Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Sales Lead Management Association has opened up voting for the 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management. I'm on the list, so if I've earned your respect in the world of demand gen and lead generation, I'd love your vote. So choose wisely.

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Full Circle Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2020

What are the qualities of great B2B lead management? B2B lead generation operations experienced a seismic shift when the pandemic took in-person events, which so many companies rely, off the table. B2B teams can use this opportunity for a reset so they can achieve great lead management. It’s an important question.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Lead Management Strategy. In tandem with content that serves the buyer at every step, lead management works behind the scenes to place leads in the proper “bucket” and dictates how leads are handed off to sales. Are you collecting lead source information across all dimensions you’d like to report on?

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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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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2023

Based on extensive research, here is a list of some of the best tools to help support your marketing activities and achieve your objectives of increasing your brand awareness and generating high-quality leads. Lead Nurturing. List Management. Lead Management. List Management. Lead Nurturing.

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The Point

JUNE 25, 2019

The reasons for this are varied, but many of them center on the quality of the underlying data, and the degree to which information about a particular lead, or opportunity, or closed deal is captured and tracked accurately. A good starting point is a mini data audit, focused on the following questions: * Are you capturing lead sources?

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Televerde

MARCH 16, 2020

Marketo Engage supports Televerde’s consultative and managed services approach by helping prospects and clients better understand how to utilize the technology within their existing marketing and sales processes. Demand Gen Report highlights this partnership. Read the article. >>>

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 15, 2010

At this week’s Marketo Summit , I realized we’re right in the middle of B2B Marketing Event Season. In this post I’m giving a short impression of the Marketo Summit. The Marketo User Summit was BIG: 600 customers and partners were attending. Marketo University. Global Marketo Roll-Out.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 17, 2009

Earlier this year I downloaded Silverpop’s lead management workbook , and I planned to write about it. Unfortunately, not enough time… Last week I received a copy of Marketo’s Lead Nurturing workbook. Both books show how you can increase sales by nurturing all leads, from inquiry to opportunity.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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LeadSloth

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Most readers of this blog will know that I’m passionate about Marketing Automation and Lead Management. To accelerate this learning process I’ve decided to join the Marketo consulting team, in which I can focus 100% on Marketing Automation and Lead Management.

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SalesIntel

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To skyrocket the numbers, sales reps make use of various sales tools available in the market. Some of them are free while others are paid – but all bring in enormous value to the sales process. Investing in a random sales tool is a waste of time, money and effort. What are Sales Tools? Why Use Sales Tools?

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ANNUITAS

MAY 13, 2021

Too often MAPs are associated with tactical email nurturing and simple lead qualification — tactical use cases that dominate immature platform deployments. Does it offer a solid integration with Salesforce (or other, leading CRM), including a view into the lead, contact, account and opportunity objects?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 12, 2018

Marketing and sales team are active players in the blame game. While the sales team thinks the marketing team shared only contacts (read, unqualified leads), the marketing team blames the sales team for not being able to convert all the excellent qualified leads they hand off. Sound familiar? Remember: .

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. For one, I can report that no companies are coming to our firm asking us to help them align sales and marketing. Enable sales reps to turn off lead nurturing for specific prospects from within the CRM system.

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 3, 2010

Summary: Marketo continues to follow its own path. Revenue Cycle Management blazes an important new trail for others to follow. I finally caught up with Marketo for a briefing on their Enterprise Edition (announced in March) and Revenue Cycle Analytics (announced in May). It seems that Marketo disagrees.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 9, 2009

Summary: Marketo's new Sales Insight ranks prospects for sales people, based on recent Web and email activities. It lets Marketo sell seats to sales departments, which could be more lucrative than selling its core demand generation system. The idea is to help the sales rep decide who to call first.

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Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In my last post , I framed out the three main lead management approaches in B2B SaaS. Please view this as a general list; some of these points will be more or less pronounced depending on the marketing automation platform you’re using ( Marketo , Eloqua , HubSpot , Act-on , Autopilot , etc.) Data management.

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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 Although I actually think that quite a few demand generation vendors share the Marketo philosophy, it’s still helpful to hear the distinction made clearly.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This meant we could take advantage of decreased ad costs to boost awareness of our offering, empowered with our Marketo Engage solution. To do this well, we also needed to develop and execute the right programs to capture leads, place them in relevant lead nurturing campaigns, and ultimately pass them to Sales (at the right point in time).

