Building a Demand Generation
Machine at MongoDB
Meghan Gill
Director of Demand Generation & Community
@meghanpgill
Meghan Gill
Director of Demand Generation & Community
@meghanpgill
2010
No dedicated marketing staff
& ~15 employees
Today
35+ marketing staff & 450+
employees worldwide
What does demand gen look
like at each stage of growth?
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Basic forms to collect
leads (e.g. “keep in
touch” newsletter)
Phase I: Build the Foundation
Identify your target
audience
CRM and
marketing
automation
Start simple
Example: newsletter and touch track
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…in the background, architect your
CRM for ROI analysis
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Phase I: Build the Foundation
Do
• Start simple
• Architect your CRM and MAP to
best practices
Don’t
• Start spending until you’ve laid
the groundwork
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Add more lead capture,
optimize and test
Phase II: Build demand generation
programs
Refine persona-based
messaging and nurture
leads
Experiment with
different programs
(events, webinars,
social, digital, etc.)
Discover the content that resonates
with your audience
Progressive
Profiling!
Getting Started Using
Developer Schema Design Performance
Operator Ops Best Practices Disaster Recovery
Build a framework
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Optimize content to draw in qualified traffic
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Make the right investments in event
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Phase II: Create outbound programs
Do
• Experiment!
• Measure everything
• Build simple frameworks
Don’t
• Be afraid to try things
• Move slowly
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Repurpose across
channels
Phase III: Scaling up
Refine persona-based
messaging and build
nurture engine
Leverage
technologies to
accelerate demand
gen
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Nurturing 2010
Download touch track
Nurturing today
For every persona and stage
Taking a multi-channel approach
Technologies can accelerate
demand generation
But you can still get a lot done in a
spreadsheet 
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Phase III: Scaling up
Do
• Create a personalized
experience
• Build scalable processes
• Reuse content
• Reinforce message across
channels
Don’t
• Buy technology without process
Thank You

Building a Demand Generation Machine at MongoDB