PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often mistaken for lead generation. While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. Table of Contents 1.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Stats Demand 62

Martech

MAY 2, 2024

Traditionally, salespeople had to rely on networking and intelligence gathering to painstakingly identify the members of a target account’s buying group. Here’s how AI-powered platforms are enabling more effective identification and engagement of B2B buying groups. Specifiers How is this thing better than the competition?

Ideal Customer Profiles 118

Ideal Customer Profiles Buy Marketing Automation Services Work Management 118

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 8, 2009

Summary: Based on Web traffic rankings, new demand generation vendors with low prices are gaining market presence. But Eloqua , Silverpop and Marketo remain industry leaders. I revisited that data today, adding a few new vendors and dropping some of the very minor ones. You can see that post here.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Vendors 120

Webbiquity

JANUARY 27, 2011

Salesforce.com is the cloud computing darling of customer relationship management (CRM) software. They have significant control of mind share in that space, and their legacy in customer service and sales force automation software is strong. It is made up of sales, service and—wait for it—marketing!

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Salesforce.com Marketing Automation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The Interwebs have delivered an unusually rich trove of data about the marketing automation industry in the past few weeks. Taken together, these provide a clearer picture than usual of the state of marketing automation. Here’s how I see things. They are vastly more likely than average to have a system in place.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to part II of How to do ABM Without an ABM Tool! In this installment, I’ll dive into each of the Need-to-Have Tools/Channels I listed in part I. Need-to-Have Tools (and their Channels): CRM and Marketing Automation. Need-to-Have Tools (and their Channels): CRM and Marketing Automation.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Sales Management Budget Programs 107

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

I just finished the latest release of the B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool , a.k.a. That’s a technical step backwards but will actually make it easier for buyers to access the detailed vendor information, and in particular to screen for vendors with particular capabilities. VEST Report.

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Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Report Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

One of the audience members at the B2B Marketing University in Boston asked about demand generation systems for small businesses, and how to distinguish among the vendors in general. My brief answer was that the biggest difference was less functionality than the target markets the different vendors pursue.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 120

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. We were one of Eloqua’s first customers and that’s where my adventure with marketing automation began. Lead generation was at an all-time high. For a while, all was well in B2B marketing.

Marketing AI 119

Marketing AI Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing 119

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I’ve just published the latest edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), with updated entries on all your favorites and several new entries to boot. This is always a fun project because it gives me an overview of what all the vendors have been up to for the past six months.

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Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

SmarkLabs

JUNE 12, 2023

Marketing tasks are increasingly complex, and the need for B2B marketing automation is more critical than ever. Let’s break down what B2B marketing automation is, why it’s crucial, and how it can transform your business operations. What is B2B Marketing Automation?

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Martech

MARCH 16, 2022

One of the biggest stories from Marketo’s latest release is their planned entry into the world of chat software. This wouldn’t be the first company in the last year to enter into the chat software space. ZoomInfo acquired chat software, Insent.ai, in June 2021. In our recent 2022 study of Marketo users, 49.2%

Lead Scoring 111

Lead Scoring Enterprise Management Work Management Peer-to-peer 111

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

As you might imagine, I’ve been trying to decide how to expand the set of products covered in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. My original plan had been to add several marketing automation vendors with significant presence in this market. Yet there are so many more vendors I could add.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz Demand Generation Agencies 120

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

About 15 years ago, marketing automation technology came on the scene, designed to help marketers more effectively and efficiently market across channels. It has grown in popularity, and according to SiriusDecisions , 40% of organizations will own automation by next year. So without further ado: Eloqua.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 101

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 2, 2012

In a young industry like B2B marketing automation, the primary focus is growth, and I published some figures on that yesterday (repeated below). The standout performer in all these tables is Marketo, but bear in mind that they’ve also taken much more investment than any of the others ($107.5 What about profitability?

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Marketing Automation Services Vendors Comparison Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

My new obsession with Twitter (follow me as @draab) has led to several messages from people who seemed to have trouble choosing between Eloqua and Marketo. I do recognize that they are the best known vendors in the space (with apologies to Vtrenz , whose identity is somewhat blurred since its purchase by Silverpop ). Maybe next week.

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Demand Generation Cost Marketing Management Demand 120

Valasys

MAY 31, 2019

HG for Marketo has been designed to link directly to the users’ marketing automation platform & to reflect upon the latest technologies being used by the potential & existing customers. Marketo is a long-standing leader in B2B marketing which was acquired by Abode on October 31, 2018.

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Marketo Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Management 56

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

About 15 years ago, marketing automation technology came on the scene, designed to help marketers more effectively and efficiently market across channels. It has grown in popularity, and according to SiriusDecisions , 40% of organizations will own automation by next year. Read the post.) Read the post.)

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 65

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality.

