Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

And when they arrive at a website for a vendor or retailer, they want more than a page with information and a form to fill out. Developing experiences and optimizing them for conversion takes testing and some trial and error. They want an experience.

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Martech

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Testing new software thoroughly before adoption If considering new software, rigorously test it with a free trial instead of relying solely on sales demos. Sales pitches often overpromise, and real-world testing gives you a more accurate assessment of the software’s suitability and effectiveness. Crunch the numbers.

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Martech

JANUARY 17, 2024

Meanwhile, the boom in artificial intelligence and machine learning is driving vendors to enhance the capabilities of these platforms, making the value proposition even more attractive. Based on our discussions with vendors, we expect to see more innovation in this arena in the coming years.

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Martech

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We see this in the rate at which martech vendors released beta features to users over the past year. To explore this, we’ll walk through a hands-on test with Zapier, one of the leading workflow platforms. As we walk through the test, you’ll see how Zapier is infusing AI capabilities in its beta releases.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 25, 2020

user stories) and having vendors demonstrate those. (If The same applies to software selection: a collection of use cases will not necessarily test all the features you’ll ultimately need. This may be why I’ve recently noticed a sharp rise in the use of proof of concept (POC) tests.

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Martech

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Have you noticed how some marketing technology vendors constantly change the narrative around their products to suit their go-to-market du jour, especially those that have been around for a while? New sellers climb aboard, hoping to capitalize on the vendor’s latest model and make bank. Go for a test drive.

Enterprise Management 122

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Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

Tech firms will roll out more reliable and tested capabilities over the next year. The administrator should be trained by the software vendor and receive whatever support they need from your management team. Maybe your systems are in a similar spot. You’re not alone. The good news is you’ve got a little time. Get MarTech!

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Marketing AI Marketing Management Lock-In CRM 129

DealSignal

MAY 15, 2023

If you’re actively trying to grow your email list or ramp up email marketing campaigns, you’ve probably become familiar with email validation software vendors, such as Zerobounce or DeBounce. We tested out a few email validation software vendors and have shared the results with you here. How Does DealSignal Do It?

Work Management 98

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Litmus

MAY 10, 2021

We even include a free template to help you evaluate vendors! However, you won’t know for sure which tool will help you reach your goals upfront—but you can at least use your goals to establish expectations when you vet vendors and speak to sales reps. Do you want to test different subject lines, calls-to-action (CTAs), or send times?

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 22, 2017

“I used to hate POCs (Proof of Concepts) but now I love them,” a Customer Data Platform vendor told me recently. “We But, as the first vendor indicated, POCs have traditionally been something vendors really disliked. The cost of loading client data was the reason most vendors disliked POCs. Three make a Trend.)

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

CRM and marketing automation platform (MAP) vendors are embedding genAI capabilities into their existing applications, and so are Microsoft and Google in their general-purpose productivity suites, Office and Workspace. Then, the operations/martech team loaded and tested creative assets and content into templates.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 6, 2019

Since (obviously) no business wants to be hacked, you might be surprised to learn that very few SaaS vendors take all the necessary steps to protect their users. And knowing the right questions to ask of the SaaS provider is your secret weapon: Question 1: Does the SaaS vendor have publicly published security policies?

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Martech

JANUARY 21, 2022

Ideally, you’d want to follow a structured, test-based approach for how you bring new technology into the enterprise, and you’d expect participating vendors to follow your lead in the vetting process — out of respect, if nothing else. However, these big vendors are aggressive, publicly-traded companies, not used to getting turned down.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

When countless products and services become connected, personal customer-vendor relationships will be added. Imagine that you have a short list of trusted vendors, and they know your personal consumption patterns. Your few trusted vendors know and supply you continuously and accurately. Connected consumption changes vendors.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Touchpoints 172

Martech

JANUARY 19, 2024

A/B testing. A/B testing enables this type of data-driven decision making. This is another area expected to evolve to include more complex multivariate testing thanks to AI and machine learning. Marketers learn by experimenting with different elements of their campaigns and optimizing based on the results.

Email Marketing 132

Email Marketing Automation Tools Planning 132

Convert

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Google announced it would not bring Google Optimize in Google Analytics 4 but announced the news that A/B testing tools will be able to integrate. Dennis van der Heijden (CEO of Convert.com) “We launched Google Optimize over 5 years ago to enable businesses of all sizes to easily test and improve your user experiences.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

Use it to outline goals, draft usage policies and vet AI technology vendors so you can continue to innovate with your strategy. Creative testing worksheet A/B testing on social media can help you better understand what messages, topics and creative assets resonate most with your target audience. Download the template 8.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Test all the conversion paths Conversion paths include any point in the customer experience where customers get triggered to take an action — like registering for content, signing up for a newsletter or setting up a meeting. As part of the marketing automation audit, you need to test all of these conversion paths. “We’ve

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Martech

MARCH 9, 2022

“Today, A/B testing is thriving — it’s been a huge improvement from non-A/B testing,” said George Khachatryan, CEO of AI company OfferFit, in a recent webinar. “At At the same time, the people performing these tests every day recognize that’s it’s a lot more difficult than it may seem.”. Fortunately, A/B testing is evolving.

