The Writing is on the Wall. My wife is planning a family trip with her sisters and parents, back to Poland where they grew up (her family immigrated to America when she was twelve years old). So last night we went to the Best Buy in Chino Hills, CA (near where we live) to look for a European electrical ...

I looked forward to reading this book because it was written by Phil Fernandez, who is the President of Marketo. Marketo is, in my opinion one of the hallmarks of marketing automation today. I like companies that eat their own dog food / practice what they preach. Phil was the President of Epiphany software ...

Pardot released a fun infographic today, called the Content Marketing Mix, depicting the types of content appropriate for various stages of prospect awareness and purchasing. I always like infographics like this just for how they help to itemize and visualize sometimes obscure tactics and strategies. The ...

This is a video book summary about “Marketing Automation, Practical Steps to More Effective Direct Marketing” by Jeff LeSueur.   Transcript of Video Book Summary – Marketing Automation, Practical Steps to More Effective Direct Marketing by Jeff LeSueur This book, written by Jeff ...

36 Percent of US SMBs Are Planning to Use Marketing Automation; More Than Double of Current Adoption SAN JOSE, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A detailed study conducted by Techaisle shows that marketing automation is now among the top ten relevant technology areas of investment for an SMB ...

I want to congratulate and give props to Eloqua, a marketing automation leader that caters to enterprise (generally b2b) customers. Bloomberg reported today that they raised $92 million dollars in an IPO and got listed on the Nasdaq stock market. I don’t list Eloqua on my Marketing Automation Small ...

Industry Analyst Firm Highlights Act-On’s Marketing Automation Platform in Gleansight Benchmark Report BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Act-On Software, provider of the fastest growing, cloud-based marketing automation platform for the Fortune 5,000,000, today announced that it received ...

Webinar, Screensharing, and Teleconferencing Tools – The Software Spectrum There are companies that invent, companies that dominate, and companies that innovate. These first movers are usually rewarded with high margins, bigger-spending customers, and low competition… for a while. The business ...

I attended Marketo’s Social Marketing RockStar Tour today in Costa Mesa, California. It was headed up by an enthusiastic Sanjay Dholakia and his team. There were about 100+ attendees, participants, and customers there. There were several excellent panels and presentations given. Here are are few ...

The company is planning to offer digital marketing services to small businesses. Things are proceeding rather swiftly for YouSpot, one of the newest digital marketing startups in town. Earlier this month, executives at HubSpot, a Cambridge firm that helps mid-sized companies market through search and ...