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Is Lead Generation Slipping Away From Marketing?

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Marketing’s plate is full. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Sales isn’t into sharing data.

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What is Marketing Automation?

Apptivo

All About Marketing Automation. Marketing automation Definition. What is the need for marketing automation? Benefits of marketing automation. How does marketing automation work? Core areas of focus in marketing automation. What are marketing automation platforms? Who uses marketing automation?

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Revenue Performance Management: Doing For Revenue What ERP Does For Ops?

Pointclear

In a recent article on Revenue Performance Management in Marketing Automation Software Guide, Lauren Carlson does a nice job of providing a context for the RPM discussion by differentiating it from marketing automation, reviewing the factors motivating its advancement, and raising good questions.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

Pointclear

While Lauren provides 10-year financial data, I excerpted this column of the most recent fiscal year as it was fascinating to see all three companies reporting an identical 48% of revenue committed to sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing activity. Sales and marketing headcounts have increased to generate new customers.

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The Pipeline ? Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead.

The Pipeline

Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Stored in BANTER , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Proactive , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , execution. Sales and marketing are merging for small businesses and require strong collaboration for larger companies. March 2008. February 2008.

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Can the user information captured with the Alinean-powered marketing tools be shared with CRM / marketing automation solutions?

The ROI Guy

Yes, we have an Interactive Content Connector service that supports seamless integration with CRM and lead management / marketing automation solutions such as salesforce.com, Marketo, Eloqua, SilverPop and more. The integration can be used in multiple ways to help streamline user interaction, capture and enrich leads.

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Election Day: SLMA's 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management

Green Lead's B2B

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. Members of SLMA and non-members are allowed to vote.