SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The digital marketing world is an often crowded space, and today, there are more than enough tools and solutions out there to choose from. Whether you’re a small mom-and-pop shop, a new startup looking to take over an untapped market, or a seasoned marketing pro, it can be overwhelming to find the best tools out there.

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The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Recently, Lauren Carlson of research site Software Advice wrote a very perceptive and timely piece entitled “ Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software ” about the broader market trends that, in her view, are driving the increased adoption of marketing automation technology. The reason?

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ViewPoint

MARCH 1, 2012

Lack of clarity and erroneous assumptions about demand generation, lead management and marketing automation are effectively addressed in two recent Software Advice whiteboard videos by Carlos Hidalgo, CEO, Annuitas Group , and Executive Director, Marketing Automation Institute.

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The Point

APRIL 8, 2015

Spear Marketing Group has published an informative report detailing results of a survey designed to gauge the maturity of marketing automation deployments within the B2B community. In some notable areas, the average marketing automation user appears to be achieving real business value.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.”

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

You know what lead nurturing is… Here’s my definition. Lead Nurturing is the process of communicating to a lead on an ongoing basis in order to educate, inform, continue to qualify and build a relationship until the lead is sales-ready. That means more intricate lead nurturing towards more stakeholders.

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TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

70% of marketers say marketing automation software is critical to their success. Marketing automation occurs when marketers pass the burden of monotonous tasks to software logic to complete. What is marketing automation and why is it used? Email Marketing & Online Marketing.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

You know what lead nurturing is… Here’s my definition. Lead Nurturing is the process of communicating to a lead on an ongoing basis in order to educate, inform, continue to qualify and build a relationship until the lead is sales-ready. That means more intricate lead nurturing towards more stakeholders.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All-hands discovery session yields important insights, priorities.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

A couple of months ago, in a respected marketing Webzine, there appeared a case study detailing a software company that had gone to impressive lengths to make the most of their investment in marketing automation. Yes, you can tailor emails to fit every possible unique combination of demographic and behavioral criteria.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services. Strategic landing pages are used by 68% of B2B businesses to acquire leads ( source ).

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Relevancy is one of the key factors in generating a consistent response from your lead nurturing emails: the more relevant your message to the reader’s job function, industry, interests, and stage in the selling cycle, the more likely he/she will be to respond. Take advantage of it. To download your free copy, click here.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services. Strategic landing pages are used by 68% of B2B businesses to acquire leads ( source ).

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LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2009

The Marketing Automation industry is evolving continuously. Many digital marketers are using marketing automation tools to automate lead nurturing. But if you want to expand your business, you also need to continuously add new leads to your database. Inbound Marketing Automation.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 24, 2009

Needless to say, Marketing Automation software is very popular today. It can be used for email campaigns, drip marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, landing page management and for brewing coffee. And please share your Marketing Automation “horror&# scenarios in the comments below!

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The Point

AUGUST 15, 2012

You know that monthly newsletter you blast to your entire database under the guise of “lead nurturing”? And those Webinar invitations that you broadcast to every trade show lead you’ve generated since 2005? There was a time when lead nurturing was synonymous with simply staying in front of prospects.

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The Point

MAY 6, 2010

A couple of weeks ago our firm prepared a detailed ROI analysis for a client helping them substantiate to their management the investment in a marketing automation platform. For other companies, the decision of whether or not to take the plunge into marketing automation is less of a slam-dunk.

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The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action? I have my concerns, however, about extending it to lead nurturing and the email medium.

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The Point

JUNE 29, 2015

Are most B2B companies getting maximum value from their investment in marketing automation? A recent industry survey by Spear Marketing Group suggests: no. Or are companies rushing to implement marketing automation without a full understanding or strategy for how to put that technology to best use?

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The Point

MAY 14, 2012

A new report from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by marketing automation provider Silverpop , offers little in the way of groundbreaking insights, but does provide plenty of data confirming what most already know: that many companies are failing to realize the true potential from their investments in marketing automation.

