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7 Ways Financial Firms Can Use Marketing Automation to Grow Profits

SmartBug Media

A lot of financial and investing firms dabble with marketing automation; however, few have built a full-scale program that they use across their entire customer journey. Firms are collecting vast amount of operational and marketing analytics data long before a prospect becomes a client. Smart automation is much more.

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The 14 Best Marketing Automation Tools for Your Business

Optinmonster

Managing and nurturing leads from email, SMS, social media, and landing page campaigns can start to feel…. Fortunately, when it comes to marketing automation tools, you’ve got options. We’re going to look at: What Is Marketing Automation ? Why Use Marketing Automation Tools ? Overwhelming.

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Measure Your Way to Lead Nurturing Success

The Point

Demand Gen Report just published “ Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ,” a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing’s true impact. That, ultimately, is what lead nurturing is designed to do – move leads towards opportunity and close.

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Oracle Buys ATG: Bad News for Marketing Automation?

Customer Experience Matrix

What I really care about is the implications for marketing systems. I’d say the ATG purchase lessens the odds of Oracle buying a marketing automation vendor. Since ATG itself provides substantial online marketing functionality, there’s a smaller gap for Oracle to fill with a separate marketing automation purchase.

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Aprimo Marketing Studio Expands the Scope of Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Aprimo Marketing Studio includes traffic generation features missing from nearly all existing marketing automation products. This broader scope should become standard as marketers try to truly integrate their programs. But in fact it’s a substantially broader scope than I’ve seen in other products.

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Case Study: Segmentation, New Creative Boosts Lead Conversion Rates by 75%

The Point

Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force. Design, build and launch a “Welcome” email program designed to improve follow-up and response to new leads. Spear is a Marketo agency partner.) “A

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Key Things You Need to Know About Email Marketing Software

Webbiquity

On the contrary, used properly, email marketing can hep build customer loyalty, nurture leads, and increase direct sales. Why should you use email marketing software? Marketing automation software enables you to effectively segment and manage large email lists. Market reach. CRM integration.