Tag Archive: marketing-automation

B2B Plan for GDPR: 97% DON’T have a Plan, Do YOU?

November 23, 2017 10:49 pm Published by Leave your thoughts  B2B Plan for GDPR to Comply with the Norms and Regulations It's a ticking clock for B2B to comply with the GDPR regulations and norms. Soon your business needs to follow up and set a plan on how to proceed with this new law. It has always been that B2B marketers have some advantages over their B2C cousins. But here, consent for B2B marketing will come more in line with B2C marketing. Almost 6 months left until the enforcement deadline for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The responsibility lies not only on marketers but also on every member of a company. Let us...

No customer satisfaction driving growth? Then your business is a House of Cards with a Leaking Bucket

September 29, 2017 10:35 am Published by 2 Comments You invest quite a good amount to attract new customers, but how can you keep them, satisfy them and have them recommend their friends and colleagues to head over as well? Are you asking yourself what makes your existing customer ever even consider to leave you? Lost in the Highway Relationships, good services, customer satisfaction and sales reps are the lifeblood of a small business. You need to do everything possible to protect and foster the relationship with your own customers and the relations your employees forge. Customers keep coming and going but there is always a reason behind them leaving: If your...

Why Believing these 5 Marketing Automation Myths Makes you A Rookie

October 20, 2016 6:35 pm Published by Leave your thoughts I had recently been discussing marketing automation. Not with a prospect, but with a genuine friend of mine who had started his own business in the sports medicine field. He was doing ok for himself and I was very happy for him. But we had very different views on marketing automation, he was going on and on about how he didn't have time to learn such a system for not much benefit, he thought marketing automation was impersonal and his main sales approach was face to face or over the phone. All I could think was WHAT A ROOKIE. His novice...

Case Study on using Otto Marketing Automation by Bergendal Hotels & Conferences

October 6, 2016 7:16 pm Published by Leave your thoughts > A Case Study on using Otto Marketing Automation by Bergendal Hotels & Conferences Transcript My name is Jeanette and my name is Sara. We work with sales and marketing at Bergendal, Stockholm, Sollentuna. We arrange different kinds of events, conference and weddings. We use Otto to tell our customers whats new here and if we have some good offers available to them right now. We use it for invites to events and we offer it to our bookers that book conferences here. On top of this we also use it to aid the bookers delegates in their registration for the events.  So we...

5 Reasons why you should feel bad you’re not using Marketing Automation yet

September 8, 2016 10:20 am Published by Leave your thoughts (For those that are using marketing automation already, you don't need to read this, unless you're here to relish in your choice, than you're excused to let out a little WHOOP!) According to a poll conducted by Express in the UK, people feel guilty for a wide range of reasons: not calling friends or family enough, not going to the gym, not sticking to their diet and; even gossiping. While these all seem like small issues (which they are), missing out on the benefits of using marketing automation is real, it can be measured in dollars and all other currencies of your choice. According to DemandGen...

How Marketing Automation Impacts your Business

June 21, 2016 9:27 am Published by 1 Comment   We all hope when we implement a new system/method into our business it makes an impact. But what sort of impact would Marketing Automation make? According to Gartner research, companies that automate their lead management see a 10% or greater increase in revenue by the first 6-9 months. Is this the type of impact your looking for? How about relevant emails drive 18 times more revenue than broadcast emails according to the Aberdeen Group. Facts are nice but what impacts can you expect within your business? The impacts range from improved organisational efficiency to improved sales efficiency. The main ways how Marketing Automation can...

4 Steps to Make Marketing Automation do your Job during your Vacation

June 10, 2016 1:52 am Published by 2 Comments Photocred: pexels.com Long relaxed days in the sun. Barbecues in the evening followed by warm summer nights. Quality time with close ones. Going out to sea and jumping into the big blue from the deck. A visit to the summer cabin. Hours in the hammock with a new book. What are your plans for this summer holiday?   And maybe even more important, how do you want to feel during the summer?   If you are like me, it’s easy to slip into thinking about work during the holiday. Even if I manage to shake the thought of something I have to do or...

5 Reasons why you need Marketing Automation now

June 2, 2016 1:34 pm Published by 1 Comment It's had some time to settle in. It's grown into a phenomenon. They say it works for B2B. They say it works for B2C. But, why do you need Marketing Automation? Trying to hold out for as long as possible won't work with this new phenomenon. The world is transitioning towards automation, not just within the marketing world but in every facet. Grocery stores are moving towards self-serve checkouts,financial analysis is becoming more reliant upon computers, and robots have begun infiltrating medical procedures. So having automated online marketing isn't that big of a deal once its put that way. Using automation to send emails & messages...

How does CRM Help in Sales?

May 26, 2016 2:08 pm Published by 1 Comment   CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems aren't a new development within the technical world. The world was first introduced to a CRM database in 1986 which served as the first digital form of a rolodex. Since then CRM systems have become more advanced and more involved within the sales process, especially within large multinational organisations. While they have become quite common place globally, many small to medium organisations still question the impact these systems have on organisational sales. How does CRM help in sales? How does storing all of your contacts/leads/customers in one place help with your conversion rates? Having a well organised CRM system...