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Marketing Automation

Marketing automation and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can help organizations build better relationships with customers, both new and old. Explore tools, techniques, and marketing automation platforms for analyzing and responding to customer behavior with unique marketing. Browse our latest marketing automation news, analysis, and advice. 

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Dynamic Content Delivery Fuels the Ultimate Hyper-Personalization

Content is still king, but only when it meets the right customer at the right time and place.

Why Your Primary Focus Should Be on Customer Retention

The shift away from new customer acquisition is finally taking hold.

QR Codes Failed Because the Ask Was Bigger Than the Reward. That’s Changing

After many false starts, QR codes have finally found their footing, but marketers need to treat the post-scan experience as seriously as the code itself.

Keeping Customer Data More Secure with AI

AI might have the best chance of catching data threats at the hands of AI.

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AI Isn't Killing SaaS; the People Who Sold It Are

Software sales followed a simple playbook that hasn't panned out.

Dynamic Customer Journeys Need to Outgrow Campaign Thinking

Customer journeys rarely unfold in an orderly fashion; they're shaped by intent, timing, behavior, friction, and feedback as they happen.

Where Brand Loyalty Actually Gets Built

Habit drives more decisions than marketers think.

The New AI Risk for Marketers: Flawlessly Bad Decisions, Beautifully Integrated

Agentic AI is increasingly shaping CRM automation and customer engagement. But while the technology has improved, strong outputs are often built on flawed judgment.

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7 Agentic AI Lessons We've Learned

Map out your processes and journeys now.

The Marketer’s Guide to Answer Engine Optimization

Shoppers are loyal to convenience.

Output Is Not an Outcome: Resolving a Misperception About AI in CX

Any number of AI-driven outputs will be required to reach outcomes that have real value to businesses.

Branded Calling Is a Welcome Addition, but It Can’t Stop There

Combatting fraud requires a multivector approach, a point on which even branded-calling providers can agree.

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