Demand Gen Report

In response to the increasing demand for third-party digital marketing services, Marketo launched the Marketo Agency Program.

With 50 partners already participating in the program, the Marketo Agency Program is an automated platform that tracks leads in various forms from social, lead interaction and sales-ready status, according to company officials. Clients also gain access to Marketo’s Marketing Nation.

Silverpop, a provider of digital marketing technology solutions, announced the growth of its reseller channel. Revenue for its reseller network in Q1 2013 increased 74% as compared to the same time last year, according to company officials.

The network now offers Silverpop a presence in Australia/APAC, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe with reseller relationships among partners such as Nitryx, Grapevine, Engage Digital, Entera and VIV.

Generating the right content to power the lead funnel was one of the topics discussed during a panel session, titled: Models For Mid Funnel Content Campaigns at the B2B Content2Conversion Conference.

Moderator Clayton Stobbs, Director of Client Experience for Compendium, and panelists Rob Yoegel, Content Marketing Director for Monetate and Thomas Koletas, SVP of Advertising Sales for Madison Logic, shared real-world success stories from lead nurturing campaigns, including warming up stagnant leads and accelerating the conversion rates targeted accounts entering the pipeline.

B2B marketers have been on a content binge of sorts over the past few years, developing all types of campaigns in a variety of formats to bolster their lead generation efforts. But in the past six months or so, observers say that B2B marketers are realizing that for content to truly resonate, they need to make an even more vigorous effort to understand their buyers, and hence the renewed focus on buyer personas.

“Everyone today is a publisher, and B2B marketers are recognizing that the pressure to publish more targeted and relevant content is growing at a rapid pace right now,” said Adele Revella, President of Buyer Persona Institute. “Marketers are driven to produce assets. Developing buyer personas is a new skill for many marketers that requires a cultural shift.”