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Marketing Automation Vendors Are Not Delivering On Marketers’ Needs For Reporting And Analytics. Here’s Why.

InsightSquared

Marketers look to their marketing automation platforms (MAPs) not only to execute many of their demand generation activities, but also to understand the effectiveness of their marketing programs. However marketers are largely dissatisfied with the reporting their MAPs offer. Here’s why: It’s complex and hard to get right.

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CMO: Are you going to have a job in 2014

SBI Growth

You’re completing 2013 and building your marketing strategy for 2014. Perhaps you’re beginning to roll out marketing automation or some form of company-wide communication program. Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Product Marketing.

Eloqua 316
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Trick or Treat? Dreamforce Goodies for B2B Marketers

SBI

Analyst for Smart Selling Tools and advises executives in SaaS MarTech companies and interactive marketing agencies who seek a competitive advantage in meeting the needs of marketers. -. I’ll separate the Snickers from the Candy Corn, or in this case, the really yummy tools that will energize your 2015 Marketing Journey!

Lead Rank 122
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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

An article written by Jenna Cheng cites the following: “Several research studies reveal the growing importance of social technologies to competitive and marketing strategy. LinkedIn Groups and Connections allow for: Following Specific Trade Groups (ie: Sales / Marketing Executives ). have been posted? How are customers reacting?

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How to Engage Prospects to Identify True Interest

SBI

Companies like Epson, IBM, Microsoft, and Box are able to scale sales teams faster into different markets by having a Conversica A.I. Customers typically have a Sales Ops/Marketing Ops, internal Champions, and sales leaders/people on calls. Marketing and Sales should be aligned with expectations of what A.I. can and cannot do.

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

Pointclear

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Click to start video at this point — Christopher notes the importance of the maturing of social media marketing in the last year by saying, “It’s no longer a hobby.

CRM 178
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PowerViews with Chris Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

Pointclear

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Click to start video at this point —Chris notes the importance of the maturing of social media marketing in the last year by saying, “It’s no longer a hobby.

CRM 133