Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As marketers, there are a million and two initiatives we run at once, and it can get difficult to keep track of what is working and what the data is telling us. Enter database marketing. What is Database Marketing? External databases can be created or obtained from a variety of data providers. Let’s face it.

Database Marketing 45

Database Marketing PPC Work Management Marketing Management 45

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 22, 2011

Adobe on Monday announced a new “ Digital Enterprise Platform for Customer Experience Management ”. The platform fills the center of Adobe’s three-part corporate mission to “make, manage, and measure” digital content and experiences. In fact, the only customer-facing technology Adobe offers is Web site management.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 120

Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of B2B marketing, one strategy stands out as a game-changer: personalization. It’s not just about addressing your audience by their first name in emails; it’s about tailoring your entire marketing approach to meet the specific needs, preferences, and pain points of each potential client.

B2B Marketing 62

B2B Marketing Personalization Top of Funnel B2B 62

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Summary: Acxiom's new social media marketing tool gathers public data about social media links and uses it to segment email lists. It's a different, and arguably more practical, approach to helping marketers take advantage of social media. But, on talking to the company, it turns out there is a pretty interesting product here.

Social Media 120

Social Media Segmentation Marketing Management Media 120

Only B2B

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the realm of B2B marketing, building a high-quality and targeted list of quality leads is paramount. It involves identifying and compiling a list of potential prospects who are likely to be interested in a company’s products or services. Hence, the need for automation arises as a solution to these challenges.

Marketing Automation Services 62

Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation 62

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. To reach end users, the company relies primarily on a network of channel partners, including satellite operators, telecom companies, and internet service providers.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

Biznology

JANUARY 30, 2015

Business-to-business marketers are plagued by data problems. Our legacy databases are not as robust as we need. To shed some light on B2B data problems, Bernice Grossman and I compiled a working list of problems and solutions. Data entered by our sales people ends up as mush in our database. It’s a never-ending battle.

De-duplication 80

De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Attribution 80

The Point

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A client asks: How long should a lead be chronically non-responsive before they’re marked as “marketing suspended”? Over time, an accumulation of stale, non-responsive leads can bump you to a higher pricing tier for your CRM or marketing automation license. . What best practices should we put in place?

Lead Scoring 162

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Leads Lead 162

GreenRope

JULY 27, 2020

Five Reasons Digital Marketers Love Automation. In recent years, marketing automation has become very popular among businesses of all sizes. Digital marketers love it because it makes their life easier. Marketing automation has revolutionized the way businesses are able to connect with leads and clients. How do they work?

Automation 52

Automation Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 52

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Summary: Aprimo Marketing Studio offers powerful features in an on-demand system for sophisticated business and consumer marketers. When I wrote about Aprimo Marketing Studio in a post last August , I was impressed by the scope of the product but reserved judgment because it hadn’t yet been launched. You know who you are.

Paid Search Agency 120

Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Resource Management 120

SalesIntel

APRIL 21, 2021

B2B marketers are prioritizing database maintenance and hygiene with each passing quarter. This is in line with an industry-wide move toward data-driven decision-making, which has led marketers and salespeople to look for scalable database management and growth methods. What Should You Focus On?

Enterprise Management 95

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 95

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Looking back just a few years, I am amazed by how much the marketing landscape has change. Unfortunately, the rapid evolution of marketing has not made things any easier. In fact, marketing continues to increase in both complexity and pace. But, what does this evolution mean for today’s professional services executive?

Marketing Management 48

Marketing Management Service Budget Programs Thought Leadership 48

Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Segmentation has been a staple of business marketing and sales for several decades. The concept of breaking down a potential market or industry into smaller target segments is a standard technique taught in business schools and used by many organizations. Marketing since has turned to buyer profiling to do so.

Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Buyer Personas Marketing Management 100

Biznology

MAY 28, 2014

Are you happy with the quality of the information in your marketing database? A new report from NetProspex confirms: 64% of company records in the database of a typical B2B marketer have no phone number attached. Pretty much eliminates phone as a reliable communications medium, doesn’t it? Probably not.

Data Hygiene 80

Data Hygiene B to B Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Biznology

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I have just learned about a new service from the San Antonio-based database marketing company Stirista that offers a way to link an individual’s consumer record with the business record. I’ve been thinking about some of the things a marketer could do with this new capability. Access hard-to-reach segments.

Work Management 80

Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Adwords Touchpoints 80

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Summary: marketing has shifted steadily over time from passive to active consumer engagement. Marketers need to master new skills at each stage; as they do, advertising budgets will shift to take advantage of the new medium's increased effectiveness. database marketing, or, more poetically, narrowcasting. authority.

Social Media 120

Social Media Narrowcasting Media Database Marketing 120

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

However, many tech buyers visit vendor Web sites many times to learn about and compare products, yet few register or leave evidence of their activity. B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. To paraphrase Tina Turner , we don’t need another acronym.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Whether you are just getting started with HubSpot (as your first CRM platform), or you’re migrating from your current marketing automation platform into HubSpot, there are four defined phases that will help you run a smooth setup. Step Four: Set up marketing email settings and make sure you’re complying with CAN-SPAM. Account Setup.

