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Will Marketing Automation Be Free?

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Land grab is common, where vendors lower prices to get customers on board. Some vendors will sell below cost to gain market share, so higher prices or acquisitions may follow. Loopfuse has published pricing for their paid products, and they have a low-overhead sales model. There is severe competition (30+ vendors).

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7 Reasons Why Marketing Automation Projects Fail

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If possible, create personas for all people involved in the buying process. Even more: the content should match the phase in the buying process, from awareness to validation. If you sell low-priced widgets with a very short sales cycle, Marketing Automation won’t help you. No Interesting Content. Selling Simple Products.

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Lead Nurturing Checklist for Marketing Automation

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Unless you are sure that a lead is ready to buy, you wouldn’t use a discount or other price incentive in your campaigns. After that, you still want to occasionally send something to prospects: even after years of ‘lurking’ some may suddenly be ready to buy. In B2B marketing, campaigns often run 3-12 months.