There’s more than one way to send an email. This assessment will help you understand which platform will help you meet the needs of your team. Mike Pastore on March 5, 2025 Email is an essential tool for marketing teams across sectors and industries. Most of these teams rely on email delivery or marketing … Continue reading Marketing automation vs. email delivery platform: Which tool is right for your team?
Category Archives: Marketing Automation
Marketing automation vendor Act-On acquired for $53 million
One of the oldest players in the MAP market sells to a Washington-based SPAC. Mike Pastore on January 24, 2025 Marketing automation provider Act-On, one the early players in the SaaS martech space, was acquired Thursday by Banzai. Banzai is paying $ 53.2 million for Act-On, with $ 20 million in cash and the … Continue reading Marketing automation vendor Act-On acquired for $53 million
The autonomous marketing revolution: Navigating the new frontier of brand engagement by Wunderkind
Martech is transforming from human-driven tools to engines that autonomously feed on data to deliver results. Here’s what that means for your business. Wunderkind on May 21, 2024 The convergence of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) is setting the stage for revolutionary changes in how brands engage with consumers. Traditional marketing methods are … Continue reading The autonomous marketing revolution: Navigating the new frontier of brand engagement by Wunderkind
Marketing to the 50+ crowd: A booming opportunity
Capitalize on the booming “silver economy” by marketing to the 50+ demographic, a growing and wealthy consumer class with evolving needs. Geoff Crain on April 25, 2024 Weeks before his 70th birthday, my colleague quipped, “I still don’t like being called a ‘senior.’ Unless there’s a good discount attached.” The joke leans on an … Continue reading Marketing to the 50+ crowd: A booming opportunity
5 ways CRMs are leveraging AI to automate marketing today
Here’s how AI innovations in major CRM platforms are transforming functions like sentiment analysis, campaign creation and more. Gene Marks on December 18, 2023 Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming marketing operations. Leading customer relationship management (CRM) and other marketing platforms are integrating sophisticated AI capabilities that promise to assist with key functions like gauging customer … Continue reading 5 ways CRMs are leveraging AI to automate marketing today
Marketing automation software for small business: How to get started
Marketing automation software can help small businesses streamline marketing, enhance customer engagement and drive growth. Chris Wood on December 15, 2023 Marketing automation isn’t just for enterprises with endless budgets. Marketing automation software for small business provides many of the same benefits as their enterprise counterparts. The big difference is that small business platforms are … Continue reading Marketing automation software for small business: How to get started
4 essential ways to boost your marketing automation program
Improve your marketing automation program by identifying manual tasks, reverse engineering segmentation and communicating better with customers. Chris Wood on November 14, 2023 Marketing automation platforms (MAPs) help marketers speed up processes and increase efficiency. There are always more tasks that can be added to the marketing automation program and other ways that the program … Continue reading 4 essential ways to boost your marketing automation program
4 tips for auditing your marketing automation program
Audit your marketing automation program so everybody on your team is aware of changes, updates and what to troubleshoot. Chris Wood on November 8, 2023 Marketing automation programs (MAPs) help marketers speed up processes and increase efficiency. They get updated frequently, so it’s important to audit them on a regular basis. Here are some tips … Continue reading 4 tips for auditing your marketing automation program
5 marketing automation quick wins
Here are some quick ways that organizations can take advantage of marketing automation to increase the value of customer interactions. Chris Wood on November 6, 2023 Marketing automation allows marketers to speed up processes and increase efficiency. Many of these solutions take time and planning to implement. However, there are some quick wins your marketing … Continue reading 5 marketing automation quick wins
Martech is automating its way into a talent crisis
AI is handling more and more marketing grunt work — work that had previously given people key early career learning experiences. Steve Petersen on October 2, 2023 One of the great things about AI is its ability to handle much of the grunt work of marketing. The downside is that grunt work is also a … Continue reading Martech is automating its way into a talent crisis