Online marketers have a new imperative: rely less on gut instincts and more on automated processes to deliver the right message to the right person at the right time. Marketing automation tools, when used properly, can help marketers streamline resources and more effectively and efficiently manage data, content creation, digital assets, messaging, and segmentation. The opportunities are varied: from retargeting display ads and managing paid search campaign, to optimizing e-mail segmentation strategies, or sending out a simple tweet. Before investing time and money in automation, consider these do's, don'ts, and trends.
Oct 3, 2011 - Launch your SMS program so that it can integrate, complement, and synergize with your email and other outbound messaging. Comments
Sep 19, 2011 - The future of marketing automation needs to be making marketing simpler, but more powerful. Comments
Sep 12, 2011 - How to assess your team's use of automation tools. Comments
Aug 22, 2011 - Five factors to help prioritize the opportunities to expose each brand to new, known audiences. Comments
Aug 8, 2011 - Are you able to show meaningful optimization results today? Technology could make the difference. Comments
Jul 25, 2011 - Take a much more customer-centric approach by honoring permission carefully, taking time to customize content, and testing things like subject lines. Comments
Jul 11, 2011 - How to get more leads without blatant self-promotion or ruining your online reputation. Comments
Jun 27, 2011 - Three ways to start to track your social marketing and tie it to the CRM database. Comments
Jun 13, 2011 - Five things marketers should prepare for in order to comply with the new EU privacy regulations. Comments
May 16, 2011 - Sometimes the biggest benefits of marketing software come from the commitment to optimize and the good management of the technology. Comments
May 2, 2011 - Five options for marketers who want to tap social sentiment for direct marketing outreach. Comments
Apr 18, 2011 - A marketing department that understands and optimizes processes and data utilization can significantly outperform one that does not. Comments
Apr 14, 2011 - Where do people fit into a world that promises endless media automation? Comments
Apr 4, 2011 - Where should you focus your precious resources – on the aspects that are under control of the marketer, or on those which the marketing department does not control? Comments
Mar 21, 2011 - Shape your governance strategy around customer experience and engagement and you will find that a little less can go a long way. Comments
Mar 7, 2011 - Marketers who want to optimize their automation investments must consider the entire scope of the marketing department functionality in setting up and managing the solution. Comments
Feb 7, 2011 - How will database marketers react to this new level of attention and embrace the need for a data-driven marketing approach? Comments
Jan 24, 2011 - As your organization moves toward a CRM-driven approach, utilize the value of your e-mail marketing talent and data to get you started. Comments
Jan 10, 2011 - Tips for building a process and system for efficiently creating repeatable customer conversations. Comments
Aug 13, 2010 - Just two months after picking up Web analytics firm Coremetrics, business software and services giant IBM has acquired Unica for $480 million. Comments
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