Posts from category: Marketing Automation


6 steps of successful Lead Nurturing. Use Alan Weiss’ Persuasion Theory

When conducting Lead Nurturing campaign, you think: have I included all necessary information? In previous post we discussed importance of dividing knowledge into small palatable bits, but objective data are not enough. Lead Nurturing should also refer to emotions and needs. Take a closer look at language you use. Do you adjust it to changes […]

42 free online tools for business: planning, SEO, content, social media

Today we recommend best and reliable free online tools for business. With their help planning, creating and competition tracking will be easy as never before. Planning and communication Asana: a wonderful tool allowing you to plan, assign tasks, and watch the progress. Trello: helps organize work by breaking big tasks into smaller chunks. Loved by […]

Marketer: order taker or mindful visionary? Interview with Lisa Nirell

Feeling lost in your mailbox and in your newsfeed? Constantly alarmed by omnipresent “asap”? Frustrated with lack of common language with CEO and CIO? In short breaks between endless tasks, you ask yourself: wasn’t my work supposed to be about something else? About communication, building relationships, creativity? If that’s your story, take a look at […]

15 Start-Ups to Watch in 2015

They break rules and challenge existing order. We made for you a list of 15 most inspiring and fascinating start-ups. Keep your eyes on them! All companies listed vary: some belong to traditional start-up areas (like wearables), other are inventors and creators of new things, others analyze and discover niches to simplify task that used […]

How your customers feel about Marketing Automation and personalization? 20 stats

Marketers know profits of personalization very well: they see 20% increase in sales, see that CTA with personalized copy convert 42% better, or know that 35% of Amazon’s revenue is generated by its recommendation engine. Our customers seem to also like it – sales and conversion rates speak for themselves. Consumers buy more when the […]

4 most inspiring new books on marketing (March 2015).

Are you up to date with new books on marketing? If not, here we come with our overview of 4 most interesting latest publications. Among them: Steve Jobs once again (but revised), managing luxury brand (in the era of omnipresence of luxury) and humanization of Big Data: what to do to make data connect you […]

6 new trends in marketing analytics

60% of marketers measure efficiency of their online campaigns, spending 8% of their budgets on analytics. Specialists willingly invest in new solutions, spot emerging possibilities, but can also see limitations. Can it be that the more data we have, the more unanalyzed blank spaces we notice? Marketers mention need for reliable monitoring in brick and […]

Why ugly websites sell better? 6 lessons you can learn from them

Are you thrilled by Wikipedia’s beauty? Bo you feel compelled by esthetic appeal of eBay? Exactly. Visual attractiveness of a website is not so important as it may seem. So before you plan another redesign and optimization, read our text and learn why users don’t search for breathtaking look, but functionality, and feel more comfortable […]

Carrying out a customer survey? Optimize it with our 10 tips

Customer behavior analytics and surveys are like yin and yang, like Bonnie and Clyde, like Flip and Flap: radically different yet inseparable. They complete each other, but one can never replace the other. The knowledge we gain from surveys tells about customers’ feeling, values and needs, while behavioral monitoring concerns actual choices and decisions. According […]

Ecommerce with Marketing Automation – Lesson 1: Solid Foundations
Ecommerce with Marketing Automation – Lesson 1: Solid Foundations

Ecommerce is one of the fastest-growing industries in the modern world. One could call ecommerce today’s equivalent of the American dream. You can start from scratch and build a fortune with only a few must-haves, such as internet access, own website and ability to deliver your product to customers. For those who want to become […]

TOP 10 Articles on Digital Marketing: Q1 2017
TOP 10 Articles on Digital Marketing: Q1 2017

It’s been a while since I’ve made a recap of top articles on digital marketing and marketing automation. To make up for this gap, I’ve picked TOP 10 articles from Q1 2017.   Digital Advertising: Will This Investment Pay Off?  Knowing that by 2021, advertisers will spend up to 50 percent of their marketing budgets […]

3 Most Important Digital Marketing Stats You’ll Read This Week
3 Most Important Digital Marketing Stats You’ll Read This Week

Statistically, my dog and I have 3 legs each. When it comes to details, statistics might not be the most accurate method of predicting an outcome. Yet, when it comes to overall trends and complex strategies, statistics are a must. We’re making big steps towards the end of the H1 of 2017. Let’s see what […]

Facebook for Ecommerce [Infographics]
Facebook for Ecommerce [Infographics]

To have, or not to have a fanpage? How is it with this whole Facebook? Can ecommerce owners find a good use for the biggest social network to generate some tangible results? First, one has to understand the specifics of this medium. Facebook is not a search engine, as I already wrote here. Facebook is a service […]

Is Ecommerce Killing the Retail?
Is Ecommerce Killing the Retail?

In the article published on 10th April at theatlantic.com, one can find some interesting insights on the current situation of stationary stores and the recession of retail. What’s up?   The author of the article, Derek Thompson, notes that the last two years have been quite a tough time for traditional retail in the United […]

Marketing on Facebook – What Am I Paying For?!
Marketing on Facebook – What Am I Paying For?!

How to spend money on Facebook wisely? The fact that running social media marketing can significantly increase profits in ecommerce is an open secret. Nonetheless, there is a catch: if you promote posts using a traditional approach, you simply blow up your budget and you don’t even get a return on that investment. How to […]

Reasons why Marketing Automation Adoption is Still Low
Reasons why Marketing Automation Adoption is Still Low

Marketing automation adoption rates are going up, albeit slowly. There are not too many small companies around who can boast of using marketing automation. However, the number of marketers who have started adopting marketing technology, in general, is rising fast. According to this study, 48% of the marketers surveyed consider their organization to be an early adopter […]