The document discusses how Perceptive Software uses marketing automation with Salesforce CRM and Eloqua to align their marketing and sales teams. It evolved from a lead generation focus to revenue marketing through integrating systems, establishing shared pipelines and metrics, automating processes, and measuring return on marketing investment. Looking ahead, Perceptive plans to enhance automation and testing to further optimize the buyer's journey. The document provides advice on getting started with marketing automation through a phased approach of integrating systems, identifying automated processes, and establishing key performance indicators.