Today, customers have control over the buying process, forcing the marketer to adapt in providing them with an optimized and engaging experience. Multichannel campaigns have become the norm and marketers have reconciled to adopting multiple ways to reach out and engage the customer. In a survey conducted by Forrester.com on 226 marketers, 40% of the respondents considered […]
Category Archives: Marketing Automation
Lifecycle marketing campaign management isn’t too different from it’s predecessor, email marketing campaign management. After all, without email marketing and marketing automation, lifecycle marketing wouldn’t be possible. However, unlike most campaign management solutions, lifecycle marketing focuses on customer lifetime value and not lead generation. Certainly, lead generation is an important step in creating a customer […]
Cross channel. Multi channel. Omni channel. Whatever channel your organization is focused on, chances are you either use or are in need of a marketing campaign management tool. Developing, deploying and managing a campaign for any organization (B2B or B2C) can be time consuming and stressful. Particularly if the C-suite is looking for an immediate […]
For many marketers, gaining new opt-ins to receive email marketing campaigns is a priority and major focus. It’s necessary to constantly grow emails lists as, inevitably, contacts change jobs, email addresses, and unfortunately, unsubscribe. However, once new opt-ins are captured they are more often than not thrown into the middle of a campaign instead of starting […]
With 78% of successful marketers saying marketing automation systems are most responsible for improving revenue contribution, it’s important to not only have a marketing automation platform, but to be able to effectively utilize that platform. So what exactly can you do to ensure you are automating your campaigns successfully? Below are a handful of tips […]
Do you appreciate personal attention and communication tailored to your interests and lifestyle? So do your customers. Segmenting your emails means sending each individual prospect and customer the right email, at the right time, the way they want to receive it. Whether you are already segmenting your email or are looking to get started, here are […]
I am the low man on the totem pole. I am an intern and being an intern means there will be growing pains. I make mistakes and learn from them. A major part of what I have been doing is research for a multitude of things. While researching, the use of search engines is key. […]
If you do a Google search for “lead management software,” chances are you’ll find results with ties to marketing automation. It’s no secret many growing organizations move to a marketing automation platform due to the overwhelming volume of inquiries, or leads, they receive on a daily basis. However, can marketing automation do more than manage leads […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Marketing Automation
The difference between Marketing Automation and Lifecycle Marketing
I started this internship completely unaware of the difference between marketing automation and lifecycle marketing. Coming from a farm background, I really only have a rudimentary knowledge of marketing from classes I have taken in college and a summer internship in Indianapolis. A month in and wealth of information later, I am starting to understand […]
What’s your definition of Marketing Automation? Marketing on steroids? That’s pretty much a common phrase to hear! In a nutshell, the sole purpose of any automated marketing program is to attract those that WANT to be attracted. At the end of the day, what do we want to do as a business? Nurture prospects, turn […]