{"id":687,"date":"2016-10-03T19:14:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/?p=687"},"modified":"2016-10-03T19:22:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:22:11","slug":"marketing-automation-must-maybe-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/marketing-automation-must-maybe-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing Automation: Must Have or Maybe Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The key to a successful marketing strategy is to create solutions for your specific business. What will work best for you? And how?\u00a0 These are questions your marketers should address before implementing any tool in a marketing strategy.\u00a0 Marketing automation is a tool that many think dominates the marketing mix.\u00a0 As leads become more frequent and harder to keep track of, marketing automation is a popular option for marketers to turn to.\u00a0 It\u2019s is used by companies of all shapes and sizes and may seem like the holy grail of marketing, but it\u2019s important to know the basics before you leap in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So what exactly is marketing automation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marketing automation does not do your marketing for you.\u00a0 It is a platform that streamlines and automates your marketing efforts.\u00a0 The software takes tasks you\u2019re already familiar with and measures them so you can determine your successes.\u00a0 Some of the strategies associated with it\u00a0are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/tips-to-top-the-inbox-what-you-need-to-get-emails-noticed\/\">Email marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-turn-your-website-into-a-lead-generating-machine\/\">Lead generation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/improve-customer-experience-website\/\">Website pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Measuring ROI<\/li>\n<li>Cross-channel campaigns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Platforms are designed to cater to your needs, thus allowing a lot of room to individualize the program.\u00a0 It allows for strong and consistent execution of tasks you are familiar with but may not have mastered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why might you need marketing automation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marketing automation does not eliminate the need for a marketing team.\u00a0 It\u2019s designed to help your team accomplish better results if you\u2019re experiencing some of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are tracking your leads across different channels<\/li>\n<li>The amount of quality leads is too high for your team to track on their own<\/li>\n<li>You have in-depth content strategy to implement in campaigns<\/li>\n<li>You are looking to analyze data to determine and increase ROI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Managing leads and qualified leads is a major component of marketing automation.\u00a0 If you\u2019re looking to compile data that your marketing and sales team cannot cover, the platform will provide structure.\u00a0 This is not to say it will run your marketing campaigns for you.\u00a0 Marketing automation is a big helper in terms of streamlining the process and collecting data, but without correct variables, it will not produce desirable results.\u00a0 This leads to the signs that indicate your business is not in need of a marketing automation platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs your business is not ready for marketing automation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have a low volume of leads coming in every month<\/li>\n<li>The area of help marketing automation supplies is not the area of help your business needs<\/li>\n<li>The cost of marketing automation is more than the return on converted leads<\/li>\n<li>Your immediate goal is not to convert more leads to customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marketing automation can be a great asset for some businesses, but it is not necessary for every team.\u00a0 Make sure you know your goals, your current standings and what questions to ask when considering\u00a0whether or not this will produce positive results for your business.\u00a0 If you\u2019re still in need of assistance, Traffic Jams can help you decide that answer.\u00a0 Traffic Jams has experience working with all types of businesses to maximize their marketing efforts.\u00a0 Contact us today at (855)599-9998 or fill out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/contact-us.html\">contact <\/a>form.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Marketing%20Automation%3A%20Must%20Have%20or%20Maybe%20Not%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The key to a successful marketing strategy is to create solutions for your specific business. 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