4 Pitfalls to Avoid in Adapting the Agile Process to Project Management
Agile has become a big buzzword in the project management space in recent years. While the Agile methodology has been around for a while in the software space, it’s becoming the go-to framework for...
View Article3 Reasons Your Data May Not Be Ready for Intelligent Customer Engagement
The Pareto Principle says that 20 percent of the input (time, resources, effort) account for 80% percent of the output (results). For marketers, this means achieving optimal efficiency requires...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning for Your Campaign Execution
Now that Spring is in the air, it’s perfect timing to shake the winter dust off and refresh your campaign execution practices. As a Project Manager and Campaign Execution expert at DemandGen, I’ve...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Go with the Flow: Salesforce Is Retiring Workflow Rules and...
Last fall, Salesforce announced at Dreamforce that they’re planning to retire Workflow Rules and Process Builder. For those of you not familiar with these two powerhouse tools, they make it easy for...
View ArticleCampaign Attribution Demystified: Introducing DemandGen Campaign Attribution...
“Do you know exactly how much revenue each of your marketing campaigns has earned this year? OK, if not exactly, how about approximately?” Are you laughing? Or crying? Either way, you’re not alone:...
View ArticleBottom-Up vs. Top-Down Change Management: Don’t Forget the People Who Are...
My family moved a lot when I was growing up, so I spent a lot of time learning how to adjust to new things, new places, and new people. I thought I was really good at handling change. Then, I had a...
View Article5 Steps to Eliminate Marketing Chaos
Sometimes there is just so much work to do that taking a step back to plan and put processes in place seems impossible. After all, there are only so many hours in a day, right? Endless waves of ad-hoc...
View ArticleMarketing Automation and Outsourced Campaign Execution
Marketing Automation and Outsourced Campaign Execution: Streamlining campaign process to results You’ve worked hard to put together the marketing automation team in your company; why would you want to...
View ArticleThe Power of the Business Narrative: How Top B2B Companies Rise Above the...
There are a few recurring themes when it comes to what keeps CMOs up at night. One question I hear fairly consistently, though, is “How do I beat my competition?” CMOs are charged with finding new...
View ArticleThe Business Impact of Duplication in Marketo: 7 Marketing Activities that...
According to recent Marketing Sherpa research, B2B data decays at a rate of 2.1% per month—an annualized rate of 22.5%. Why should you worry about that? Because SiriusDecisions research has shown it...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It: A Quick Overview of Marketo...
Do you know which marketing programs and channels are driving the most engagement with your prospects and customers? Unless you’re already using a multi-touch attribution tool, this can be hard to do...
View ArticleBaking the Perfect Report: 4 Pro Tips for Successful Data Analysis
The week before Thanksgiving, I was home sick with the stomach flu (which is a horrible way to take time off), and I found myself binge watching The Great British Baking Show. This ended up being...
View Article6 Secrets to Winning a Marketo Revvie Award
Marketing is all about making your company’s products and services shine, and the reward you reap for those efforts benefits the company’s bottom line. Beyond the KPIs and ROI, though, wouldn’t it be...
View ArticleGet A+ Results from your Marketing Agency: 5 Tips for a Successful Partnership
You’ve hired an agency. Now what? At DemandGen, we have a detailed checklist for every step from start to finish, from the signature on a new Statement of Work to celebrating a project’s success....
View ArticleEver Meet a Salesperson Who Loved Their Marketing Team? You Have Now
I joined DemandGen in 2017 and, as a salesperson, I’ve figuratively died and gone to heaven. Before working at DemandGen, I didn’t get many inbound leads from marketing and was responsible for...
View ArticleLiving a Values-Based Culture
In a world of fast-paced change, there are few things that remain constant. As technologies hurtle through the marketing automation landscape at the speed of a bullet train, our values create a...
View ArticleHow to Drive Lead Acquisition with DemandGen’s ABM Framework
With the staggering increase in channels and near-continuous bombardment from eager sellers, buyers have become decidedly more difficult to reach. That’s why every conversation I have with a client or...
View ArticleSelecting Winners: Successful Recruiting for Sales
I’ve been very successful using a process called Selecting Winners which was developed by Barry Shamis, an expert in recruiting, hiring, and retention. I won’t go into all the details of Barry’s...
View ArticleHow Marketing Leads the Charge for Good CX
Delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX). That’s the holy grail every business chases: 87% of business leaders agree that exceptional CX is a must for their organization. Why? Because a good...
View ArticleStaying Out of Email Jail: Follow These Best Practices for Avoiding Spam Filters
About 25% of email marketers count deliverability as their main barrier to effective marketing. Internet Service Providers are fighting an ever-increasing battle against spammers that, while...
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