ANNUITAS

JUNE 28, 2012

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. Even though the information for the buyer is plentiful, we at The Annuitas Group are still constantly being asked to provide insight on what’s actually going on in the market. Hence, the list.

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ANNUITAS

JUNE 28, 2012

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. Even though the information for the buyer is plentiful, we at The Annuitas Group are still constantly being asked to provide insight on what’s actually going on in the market. Hence, the list.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 100

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

“Demographics” are defined as “the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets.” B2B marketers, especially, use firmographic data to segment organizations into categories. B2B marketers, especially, use firmographic data to segment organizations into categories.

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NuSpark Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2018

While the marketing gurus tell you content is a must-have gizmo in the B2B marketer’s tool belt, sometimes the return on investment (ROI) feels a little squishy. To avoid the squishiness — the feeling that your money and effort is going to waste — you need to set up your content marketing program on a firm foundation.

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ANNUITAS

MAY 28, 2015

There is still a great divide between sales and marketing. Despite the silos, some organizations are able to meet their sales and marketing goals. Misconceptions about tools like marketing automation (that is a marketing tool) just add fuel to the fire. Technology is a factor in the great divide. Will it be easy?

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Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Eloqua 100

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

My original plan had been to add several marketing automation vendors with significant presence in this market. So far the original list of Eloqua , Vtrenz , Marketo , Manticore Technology and Market2Lead has proven a good set of choices. What’s more interesting is the figures for the Marketing Automation group.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz Demand Generation Agencies 120

SalesIntel

MARCH 22, 2023

Every marketer and sales manager wants to use market segmentation to paint a more realistic image of their customer base. When it comes to segmenting accounts to target for marketing campaigns or sales activities, you have a lot to pick from. It is a method of segmenting customers based on their shared qualities.

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SWZD

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

PTC saw the Internet of Things and Augmented Reality as future growth markets strategic to its business, and made acquisitions and developed solutions in these areas over the past few years. These solutions use predictive analytics to anticipate and prepare to rapidly address a part that might be statistically possible to fail.

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Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies 48

SendinBlue

JUNE 29, 2022

Wondering if you need marketing automation software? How much time and money do you waste while managing critical marketing processes manually? More conversions, increased productivity, and more sales leads are among the key benefits of marketing automation. At a Glance: The Best Marketing Automation Platforms.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 28, 2009

Obviously any survey based on 36 net responses (and self-selected at that) has little statistical value, but I still think the broad results are extremely interesting. Tags: marketing automation software deployment low cost marketing software lead management demand generation implementation demand generation.

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Demand Generation Customer Surveys Demand Marketing Automation Services 120

Vidyard

JANUARY 22, 2015

Every company dreams of having all of their marketing handled in house. Building a dream-team of marketing super heroes is something we’ve discussed in the past, but what happens when you really want to step up your video marketing game?

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Video Marketing Product Optimization Ad Building 50

DealSignal

APRIL 5, 2018

Confessions of a Marketer Podcast: Deep Dive Into Data. A Lively Q&A About Marketing Data on Confessions of a Marketer. On episode 20 of Confessions of a Marketer , host Mark Reed-Edwards took a deep dive into marketing data with Rob Weedn, founder of DealSignal. When you use data to drive a marketing campaign.

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2018

How often do you spend weeks or even months putting blood, sweat, and tears into a new marketing campaign, only to have it fall flat? It’s a marketer’s worst nightmare. Think about it, your buyer personas are the building blocks of your marketing campaigns. Why are buyer personas critical to modern marketing?

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Webbiquity

JUNE 14, 2011

Last week’s Online Marketing Summi t in Minneapolis drew an intense crowd of local agency and corporate attendees focused on learning the latest strategies for SEO and search, conversion rate optimization (CRO), QR codes, PPC, social video marketing, integrated analytics, social media measurement and more. Steve Woods , Eloqua.

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markempa

AUGUST 4, 2014

In a recent interview, Brian sat down with Steve Girshik of LeadSpace.com to talk a little shop about the fundamentals of lead generation, what’s new (and unchanged) in the world of the complex sale, and how empathy marketing is the way forward. If you look at statistics like 60% of adults have smart phones for example, which is changed.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The second major shift threatening this industry is Gartner’s prediction that by 2017 the majority of IT spend will be made by Chief Marketing Officers, not CIOs. This is not yet another hype-laden prediction by Gartner as evidenced by the major software houses bulking up on marketing software: Salesforce buying $3.5B

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EMagine B2B Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Alicia Hale, VP of Digital Marketing Services | eMagine. On the heels of the very successful webinar, Google and Web Analytics for Marketers: Which Website Metrics REALLY Matter? It is a company trying to take away some market share from Google Analytics. We are still seeing an influx of questions from our participants.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 29, 2016

But it's much more data-driven than starting with an marketer-created design. - By “journey as the framework for message selection” I mean that marketing messages or campaigns are triggered when customers reach a particular journey step. The planning module was the original product.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 20, 2009

Vendors who replace conventional decision rules with automated statistical methods may gain a key competitive advantage because the automated methods produce substantially and measurably better results. Summary: basic demand generation features are close to a commodity.

