technology. The email blast is dead.

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The Point

MAY 6, 2010

A couple of weeks ago our firm prepared a detailed ROI analysis for a client helping them substantiate to their management the investment in a marketing automation platform. For other companies, the decision of whether or not to take the plunge into marketing automation is less of a slam-dunk.

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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. HS: What would you say is the biggest misconception about Salesforce and the way it’s used in most companies?

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The Point

MAY 13, 2009

This is becoming a common question, driven in part by the trend in B2B towards more proactive lead nurturing and the rapid adoption of marketing automation systems. Suddenly, companies have the tools at [.].

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Placing them all in the same product adds cost and complexity, which are not a software developer’s friends. Rather, it has conceded the lower tiers of business marketing to simpler systems and aimed Marketing Studio at marketers who need greater sophistication and will accept higher cost and complexity to get it.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Sometimes all it takes is a few words in an opening paragraph to tailor an email to a different industry, or job title, or lead source. Most marketing automation platforms make it a simple task to “clone” emails and landing pages, and create variations on the fly. Don’t dump all inbound leads into the same bucket.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Using satellite technology for internet connectivity has particular appeal for companies with operations in remote, hard-to-reach locations, so it’s no surprise that iDirect’s market is heavily segmented, focused on key sectors such as oil & gas, maritime, and federal/military.

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