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Database Marketing: Five Important Things to Know

Webbiquity

A form of direct marketing , database marketing uses business and consumer databases to generate targeted recipient lists. What distinguishes database from direct marketing is the awareness to the analysis of data. Database Marketing Types. Consumer Database Marketing.

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

The Point

This is the only way that email is going to survive as a useful tool for any of us.”. I’m old enough to remember when list-based marketing was the workhorse of B2B demand generation (or, as we called it back then, “direct marketing.”) Email, and even direct mail, is primarily used for lead nurturing, not lead acquisition.

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Are Webinars too Popular?

The Point

However, in my view, relying too heavily on Webinars as a lead generation tool is simply setting the proverbial bar too high, and doing so can eliminate a large subset of prospects who may have a genuine interest in your product or service but just don’t have the time or the inclination to attend an event.

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Beyond Buyer Profiling To Buyer Personification

Tony Zambito

Personalization is an extension of database marketing, whereby attempts are made to differentiate through personalized marketing. As a previous VP in both sales and marketing, I was well schooled in the use of profiling and database marketing and knew of its limitations.

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B2B Lead Generation – Challenges & Strategies That Work

PureB2B

Which tools can you implement to start growing your firm’s contact list—and winning those new accounts—today? Without leads, B2B marketers don’t have prospects. Monitoring your lead creating tactics will help you unravel which tools are bringing the best ROI. Using Database Marketing to Drive B2B Lead Generation.

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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. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum. Among other stuff.

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MarketingPilot Offers Integrated Marketing Management for Mid-Size Companies

Customer Experience Matrix

MarketingPilot started as an operations management tool for mid-size direct marketers, with features for project management, list and media buying, source code tracking, expense capture, and vendor management.