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Always-on campaigns & the art of TLC. Let’s start by correcting a common misnomer. The term ‘always-on’ has been popular in the marketing automation world for a number of years. For many, it means shifting one’s campaign strategy from a one-hit, spray-and-pray approach to a campaign that never ends – one that simply repeats, thereby creating efficiency benefits for the business. That’s a simplified way to consider always-on campaigning, but it fails to consider the effect on...

4 Tips for successful email campaigns. With consistently high Return on Investment (ROI) email simply can’t be ignored. Year on year, email has proven that it’s still a highly effective tool for digital marketers. With anROI of 42:1, email marketing outperforms nearly every other channel. However, email marketing can be difficult to master, and mistakes can have quite dramatic effects. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered. Our 4 tips for successful email campaigns will help you p...

Content Marketing: A jumpstart to your success. Today’s consumers have a big appetite for elevated brand experiences, they expect to receive personalised content at the right time through the right channel. It’s up to today’s marketers to push the boundaries of creativity and serve up campaigns that captivate, resonate and serve a purpose. That’s why developing a content marketing strategy is key. It’s the single, best way to gain the attention of your audience and keep it until y...

Customer Personas give your marketing the human touch. Creating relevant, high quality content is more important than ever. Customers have come to expect brands to automatically know and cater to their specific needs and interests without them having to share any information. In order to create powerful content and be heard and noticed means understanding your target audience perfectly and knowing what they need and how they make decisions about your product. So how can you obtain...

Why marketing innovation is important right now. Innovation is inherent to being human. A lofty statement to start with I know, but sometimes a little perspective is handy! Since humanity first developed brains over brawn and we out-thought our Neanderthal neighbours, we’ve been on an irrevocable path of species-enhancing innovation. Many of mankind’s greatest inventions were born from the fire of adversity, a will to survive and thrive driving progress that separates us from t...

Dynamo – making the impossible, possible! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to convert your Eloqua instance into an Omni-Channel engine? Let us explain. At Engagement Factory we work with many automation platforms, particularly Eloqua. We created Dynamo for Eloqua users because our clients often asked us to create custom applications for enhancing their Eloqua canvas. They wanted to know: How do you connect to Google Ads from Eloqua? Can I run a LinkedIn campaign from...