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ExactTarget Executive, Leading Industry Analyst to Discuss Future of Lead Management in Live WebcastINDIANAPOLIS --(Business Wire)-- Forrester (News - Alert) Research, Inc. Principal Analyst Lori Wizdo will join ExactTarget (NYSE:ET) for a live webcast at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Feb. 20 to share new research on how business-to-business marketers can boost revenue with marketing automation. Sponsored by ExactTarget, the webcast will feature data from Forrester's "Pinpoint the Actions and Outcomes that Elevate Leads to Revenue" research and will provide exclusive advice on how to improve lead management processes and programs to drive marketing return on investment. "Lead-to-revenue management is all about optimizing processes and practices to ensure that every scintilla of potential revenue is realized from your marketing investment," wrote Wizdo in the Nov. 2012 report entitled "Pinpoint the Actions and Outcomes that Elevate Leads to Revenue." "You, as the B2B marketing executive leading the L2RM initiative, need to identify and address processes and practices that are the most effective in accelerating inquiries and leads toward a revenue event and beyond." Key recommendations from the research include:
Marketers may register for the complimentary webinar at http://www2.pardot.com/leadstorevenue. The news of the webcast follows ExactTarget's October acquisition of business-to-business marketing automation provider Pardot, a move that extended ExactTarget's ability to serve both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketers worldwide. Pardot enables marketing and sales departments to create, deploy, and manage online marketing campaigns that increase revenue and maximize efficiency. Featuring certified integrations with salesforce.com, NetSuite, Microsoft (News - Alert) Dynamics CRM and SugarCRM, Pardot powers lead nurturing and lead scoring to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, and demonstrate marketing accountability. About ExactTarget ExactTarget is a leading global provider of cross-channel interactive marketing software-as-a-service solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to communicate with their customers through email, mobile, social media, Web and marketing automation. ExactTarget's suite of integrated applications enable marketers to plan, automate, deliver and optimize data-driven digital marketing and real-time communications to drive customer engagement, increase sales and improve return on marketing investment. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with offices in North America, Europe, South America and Australia, ExactTarget trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ET." For more information, visit www.ExactTarget.com.
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