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Act-On presented a webinar titled Marketing Automation: One Step at a Time, in which David Raab of Raab Associates Inc. outlined an incremental approach to deploying marketing automation. Marketers have been told that in order to implement marketing automation they’ll have to reinvent their programs and processes, causing disruption and uncertainty. But David showed us how using a gentle, incremental approach transforms marketing automation adoption from a demanding leap to a manageable flight of steps.
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Marketing Automation:
One Step at a Time
David M. Raab
Raab Associates Inc.
January 12, 2012
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“We have a problem”
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“We have a problem”
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“We have a problem”
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“We have a problem”
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Barriers
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Barriers
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Solutions
Training #AOWEB
Solutions
Ease of Use #AOWEB
Solutions
Services #AOWEB
Solutions
Incremental #AOWEB
What Really Matters: “New Best Practices”
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Solutions
Incremental #AOWEB
Customer Management Systems
CRM/sales
automation Web site
Call center
Reports &
analysis Web visitor
tracking
Direct mail
Web events
Search
marketing
Advertising
Social media Marketing
automation
• database
• campaigns
• scoring
• content mgt
Operational
systems
Landing pages
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Really?
Step 1: Replace Existing Systems
• Test program,
end-to-end
• Balance of
programs
• Decommission
old systems
• Party!
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Step 2: Start Making Changes
• Criteria:
– Easy to
deploy
– Easy to
measure
– High reward
– Foundation
for change
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Step 2: Start Making Changes
• Consider:
– Response
reports
– Landing pages
segments
– Drip campaigns
– Formal testing
– Sales access
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Step 3: Make Deeper Changes
• Long-term goals:
– Sales alignment
– Measurement
– Marketing processes
– Lifecycle mapping
– Content development
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Foundations for Success
• Make a plan
• Assign resources
• Provide leadership
• Build in rewards
• Measure progress
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Thank You
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Marketing
automation is…
– Worth doing
– Easier in stages
– Built on best
practices
Thank You
David M. Raab
www.raabguide.com
Twitter: @draab
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