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Lead Liaison

APRIL 8, 2019

In our six years in business, we’ve seen it happen over and over again, Oracle acquiring Eloqua , Upland Software acquiring LeadLander , Adobe acquires Marketo …the number of acquisitions goes on and on. In fact, spend is on the rise as experts estimate 22% of a B2B company’s marketing budget is spent on events.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 16, 2011

Summary: eTrigue's new product is aimed at small-to-mid size businesses who want an easier alternative to leading marketing automation systems. eTrigue officially announced its new DemandCenter marketing automation system on Tuesday, replacing an earlier product dating back more than five years.

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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Marketing without revenue attribution is like playing golf without keeping score: it might be fun but you can’t tell whether you’re doing a good job. But while keeping score in golf is simple, figuring out the impact of marketing programs is quite tough. In fact, B2B marketers face several challenges on the road to perfect attribution.

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Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Allocation 120

Single Grain

MAY 31, 2023

AI for marketing is becoming increasingly essential for businesses striving to stay competitive. Building an effective marketing funnel with AI can deliver remarkable results, enabling personalized customer experiences, data-driven decision-making, and unparalleled campaign optimization. Work With Us What Is AI for Marketing?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 27, 2015

While B2C and B2B marketing practices are distinct in many ways, they both ultimately involve making your message resonate with people—meaning emotions a significant role. They need to be part of the marketing message and backed up by case studies and other proof (not just claims). HubSpot , Marketo , Eloqua , Pardot , Genoo , etc.).

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Leadspace

JULY 18, 2023

According to lead generation statistics , only about 20% of B2B leads become sales-ready! However, by accurately and proactively identifying those 20% that are high-quality leads in advance, we can cut an enormous amount of waste from our sales and marketing process. And the odds are against quality. Engagement and interest 8.

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Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 62

Albacross

JANUARY 17, 2020

In ActiveCampaign we enroll the leads into various relevant email marketing flows and onboarding activities, so we get in touch with our leads with correct timing and with relevant content based on the advanced data-filtering from Albacross. Hubspot HubSpot is a great out-of-the-box tool in B2B marketing and sales.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 25, 2019

By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We are featuring some of the best and brightest minds in B2B sales and marketing each week. Explaining, “What is marketing automation?”

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Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Digital Marketing Funnels Eloqua 77

Metadata

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Your Marketing in 2021 Doesn’t Have To” webinar. Sometimes to stay on top of what’s in the market, primarily if I haven’t heard of your product before, and other times because I see the need for your product. Finally, the 600lb gorilla in the room could be a miss on product-market fit. Just not right now.

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Webinar Metrics Cost per Lead Trends Lead Gen 59

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. To succeed in social media, set aside your marketing plan , October 31, 2010 Forget your marketing PLAN? Ten social media problems that drive marketers nuts , October 21, 2010 Trying to deliver measurable business results from social media marketing can be frustrating.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 15, 2008

Over the past few months, I’ve had conversations with “demand generation” software vendors including Eloqua , Vtrenz and Manticore , and been on the receiving end of a drip marketing stream from yet another (Moonray Marketing, lately renamed OfficeAutoPilot ). But I suspect the shift reflects something more fundamental.

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ANNUITAS

JULY 17, 2012

the Eloqueen to discuss various topics about our B2B world and marketing automation. As one of the leading sales representatives in the marketing automation space, Jill has established herself as a thought leader and advisor to some of the worlds largest companies. or maybe, “Why Eloqua?”

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ANNUITAS

JULY 17, 2012

the Eloqueen to discuss various topics about our B2B world and marketing automation. As one of the leading sales representatives in the marketing automation space, Jill has established herself as a thought leader and advisor to some of the worlds largest companies. or maybe, “Why Eloqua?”

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Eloqua Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Automation Services 100

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. Great stuff this month in the world of B2B Marketing. Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing - Webbiquity , April 19, 2010 Social media reflects a larger trend toward buyer empowerment that has changed not only the practice but the underlying philosophies of marketing over the past several years.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2012

One of the biggest concerns we hear from B2B companies when we explain the importance of content creation in inbound marketing is that their focus is somehow not interesting enough to sustain a blog or other creative content. Traynor takes a commonly cited statistic about 2% conversion rates on site and gives it a new spin.

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Paid Search Agency Companies Work Management Eloqua 28

SnapApp

DECEMBER 14, 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, it's time to look forward and see what B2B marketing trends will shape the road into 2017. While account based marketing, interactive content , personalization, native advertising, and automation are just some of the hot trends that look set to continue into the new year, there are some new kids on the block.

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