Digital Marketing Director, Niles Randolph, was recently brought on to build a better lead generation system for Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global company that manages business travel and company events. Recognizing that the B2B space is “marketing automation gold”, Niles was determined to connect his team’s CRM to their Oracle Eloqua instance in order to optimize the platform. Understanding Eloqua’s central role helped guide his organization to digital marketing success, and you can do the same!

Listen up and get inspired to:

  • Strengthen your funnel at all stages
  • Prioritize quick wins, not always perfection
  • Balance tools, people, and organizational support for success
  • Utilize your network of peers at an OMC User Group event
  • Nurture your team’s natural talents

Key Takeaways:

[:45] What does Niles do at CWT?
[2:45] Niles is currently connecting Eloqua to CWT’s CRM.
[3:05] CWT is a global company that was founded in 1994. They needed to move away from some of their older practices, and adopt to new technologies. This is where Niles came in.
[4:55] Niles was able to triple the web leads he was getting, with Eloqua.
[5:45] There’s so much more Eloqua can do than just lead management.
[7:05] What kind of challenges has Niles faced so far?
[9:00] Niles shares some of the wins he and his team have had thus far.
[11:35] What’s next for Niles?
[12:55] What advice does Niles have for someone who wants to incorporate Eloqua and update their business practices/systems?
[15:45] What inspires Niles?

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About the Author: Scott Ingram

Scott Ingram is no stranger to marketing technology! He's been in the space since 2009 and joined Eloqua in 2011. After writing a successful book on Event Marketing, “Making Rain with Events”, he joined Relationship One and is now the Strategic Account Manager. As if that didn’t keep him busy enough he started our Inspired Marketing Podcast series and is raising two daughters. A true Austinite, he always wears his Rickshaw boots while remaining a data geek with his constant Fitbit data retrieval.