Marketing automation technology, much like email marketing before it, has long been central to the essential task of sending the right message to the right person at the right time. This used to involve relatively simple workflows that typically triggered ‘batch and blast’ campaigns based on previous engagements. However, the potential of marketing automation, especially platforms like emfluence, goes far beyond this. It’s not just about sending the right message at the right time, but about creating and sending marketing campaigns that are more personalized and effective than ever before. […]
CRM + Marketing Automation
Leveraging customer engagement data can help you make the right decisions to drive your business toward profitability and growth. The trick is knowing how to store and manage the data in ways that are advantageous to your team. The best possible repository for your data is a decent CRM system. But that’s only the start of the process to make the most out of all your hard-won data. Only when your CRM system is fully aligned with your entire MarTech stack can you have any confidence in having a “single […]
I’m going to start this article with a gentle warning. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a tool that can help you become a more efficient and successful marketer. You can use AI to inform your marketing strategy and take some of the heavy lifting out of your activities, but remember, the buck stops with you. AI is not a “magic marketing button” that you can hit to suddenly automate everything you do. So when deploying AI, you’ll need to carefully consider those marketing objectives and double-check everything it produces to ensure […]
Your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is the beating heart of your business. With every step of prospect and customer engagement recorded in your CRM, you should never be more than a few clicks away from the intelligence you need to make strategic decisions. But your CRM is only as good as the information you feed it and the decisions you make about how to use that data. To make the best use of your CRM, you need a carefully defined and precisely executed CRM strategy. What is a Customer […]
Marketing strategies are crucial for any business looking for success. However, even the best strategies can benefit from the support of useful tools to help keep them focused on their goals. A powerful tool that we can’t recommend enough is the marketing calendar. This serves as your go-to roadmap for planning and executing marketing initiatives effectively. With the correct use, this can impact your revenue generation and enable you to streamline your marketing decisions and processes. The Impact Your Marketing Calendar Has on Revenue Generation There’s nothing worse than getting […]