4 Benefits of Marketing Automation for Small Businesses

NEW YORK, April 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Marketing automation has the potential to fuel small business growth and provide these companies the competitive edge they need to compete in a saturated marketplace. Previously touted as a solution for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses that are looking to maximize their dollar and streamline their marketing campaigns can benefit tremendously from what marketing automation has to offer.

Here are the top four benefits that small businesses can expect if they adopt marketing automation:

• Automates lead capture. Marketing automation captures offline and online leads through the use of integrated forms and these leads are added directly into the organization's database. All companies can benefit from a high-quality contact list that marketing automation can help grow and even monetize.
• Nurtures the middle pack of the sales funnel. Through automated email campaigns, prospects that weren't ready to buy after their first interaction can now be nurtured through educational and helpful content.
• Right message at the right time. Marketing automation provides integrated behavioral tracking such as what links are prospects clicking on, what content do they view and how engaged are they with the content? This information is a goldmine as it allows businesses to provide messaging that is laser-focused on an individual's needs and interests.

For discussion on the remaining benefit of marketing automation, read the latest article posted to PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit here.

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