Leading B2B agency will also be a sponsor and exhibitor at the 2013 Marketo Summit, taking place April 8-10 in San Francisco

Walnut Creek, Calif. – March 26, 2013. Spear Marketing Group, a leading full-service B2B demand generation agency, today announced it has been named a finalist in the third annual Marketo Revenue Performance Excellence Awards. The “Revvies” recognize and celebrate customers and partners that are using Marketo’s marketing automation solutions to push outside the bounds of existing markets and away from entrenched players. Spear has been named a finalist in the Partner Excellence category.

Spear is a Preferred Services Partner of Marketo and currently supports more than 30 Marketo clients, primarily in the areas of lead management strategy, campaign development, and creative execution. “Our partnership with Marketo is at the core of what our agency does best – help B2B companies generate, nurture, and convert sales leads into revenue,” commented Howard Sewell, Spear President. “We pride ourselves on enabling our Marketo clients to make the most of their investment in marketing automation, and we’re very excited about that work being recognized as a Revvie finalist.”

Revvie finalists were selected based on the following criteria: innovation, leadership, success metrics, and business impact. Finalists will be celebrated on April 10, 2013 at the 2013 Marketo Summit, taking place at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco.

“Being a Revvie finalist demonstrates Spear’s thought leadership and the substantial business impact they’ve accomplished by using Marketo,” said Sanjay Dholakia, CMO at Marketo. “It is the marketer’s time to transform the industry and we are extremely proud of our Revvie finalists for rising and leading this charge. Congratulations to our finalists – we look forward to working with them as they continue to innovate with Marketo.”

At the summit, where Spear is an event sponsor and exhibitor at the Marketing Nation Expo, Spear president Howard Sewell will also be hosting a roundtable discussion on “Tips & Tricks for Maximizing Email Results” in the Hilton’s Continental Ballroom from 12 Noon to 1 PM on Tuesday, April 9.

About Spear Marketing Group

Spear Marketing Group is a full-service B2B marketing agency specializing in demand generation, lead management and ROI-based marketing. The firm services a wide range of clients in high-tech, ecommerce, and other sectors from its offices in Walnut Creek, CA and Seattle, WA. Clients include Dropbox, Navicure, Splunk, and WatchGuard. For more information, visit www.spearmarketing.com.