B2B companies can start to experiment with using live video in conjunction with marketing automation, putting out the content that prospects demand and gleaning valuable insights from how they watch and interact with that content. As a result, you can make marketing efforts more precise, further driving more leads and sales for your company. Automation […]
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If you’re a small business owner, you should aim to work on your business instead of in it. What does this mean? Working in your business means you’re up to your elbows in the everyday mundane tasks of keeping your business running. In other words, too much of your time is spent on the details
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“Things usually get worse before they get better.” “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Whether it’s the valley of the shadow of death in the 23rd Psalm or the Dangerous Trench on the way to Shell City in the Sponge Bob movie, we’re used to the concept of feeling that things are getting worse, even
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Machine learning: predictive and proactive user experience Studies have shown that 78% of customers start the buying process with a web search, while 50% of us turn to social media to see what others have reviewed, before we even think of clicking that buy button. Wouldn’t it be great if businesses took this a step
I also love this wonky definition from Seas Marketing’s Kari Seas, who recently defined marketing automation’s role in lead generation on Episode 53 of the Rethink Marketing podcast. She said, “Marketing automation’s role is putting individuals in target accounts into the sales funnel who are most likely to result in closed revenue in the shortest
Even when customers visit your store ready to buy, there are a slew of distractions that can come between them and checkout. You spend a lot of time refining your marketing campaigns—tweaking this subject line, testing that image—to drive more traffic to your website, but that hard work doesn’t always keep people from leaving. Google
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As you can see, we’ve also developed a great decision-tree infographic you can use to help you understand when and when not to gate. Let’s walk through the five questions. #1 Is this a “contact us” opportunity? These are typically found at the bottom of the funnel and are a clear signal of serious buying
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Despite its name, Swrve hasn’t swerved in its evolution from its origins as a marketing and engagement platform for apps. Instead, it’s taken a series of steps toward its positioning as a customer interaction platform. In 2014, for instance, it added support for iBeacons, which are usually paired with apps. Later that year, Swrve declared
Marketing automation is no longer just an industry buzzword. In fact, 91% of marketing automation users agree it is very important to the overall success of their online marketing activities. Historically, the fastest industry adopters of marketing automation include software, internet, telecommunications, and business services. However, dramatic strides in digital advancement have shifted the world of retail banking
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Artificial Intelligence is all over the news these days, yet it can still be challenging to figure out how to make it work for your marketing team. This post outlines some practical tips for using the Oracle Marketing Cloud and AppCloud offerings like Motiva AI to bring new adaptive intelligence capabilities into the way you
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