Marketing automation refers to software platforms through which databases and campaign management aspects are connected with one another. This allows a form of campaign planning in which marketing measures are automatically deployed, measured and evaluated. We'll tell you how you can benefit from marketing automation.
Not all leads are the same, something which each marketer will realise sooner or later. It’s not the mass of contacts that make a successful lead management campaign; it’s how they’re categorised. This is where lead scoring comes in. Lead scoring models, used to find out which contacts are the most promising, help to categorise and prioritise all leads so that you can invest your time and energy...
All steps in the lead management process are aimed at building sustainable customer relationships and bringing products and services to customers in a profitable way. After all measures have been taken in the lead nurturing process to successfully connect the contact and provide them with suitable information tailored to them, the sales department comes into play. When it comes to lead routing,...
Just as a good gardener provides optimal conditions for every growth phase of their plants, a good online marketer also cultivates their customer relationships, since just one contact with a potential customer is seldom enough to completely convince them about a product. In “lead management”, you accompany an interested party from first contact to a successful conclusion.
Apps come in all shapes and sizes nowadays – from native mobile apps designed for smartphones and tablets, to desktop installations for office management. And now, there’s a new form of application that works on all operating systems and devices: web apps. But what are web apps, what are their specific features, and how to they differ from native apps or indeed traditional websites? Let’s take a...
The world of mobile commerce revolves around the concept of usability. This means ensuring that mobile sites are simple and intuitive in order to give tablet and smartphone users the best possible user experience. As m-commerce revenue continues to grow, online shop operators who fail to notice the trend and optimise their site accordingly can lose out on potential customers, and therefore, a...
A major concern on all web developers’ to-do lists is making sure their website is user-friendly. Responsive web design and accessibility measures enable you to respond to increasing global mobile traffic without neglecting layout and design. From data published in February 2016, it is obvious that Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages now provide a new tool in the fight for fast loading times and...
Online or offline advertising: which marketing method should you choose for your business? The answer is both; traditional marketing and online marketing go hand in hand. While print and TV campaigns can get your brand noticed in the public eye, SEO and SEA measures aim to personalise online advertisements to specific user groups. Both types of marketing have their advantages and disadvantages, so...
Contact is established with the potential customer. What now? It would be a big mistake to hand this lead over to the sales department, because those interested are not ready for concrete offers so early on. This is where lead nurturing comes into play: maintaining contacts and further qualifying leads with precisely tailored content.
Just a few years ago, the prospect of paying for goods and services online was unimaginable. But in many industries today internet shopping has overtaken high street retail. As a result, online payment services like PayPal have become very popular, with many customers considering them a decisive factor when shopping online. So how do these payment gateways actually function? We’ll explain this...
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