Oracle CloudWorld Sydney 2018
The 2018 Oracle CloudWorld event took place in early May at the new Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sydney. Attended by well over 1,000 people, the event covered a wide range of areas for today’s Cloud driven world.
Marketing Automation
Innovation in Marketing Automation – How Honda MPE Australia drives CX
One of the key recurring themes woven through the Innovation in Marketing Automation breakfast event in Melbourne this week was getting your data structures right to support the CX (customer experience) you are looking to deliver. Andrew Pattison, Customer Experience Manager at Honda MPE talked us through two key projects that he has worked closely […]
The GDPR in a Nutshell for Eloqua and Responsys customers
The key takeaway from my research was this: Whilst the GDPR may not primarily apply directly to your organisation today, I believe it provides some insights into how data protection laws and consumer expectations are changing, and where the bar is now set in terms of best practice.
Have you reviewed the Eloqua emails in your “always on” campaigns?
When the new Eloqua Email Editor arrived in early 2018, we started to build new templates for our various campaigns. I wondered about those “always-on” campaigns and the emails they send automatically. You can also watch a short how-to video.
Preparing your organisation for rapid transformation
Watch the video Voting has closed BMW Group New Zealand has been recognised globally for digital marketing excellence, securing a finalist position in this year’s Oracle Markie Awards. It comes less than 12 months into their digital transformation journey. The awards represent the highest standards in marketing innovation and customer experience, and bring together some […]
The Antithesis of New Year Resolutions
If your LinkedIn news feed is like mine, it’s full of trends to follow in 2018 and new year resolutions for perfecting your marketing strategies and tactics. With so many things to consider and so many new technologies and trends to watch out for, I thought it timely to go back to basics and revisit […]
Eloqua Housekeeping for the New Year
While we spend much of our time with Eloqua customers supporting them with their campaigns, we also use Eloqua to drive our own marketing efforts. I thought I\’d share some of the activities I\’ve been up to over the December & January period as we get ready for another year. Before I left the office […]
Marketing Automation 101 – The Must Have Campaigns
Once you’ve secured a Marketing Automation platform, it’s time to get busy and build out a few core campaigns and begin to tailor your CX.
Lead Nurturing for Eloqua Users
One of the most common expectations new users to Eloqua have is the ability to build a lead nurturing campaign. It’s a fair expectation and really is a pretty simple process.
Are you Surprising & Delighting your customers?
Recognising customers as individuals with preferences and responding at the right time and in the moment requires a smarter approach that is personalised, seamless and immediate – and also results in an emotionally positive experience.
How Social is Impacting Marketing Automation in 2017
We’re making our way at a rapid pace through 2017 and before you blink again we’ll be marching into 2018. With that in mind, I believe it’s a good time to review what’s been happening in the world of social and particularly its role in marketing automation. 2016 saw the extreme lift-off of advertising through […]
ABM: Australia & New Zealand have a way to go to catch up.
In the world of Marketing Automation, Account-Based Marketing is a buzz word. However, it seems Australian & New Zealand marketers haven\’t quite caught on to the idea, at least from what we can see below from Google Trends. There\’s isn\’t even enough search data to show anything according to Google. So, what\’s the problem? UPDATE […]
Increase your Marketing Qualified Leads.
Many marketers face the challenge of delivering Marketing Qualified Leads to the sales team. This month we focussed on the need for a defined and agreed process between marketing and sales. We then looked at various ways Eloqua, largely through smarter use of segments, can help you build an audience of potential MQL\’s. Watch the […]
Aligning Advertising & Marketing -Tracking Cost Per Sale (not cost per lead) in B2B Marketing
In an earlier post by my colleague Marijke Timmers, she wrote about the value of Aligning Sales and Marketing. Along similar lines, aligning Advertising and Marketing will allow both departments to understand bottom line ROI for their efforts, while also delivering more relevant and personalised content to their prospects and customers. For businesses that are […]