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ANNUITAS

MAY 24, 2011

We recently had the opportunity to connect with Jon Miller, Vice President of Marketing and Co-Founder of Marketo. Jon leads strategy and execution for all aspects of Marketo’s hyper-efficient demand center (powered by Marketo’s solution, of course). For example, how does your organization define a “lead”?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 27, 2011

by Katie Byrnes Marketo CEO, Phil Fernandez, had the chance to interview the CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association, James Obermayer at Dreamforce 2010. Luckily, Marketo had the chance to capture this event live. By leveraging these technologies, marketing managers can take their place in the revenue cycle.

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The Mx Group

MAY 5, 2017

At the Marketo Marketing Nation Summit! The event was full of great insights, but as a marketing automation specialist, I was most interested in the keynote by Marketo CEO Steve Lucas. Too-early sales contact is frustrating for both buyers and salespeople. So make sure you know which leads are sales-ready by using lead scoring.

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

Without getting too much into the nitty-gritty complexities of it, marketing automation campaigns send specific content (that you’ve programmed) to leads based on certain behaviors and data. Closing more sales. Let’s look at an example: You send out an email to leads encouraging them to sign up for a webinar. The ultimate goal?

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LeanData

APRIL 11, 2017

April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A survey of 527 B2B sales and marketing professionals found that a majority have serious reservations about the effectiveness of the lead routing process at their companies. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment.

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LeanData

APRIL 11, 2017

April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A survey of 527 B2B sales and marketing professionals found that a majority have serious reservations about the effectiveness of the lead routing process at their companies. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment.

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LeanData

APRIL 11, 2017

April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A survey of 527 B2B sales and marketing professionals found that a majority have serious reservations about the effectiveness of the lead routing process at their companies. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment.

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LeanData

APRIL 11, 2017

April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A survey of 527 B2B sales and marketing professionals found that a majority have serious reservations about the effectiveness of the lead routing process at their companies. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment. Businesses invest heavily in lead generation and enrichment.

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ClickZ

JANUARY 22, 2020

In order to pick the most apt tool, marketers will need to keep in mind the usability, pricing, ease of integration, capabilities around email, social media, content, ecommerce, CRM and sales competencies, while choosing the right marketing automation software. Perfect for: Driving lead management. Provides lead generation.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

If you’re grappling with how to make the right choice, or just looking to make a business case for marketing automation at your company, here’s a new resource from the smart analysts at IDC’s CMO Advisory Practice : a new workbook titled “ Optimizing Marketing and Sales Lead Management with Marketing Automation.”.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

Marketing automation tools also assist with lead scoring, generation and nurturing, as well as measuring the ROI of campaigns. Automation also empowers you to create marketing materials that are more personalized—like targeting leads based on how warm they are, or based on a person’s previous interactions with your brand.

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Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In my last post , I framed out the three main lead management approaches in B2B SaaS. Please view this as a general list; some of these points will be more or less pronounced depending on the marketing automation platform you’re using (Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, Act-on, Autopilot, etc.)

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Lead Liaison

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Check out the powerful new enhancements on Lead Liaison’s Sales & Marketing Lead Management platform. As always, please feel free to contact your Lead Liaison Representative with any questions about the enhancements below. Games have been updated to launch in optional “no lead capture” mode.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

One of the key aspects of gaining an edge is the efficient management of leads. This is where Automated Lead Qualification steps in as a game-changer. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the intricacies of Automated Lead Qualification, demystifying its key components, benefits, and challenges. The result?

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 18, 2018

She has worked with all the major marketing automation companies – Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, and ExactTarget. She has a proven track record in integrated marketing, especially with establishing digital presence through SEO optimization, lead generation process, and website optimization. No, leads are pushed down the funnel.

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LeanData

MARCH 30, 2022

Leading this charge is the revenue tech stack that empowers revenue teams to deliver results by eliminating the manual, time-consuming and error-prone processes from their go-to-market (GTM) motions. Among other responsibilities, the IT group is tasked with filling the gaps in the sales stack. The Important Role of IT.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The conclusion: most B2B companies were failing to follow even the most basic lead management best practices, even in areas that one would assume were a primary business case for purchasing marketing automation in the first place. Reduced sales cycle? Lead to sale conversion rates? Pipeline acceleration?

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