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20 questions to ask marketing automation vendors during a demo

Martech

Marketing automation platforms often play a central role in marketing technology stacks, especially given the importance of email as a marketing channel. To start, set up demos with your shortlist of vendors within a relatively short timeframe after receiving the RFP responses to help make relevant comparisons.

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How AI-powered features are revolutionizing marketing automation platforms

Martech

Like much marketing technology, many marketing automation platforms (MAPs) are being enhanced with new AI-powered features. One reason for this is the need to improve personalization and drive it to all parts of marketing. One of the primary uses for AI is better automating customer journey orchestration.

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24 questions to ask account-based marketing vendors during a demo

Martech

ABM enables marketers to focus their efforts on accounts with the greatest ROI potential through insightful and personalized marketing programs. But how do you make sure you are choosing the right platform for your organization? If you find that one vendor doesn’t offer this “must-have” capability, it’s obviously not a fit.

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24 questions to ask ABM vendors before signing the contract

Martech

Once you’ve gone through the checklist to determine if you need — and are ready for — an ABM solution, the next step is to identify and contact vendors. Your vendor shortlist. For example, if enriching your ICPs with deeper technographic data is important, be sure to ask about it during vendor interviews and demos.

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A Guide to Marketing Automation

Zoominfo

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

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Real Story on MarTech: Sometimes the biggest vendors carry the biggest risks

Martech

Big martech vendors — even successful ones — routinely jettison or replace longstanding tools. Early in my career as an industry analyst, I noticed that some of the best web content and experience management (WCM) solutions came from lesser-known vendors. The myth of large-vendor stability. Yet, IBM was not alone.

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Does your organization need a marketing automation platform?

Martech

Marketing automation platforms are a critical part of the martech ecosystem for many businesses, offering many benefits by streamlining manual B2B marketing tasks, including lead management, email campaign development and landing page creation. What marketing automation capabilities are most critical to our business?