So you’ve bought the latest new marketing roadster with high-tech features. Now you’re looking to extend its stock performance. The marketing technology...
So you’ve bought the latest new marketing roadster with high-tech features. Now you’re looking to extend its stock performance. The marketing technology landscape is constantly evolving with hundreds of innovative solutions you can use to solve business challenges while powering engagement and conversion. You need to stay up to speed with new applications while not running into a data silo pothole or letting integration troubles slow you down. While the road to success is...
So you’ve bought the latest new marketing roadster with high-tech features. Now you’re looking to extend its stock performance. The marketing technology landscape is constantly evolving with...
When the recession hit a few years ago one company found that it needed to transform itself into the largest document management company for the architectural,...
When the recession hit a few years ago one company found that it needed to transform itself into the largest document management company for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry in the world. No small undertaking by any means. To tackle such a challenge head on ARC Document Solutions turned to Oracle Marketing Cloud. Using cross channel marketing and multi touch campaigns, Oracle Marketing Cloud helped ARC Document Solutions achieve astonishing...
When the recession hit a few years ago one company found that it needed to transform itself into the largest document management company for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC)...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Zach Watson, content manager at TechnologyAdvice. He covers gamification, healthcare IT, business intelligence,...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Zach Watson, content manager at TechnologyAdvice. He covers gamification, healthcare IT, business intelligence, and other emerging technology. Connect with him on LinkedIn. For marketing departments accustomed to smaller, fragmented software applications, implementing marketing automation software can be a daunting task. Properly integrating marketing automation into your organization requires a certain set of criteria,...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Zach Watson, content manager at TechnologyAdvice. He covers gamification, healthcare IT, business intelligence, and other emerging technology. Connect...
What constitutes a worthwhile lead? Ask 10 different people from your sales and marketing teams and you may get 10 different answers. For some, a person who...
What constitutes a worthwhile lead? Ask 10 different people from your sales and marketing teams and you may get 10 different answers. For some, a person who downloads a piece of your company’s content or attends its events counts as a credible lead. For others, a lead is only worth pursuing once there is a foreseeable sales opportunity in the next six months. While there is an inherent subjectivity involved in qualifying a lead, however, consensus on what makes a strong...
What constitutes a worthwhile lead? Ask 10 different people from your sales and marketing teams and you may get 10 different answers. For some, a person who downloads a piece of your company’s...
“Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” ― Marshall McLuhan So many times in the haste of developing our marketing strategy and materials, we...
“Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” ― Marshall McLuhan So many times in the haste of developing our marketing strategy and materials, we use the ol’ seasoned judgment of ‘I think’: “I think this is the best creative” – it follows brand standards. “I think this is the best day of the week to mail or post” – the latest industry best practices say this is the best day. “I think this call to action will be the most responsive” – our rates have been pretty...
“Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” ― Marshall McLuhan So many times in the haste of developing our marketing strategy and materials, we use the ol’ seasoned judgment of ‘I...
Are you in the "old habit" of aligning customer communications solely around your marketing calendar, product launches, and company events? Are you finding...
Are you in the "old habit" of aligning customer communications solely around your marketing calendar, product launches, and company events? Are you finding that’s not really working for you anymore? That’s probably because customers today have high expectations from the companies they engage with. It’s the era of buyer-centric digital marketing. Customers expect us to know who they are, understand their challenges as much as their goals, and anticipate their future needs. And...
Are you in the "old habit" of aligning customer communications solely around your marketing calendar, product launches, and company events? Are you finding that’s not really working for you anymore?...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Amanda Nelson, Director of Marketing at RingLead, where she leads the content marketing strategy and execution....
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Amanda Nelson, Director of Marketing at RingLead, where she leads the content marketing strategy and execution. She has spent the last three years in content marketing and community management at salesforce.com and Radian6, and has a background in account management for interactive and full service advertising agencies. Follow her on Twitter at @amandalnelson. What does it take to become a marketing automation expert? Whether...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Amanda Nelson, Director of Marketing at RingLead, where she leads the content marketing strategy and execution. She has spent the last three years in...
Knowledgeable; opinionated; peer empowered, and technologically fueled decision makers. These realities are just a few ways to describe our customers, who...
Knowledgeable; opinionated; peer empowered, and technologically fueled decision makers. These realities are just a few ways to describe our customers, who heavily affect each other’s decisions and buying behavior. Their likes and dislikes, reviews and comments, network and peer interactions, can make or break your brand in a matter of minutes. Have you ever purchased a product via an e-Commerce site, only to be retargeted on Facebook, or emailed the next day with a similar...
Knowledgeable; opinionated; peer empowered, and technologically fueled decision makers. These realities are just a few ways to describe our customers, who heavily affect each other’s decisions and...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Mary Wallace, who has more than 25 years experience in the tech industry. Previously the Director of Client...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Mary Wallace, who has more than 25 years experience in the tech industry. Previously the Director of Client Marketing Services at UBM Tech, Mary has a diverse background in marketing, technology, consulting, and leadership that enables her to help marketing organizations implement solutions that produces optimal results. Her focus is on increasing revenue and optimizing performance through the use of strategic marketing models...
Editor's Note: Today's post comes courtesy of Mary Wallace, who has more than 25 years experience in the tech industry. Previously the Director of Client Marketing Services at UBM Tech, Mary has a...