Automated Marketing

The Internet has changed the dynamics of the business world. For the past decades, marketers have used “outbound” marketing techniques such as trade shows and print advertising, where marketers push out a message far and wide hoping that it resonates with a few individuals. These outbound marketing methods are becoming less and less effective for two reasons:

People are getting better at blocking out interruption-based marketing messages. The average person is inundated with thousands of outbound marketing interruptions per day and is figuring out more creative ways to block them out, including Caller ID, Spam Filtering, and On-Demand TV and Radio
The Internet presents quick and easy ways for consumers to learn and shop. Instead of flying to a trade show across the country, for example, a consumer can go to the Internet to research and purchase products and services.

Today, consumers are going to the Internet to start their purchase process. In order to remain competitive, businesses need to utilize “inbound” marketing techniques to “get found” by the consumers searching for their products and services online.

Here are but a few inbound Marketing Automation Plans that will get you thinking about your own business: