Key Takeaways From Elevate 2012: Pardot User Conference
Elevate 2012 was hosted in the comfortable and stylish environs of the W Hotel in midtown Atlanta. 400+ Pardot users gathered, most from the US and Canada and also a strong contingent from Pardot Nordic. Pardot’s strong culture was evident in just about every aspect of the conference and the presentations by Pardot staff. It [...]
Read More →Marketing Automation is the New Black.
Marketing automation (and more broadly, demand generation) is the new black, it seems. And for good reason. It puts a tremendous amount of capability into one, integrated tool. But in the end, it’s just a tool. If the company using it isn’t prepared for marketing automation, it can fail to deliver the expected results. This [...]
Read More →Venture Funding of Marketing Automation Vendors
I read Laura Carlson’s recent analysis of venture funding in the marketing automation space over the weekend. Her main point is:
Basically, it’s go big or go home. Marketing automation vendors that want to own their market, emerge as a cloud computing leader, and earn a ten figure valuation need to invest a lot of capital today to ensure their vision. They have the support of venture capitalists and Wall Street investors. Moreover, there is adequate precedent set by Salesforce, SuccessFactors and NetSuite. Raise a lot of money and execute well.
It’s a good summary that raises some important topics. But what does all of this mean to the typical marketer?
Read More →- Marketers are being asked to do more–A LOT MORE–with fewer resources. You need efficient ways to generate and manage leads. Reliable reporting and metrics that prove your impact on revenue wouldn't hurt either.
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- Automated lead & customer nurturing campaigns
- A steady flow of relevant content that converts
- Marketing automation & CRM implementation
- Actionable reporting & metrics
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You know that buying has changed. Prospects have gotten very good at ignoring cold calls, tuning out product-centric messaging, and doing their own research without the help of a sales person.
Talk to us today if you'd like:- More time closing, less time prospecting
- Truly qualified leads
- Deeper insight into prospects' hot buttons
- Better sales tools & marketing support
- Content that prospects actually read/want
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Senior Execs, You understand that luck isn't much of a strategy. You need marketing and sales to work together--to drive revenue. Forrester, Gartner, Aberdeen Group and Sirius Decisions all confirm that companies who invest in demand generation strategies achieve impressive results:
- 18% higher revenue
- 16.5% higher campaign response rates and conversion rates
- 50% decrease in time to execute campaigns
- 85% decrease in cost per lead
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