Allocation 144

Allocation Marketing AI Marketing Automation Services Work Management 144

Martech

MARCH 28, 2024

Fortunately for marketers and business users in other areas of the business, software vendors are moving fast to incorporate AI into their existing applications. Where available, we’ve linked vendor mentions in this article to video examples of the AI capabilities built into their tools.

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Engagio

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Any vendor that doesn’t spend most of their time making sure their account identification is accurate will hurt your business. In fact, Demandbase is the only vendor that utilizes company-level web personalization front and center. We’ve never lost an account identification match test to another vendor.”.

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Martech

AUGUST 12, 2022

A plateau in sales and numerous vendor acquisitions absorbed nearly all the independent JOE vendors. Vendors like Infor, SAS, and Pega acquired and merged much of this tech into larger suites and slowly adapted them to the digital age. At the same time, a handful of independent, born-digital JOE vendors emerged.

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Martech

JANUARY 31, 2024

The often-professed love of A/B tests among marketers stems from trying new things. Pressure from vendors like Apple and Google makes it seemingly more difficult to reach prospects. But it does mean you should test them out (and encourage your team to test them out). These include vendors, partners, executives and more.

Effectiveness 122

Effectiveness Work Management Marketing Management Planning 122

Martech

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Vendor ecosystem management. It should facilitate the management of third-party vendors that access and use your user data, ensuring that all comply with the specific consent granted. This will require a clear overview of your data flow, a comprehensive implementation plan and a test phase. Analytical insights. Support services.

Digital Asset Management 127

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Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2022

often means the vendor with the most records wins and the one offering the highest quality data gets overlooked. Some vendors choose to cover a narrow range of data sets or attributes, capturing certain kinds of specialty or niche data. Other vendors attempt to provide a large number of records, but often at the cost of quality.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Call those vendors that have delivered targeted prospects that have converted in the past and negotiate on a pay-for-performance basis. If you have content, test which pieces work best. This is where the conversation with sales and the relationship with your vendor partners pay off. Step 3: Negotiate with top partners.

Lead Generation 219

Lead Generation ROI Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 219

Martech

MAY 8, 2023

Well-known vendors have been baking AI into their solutions for almost a decade. It’s now widely known as “the Turing test.” Of course, there are many, many objections to Turing’s proposal (and his test is not even smartly designed). Are there AI vendors in the martech space? It depends what you mean. To power chatbots.

Marketing AI 109

Marketing AI Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 109

Martech

MARCH 13, 2023

The term “MACH” is popular nowadays, with many martech vendors claiming to offer MACH digital experience platforms (DXPs). Some vendors may see the label as a way to differentiate themselves and attract customers looking for solutions that embody the principles of MACH.

Digital Experience Platform 98

Digital Experience Platform Work Management Marketing Management API 98

Martech

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

So we started counseling a more agile approach grounded in modern concepts around user-centered design, empirical testing, iterative adaptation, and cross-team participation. Tell < show < test. Vendors love to talk about what their technology can do and will readily discuss case studies. In short: design thinking.

Vendors 98

Vendors Tips Allocation SWOT 98

Martech

JANUARY 4, 2023

You can read the first part (selecting a DAM vendor) here. You’ve selected your DAM vendor, now where do you go from here? The vendor is only one layer of a strong foundation, and it needs the reinforcement of an implementation partner before you start framing out the full DAM. Do you really need an implementation partner?

Digital Asset Management 114

Digital Asset Management Advertising Agencies Work Management Marketing Management 114

Martech

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Department of Defense (DoD) to evaluate its vendors’ ability to deliver on software development projects effectively. More recently, martech vendors (and consulting firms) have embraced and invented various self-serving maturity models to help them sell more software and services. No overbuying. Buying stuff makes us feel good.

Work Management 122

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Martech

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Almost one in five executives are using or testing out AI to improve their marketing processes this year. Many CRM vendors have partnered with database firms to allow users to automatically populate contact and company records with updated information with just a click of a button. Lean into your software vendors.

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Martech

JULY 28, 2022

If you have determined an MPM system makes sense for your business, here’s 20 questions to ask vendors: What platform hosting options are available (SaaS/cloud/on premise)? Does the vendor specialize in a particular channel, vertical or campaign objective? If so, will the vendor commit to limits on annual increases?

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Martech

MAY 12, 2023

For example, when I was involved with A/B testing years ago, I was visiting a website for my personal interests. I caught that website conducting an A/B test. Look for opportunities to test things out. One day I noticed a significant UX difference from when I was last on the site. Consider different types of UX decisions.

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xiQ

MARCH 27, 2024

This preparedness transforms sales professionals from mere vendors to valued consultants, offering valuable insights that help them engage with prospects when they are most receptive. In the competitive landscape of sales, professionals must adopt an equally thorough approach to preparation.

Marketing Management 126

Marketing Management Analysis Forecasting B2B Sales 126

Martech

JUNE 15, 2022

Measuring the effectiveness of personalization remains difficult, and despite breathless vendor case studies, many if not most pilot projects here fail to achieve meaningful ROI. The best organizations systematize test-and-optimization cycles. Some existing vendors will fold or consolidate. Highly-fragmented markets.

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