Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 25, 2009

Rather, salespeople must focus on what only they can do – provide nuanced, personal service – and delegate other tasks to resources that can handle them more cheaply and often more quickly. In many cases, those resources will be automated systems that are run by marketing. But that is inherently complex.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Salesforce.com 120

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 5, 2009

This leads to more variety as vendors experiment with different approaches to a now-defined problem. Demand generation systems are in that second stage. This means new products reflect the lessons each vendor has drawn from the industry’s history to date. But if Giese is right, they will be.

Demand Generation 120

Demand Generation Digital Asset Management Demand Marketing Management 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.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 23, 2012

The non-specialist vendors such as IBM Unica and SAS, are not included in these figures but also have significant revenue in this segment. As before, vendors closer to the top have the most appropriate features for this segment, and those further to the right have the most similar customer base and company resources.

Eloqua 120

Eloqua Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Enterprise Management 120

The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Marketing Expertise. B2B Marketing Strategy. Account-Based Marketing. Demand Gen and Lead Management. Marketing Automation Optimization. Marketing Technology Outsourcing. Sales and Marketing Alignment. Content Marketing. News & Events. Sales Empowerment. Bottom-line Results.

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 95

Jackie Walts

MARCH 6, 2019

Recent advances in give demand generation marketers tricks to reduce waste and gain better results. So, I thought I’d share what I’m finding most useful right now: First – if you have marketing automation or CRM, there are probably new tools just waiting in the platforms you already own.

Demand 54

Demand Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Salesforce.com 54

Engagio

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Folks are going to focus on optimizing existing tools and platforms. There will be more of an interest in platforms versus one-off tools. Personalized and contextual customer experiences will fuel Account-Based Marketing success. Marketers need to be nimble and adapt. My predictions for ABM in 2021 ….

Account Based Marketing 139

Account Based Marketing ABM Sales Management Enterprise Management 139

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Placing them all in the same product adds cost and complexity, which are not a software developer’s friends. 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.

Paid Search Agency 120

Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Resource Management 120

Webbiquity

AUGUST 29, 2011

Should you look at something beyond a CMS—a web marketing system (WMS), that provides additional functions like customer relationship management (CRM) and email? There’s no shortage of options, and the decision is an important one: you’ll be “married&# to the platform you choose for as long as your current site is up.

CMS Development 100

CMS Development Small Business Marketing Work Management Marketing Automation Services 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. At least some of that answer is dependent on individual variables – your company size, your resources and budget, and the goals you want to accomplish.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. At least some of that answer is dependent on individual variables – your company size, your resources and budget, and the goals you want to accomplish.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Most social marketing applications sidestep the issue by focusing on creating communities ( Jive , Lithium ), monitoring conversations (Radian6 , Trackur ) and running promotions ( CrowdFactory , Nextbee ). Marketing automation vendors have mostly worked on making it easy to post and share messages and to capture social data.

Work Management 120

Work Management Peer-to-peer Marketing Management Planning 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 20, 2009

Summary: Active Conversion helps marketing and sales departments make the best use of leads they’ve generated outside the system. That's fewer functions than traditional demand generation, but if those are the functions you need, who cares? Registration is no longer required.)

Active Conversion 120

Active Conversion Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Lead Management 120

DealSignal

AUGUST 27, 2020

“Bad CRM data is a pervasive issue that has a negative ripple effect on B2B marketing and sales performance: from inaccurate ABM targeting, to bounced emails that can damage sender reputation, to outdated or irrelevant contacts that clog marketing automation systems at a great cost,” said DealSignal founder & CEO, Rob Weedn.

CRM 52

CRM Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing Salesforce.com 52

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. And I quickly found that no list is perfect.). New York, NY.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

LeanData

APRIL 8, 2015

Additionally, LeanData announced that the Spring Release of its Account-Based Lead Management Suite for B2B sales and marketing professionals is now available. Account-based marketing initiatives continue to pick up steam. LeanData is also compatible with other marketing automation platforms.

Account Based Marketing 56

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 56

LeanData

APRIL 8, 2015

Additionally, LeanData announced that the Spring Release of its Account-Based Lead Management Suite for B2B sales and marketing professionals is now available. Account-based marketing initiatives continue to pick up steam. LeanData is also compatible with other marketing automation platforms.

Account Based Marketing 40

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

LeanData

APRIL 8, 2015

Additionally, LeanData announced that the Spring Release of its Account-Based Lead Management Suite for B2B sales and marketing professionals is now available. Account-based marketing initiatives continue to pick up steam. LeanData is also compatible with other marketing automation platforms.

Account Based Marketing 40

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

LeanData

MARCH 25, 2014

LeanData simplifies the B2B sales process, enables sales and marketing to close deals faster. a startup focused on lead management software announced today that it has secured $5.1 We’re passionate about simplifying the B2B sales process so sales and marketing will close deals faster. Additional Resources. Lisa Tarter.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management 40

LeanData

MARCH 25, 2014

LeanData simplifies the B2B sales process, enables sales and marketing to close deals faster. a startup focused on lead management software announced today that it has secured $5.1 We’re passionate about simplifying the B2B sales process so sales and marketing will close deals faster. Additional Resources. Lisa Tarter.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management 40

WebMarketCentral

MARCH 3, 2009

Marketing automation software vendor Marketo today announced the launch of its Marketo Lead Management 3.0 software suite. additional profile is requested as a prospect moves through an interactive process); Native integration with Salesforce.com ; Web visitor profiling; and Automated duplicate lead removal.

