Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Many marketers understand the power of implementing automated drip campaigns to turn leads into customers by moving them through the sales cycle. Truly successful marketers know the best bang for your marketing buck comes from using drip campaigns to nurture existing customers.

Customer

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 30, 2018

As a digital marketer, you have a myriad of tools you use to engage and attract customers. Your stack most likely includes a marketing automation platform , web content management system (CMS), analytics platform, and other tools. These two solutions are core to successful marketing programs.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 16, 2018

This is obviously great news for consumers, but what about marketers? Nearly three out of every four marketers don’t fully understand the GDPR privacy laws they’ll be tasked to operate within, while one in four organizations say they’re still in initial planning stages. The Effect of GDPR on Marketing Automation.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 18, 2015

Author: Sesame Mish Companies are increasingly realizing the benefits of marketing automation tools. According to The SiriusDecisions B2B Marketing Automation Study, there are a whopping 11 times more B2B organizations using marketing automation than there were in 2011. (So, But, I’m here to fix that!

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 13, 2017

While our demand generation team celebrated this victory, we knew that with a lead database swelling to 70,000 entries and counting, we needed to embrace a more sophisticated, enterprise-grade marketing automation platform. Markets are exploding, so why go one-to-one when you can go one-to-many?

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 26, 2018

The other day I was talking to yet another marketing operations manager who has “a duplicate problem*” and “just needs a one-time dedupe job.” (“*Duplicates”—multiple records for the same person and/or company in CRM/Marketing Automation platforms.) The sales rep she is working with is completely unaware of all of this.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 27, 2016

Some of the biggest challenges that marketers face are the cost of programs and the infrastructure needed to support multi-channel communication in this digital age. Many marketers out there are making similar decisions, in which features and functionality are ultimately weighed against platform cost.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Author: Michael Pollack There are plenty of people talking about mobile and how it interacts with marketing automation. Let’s take a quick look at some of the common considerations in mobile marketing and marketing automation, and provide some clarity around terminology and key practices.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 29, 2015

With the intense focus on guiding buyers through the purchase process with valuable content and targeted nurture streams, as well as the development of video-based technology, marketing with video is a whole new ball game. And that’s why, over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a phenomenal shift in the way marketers are using video.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Author: Sesame Mish What is marketing automation ? Marketing automation is software that helps companies take complete control of their marketing campaign efforts. This mighty marketing machine works to automate and sync your various efforts: Lead generation. Social marketing. Email marketing.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Author: Patrick Groover Marketing communications continue to evolve as audiences interact with brands through an ever-increasing number of channels. Traditional Marketing vs. the Future. This is often evidenced in the way we divide up the workload on the marketing team with specializations in email, website, mobile marketing, and more.

Direct Mail

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Author: Patrick Groover Marketers are always looking for the next best thing. So it’s no surprise that with the evolution of account-based marketing and technologies that enable it, B2B marketers are paying attention and trying to figure out how they can implement an account-centric approach.

Marketing Strategy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

Author: Ellen Gomes One of the questions we get asked a lot at Marketo is “what features are included in a marketing automation platform, and how can these features help my business?” Luckily, marketing automation offers a wide array of features to streamline marketing campaigns—from lead management to email marketing.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 27, 2013

Author: Jon Miller Welcome to wondrous and exciting world of marketing automation, where you will travel and explore a wide variety of capabilities found in marketing automation software. Download our Definitive Guide to Marketing Automation. Brought to you by Marketing Automation Software by Marketo.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 28, 2015

Author: Rajiv Kapoor When implementing marketing automation one of the key, and often overlooked, strategies is sales enablement. So what is sales enablement and how does it pertain to marketing automation? Traditionally, sales enablement refers to educating sales on marketing activities, messaging, and content.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Author: Lou Pelosi As a marketer, you probably know too well that buying has changed. Today’s self-empowered, self-educating buyer makes major progress down the path to purchase before ever talking to sales, which means that marketing is responsible for more engagement and interaction with buyers than ever before.

eBook

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most companies in the technology sector evolve in a very competitive environment, and leads generated by Marketing represent more than 50% of the opportunities signed by sales representatives. In these conditions, implementing a marketing automation platform is a no brainer. . How often do you publish new content ?

Whitepaper

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 10, 2015

Author: Jignesh Shah What’s the most precious and scarce commodity for a marketer? Like all marketers today, my team and I had many channels and tactics we could use to reach customers. And small rewards can drive big improvements in marketing results. Enter, Marketing Automation. The Power of Gifting.