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Manticore Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation Marketing Automation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 3, 2009

Usability Items for Simple Marketing Programs (note: this is a slightly revised version of the original post, reflecting vendor feedback.) Yesterday's post described the background of this usability scoring project and gave scores for several items that apply to both simple and complex marketing programs.

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Demand Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Manticore 120

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 28, 2009

I've been having a dandy time analyzing the results of my Demand Generation Implementation Survey. As of April 29, I've received 40 responses, of which I've discarded two as incomplete and two because they related to vendors I considered irrelevant ( Zoho and Ad Giants PitchRocket). the system itself 0.67

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Demand Generation Customer Surveys Demand Marketing Automation Services 120

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 8, 2011

So marketing automation vendors are understandably eager to support it in their systems. I recently took a quick tour of vendor sites to see what social features they’re offering. I need to stress that I’ve only credited vendors for features they list on their site.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Social Media 120

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Two common business terms combined describe the an increasingly popular outreach tool: marketing automation. According to marketing research firm Raab Associates , the marketing automation system industry will reach $750 million in 2013, growing 50 percent from 2012. What is Marketing Automation?

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 100

PathFactory

JULY 8, 2021

PathFactory kicked off July with eight new awards from G2, the peer-to-peer user review site focused exclusively on business software. PathFactory helps marketers deliver relevant content experiences at scale, while tapping into a wealth of engagement data through AI-powered content intelligence. Nora H , Digital Marketing Associate.

Peer-to-peer 105

Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 105

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 30, 2010

Summary: LoopFuse has launched a free entry-level version of its marketing automation system. It's one example of how vendors are now competing to attract new users. LoopFuse today promised to “transform” the marketing automation industry by offering a free version of its system. LoopFuse knows that, of course.

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Loopfuse Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 26, 2009

you know that I see a lot of demand generation systems. Naturally, the vendors showing them to me have all thought very carefully about their designs and made the best choices they could, typically based on feedback from their customers. I don't expect this news to change the minds of vendors who made the opposite decision.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 5, 2009

I spent a good part of yesterday talking with demand generation vendors about the usability scores I've been publishing all week. There might still be some others: two of the vendors haven't spoken with me, which could mean they agree with my ratings but, more likely, means they just haven't been paying attention.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Demand Generation Work Management 120

The Point

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Recently I was asked to contribute some thoughts to Marketo’s new ebook, “ The Definitive Guide to Marketing Automation.” What are the most important things to look for in a marketing automation vendor? What do you think the future of marketing automation will look like in the next few years?

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Automation 100

Biznology

JULY 26, 2017

David Rowe , SVP marketing and business development at Enli Health Intelligence , spoke at the BrandHIT marketing conference in Las Vegas last month, and candidly shared some of his firm’s experiences in migrating from traditional B2B demand generation to an ABM strategy. It’s been a long, but productive, journey.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing ABM Lead Ranking 164

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I’m going to diverge just slightly from my current obsession with usability to talk about a conversation I had today with Marketo President and CEO Phil Fernandez, who previewed the 3.0 Major themes were greater access to detailed information, more precise targeting, and tighter integration with Salesforce.com.

Marketo 120

Marketo Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 19, 2017

As you’re defining your scope and vision for an engagement platform implementation, you need to have a clear plan and change management processes in place to be successful. One of the most important things to consider is defining the overall scope and vision of your digital marketing or engagement platform implementation.

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Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Marketo 106

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Summary: Marketing automation and CRM systems may eventually converge, but for now marketers need help explaining why they need a system of their own. I hugely enjoyed yesterday’s Boston session of the Silverpop -sponsored B2B Marketing University. Vendors take note.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams.

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Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 3, 2008

My little tour of demand generation vendors landed at Pardot just before Thanksgiving. As you’ll recall from my post on Web activity statistics , Pardot is one of the higher-ranked vendors not already in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. So I was quite curious to see what they had to offer.

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Demand Generation Enterprise Management Small Business Marketing Pricing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Summary: Public data gives some insights into Marketo's financial history and prospects. Here’s a bit more on this week's $25 million investment in Marketo : a piece in VentureWire quotes revenue for Markteo as $4.5 But Marketo itself says the reported figures are indeed active clients and I've no basis to doubt them.

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Marketo Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 120

Jackie Walts

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Implementing marketing automation is a bit complicated, but hopefully these tips will make it go more smoothly: Know that automation on its own won’t bring success. Trust me – that specialist will be worth every penny you spend and I have recommendations for every platform! Marketing automation can be fun!

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Summary: I've posted a list of nearly 200 RFP questions that I hope many people will adopt to their own needs. If it's used widely, buyers and vendors both benefit. For business software vendors, all three are equally inevitable – and it's not clear which they dislike most. It relies on the vendors to answer accurately.

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