Marketing Operations isn’t for the faint of heart. One day, you’re fixing a Marketo-Salesforce sync issue; the next, you’re explaining (again) why attribution isn’t just “this lead came from LinkedIn.” It’s a constant balancing act between strategy, technology, data, and cross-functional collaboration. To stay ahead, you need resources that actually provide value—ones that go beyond […]
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received during my days as a full-cycle salesperson came from a couple of great minds in sales and marketing: Jeffrey Gitomer and Perry Marshall. Gitomer, in his book Little Red Book of Sales, shared a simple yet game-changing tip: Take your last 10 wins. Take your […]
The Cringe-Worthy Question Ask any Marketing Ops, Sales Ops, or Biz Ops person: “How clean is your data in your database?” This question often triggers a cringe. We all want clean data, and we set up our systems to achieve it. However, bad data is like bacteria—it’s everywhere. In this blog, I will share systems […]
What is the Opportunity Influence Analyzer in Marketo? One of my favorite reporting tools in Marketo is the Opportunity Influence Analyzer. This amazingly cool analytics tool allows you show interactions of people associated with an account that has opportunities. This tool allows you to tell the story of an opportunity. How Do I Create an […]
Let’s say you have a fairly new Marketo instance or an instance that doesn’t have everything built out. You’re new. You have limited resources like most Marketing Operations teams. What can you do? You can hire a Marketo consultant. If you have the funds to do it, it’s always a good idea. Consultants can clean […]
Okay, we’re all at home. We’re all on Zoom calls (or whatever calls you’re on these days). Why not have some fun? Your background sucks! Let’s be honest. Your pile of laundry, unmade bed, disheveled living area is not what you want to put out to the world. You can blur it (which I did […]