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Can You Do Personalization Without MarTech? Would You Want To?

Is martech marketing? Can you market without it? Do mature marketing organizations need to be including martech? 

In a recent blog post we mentioned that 67% of B2B companies doing personalization are either entirely or mostly using manual processes for content personalization. That’s an enormous amount of people engaging in manual processes instead of automation. Why does this happen?

Everybody who struggles with B2B personalization seems to struggle with 2 things:

  1. It’s going to be too expensive to configure, implement and keep up with this tech
  2. It’s too complex to implement or drive value from

We also recently learned from Salesforce data just how much people expect personalization. But it’s not just that they expect “personalization” — it’s that people still expect you to know them. That means you can understand their problems, and solve their problems. You have so many unique journeys — what are the end goals and how are people getting there?

The keys for today: focus, use your data, and measure goal achievement. You can make martech work.

0:00 Intro

1:45 Is Martech Marketing?

8:30 What’s the stumbling point for personalization

13:35 People expect personalziation

15:50 The problem is the grid

25:30 Wrap-up and outro

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Tim Peter


Tim Peter built his first website in 1995 and loves that he still gets to do that every day. Tim has spent almost two decades figuring out where customers are, how they interact with brands online, and delivering those customers to his clients’ front door. These efforts have generated billions of dollars in revenue and reduced costs.

Tim works with client organizations to build effective teams focused on converting browsers to buyers and building their brand and business. He helps those companies discover how marketing, technology, and analytics tie together to drive business results. He doesn't get excited because of the toys or tech. He gets excited because of what it all means for the bottom line.

An expert in e-commerce and digital marketing strategy, web development, search marketing, and analytics, Tim focuses on the growth of the social, local, mobile web and its impact on both consumer behavior and business results. He is a member of the Search Engine Marketers Professional Organization (SEMPO), HSMAI, and the Digital Analytics Association.

Tim currently serves as Senior Advisor at SoloSegment, a marketing technology company that uses machine learning and natural language processing to improve engagement and conversion for large enterprise, B2B companies.

Tim Peter’s recent client work covers a wide range of digital marketing activities including developing digital and mobile marketing strategies, creating digital product roadmaps, assessing organizational capabilities, and conducting vendor evaluations for diverse clients including major hospitality companies, real estate brands, SaaS providers, and marketing agencies.

Prior to launching Tim Peter & Associates, LLC, a full-service e-commerce and internet marketing consulting firm in early 2011, he worked with the world’s largest hotel franchisor, the world’s premier independent luxury hotel representation firm, and a major financial services firm, developing various award-winning products and services for his customers. Tim can be reached at tim@timpeter.com or by phone at 201-305-0055.

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