CRM, HubSpot, Digital Marketing & Transformation

Although not the sexiest part of marketing automation, and despite being around for a few decades now, email marketing is still the top lead generation medium in the B2B space according to a 2017 report by Chief Marketer. So what core features do you need to look for in Marketing Automation software? 1. Easy to use email editor An easy to

Marketing Automation is a relatively new trend in South Africa The relatively recent emergence of marketing automation in the digital marketing world is the main reason these skills are not ubiquitous in South Africa just yet. In the USA, the base of marketing automation consultants is significant and like with most things, the technologically driven Americans were early adopters of marketing automation and in fact, by and large, the originators. Our European counterparts are also still building up a solid base of marketing automation consultants. Two very important

There are a host of email automation software providers available globally, and a number of vendors (local and international) that we do suggest using locally here in South Africa. Email Automation is a cornerstone element of the fast growing space in digital marketing called marketing automation. What is email automation used for? Triggered emails: Welcome emails Abandoned cart emails Refer-a-friend Milestones like birthdays and anniversaries Scheduled emails:

The best marketing automation companies in South Africa are: MO Agency MPull Demographica Spitfire Inbound UKU Inbound Most of these firms are digital marketing agencies that have added automation skills to their repertoire. MO Agency

Setting the website optimisation stage We recently launched a new 1,400 page website for one of Africa’s largest law firms. The job was enormous: we trimmed the website from a massive 17,000 pages to 1,400! Some of you reading this might ask: "Why would you trim all that content? Content is so valuable!" Well, here’s the thing: those 1,400 pages we kept brought in 97% of the organic search traffic. The rest of the ±15,000 pages were just noise and a complication for the firm's marketing department content managers. The website Page Speed numbers were so

Yes, that’s right – we’ve got bling! In February we achieved HubSpot Platinum status. We are the only Platinum HubSpot Certified HubSpot partner in South Africa, and we are so proud of this achievement. It’s been a big year so far for MO – in addition to achieving this amazing milestone we’ve opened an office in Cape Town. Since taking on HubSpot as our marketing technology of choice we've gone from strength to strength as an agency and so have our clients. Inbound and marketing technology have fundamentally changed the efficacy of our agency offering, as well as the industries we focus

This is a great question because it is so often overlooked when businesses are evaluating a CRM platform. All too often they look at the feature set and online reviews without evaluating who left those reviews and what size businesses they worked at. Ease of use is directly proportional to the level of features in a CRM. On top of this, the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of the CRM platform must come into account. Both of these are web and app design & development terms, and in relation to CRM, they mean the following: User Interface: The visible

The truth is I don't really get asked this question too much anymore. HubSpot CRM has permeated the market and there are loads of successful cases where HubSpot CRM has been implemented and works great. If this article is too HubSpot specific and you want a general overview of CRM - check out this article - What CRM should I choose in South Africa? Here are the top features we love in HubSpot CRM: A fully functional CRM for free Using free versions of Sales Hub, integration of

The client, a safari travel operator working on three continents was currently using Salesforce CRM, and at a large cost, had over the last year integrated Salesforce into both this booking engine and their sales operations. Disillusioned by the sprawling licensing costs and the ongoing monthly bills to customise and integrate Salesforce, she had pulled the plug on the project and wanted to move over to HubSpot CRM. On the flip side, we have another potential customer in the medical technology industry that was desperate to move from their legacy CRM system over to HubSpot CRM. They cited