Hubspot 105

Hubspot Planning CMS Development Marketing Automation Services 105

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

Sales & Marketing. --> Bloggers. --> Resources. Here, digital audience marketers chime in on the ones they’re using now, and why. Tool: Adobe Sitecatalyst URL: Omniture.com/sitecatalyst What it does: Segments traffic to determine “high-value” Web visitors and offers real-time analytics. Senior Management. CMS Insights.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Marketing Management CMS Development 40

Engagio

JUNE 11, 2018

In fact, it’s the lifeblood of every marketing organization. Quality data means being able to reach the right audience, better conversion rates, higher productivity, and an overall positive ROI on your marketing efforts. 50 – More than half of all records found in the average B2B contact database are misaligned. The Blind Spots.

Account Based Marketing 54

Account Based Marketing ABM Contacts Multi-Channel 54

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.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 120

The Point

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Most commonly, companies looking to clean up CRM data turn to database providers like ZoomInfo, Data.com , and InsideView to append and replace outdated contact information. And whereas these services have value, no one provider has 100% coverage (meaning some contact data will go stale, regardless).

InsideView 100

InsideView Zoominfo Content Landing Pages 100

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Data is essential for sales and marketing tasks. Sales and marketing success is heavily reliant on data and its quality. With so many B2B data suppliers on the market, getting B2B data is no longer a challenge; however, obtaining high-quality data is. To reap the benefits, the data must be of good quality. UpLead G2 Rating: 4.7/5

Work Management 52

Work Management Marketing Management Ideal Customer Profiles Zoominfo 52

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 2, 2022

Deep in rural Wisconsin in 1962, there was a marketing organization that was decades ahead of its time. Their marketing response rate? In the decades since the time of that data processing center, we’ve seen innovations transform the marketing landscape. What are they, and are they only unique to marketing?

Marketing Automation Services 98

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing AI 98

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 18, 2015

It’s nearly two years since I introduced the concept of a Customer Data Platform , defined as a marketer-controlled system that builds a multi-source customer database and exposes it to external execution systems. Vendor Categories So far so good, but it’s really just theory. But things aren’t quite so simple.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Yesterday's acquisition of AssetLink by SAS has prompted me to finally write about MarketingPilot , a vendor I've been following since its launch nearly ten years ago. With AssetLink (60 employees) now owned by SAS, MarketingPilot also may be the largest remaining independent MRM vendor.

Resource Management 120

Resource Management Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management Marketing Management 120

Biznology

JUNE 29, 2017

Here’s a roundup of the ten most effective practices today, in both business and consumer markets. And don’t forget to set aside some budget for ongoing retention and reactivation marketing. Early action is arguably the single most effective technique in reactivation marketing. It’s the best money you can spend. . Move quickly.

Tips 196

Tips Budget Programs Data Hygiene Intent Signal 196

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

If you''ve been following inbound marketing for a while, you''ve probably heard of the term ''smart content'' before. What is smart content and how will it impact your marketing? What is smart content and how will it impact your marketing? Marketing has started to follow a similar trend. Let''s dive in.

Work Management 28

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Content 28

Lead Liaison

APRIL 15, 2016

Integration Creates Opportunities for Mid-Sized Companies to Leverage Video Marketing with Visitor Tracking and Marketing Automation Software for More Sales Intelligence and Higher Website Conversion Rates. Wistia-hosted videos embedded into a company’s website get additional perks with Lead Liaison’s marketing automation.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 48

Smarte

MAY 24, 2023

A top sales database provider can provide businesses with comprehensive and reliable data that can help them identify potential customers, reach out to new markets, and grow their business. They must have a vast database of companies and contacts, covering various industries and geographic locations.

Zoominfo 52

Zoominfo Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Marketing Management 52

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By building more automation into your SMB options, personalizing your customer service and improving the product catalog, you can help these clients gain an edge on their competition. ” SMB clients expect the same personalized service as personal consumer and large corporate accounts. .”

Small Business Marketing 52

Small Business Marketing SMB Enterprise Management Automation 52

SmartBug Media

JUNE 9, 2021

HubSpot’s custom properties feature allows users to define custom properties or “fields” outside of HubSpot’s default contact properties within their customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Custom properties can be created on contact, company, or deal records and are available across the Sales, Marketing, and Service Hubs.

Hubspot 98

Hubspot CRM Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 98

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.

Multi-Channel 120

Multi-Channel Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Channels Marketing Automation Services 120

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

Account Based Marketing 114

Account Based Marketing DemandBase Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 114

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. population. Here’s 6 ways to find the gossips in your midst: 1. online average of $79,000. Fifty percent!

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

ViewPoint

JUNE 15, 2018

Increase the top line while reducing expense—it’s what every CEO wants—and what their sales and marketing leaders are looking for as well. Many execs are realizing that meeting this goal involves increasing investment in sales and marketing with a renewed focus on gaining market share instead of just stabilizing it.

Cost 136

Cost Forecasting Work Management Marketing Automation Services 136