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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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Mastering Data Requires Attention to Detail

Businesses needing a 360-degree view of their customers can achieve it if they're willing to put in the work

Paul Korzeniowski // 28 Nov 2018

Segmentation Enters the Sales Playbook

While a common tool for marketers, sales has started using segmentation as well

Phillip Britt // 01 Nov 2018

Video Marketing Starts to Make Its Mark

Companies can see results, as long as customers can find value in the content

Mary Shacklett // 01 Nov 2018

Intent-Based Marketing: The Early Bird’s System

New data analysis tools emerge to help companies identify customers earlier in the buying process

Paul Korzeniowski // 01 Oct 2018
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How to Build a Culture of Digital Transformation

The real-life practicalities of digital transformation are significantly less about tools and data and more about the humans who employ them.

Siddharth Taparia // 10 Dec 2018

3 Keys to Using Chatbots for Customer Engagement, not Aggravation

Chatbots can provide great value to both your customers and your business—but not if they lead too often to frustrating experiences.

Jeff Nicholson // 30 Nov 2018

4 Ways Retailers Can Maximize Their Holiday Sales

With online shopping only getting more popular, the in-store experience has to be up to the high expectations of today's customers.

Lindsay Sykes // 20 Nov 2018

Cyber Monday Is No Longer Just for B2C Companies

While Cyber Monday has become the biggest online sales day of the year for consumers, how can B2B companies fit into the conversation?

Doug Winter // 16 Nov 2018
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Data Analytics Is Better, Easier, and More Critical Than Ever

Successful companies have made data analytics a part of their DNA for a reason

Barton Goldenberg // 26 Nov 2018

With B2B Marketing, It’s Back to the Basics

Time to kill your martech stack—or at least simplify your approach

R "Ray" Wang // 01 Nov 2018

To Engage Customers, Your UI Design Needs These 6 Qualities

It's about giving customers what they want in the most frictionless way possible without breaking the bank

Paul Greenberg // 01 Nov 2018

Let’s End the Partisanship

Companies have been bogged down by party loyalties to a specific department (marketing, sales, or customer service) for a long time

Leonard Klie // 01 Nov 2018
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