Marketing Strategy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 15, 2014

Author: Maggie Jones If you’re considering the move to marketing automation – or a switch from your current solution – there are a lot of factors to consider. And as we discuss in our new ebook, Sweeter than Suite Solutions: Choose Your Own Marketing Automation Platform , marketers often pay a high price for choosing stack solutions.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Author: Shyna Zhang In my work, I have had the pleasure of speaking with numerous enterprise marketers from around the world. According to research from the Marketing Leadership Council, the formula for successful marketing automation deployment is comprised of: 50% of your success comes from organizational alignment.

eBook

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Considering the lightning speed at which technology is transforming our daily lives, it’s no surprise that the marketing landscape is evolving at a similar pace. What does the future of marketing look like? Proving the impact of digital marketing . Acquiring buy-in from executive leadership and the C-suite .

Transform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 29, 2014

Author: Frank Passantino Every marketing automation platform uses some type of reporting. But while every platform displays reports in different ways, and every marketer has different needs, there are some major insights that your marketing automation platform MUST be able to provide.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

Author: Niko Nelissen If we haven’t said it enough, the era of mobile marketing is among us! At this point, mobile apps are becoming a must-have in every marketing plan. The way mobile apps enable marketers to reach their marketing goals is rapidly evolving, and we are seeing major shifts in mobile marketing tactics this year.

Manufacturing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Author: Rajiv Kapoor It was the end of November, and I was helping a large, global client transition from their old marketing automation platform to Marketo. Three days before we were due to launch the new platform, an unexpected issue arose with the forms – a big issue, which needed to be addressed before we could move forward.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 19, 2015

Author: Dayna Rothman Marketing automation is a must-have for a modern marketing team. But, even though you may have heard this fact or read about it, many marketers are still questioning the exact definition. What exactly is marketing automation and why do you need it? Cross-channel marketing campaigns.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

For instance, Marketo’s integration with Facebook’s Offline Conversions API allows marketers to connect “offline” conversions, an event not measured by Facebook (e.g. in-store purchases, event attendance, content downloads), to digital campaigns to optimize their program and spend. A Marketo Case Study.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Author: Rajiv Kapoor When a customer implements marketing automation, she tends to focus on specific marketing goals like — getting the first email out the door, building a lead nurture campaign for the first time, or building a lead lifecycle. What does education mean? This can be on-demand or onsite.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

After the meeting, it struck me that this was a microcosm of the challenges facing today’s marketers: how to foster this type of responsive, flexible dialogue with prospects, customers, and influencers; sense and respond based on their behaviors, preferences, and actions; and do all of this across millions of interactions a day.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

Marketers have to adapt to these changes. The single most important improvement companies can make to their marketing strategies is investing in marketing automation software. Automation is the fuel that allows businesses to stay one step ahead of the game. Triggered Communication. Flexibility for all Departments.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 14, 2014

Author: Courtney McAra When I first came to Marketo, I was SHOCKED by the size of our marketing operations team. In my previous role, I’d handled marketing operations and demand generation. What I failed to realize was that marketing operations (affectionately known as “MOPS” at Marketo) is at the core of a well-run marketing team.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

As marketers, we are always looking for ways to automate, optimize, and make things simpler for ourselves so we are able to run more programs, produce more content, achieve higher ROI, and the list goes on. In a recent survey, we asked marketers from all over the world what aspects of technology marketers need for effective engagement.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Author: Ernesto Castillo Marketing automation isn’t just for marketing. As a sales leader or rep, marketing automation is fundamental to understanding your prospects’ behaviors, leveraging them in your follow-ups, and making the right connections. Lead Scoring and Collaboration.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Author: Maggie Jones Today, I’d like to share some breaking news from the Bureau of Obviousness: marketers have a lot on their plates. Regardless of what kind of marketing you do, or the size of your team, or the annual revenue of your company, you’ve probably learned to multi-task in your sleep. You Have More than One Calendar.

Marketing Automation Platform

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Author: Rajiv Kapoor So, let’s say your company has decided to adopt marketing automation. What’s the #1 thing that will derail your new platform? This included a 2-day discovery session, which got them up to speed and formed a base for how they’d use their new marketing platform.

New Markets

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 5, 2013

So, in the spirit of the first 100 days principle, here are the 3 lessons that have stuck me most about marketing automation as a member of a marketing team, actually an entire organization, that is steeped in the ways and means of marketing automation. Lesson #3: Marketing Automation is Not Just About Acquisition.

Thought Leadership

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

To some, direct mail may seem like a marketing method of the past. However, coupled with a sophisticated marketing automation platform, direct mail is getting a facelift that may make it a channel that helps you differentiate your go-to-market strategy. Rethinking Direct Mail. Personalization.

Direct Mail

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 8, 2015

Author: Will Oliver Any marketer you talk to will tell you they contribute to their team’s demand generation efforts in some way or another. And of course, every role on a successful marketing team is in some way geared toward demand generation, with the ultimate goal of producing sales-ready customers. The answer is data. (If

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