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In today's fast-paced sales environment, efficiency is vital. When one of our clients approached us with the challenge of managing over 500 monthly form submissions and assigning them to the correct sales territories and representatives, we knew we had to leverage the power of marketing automation. Here's how we used HubSpot to streamline their process and save countless hours of manual work.

In B2B sales, a "no" doesn't always mean "never." At WebStrategies, we recently helped a client turn a lost deal into a significant win, resulting in a $107,000 equipment sale. Here's how we did it and how you can apply these strategies to your sales process.

The Challenge: Outgrowing Act-On Our manufacturing client has been using Act-On for their email marketing campaigns for several years, and it is integrated with their on-premise Microsoft Dynamics CRM via nightly batch updates. However, they faced growing frustrations: Difficulty setting up workflows Inconsistent workflow performance Limited platform usage (primarily quarterly emails) Underutilized landing pages for regional sales managers

Following the news about the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown on Friday, March 10, and Signature Bank on March 12, U.S. banking consumers expressed fear that their money could be at risk. Credit unions addressed member concerns in a variety of ways; in branches, call centers, and digitally.

When B2B manufacturing marketers promote a new product, reaching the target audience takes an organized plan of attack and someone dedicated to managing the project. The frequency of product releases is different for every manufacturer so whether it is something that happens every few weeks, every few months, or every few years, keeping a documented playbook handy makes the process smoother for everyone involved. It also ensures no channel is overlooked and over time marketers hone the digital strategy that yields the best results.

While credit unions have long been known for their low rates and trust-worthy business practices, younger consumers in this digital-first era have different priorities. In our exclusive, Consumer Banking Preferences & Behavior Report, based on a survey of 1,000 banking consumers, we learned that there is a wide gap between what consumers under 45 value and those that are 45-plus value in a financial institution. It is up to marketers to resonate with consumers on things that matter most to them which may require changing up the message as well as the channels in order to reach a younger audience.

You may recall that we previously discussed Apple's privacy changes, specifically the impact iOS 15 was expected to have on email marketing. At the time, iOS 15, including its privacy update called Mail Privacy Protection, was just rolling out to Apple users. Now, the iPhone update is fully rolled out. Additionally, macOS and iPadOS have introduced Mail Privacy Protection.

We've been playing the digital marketing game for many years now but Apple's recent iOS updates have changed the rules on us. iOS 14.5 and 15 have introduced privacy changes that make digital advertising and email marketing more challenging than ever before.

Marketers are still reeling from Apple's recent privacy change, allowing iOS users to opt out of app tracking. Now prepare for the next privacy change that has major implications for email marketing.

No, your phone's microphone isn't spying on you.