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Case study in data-driven B2B customer acquisition marketing

Biznology

One of the most compelling stories came from Doug Sechrist , vice president of demand marketing at Five9 , a cloud contact-center software company based in San Ramon, CA. With responsibility for demand generation, Sechrist is mired in database marketing. First, we target the right accounts.

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Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect

The Point

To reach end users, the company relies primarily on a network of channel partners, including satellite operators, telecom companies, and internet service providers. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. All-hands discovery session yields important insights, priorities.

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Getting the Most from Salesforce.com: A Conversation with David Taber

The Point

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. For smaller companies, SFDC can do a lot of light automation without your having to write code. HS: Thanks David!

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10 Questions: Do You Need Marketing Automation?

The Point

Using even the most conservative assumptions, we were able to project a return – in the form of increased revenue – that far outweighed the price of the software under consideration, even allowing for related services and staff time. Not everyone is able to measure the precise ratios at which sales leads currently convert to sales.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

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. All thoughts are welcome!

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Do Lead Nurturing Campaigns Always Need an Offer?

The Point

I’m not sure I’d have much patience for a company, regardless of any interest I might have expressed in their product or service, that wanted to share links to educational and entertainment-type content with me via email, particularly if those links arrived with any frequency. But maybe that’s just me. Occasionally?

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

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.