Smarter Marketing for Better ResultsMarketo’s “Secret Sauce” Case Study
Michael BergerDirector, Product MarketingMarketo
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INFORMATION SCARCITY
WE USED TO LIVE IN A WORLD OF
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ABUNDANCEINFORMATION
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Source: The Corporate Executive Board Company, “The Digital Evolution in B2B Marketing,” 2012.
Degree of Progress Through Purchase ProcessBefore Engaging Sales
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Marketo Buyer’s Journey: A Revenue Cycle
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Marketo Customer’s B2C Buyer’s Journey
Top of the Funnel
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Rent vs. Own
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Source: Marketo data, Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics. Does not include all sources.
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Source: Marketo data, Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics. Does not include all sources.
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Blog, e-books, research data, funny videos, curated lists, infographics, webinars
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Thought leadership and enjoyable content to build brand, awareness, and desire
Tools that help buyers find you when they are looking for solutions
Company-specific information to help evaluate and reaffirm selection
Buying guides, RFP templates, ROI calculators, definitive guides, analyst reports
Pricing, demos, services information, 3rd party reviews, customer case studies
Gated?Early Stage
Middle Stage
Late StageMOSTLY
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Build Lasting Relationships
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Ready to Buy
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Need More Nurturing
Disqualified
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Source: Marketo data, Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics. Does not include all sources.
Average days to Opportunity: 327 days
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Nurturing: Building relationships people over
time through engaging conversation
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What isn’t an engaging conversation?
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Marketing is NOT a gumball machine!
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What is an engaging conversation?• Relevant and meaningful• Communications flow
one to the next• Listens and responds
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1 2 3Stages
1. BUYING STAGES• Early: Be a Better Marketer• Mid: Why Marketing Automation• Late: Why Marketo• Customer: Success
2. BUYING PROFILES• B2B Marketing• Consumer Marketing• Sales
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1 2 3Stages
1. BUYING STAGES• Early: Mortgage Considerations• Mid: Why Now?• Late: Why Us
2. BUYING PROFILES• First-time Home Buyer• Re-financer• Home Underwater
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More Targeted Emails are More Relevant
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Source: 100s of Marketo campaigns
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Build a Conversation through Listening
• Attends event• Downloads content• Click email• Fills out form• Score is changed
Social
Content
MS CRM
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• Visits specific pages• Downloads loan app• Meets with loan agent• Fills out form• Score is changed
Home Loan
Auto Loan
1st Time Home Buyer
Equity Line
Build a Conversation through Listening
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Batch
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North America Email Trend
Results
Measuring Interest and Managing Leads
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• Click email: +1• Visit webpage / blog: +1• Early stage content +3• Attend webinar: +5• Decay inactivity:
-1, -5, -10
Standard Behaviors (Engagement)
• Free trial or Contact request: +15• Pricing pages: +10 • Demos: +10• Late-stage content +12• Searches for branded keyword
“Marketo” +8
Buying Behaviors(Buying Intent)
Get The “Definitive Guide to Lead Scoring”http://marketo.com/DG2LS
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Lead Scoring Defined“Shared sales and marketing methodology for ranking
leads in order to determine their sales readiness”
Nurture DisqualifyNurturePass to Sales Pass to Sales
Fit Interest Lifecycle Stage
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Stars and Flames show priority
Full list of Interesting Moments
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Customer Lifecycle
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Marketo Buyer’s Journey: A Revenue Cycle
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Marketo Buyer’s Journey: A Revenue Cycle
Retain
Advocate
Enable Adopt
Drive customer success to keep and grow relationships
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Customer Nurture Streams
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X-S Scoring Based on Product Interest (PIS)
Revenue Analytics
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Why Measuring Return is Hard
• Multiple touches. Seven touches needed to convert a first time visitor into a sale
• Unclear success. Measuring campaign success is easy. But what about real success?
• Multiple influencers. B2B buying committee has 5-21 people
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Track All Touches Across People
Screenshot: Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics
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Source: Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics, Apr 2014* Percentage of all programs in channel that achieve MT Ratio > 5
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Source: Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics, Apr 2014* Percentage of all programs in channel that achieve MT Ratio > 5
56% of Programs are “Working”
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Revenue Cycle Modeler
Screenshot: Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics
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Customer Revenue Cycle
Screenshot: Marketo Revenue Cycle Analytics
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Tweetable Takeaways1. The way buyers buy has changed forever – the
way we market and sell must change as well
2. Marketers must map out and guide each person through a successful journey
3. Most people are not “ready to buy” – nurture relationships over time
4. Use analytics to turn marketing from a cost center into a revenue driver
5. Think big, start small, move quickly
@mikedberger
Egencia’s Three Big Wins with Marketo
Jeff Shearer
Acquisition Marketing Manager, Egencia
Trusted Brands
31 Countries 33 Countries 62 Countries67 Countries
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2009 June 2010 September 2010 January 2011 June 2011 Today
Email monkeys living in batch and
blast world
Marketo is the solution
Excitement – everyone wants
Sales Insight
Teething phase – FUD
All pistons firing So much more to explore
Our Marketo Story
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Alignment before Marketo
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Alignment after Marketo
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Marketing helps salespeople look like superheroes
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Marketing gives sales deep insight on their leads
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No leads are left behind
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Big campaigns in short order
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Cloning Complex Programs
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How many marketing touches to close a deal?
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Which programs drive the best leads?
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How are leads moving through the funnel?
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Recap• Alignment: Sales & Marketing are now BFFs• Scale: We can build big campaigns in short order• Insight: Deep insight into program influence and lead
lifecycle
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What’s next?
Data Enrichment
Vertical targeting
Personalization
Advanced nurturing
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Q&A
Jeff ShearerAcquisition Marketing Manager, [email protected]@TheJeffShearer