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What to Consider When It’s Time for New Marketing Technology

Content Marketing Institute

Marketing automation tools. Social media tools. Collaboration tools. As a marketing leader, you’re faced with a crushing number of marketing technologies to consider: almost 5,000 of them, falling into some 75 categories. B2B Marketing Academy co-founder Peg Miller has some guidance.

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6 Marketing Automation Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Hubspot

Not too long ago, my colleague Katie Burke wrote a great article, " The Right Way to Think About Your Marketing Software RFP ," and it got me thinking about my own experiences as a buyer of marketing technology. Particularly I realized, more often than not, I was thinking about automation the wrong way.

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How to increase event attendance: 15 proven ways to get people to come to your events

SpotMe Blog

Or if you’re a professional services provider and strengthening network connections is a top priority for your audience, make sure there’s plenty of time for networking at your event. Using marketing automation tools to send the right content to the right people at the optimal time. Host networking opportunities.

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Busted! 23 Marketing Myths Held By (Some) Industries

Hubspot

The inbound strategy also consists of marketing automation software integration, website design, SEO, social media, email marketing, and lead nurturing, among others. 2) "Inbound Marketing is an Internet ‘fad’ that will pass.”. 9) “Marketing is not needed in an RFP-driven industry.”.

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The state of B2B marketing in Asia—moving toward digital

Biznology

Whether it’s commodity supplies sourced from low-cost producing countries, or professional services delivered from gleaming downtown office towers, price factors into every decision. It takes time to find, negotiate, and service many accounts. Is marketing entirely digital here now? That puts pressure on margins. One is cost.

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Is Automation the Right Marketing Solution for You?

Hinge Marketing

Are you, or your marketing department, still using an Excel spreadsheet to track what communications have been sent to which clients? Then it may be time for an upgrade to a marketing automation platform, or MAP. SEE ALSO: Expert Interview: Using Behavioral Psychology to Enhance Marketing Automation.

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Is Automation the Right Marketing Solution for You?

Hinge Marketing

Are you, or your marketing department, still using an Excel spreadsheet to track what communications have been sent to which clients? Then it may be time for an upgrade to a marketing automation platform, or MAP. SEE ALSO: Expert Interview: Using Behavioral Psychology to Enhance Marketing Automation.