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10 Marketing Automation Mistakes You Might Be Making (And How to Avoid Them)

BenchmarkONE

Like so many areas of business, in recent years, the field of marketing has evolved to make use of the major advances in technologies of automation, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and more. Together, these technologies are increasingly being applied to the burgeoning discipline of sales and marketing automation.

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U.S. Inflation Rate at ‘Zero’ – Is That True?

Sharpspring

The bottom line is that a customer wants a seamless experience, especially with their experience between marketing and sales. The State of Marketing and Sales Alignment study, by the research firm Ascend2 and SharpSpring, found a primary benefit of marketing and sales alignment is a seamless customer experience.

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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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List Segmentation: The Key to Email Marketing

Zoominfo

No matter how many times we’re told email marketing is dead, the channel continues to be an effective way to generate revenue. In fact, studies show that email marketing has a 4400% return on investment ( source ). The days of batch and blast emails are long gone. But, that’s only if you do it correctly.

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5 Vanity Metrics Your Marketing Team Should Be Wary Of

ANNUITAS

When a vanity metric number is too low, the reaction is to execute another marketing campaign. And because you aren’t measuring the specific impact of engagement channels and content, you can’t be sure that the marketing campaign you’re going to execute will be successful or not. But dopamine doesn’t drive sales. .

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Do You Need Marketing Automation to Do Lead Nurturing? Sort Of.

The Point

A prospective client asks: “We’re just getting our demand generation programs ramped up, and I’m not sure I’m ready for marketing automation. My answer: “It depends how you define “ lead nurturing ,” but technically: no, you don’t need marketing automation in order to nurture leads. And therein lies the difference.

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Struggling with B2B Industrial Marketing? Your Essential Guide to Proven Strategies & Tactics

Tiecas

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. But I’m not just another marketing consultant.

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