Enterprise Management 20

Enterprise Management Marketo Marketing Management LEADSExplorer 20

The Mx Group

AUGUST 1, 2018

You need to be knowledgeable about a broad array of concepts and strategies, so it’s important to have a go-to library of resources and tools to help you stay on top of your game. Marketo is a SaaS platform designed to help B2B organizations automate and measure marketing engagement, tasks and workflows.

Resources 79

Resources B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services Salesforce.com 79

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Summary: One way to understand consolidation and competitive trends affecting marketing software is to look at systems across several dimensions: how closely they relate to customers; whether they are operational or analytical; and whether they support online or offline activities. At the center is the universe of potential buyers.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vendors 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2014

Last week’s post looked at newer marketing automation systems that focused on small businesses. The general notion is that small businesses are finding existing marketing automation products too hard to use and would be happy with something simpler, especially if it costs less. Here are a few options.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Digital Asset Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Summary: Vendors who target small businesses include provide functions beyond traditional marketing automation. This helps business owners who need to generate revenue as efficiently as possible. The replies are rolling in from the survey of vendor features that I mentioned last week.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Small Business Marketing Marketing Management Marketing Automation 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. Among other stuff.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In a typical scenario, content syndication leads are received by the media vendor hosting the registration forms, and then shipped weekly to a client in batch form. Put the right lead follow-up processes in place, and only then will content syndication be a successful part of your demand generation mix. Bookmark the permalink.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency RSS Paper 40

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 18, 2008

Market2Lead offers the usual list of demand generation functions: outbound email, Web forms and landing pages, automated lead nurturing, integration with sales, and campaign return on investment analysis. But Market2Lead does not provide its own email services.

Market2Lead 120

Market2Lead Enterprise Management Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 120

MLT Creative

MAY 26, 2010

This deep dive into marketing automation has been almost as fun as it has been informational. I still have a lot to learn, and there are definitely more vendors out there that I haven't touched on, but I think I've finally gotten my head around the basics. I hope this series has been as helpful to you as it has to me.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

Rev

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In that time, marketing teams have embraced social media, content marketing, account-based marketing, marketing automation, retargeting, sales and marketing alignment, programmatic advertising, attribution models, and funnel metrics. The list for both groups goes on and on.

Marketing AI 119

Marketing AI Paid Content Paid Search Agency Allocation 119

Directive Agency

MARCH 7, 2019

Michelle Killebrew is the vice president and head of marketing at PwC New Ventures, an internal software service incubator. As a lifelong storyteller, Melanie Deziel educates and informs marketers worldwide about strategies for creating engaging and compelling brand storytelling. Michelle Killebrew. Maria Pergolino.

Demand Generation Agencies 111

Demand Generation Agencies Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 111

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It had been over a year since I’d had a serious briefing from Pardot, although we do keep in touch and I have current information on them in my VEST report on industry vendors. For example, their Web site lists eight press releases during 2011, compared with 46 for Eloqua and 30 for Marketo. Of course, other vendors disagree.

Ideal Customer Profiles 120

Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Eloqua Paid Search Agency 120

Kapost

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Now, most marketing organizations do the majority of work internally rather than through agencies across specialized teams (social, demand gen, etc.). Tools : 10 years ago, we were just beginning to experiment with email marketing tools. Every department, that is, besides marketing. Manages lead scoring.

Resource Management 48

Resource Management Work Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 48

Rev

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In that time, marketing teams have embraced social media, content marketing, account-based marketing, marketing automation, retargeting, sales and marketing alignment, programmatic advertising, attribution models, and funnel metrics. The list for both groups goes on and on.

Marketing AI 68

Marketing AI Paid Content Paid Search Agency Allocation 68

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

And it’s not clear to me if lead management automation deserves to be a separate category or to be subsumed as part of the broader marketing platform. (I I know Suresh Vittal includes lead management as a component of his enterprise marketing platform. But does the B2B need the same platform components as B2C?)

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management 40

B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 19, 2015

A recent post by David Raab at his Customer Experience Matrix blog provoked an interesting discussion about the respective roles of marketing and sales in the demand generation process in B2B companies. David Raab is a well-respected analyst who has covered the marketing technology space for many years, and I respect his work.

Top of Funnel 49

Top of Funnel Allocation Lead Nurturing Demand Generation 49

LeanData

APRIL 8, 2015

For B2B marketing and sales professionals, the term Account- Marketing (ABM) has been cropping up more and more in conversations, media articles and blogs, vendors, and event presentations. “Account based marketing isn’t a new term nor a new marketing strategy. Is this just simple hype?

Account Based Marketing 40

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 40