Q&A with Tom O'Regan, CEO at Madison Logic

Q&A with Tom O'Regan
Tom O'Regan, CEO at Madison Logic is a global leader in account based marketing. In this role, O’Regan leads all company initiatives with an emphasis on positioning ActivateABMTM as the only truly global account based marketing platform built for B2B marketers.

Focused on driving Madison Logic momentum and enabling the Marketer to be the driving force for growth and change within the enterprise, O’Regan also sits on the Advisory Board of The Fiscal Times, both the Sales Executive Committee and B2B Operating Group at the IAB.

MEDIA 7: If I were to say to a bunch of people who know you, ‘Give me three adjectives that best describe you’, what would I hear?
TOM O'REGAN: 
Passionate, Optimistic, and Indefatigable

M7: Ovum has named Madison Logic a “Leader” in the Ovum Market Radar: Account-Based Marketing report. What factors have led Madison Logic to emerge as a leader in ABM?
TO'R:
Ovum recognized the strength of our ABM platform in achieving predictable growth among the fastest growing B2B organizations globally. Specifically, the ability to leverage intent data to target the right accounts, measure ABM effectiveness, shorten sales cycles, and accelerate growth. The Ovum report also highlights Madison Logic's data gateway that allows CRM and MAP platforms to connect seamlessly including Salesforce, Marketo, and Oracle Eloqua.


"AI will play a critical role in the dynamic account targeting, content personalization, and conversion metrics that will accelerate growth for B2B marketers."

M7: How will the bi-directional integration with Oracle Eloqua help Madison Logic to empower B2B marketers?
TO'R:
Communication between marketing and sales in addition to integrating with the leading CRM and MAP platforms are key factors for ABM success at large B2B organizations. With the Oracle Eloqua integration, Madison Logic seamlessly accesses target account lists to activate ABM Demand Generation and Advertising programs and transfers engagement data back into Eloqua for lead scoring. Joint clients can also take advantage of Journey Acceleration™, which personalizes messaging based on marketing funnel stage to increase the volume, velocity, and value of deals in the pipeline.


"Communication between marketing and sales in addition to integrating with the leading CRM and MAP platforms are key factors for ABM success at large B2B organizations."

M7: How do you see technology and artificial intelligence impacting the ABM landscape in the near future?
TO'R:
AI will play a critical role in the dynamic account targeting, content personalization, and conversion metrics that will accelerate growth for B2B marketers.



M7: Tom, your love for golf is well-known. Since when have you been playing golf and how do you manufacture time for it?
TO'R:
I’ve played golf since college and have met so many unbelievable people, explored so many amazing places around the world, and had incredible experiences enjoying the game of golf. With offices in NY, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Dublin, and Singapore, I have the opportunity to play with team members, partners, and clients once in a while. When I’m not working, I pick vacation spots partially on the quality of the links.

M7: What is your superpower?
TO'R:
I’d like to think I have a good eye for talent and finding people who have the skills, but more importantly I have the determination needed to grow and scale a business as a team.

ABOUT MADISON LOGIC

Madison Logic’s global account-based marketing (ABM) solution empowers B2B marketers to convert their best accounts faster. By integrating the ML Data Cloud with CRM and marketing automation platforms, intent data, and more than 20 other datasets, marketers execute a unified activation strategy across the funnel with ABM Advertising and ABM Demand Generation to align with sales, accelerate the buyer journey, and drive growth.

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