SBI Growth

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Oracle’s recent acquisition of Eloqua for $871 million puts the definitive statement on this trend. Retaining customers and creating long lasting customer loyalty is still one of the mother lode goals of marketing and sales. Fusion of CMO and IT. Powering the new engines of marketing, as we saw in 2012, is becoming big business.

Trends 316

Trends Top of Funnel Marketing Eloqua 316

Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Rowley, who oversees social selling enablement for 23,000 sales professionals at Oracle, earned her marketing handle during her previous decade at Eloqua. She spent six years in management consulting and 52 quarters in software sales. At Oracle she heads up social selling evangelism and enablement. Define Your Personal Brand.

Oracle 223

Oracle Eloqua Social Media Twitter 223

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 30, 2014

Prior to joining Heinz, Brian was the chief marketing officer at Zephyr 47, a marketing-automation agency where he helped EMC Isilon win an 2011 Eloqua Markie award. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' You can follow Brian on Twitter @RemarkMarketing or Google+ , and view his background on LinkedIn.

Eloqua 240

Eloqua Face-to-face Vendor Channels 240

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Their data shows that companies using automation combined with a reasonable lead management process—inquiry generation, qualification, nurturing and hand off to sales—produced four times the sales volume of companies with automation but with weaker processes.

Marketing 266

Marketing Strategy Eloqua Marketo 266

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 23, 2018

we spend a lot of time looking at the future of sales as the industry is affected by artificial intelligence, and it’s an instructive example of what is likely to happen. It’s a powerful toolkit, and it will definitely change jobs, but much of what we do, especially in sales, is much more than that. At Nudge.ai Guiding Buyers.

Scale 195

Scale Eloqua Oracle Buyer 195

Pointclear

MARCH 31, 2011

A new eBook reports on sales rep perceptions of marketing-generated leads, and the findings run from surprising to shocking to downright scary. The survey sample is nicely balanced with responding reps engaged in field sales, inside sales, and inbound and outbound lead generation and lead qualification.

Marketing Qualified Lead 172

Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 172

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is constantly changing. The ever-present gap between marketing and sales continues for many businesses. Read on to learn Laurie''s keys for closing the gap and how marketing can deliver exactly what sales needs. Via Eloqua. How Marketing Can Deliver Qualified Leads.

Eloqua 176

Eloqua PointClear B2B Marketing 176

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2018

While demographic and firmographic data are essential to B2B sales, technographics complete the picture. Here’s an example from VentureBeat : A financial tech firm noticed that Eloqua marketing automation was a predictive signal for its top prospects. 5 Ways Technographics Improve Sales Prospecting. Improve close rates.

Data 177

Data Eloqua Buyer Persona Demographics 177

Score More Sales

MARCH 25, 2014

Many who work for companies – especially mid-sized ones selling to other businesses – get stuck in doing the same old things year after year to build sales. to help entrepreneurs grow sales to ultimately grow their businesses. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Social Selling 232

Social Selling Oracle Eloqua Influencer 232

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2011

CRM unites areas like sales force automation, lead management, customer service, and analytics. The core idea of RPM naturally brings to mind other approaches like CRM and ERP, both bringing strategies, applications, and integration together into unified wholes.

Revenue 150

Revenue Eloqua Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 150

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

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. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force.

Outsourcing Services 173

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

Increase Sales

MARCH 29, 2013

Many small business owners believe that hiring another sales person will increase sales and expand business growth. Since small business owners initially start in the role of specialist usually sales, the marketing is also left to these crazy busy people through: Business to business networking events. Cold calling.

Eloqua 151

Eloqua Hiring Marketing Small Business 151

Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2012

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. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Sales isn’t into sharing data. Marketing’s plate is full.

Lead Generation 172

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 172

Drift

APRIL 26, 2018

Jill Rowley has an impressive track record: 20 years in Silicon Valley and 52 quarters in software sales at companies like Oracle, Salesforce, and Eloqua. Over the last ten years she’s served as an advisor to over a dozen or so of tech’s most noteworthy companies, and been a keen observer of trends in both sales and marketing.

Eloqua 91

Eloqua Software Software Marketo 91

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

My guest today is Craig Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Co-Founder at Focus. He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales.

Software 187

Software Software B2B Top of Funnel 187

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It was “ A Sales View Of Marketing Automation ,” with three of the smartest sales and marketing people I know: Alex Shootman , Chief Revenue Officer of Eloqua, Thor Johnson of Team Thor Marketing, and Carlos Hidalgo of The Annuitas Group. We want to make sure that sales and marketing gets value from these efforts.

Eloqua 111

Eloqua Marketing ROI System 111

SBI

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Erroin Martin , VP of Sales for Conversica. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization?

Prospecting 139

Prospecting Eloqua Microsoft Marketo 139

SBI

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sales speaks in revenue. Revenue is the literal translation of advocacy’s role throughout marketing, sales, and customer success, and reveals its impact on driving new business. Sales speaks and lives for revenue, they’re entirely driven on closing that next deal. Marketing Automation (Marketo, Eloqua, etc.).

Revenue 139

Revenue Eloqua Lead Rank Lead Scoring 139

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Captures rich customer intelligence for superior lead nurturing and accelerated sales cycles Alinean introduced Interactive Content Connectors at the Eloqua Experience event, helping integrate Alinean-value sales / marketing tools with CRM / Marketing Automation solutions, including salesforce.com, Eloqua and more.

