Marketing Operations: How-to articles covering the latest marketing tactics, tips, and strategies.

• Four Steps to Ensuring Your Strategy Achieves ResultsLaura Patterson
  Many companies at all stages invest time in planning but lack the processes and leadership needed to ensure a strategy achieves the desired results. Failure is expensive and wastes precious ...
  Campaign Management, Email Campaigns, Management, Marketing Challenges, Marketing Operations, Marketing Tips, Measurement, Metrics, Product Management, Promotions
• 4 in 10 CMOs Feel Unprepared for Challenges Ahead [Infographic]Ayaz Nanji
  Nearly four in 10 chief marketing officerssay they do not have the right people, tools, and resources to meet their marketing objectives, according to a recent report.
  Chief Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Marketing Challenges, Marketing Operations, Research Summaries
• Four Foundational Elements of Marketing Analytics SuccessMark Emond
  A lot of marketing organizations today think that they are on the path to greater insight because they now have analytics technology. The reality is that it takes a significant ...
  CRM, Customer Acquisition, Customer Insight, Data, Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Operations, Measurement, Metrics
• Five Compelling Insights From HubSpot's 2013 State of Inbound Marketing SurveyDaniele Hagen
  The inbound marketing industry, though still emerging, is playing a vital role in how marketers are doing their jobs, although challenges remain, according to the just-released fifth annual State of ...
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Digital Theory, Email, Email Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Management
• Real-Time Bidding Ushers in the Era of Lean Marketing for Display AdvertisingRatko Vidakovic
  The rise of real-time bidding (RTB) for online display advertising now allows marketing departments and agencies to build lean display ad campaigns. That's because RTB allows marketers new ways to ...
  Advertising, Digital Marketing, Digital Theory, Management, Marketing Operations, Marketing Smarter, Measurement, Metrics, Web Analytics
• Lead Nurturing and Marketing Automation: 15 Key Questions Answered (Question 1)Sid Smith
  This first article of a series focusing on lead nurturing asks and answers, "How do you achieve alignment between Marketing and Sales?" The series will cover 15 questions that are ...
  B2B Marketing, Collaboration, Customer Acquisition, Lead Generation, Management, Marketing Operations, Sales
• Six Tips for Creating an Analytics-Driven Marketing CultureAdele Sweetwood
  These days, if a marketing organization is to deliver value and show tangible results, it must build an analytical culture. If yours is like most marketing organizations, you already pack ...
  Career Management, Collaboration, Forecasts, Lead Generation, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Operations, Measurement, Web Analytics
• The Six A's of Marketing Performance Management [Infographic]Laura Patterson, Julie Schwartz
  What grade would your CEO give your marketing organization for its ability to demonstrate its impact on the business? Today's "A" marketers demonstrate these Six A's of Marketing Performance Management: ...
  Brand Management, Finance, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Automation, Marketing Operations, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Thought Leadership
• Content Creation: How to Build a Successful Outsourced TeamSteve Lazuka
  Marketers far and wide know the value of content marketing. But delivering a high volume of quality content that is profitable and efficient poses operational challenges. Here's a way you ...
  Content, Content Marketing, Hiring Outside Resources, Management, Marketing Operations
• How to Manage a Successful Marketing Campaign That Meets Your Objectives
  The process of developing and overseeing a campaign for a company's advertising or marketing program can be broken down into these five steps that a marketing manager must oversee or ...
  Advertising, Hiring Outside Resources, Marketing Budgets, Marketing Operations

Marketing Operations: Podcasts containing in-depth interviews with smart marketers from all walks of life.

• The Art of Marketing Operations: Steven Bushong of Disney ABC Talks to Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  Steve Bushong's background in systems engineering, and his experience with sourcing, procurement, and operations, gave him a unique perspective on how marketing can and should work in today's complex media environment.
  B2C, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Challenges, Marketing Operations, Marketing Smarts, Measurement, Nielsen Data, Technology
• The Tension Between Marketing and Sales Exposed! Silverpop's Ellen Valentine on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  Ellen Valentine, product evangelist at Silverpop and my guest this week on Marketing Smarts, has an interesting perspective on the perennial tension between Marketing and Sales: Technology is to blame! And it's likely the solution, too...
  B2B Marketing, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Email Marketing, Email Service Providers, Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing, Lead Scoring, Marketing Automation, Marketing Operations
• Achieving True Sales and Marketing Alignment: Constant Contact's Rick Jensen on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  Rick Jensen heads up both sales and marketing at Constant Contact, which is an interesting predicament to be in, considering the evolving relationship between Marketing and Sales. I thought he might have something interesting to say about the subject. I ...
  B2B Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer, Customer-Centric, Email Marketing, High-Tech Marketing, Management, Marketing Operations, Marketing Smarts, Product Marketing, Sales and Advertising

Marketing Operations: Online seminar broadcasts from the best minds in marketing

• Measuring and Sustaining Social Media SuccessBroadcast on 8/25/2011 with Geoff Livingston
  Learn how to apply SMART goals (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound) to your social media campaigns and measure audience Attention, Attitude, and Action. Includes advice based on use studies from Dell, LinkedIn, the Humane Society of the United States, and others.
  Customer Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Operations, Measurement, ROI, Social Media
• What You Need to Know About Becoming (or Hiring) a Marketing ConsultantBroadcast on 11/8/2007 with Michael Goodman
  Professional marketing/management consultant Michael Goodman has been advising corporate clients for several years, and has collected the many lessons learned into a concise and impactful seminar that promises to pull back the curtain of consulting to reveal the critical success factors—and pitfalls—of this business and lifestyle.
  B2B Marketing, Hiring Outside Resources, Management, Marketing Operations

Marketing Operations: Marketing downloads for the busy professional

• Marketing Strategy Guide
  This Guide explores the three stages of effective marketing, and how you can determine which approaches will give you the greatest bang for your buck.
  Marketing Operations, Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategy