The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? In fact, I’d recommend it.

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The Point

JUNE 11, 2010

Recently invested in marketing automation software? Inside, you’ll discover the secrets to success and core lead management principles that can increase response rates, convert more leads to opportunities, and accelerate the ROI from marketing automation software. Matching a Marketing Automation System to Your Needs.

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. It’s all heady stuff.

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The Point

JUNE 29, 2009

Tags: B2B Marketing Database Marketing Demand Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation White Paper Syndication appointment setting funnelholic.

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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. Data grooming is something that needs to be in every marketing VP’s budget! HS: How do marketing automation systems make Salesforce more useful?

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The Point

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A client asks: “Now that we have our marketing automation system in place, is it really necessary to use registration forms in our lead nurturing (follow-up) campaigns? After all, we already know who these people are, correct?

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

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. For more on vendor classifications, see my list of demand generation vendors from last November.)

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

This seems to contradict my position: if email is run by personalization-oriented database marketers, while Web advertising and (perhaps) site content are run by behavioral-targeting-oriented digital marketers, then email personalization should be more common. database) marketers and Web (i.e.,

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. The company must direct end user inquiries promptly and efficiently to the sales channel, while responding to prospective partners and end users with a message tailored to iDirect’s specific experience in that company’s market.

Lead Nurturing 100

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 28, 2009

Summary: Entiera is a sophisticated consumer marketing automation system, offered as a service and at a lower price than conventional competitors. Entiera Insight is a marketing automation system primarily for companies that sell to consumers. This is unusual among consumer marketing automation vendors.

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The Point

APRIL 30, 2012

Because the page is hosted in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform, the person’s email address, first name, last name, title, and country are all pre-populated, making it easy for the individual to update or correct outdated profile information.

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Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Data Hygiene Ideal Customer Profiles 100

The Point

JANUARY 6, 2014

It’s a new year, so what better time to get your demand generation strategy “in shape” for improved performance? If you don’t have that capability in place, look at marketing automation platforms like Marketo or reporting solutions like Full Circle CRM that can give you the data you’re looking for. Make your blog count.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

On Focus.com , Holly asks: “Does marketing automation work if I only have a cold list of records? How effective would using this cold list be?&#. Case in point – we’re currently developing an integrated demand generation campaign for a client targeting a select group of contacts at key accounts.

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Smarte

MAY 24, 2023

In addition to providing accurate data, a top sales database provider should also offer advanced filtering options and segmentation capabilities. This allows businesses to target specific demographics or industries that are most relevant to their products or services. Getting B2B data is not a challenge, but getting quality data is.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week’s show is called “ He Predicted Marketing Automation and ABM. If this is a marketing exercise, you’re neutering its impact from the beginning. If this is a marketing exercise, you’re neutering its impact from the beginning. The account-based revolution isn’t over.

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The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Is lead nurturing always about generating measurable response, increasing lead scores, progressive profiling, and moving leads to sales? Or can it also be about establishing trust, thought leadership, and affinity with the target prospect?

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

It's more a supplement than a replacement for conventional campaign management but should save a lot of work for marketers and their agencies. One of the fundamental challenges in database marketing is that a seriously sophisticated campaign may send different messages to hundreds or even thousands of customer segments.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

I say “roughly” because Neolane and Alterian are rooted in the campaign management side of marketing automation, while MarketingPilot is based on marketing resource management. That puts it into roughly the same class as much larger firms including Neolane (200 employees) and Alterian (370 employees).

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Resource Management Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management Marketing Management 120

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum.

Enterprise Management 40

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Designed for B2B marketers, to drive better engagements and assure that lead generation goals are exceeded, this program combines compelling Interactive White Papers and Benefit Estimators with integrating e-mail marketing to exclusive targeted communities.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

problem: 1) Web analytics – typically the stronghold of companies like Coremetrics, Omniture, and WebTrends, the analytics area bleeds over into lead management as companies go online to generate demand. My point: B2B marketers are looking elsewhere for help generating demand.

Enterprise Management 40

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PureB2B

APRIL 20, 2022

Often tasked with generating leads that hit both a quality and quantity requirement, B2B marketers often use multiple strategies and channels to hit their targets. However, B2B marketing teams can streamline their database marketing with a strategic nurture campaign.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

ReadyContacts is a provider of role-based contact lists for targeted demand generation campaigns. Garbage In Garbage Out: Why Focus Is Critical In Marketing Campaigns 2000+ Virtual Iron Customers Are Waiting For Help. teraffics.com has a targeted traffic test packages. And if you did, what would you do next?

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