Eloqua 61

Eloqua CRM Lead Nurturing Marketing 61

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2018

While demographic and firmographic data are essential to B2B sales, technographics complete the picture. Here’s an example from VentureBeat : A financial tech firm noticed that Eloqua marketing automation was a predictive signal for its top prospects. Improve Close Rates More informed sales conversations. And new markets.

Data 100

Data Eloqua Buyer Persona Demographics 100

Pointclear

MARCH 6, 2012

According to a recent CSOinsights 2012 Sales Performance Optimization survey, a mere 11% of sales people have a strong understanding of their customers’ buying process. If there’s one persistent thorn in the side of many B2B organizations, it’s failure to align sales and marketing. of pipeline to 13.2%

Influencer 162

Influencer Buyer Persona Lead Rank Case Study 162

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2022

It wasn’t long ago that sales as an industry was driven largely by volume — more leads meant more prospects, which sometimes translated into more revenue. Today, sales is driven by insights. In an increasingly competitive business environment, organizations of all sizes are turning to sales engagement platforms to manage this workload.

Scale 130

Scale Hiring Sales Automation ROI 130

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side. Today's PowerViews guest is Christopher Hosford.

CRM 178

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 178

Nutshell

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For sales professionals, business card scanner apps that automatically transfer contact info to your CRM are much more useful than hardware devices that only generate and store images. Scanbizcards integrates with SugarCRM and Salesforce, and plans on integrating with HubSpot, Eloqua, and Marketo in the future. You’ve earned it.

CamCard 124

CamCard SalesForce Hubspot CRM 124

Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. But how are their sales teams capitalizing on the flow of leads coming their way?

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales CRM Leads360 Eloqua 71

SBI

OCTOBER 22, 2014

If you’re like most Marketers today, you’re seeking high performance results via tools that complement your primary Marketing Automation platform; such as Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua. FullCircleCRM ( fullcirclecrm ) provides a native Salesforce solution and removes any and all data disconnects between sales and marketing metrics.

Lead Rank 122

Lead Rank Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Scoring 122

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Sales leaders who'd rather be ahead of the curve than chasing it would be smart to start systematizing the practice in their sales forces. Our goal was to have a one-stop shop for someone looking to get started with social sales -- whether as an initiative for your sales team or for yourself.

Social Selling 130

Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Twitter 130

Salesmate

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Sales have been a male dominant industry for a long time now. Our previous blog on Sales influencers proves this dominance, with almost 85% names being men. But first, let us understand what difference does women makes in sales. Why do we need more women in Sales? Women are good at sales. Coco Chanel.

Influencer 105

Influencer Eloqua Social Media Oracle 105

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 2, 2024

Preface: I first met Alex Shootman when he was running sales at Eloqua. To exchange what you have or what you know for what someone else hopes for you must have the three C’s that all the greatest sales people in history have. To be a great sales person, you have to connect with the customer. Few have sales genius.

Eloqua 77

Eloqua Sales Talent Up-Sell Promotion 77

The ROI Guy

MAY 14, 2012

As you may also be aware, Alinean Value Selling & Marketing Tools do support robust integration with sales and marketing automation solutions and processes. Worse, sales was not consistent their follow-up with prospects who tool the time to run the tool and receive the analysis report.

Lead Rank 64

Lead Rank Lead Scoring CRM Eloqua 64

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side. Today's PowerViews guest is Christopher Hosford.

CRM 133

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 133

SBI

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Seismic, the recognized leader in sales and marketing enablement, today announced that the company now boasts more than 70 integrations across the technology ecosystem found among sales and marketing teams. For enterprises to truly align their sales and marketing teams today, their technologies need to be aligned as well.

Eloqua 65

Eloqua Siebel Marketo Oracle 65

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. But if you don’t have your sales prospecting tools integrated with your CRM , you’re looking at hours of hunting down contact info across multiple platforms and doing manual data entry. LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

CRM 91

CRM Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 91

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 24, 2018

This is vital, as today’s buyer doesn’t want a sales pitch, they seek personalized and consultative digital experiences. This means you need to leverage ROI and TCO Calculators, Assessment Tools, Pricing, Sizing and Recommendation Tools to better connect and engage with your prospects and customers.

Lead Rank 45

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Eloqua Unica 45

Nutshell

AUGUST 23, 2019

For sales professionals, business card scanner apps that automatically transfer contact info to your CRM are much more useful than hardware devices that only generate and store images. Scanbizcards integrates with SugarCRM and Salesforce, and plans on integrating with HubSpot, Eloqua, and Marketo in the future. Price: $8.33/mo

CamCard 94

CamCard CRM Hubspot SalesForce 94

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Sales professionals, marketers, and recruiters live and die by two vital metrics when it comes to email: bounce rates and open rates. Inaccurate email data can jeopardize sales, limit the reach of marketing campaigns, and let quality candidates slip through the cracks.

Data 100

Data Lead Rank Scale Eloqua 100

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Building on demand for its Fight Frugalnomics movement, an initiative to arm sales and marketing with value-focused sales and marketing tools , Alinean added several new customers including NetSuite, IGT, Falconstor, Palo Alto Software, Xirrus and Lifesize. Accomplishments by Alinean this past quarter includes: The Inc.

Eloqua 51

Eloqua Marketo NetSuite Lead Rank 51