Marketing Automation
Software and rules that run repetitive marketing tasks such as emails, lead scoring and segmentation automatically, based on triggers and customer data.
Marketing automation lets a small team run timely, personalized follow-up with thousands of contacts, and gives sales a consistent flow of qualified leads with a recorded history of engagement.
When a visitor downloads a pricing guide, Brevo adds them to a five-email nurture sequence over 14 days, raises their lead score by 10 points per pricing page visit, and creates a CRM task for sales once the score passes 60.
Automation amplifies poor data and weak content: outdated lists, generic messages and too many triggers lead to unsubscribes and spam complaints. Consent rules under GDPR still apply, and workflows need regular audits as offers change.
A platform stores contacts and behavioral events from forms, email, website tracking and the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Workflows combine triggers such as a form submission or abandoned cart, conditions such as segment or score, and actions such as sending an email, updating a field or notifying sales. Lead Scoring and Lead Nurturing programs run on these workflows, with A/B tests and reporting by campaign and funnel stage.
Intelligent Automation
IBM — What is marketing automation? — https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/marketing-automation; Adobe — Marketing automation that drives revenue — https://business.adobe.com/blog/basics/marketing-automation
