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The CMO Guide to Inbound Marketing [Infographic]

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jason Miller The primary job of the CMO is to position a company for success and to drive revenue. Fortunately, buyers put down their “anti-marketing” shields when they are actively seeking information or passively looking to be entertained or educated. Do you find this infographic to be a helpful resource?

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Why Marketing Automation and Inbound Marketing are BFFs

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller Inbound marketing is: The process of helping potential customers find your company – often before they are even looking to make a purchase – and then turning that early awareness into brand preference and, ultimately, into leads. With inbound marketing, companies build their own audience and attract their own attention.

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Don’t Believe ALL the Hype: Where Inbound Marketing Falls Short

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller Inbound marketing is a highly effective strategy for companies seeking to reach and connect with prospective buyers, but in isolation it will fail for most companies. Two of the most critical limitations are: It’s hard to target specific audiences with inbound marketing. Identify who’s hot – and who’s not.

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The Startup Distribution Engine: Why You Need One and How to Build It

Hubspot Marketing

Since our product was built around inbound marketing, we focused on channels like content marketing and SEO, which attracted our target audience while simultaneously (and conveniently) showcasing the actual value of our own product.

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5 CEO-Worthy Metrics for Demonstrating Inbound Marketing Success

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller Are you using the right metrics to measure and demonstrate the success of your inbound marketing efforts? There are hundreds of possible inbound marketing metrics to choose from, and almost all of them measure something of some kind of value. Percent of leads with an inbound original source.

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Why Sourcing Pipeline Is Causing More Harm Than You Think

MarketingOps

In camp #1, Sales Reps: Marketing is not filling the pipeline with quality leads (cue the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross). In camp #2, Marketers: Sales dropped the baton (again!) Even worse, this often bubbles up to the CMO and CSO resulting in unproductive ego battles over whose contributions are sourcing pipeline.

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Fueling Your Inbound Marketing Strategy: Staff and Budget

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller So your company is committed to an inbound marketing strategy; in which kind of resources should a CMO invest on a sustainable basis? Success with inbound marketing will not happen by itself. A baseline of random acts of marketing punctuated by bursts of short-term activity won’t cut it.