Silverpop announced new mobile messaging capabilities that allow Silverpop users to implement automated, behavior-based SMS campaigns.

Silverpop partnered with Velti, a provider of mobile marketing and advertising technology, to develop these mobile features. The functionality includes previously available features such as email opt-in via SMS, promotional texts and text alerts, as well as new capabilities, including the following:

Mimvi, a mobile discovery technology company, announced the formation of its B2B division, LaunchPad. The division was established to address growing corporate interest in Mimvi’s search and discovery technology spanning mobile apps and content, according to a Mimvi press release.

In addition, Mimvi LaunchPad offers organizations the resources, expertise and technology to facilitate marketer’s mobile visions.

Salesforce.com posted double-digit revenue growth in Q4 and its full fiscal year, which ended Jan 31, and projected strong earnings for the coming fiscal year.

For the full fiscal year 2013, the company reported revenue of $3.05 billion, an increase of 35% from the prior year. Subscription and support revenues were $2.87 billion, an increase of 35% on a year-over-year basis. Professional services and other revenues were $181 million, an increase of 29% on a year-over-year basis.

eTrigue, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketing automation systems, announced that its flagship DemandCenter marketing automation application now supports mobile operation and management with Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. eTrigue users now have smartphone or tablet access to their campaigns without the need to download and learn a separate application.

There are several challenges sales teams face throughout the various stages of the funnel process, including the need to improve efficiency and increase revenue growth.

A recent webinar titled The Funnel Is Not A Process: Understanding Lead-To-Revenue Management, hosted by SalesEngine International, a B2B integrated marketing and sales acceleration company, highlighted trends in lead-to-revenue management.

One third of B2B marketers say their demand generation budgets will grow by more than 20% in 2013, lead quality is getting increased scrutiny and social media as a B2B marketing tactic is on the rise. Those are just some of the results shared in this preview of the 2013 Demand Gen Report Benchmark Survey.

The survey was designed to gauge marketers’ demand generation spending plans for 2013 and how those budgets compare to the overall marketing budgets. The survey also looked at how marketers will allocate their demand generation dollars in the coming year.