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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? How many FT employees (or equivalents) am I going to need to manage the system? Finance, ERP).

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The Point

AUGUST 23, 2011

Do you feign understanding when your CEO talks about “sales and marketing alignment”? Unclear on the difference between lead management and revenue cycle management? Horrified at the responsibility of investigating marketing automation solutions for your company? You can access the Webinar here.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Marketing automation technology can help. If you’re new to our blog, read on; if you’ve been around a while, consider checking out one of our more advanced posts such as The ROI of Marketing Automation. Marketing Automation Enables Modern Business Processes. What You Can Do with Marketing Automation.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 12, 2022

We won't get anywhere with our inbound marketing strategy until we start getting found by potential clients. Attract tools include: SEO. Engage tools include: Pop-up forms. Email marketing. Lead management. Marketing automation. Inbound Marketing Strategies to Delight. Email marketing.

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Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2016

As companies adopt inbound marketing as a way to generate more leads, the importance of having an effective lead nurturing strategy becomes very clear. Implementing an effective lead nurturing strategy can have a huge impact on the results of your inbound marketing strategy.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

In a phone call this week I was swapping war stories with a well-known sales and marketing consultant, who, like us, works with B2B companies to improve their return on marketing automation. And that fact, I would propose, is a good sign for a maturing market. emphasis mine). No, not necessarily.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We are excited to have Jep Castelein of popular lead management and marketing automation blog, Lead Sloth , contribute a guest blog post. For many of them, product trials are an important lead generation tactic. Lead Nurturing for Trials. Downloading (only for installable software).

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. Maybe this works for your company as long as the number of marketing touches does not annoy the prospect to the point that they want to walk away.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

With only two marketers, we were struggling to keep up with our growing database across multiple systems. We found that using our CRM to handle our lead management and reporting ended up creating more problems, such as duplication. Ask yourself (and the vendor): Will the software allow me to accomplish my top needs now?

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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. About Marketo: Marketo is a computer software company that belongs to Abode, is headquartered in San Mateo, CA was founded in 2006.

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Hubspot

MAY 28, 2012

Planning meetings and informal discussions go a long way toward repairing the rifts between sales and marketing, but both teams need to see the impact of those conversations to really establish trust. Tip #2: Nurture Leads That Aren't Sales-Ready. Email shouldn’t be your only lead nurturing communication channel.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2011

The three things Carlos Hidalgo recommends to someone getting started with lead management include: Conducting an audit. Go though your lead management steps and determine where you are with you data, lead planning, metrics, etc. Doing some kind of lead nurturing. To learn more, watch the video below.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

by Dayna Rothman IDC recently released their 2012 CMO Advisory Service Best Practices Series: Realizing the Vision of the 21st Century Lead Management. Here are some questions that IDC sought to answer with their survey: How do leading companies staff and organize teams for effective lead management?

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Qualify leads with teleprospecting to help maximize the sales team’s effective selling time. 80% of marketing leads are lost or discarded, according to a MarketingSherpa presentation delivered at B2b Marketing Summit 2009. Invest as much in creating creative and content for lead progression as you do for lead capture.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

by Jon Miller A common question I hear from marketers is “I already have a CRM system (e.g. salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics CRM), so why do I need marketing automation ”? Many CRM systems have a module for marketing. Architecture of Marketing Automation versus CRM. Marketing Automation.

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The Point

JULY 15, 2010

Salesforce.com is a dominant player in the CRM category and an integral part of many companies’ lead management, database marketing, and demand generation programs. Is that a reflection on the software, or on how people use it? Data grooming is something that needs to be in every marketing VP’s budget!

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Televerde

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Most companies have some sort of marketing automation tool, but choosing to outsource your lead generation allows you to get the most out of your tool by combining marketing automation and the human touch. The post Top 5 Reasons to Outsource Your Lead Generation appeared first on Televerde.

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