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Can you do top-of-funnel marketing automation without CRM?

Biznology

If you’re a small or medium size business selling to consumers, you probably want to both automate and personalize your marketing campaigns. The solution, of course, is marketing automation linked to your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Fortunately for SMB marketers, CRM is becoming main stream.

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Do Small Businesses Need Marketing Automation?

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Vendors who target small businesses include provide functions beyond traditional marketing automation. But larger firms need to be efficient too: so expect all marketing automation systems to eventually expand in similar ways. But the case may be different for marketing automation vendors.

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4 Lean and Mean Growth Marketing Strategies for Small SaaS Businesses

Marketing Insider Group

It also requires time, although you’ll most likely use a marketing automation tool to schedule posts. You can be lean and mean with email marketing. You’ll need an email automation tool that’s easy to use and allows you to set up drip campaigns or auto-responders. Image: DMA.

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Key Things You Need to Know About Email Marketing Software

Webbiquity

Fortunately, on the other hand, marketing automation tools enable you to craft behavior-based automated email sequences that almost make it seem as though you’re writing personalized messages (though they can’t help with the Corona on the beach). Why should you use email marketing software? Auto-responders.

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CRM and marketing automation: The challenges and benefits of integration

Martech

Customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation platforms (MAPs) are two of the foundational elements of modern martech stacks. Marketing automation platforms help operationalize data on prospects and customers.

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Raab Report: OfficeAutoPilot, Infusionsoft and HubSpot Rate Highest in Marketing Automation for Very Small Business

Customer Experience Matrix

One of the most important features of our VEST report on B2B marketing automation systems is that it divides marketing automation users into distinct segments, each having a different set of needs. Primary marketing interests are group emails, landing pages, and simple lead nurturing through email auto-responders.

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10 Best Email Apps for Small Business Owners

Webbiquity

Drip is a fantastic, smart email marketing platform used by eCommerce vendors, bloggers, and marketers. Drip offers many powerful tools for intelligent marketing automation, email list segmenting, list groups, and specific audience targeting. It’s great for managing auto-responders and marketing automation.