B2B Marketing Events for 2012

This year there are a multitude of conferences available to B2B Markters for networking and professional development.   We plotted out the leading ones for you in a chronological table; some are repeat events at different venues, while others are unique and interesting also.  Of the entire list, there are a few you should definitely try to attend… [Read more...]

Marketo’s Spark Should Light a Fire for SMBs

 

Yesterday Marketo announced a new service offering for the SMB market called Spark.   Spark will allow SMB users to create and launch email campaigns, hold webinars, and even monitor and participate in social media conversations.  Additionally, it gives a real time window into campaigns and allows measurement of each segment of an SMB’s marketing mix efforts within each campaign.

Marketo’s announcement of a SMB app is a positive one and will help accelerate the adoption of Marketing Automation for all the vendors in the sector catering to the SMB community.  Here’s why: [Read more...]

MMI Can Give You a Marketing Automation “Edge”

 We visited MMI Solutions, a small but promising Marketing Automation company in outside New York City.  They already have some top-notch customers like Kodak, Canon, and Expedia that have used their tool, MMI Edge.

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5 Things Marketers Can Learn From Politicians

Campaigning is Marketing, of course – no one is going to argue against that.  And in the United States, one may indeed argue that politics is the ultimate form of marketing – finding a  need and delivering it.  However, the exchange is not purely monetary and it is a challenging process to “make the deal” that opens to doors for the delivery of the need.  Here are some things that modern politics can remind marketers… [Read more...]

LeadsCon, Day 1: Any Marketing Automation in There?

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Day 1

Yesterday, The Marketing Consigliere asked What will LeadsCon Offer Marketing Automaters? Over 1,000 filled the conference room for the initial sessions.  Jay Weintraub (@jayweintraub), an organizer of the event, kept a good tight schedule of some impressive panelists.  This was a different world for The Marketing Consigliere, who primarily advises in B2B Marketing world.  The event was focused towards the B2C marketing world, where a pay-per-click and CPM frame of mind tend to dominate.  Of interesting note: [Read more...]

5 Marketing Automation Pitfalls to Avoid

5 Marketing Automation Pitfalls to Avoid

It’s a jungle out there. The Marketing Consigliere has been slowly meeting more people who are realizing that Marketing and Sales need to transform within an organization if they want to reach new levels of performance – namely, revenue.  But it’s very confusing and overwhelming.   He is reviewing some books that he will share with you in the near future, but in the meantime, wants you to keep your eyes open before you go down the path of Marketing Automation.  Here are 5 pitfalls to avoid when planning and implementing a Marketing Automation path for your firm: [Read more...]