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Is Salesforce.com a Player in Marketing Automation Software?

Webbiquity

Salesforce.com is the cloud computing darling of customer relationship management (CRM) software. However, CRM is a trifecta. Lauren Carlson is a CRM Market Analyst with Software Advice. Share this on LinkedIn. Guest post by Lauren Carlson. It is made up of sales, service and—wait for it—marketing! Share this on Bebo.

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Demand Generation Vendors Offer Few Social Media Applications

Customer Experience Matrix

This lets people easily send a Tweet, post to a Facebook wall or create a LinkedIn article that points to the original content. CRM vendor RightNow offers something similar under the label of Cloud Links. - These can be loaded into sales and CRM systems to make them easily accessible. add social media data to prospect profiles.

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Closed Loop Marketing – still a long way to go

Buzz Marketing for Technology

CRM systems, MRM systems, Lead Nurturing systems and the list goes on. Share this on Linkedin. Ok I know we all talk a good game about Closed Loop Marketing and I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble here but frankly we aren’t there yet. Yes we forced the loop to close with some great technologies over the last few years. Tweet This!

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Shadow Pipeline – accounting for the missing dollars

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Depending on your sales force and their comfort with your CRM system you may see some of these “fly in” proposals. Share this on Linkedin. There are other shadow dollars that are harder to account for that haven’t shown up yet in the pipeline – you know those projects that magically appear once they get to proposal stage! Tweet This!

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Is Your White Paper a Sales Pitch in Disguise?

Writing on the Web

About the author Lauren Carlson : Lauren writes about various topics related to CRM software, with particular interest in sales force automation, marketing automation, and customer service. Share this on LinkedIn. Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook.

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(Almost) 100 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Blog Posts and Articles of 2009

Webbiquity

Facebook is a Personal CRM for Baby Boomers by iMediaConnection. Why LinkedIn is essential for brand marketers by iMedia Connection. Adam Ostrow. 2009 in Review: The Rise of Social Media by The Milwaukee SEO. Tony Verre. Facebook Marketing. Facebook Lets Users Open Up Profiles by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Mark Walsh. Chris Koch.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Prospecting: Tips, Techniques, & Tools to Succeed

Hubspot

CRM (customer relationship management): Software that allows companies to keep track of their potential and existing customers at whichever stage they may assume in the sales cycle. mutual friend on LinkedIn or both graduated from the same college). LinkedIn Company Pages. Here is what the funnel looks like: 1. Skim each post.