Hi Warriors, Which Marketing Automation Software you are using ?

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Hi Warriors, long time lurker (almost 4 years now) but finally looking to be active more here.

I wanted to know what Marketing Automation software you guys are using for creating landing pages, managing leads, email marketing, social media management etc.

Hopefully we can make a useful list here so others are also get benefited.

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
    Hello Pushkar,

    For Landing Pages I have used Unbounced and Instapage. But Unbounce is better in my opinion, but you can check both out of course.

    For Lead Management, I use ZoHo CRM. It's very cheap, and integrates with lots of other services.

    Email Marketing: Aweber all the way :-)

    Social Media Management: I use Hoot-suite. They have a free trial, and it's very good at managing your twitter and Facebook accounts. LinkedIn too!

    If you need any help let me know :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author Max BNC
      Hi Pushkar,

      For landing pages LeadPages isn't bad.
      Email marketing, Aweber like jandy advised
      Social, there are a few out there, Onlywire, Hootsuite, BuzzBundle
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      • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
        Yes, I hear buzzbundle could be good, but a little buggy. Do you currently use it? Any suggestions if it's worth trying? Thanks advance!


        Originally Posted by Max BNC View Post

        Hi Pushkar,

        For landing pages LeadPages isn't bad.
        Email marketing, Aweber like jandy advised
        Social, there are a few out there, Onlywire, Hootsuite, BuzzBundle
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        • Profile picture of the author Max BNC
          Originally Posted by jandysolutions View Post

          Yes, I hear buzzbundle could be good, but a little buggy. Do you currently use it? Any suggestions if it's worth trying? Thanks advance!
          BuzzBundle is definitely a powerful tool if used properly. Follow this tutorial, this will teach you how to generate traffic and build relationships with your target audience.
          Like every software from SEO powersuite, bugs occur sometimes, but the support is good and updates happen very frequently.
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          • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
            Hey Max, thanks, I checked out the link.... looks like great detailed info on Buzz-bundle. I will definitely check it out later today. Thanks a lot! As for bugs, i agree, what software doesn't have them from time to time. I remember, reading somewhere that buzz-bundle was buggy and not worth it, so I guess that had discouraged me from trying it. But, with a detailed tutorial like you gave, I'll definitely give it a shot this time.

            Originally Posted by Max BNC View Post

            BuzzBundle is definitely a powerful tool if used properly. Follow this tutorial, this will teach you how to generate traffic and build relationships with your target audience.
            Like every software from SEO powersuite, bugs occur sometimes, but the support is good and updates happen very frequently.
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    • Profile picture of the author Pushkar Gaikwad
      Originally Posted by jandysolutions View Post

      Hello Pushkar,

      For Landing Pages I have used Unbounced and Instapage. But Unbounce is better in my opinion, but you can check both out of course.

      For Lead Management, I use ZoHo CRM. It's very cheap, and integrates with lots of other services.

      Email Marketing: Aweber all the way :-)

      Social Media Management: I use Hoot-suite. They have a free trial, and it's very good at managing your twitter and Facebook accounts. LinkedIn too!

      If you need any help let me know :-)
      Thanks for the detailed reply, do you use any other software for say funneling ? finding leads etc ? or any Reporting, SEO or promotional software ? Say Moz Suites, RavenTools ?
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      • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
        Hello Pushkar,

        For finding leads, I use the following software:

        1. FB Lead Chef: This software is used for facebook marketing. It helps find targeted leads based on keywords. So if you are looking for leads in the weight loss niche, you type in weight loss in the software, and choose if you want to search in groups, events, or pages. Then it does its magic. I usually choose groups, because it will show how many members in the group and other great useful information such as who are the most active members in the group, so you can analyze them and see what you can do to become an active member in that group like them.

        2. Hot Prospector Lead Finder: This tool helps you find leads in yellow pages, and Facebook too. It also searches Manta to get a list of leads by name, address, phone number, ect. Great tool to find local clients if you do SEO, web design, etc.

        3. For Social Media Reporting and Monitoring, another software I've used was Social Report. It's great, kinda similar to hoot-suite, but not exactly the same. But it does track, social conversations on a lot of social networks, helps you manage your social media profiles too. Worth checking out, usually has a free trial.

        Originally Posted by Pushkar Gaikwad View Post

        Thanks for the detailed reply, do you use any other software for say funneling ? finding leads etc ? or any Reporting, SEO or promotional software ? Say Moz Suites, RavenTools ?
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        • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
          Originally Posted by jandysolutions View Post

          Hello Pushkar,

          For finding leads, I use the following software:

          1. FB Lead Chef: This software is used for facebook marketing. It helps find targeted leads based on keywords. So if you are looking for leads in the weight loss niche, you type in weight loss in the software, and choose if you want to search in groups, events, or pages. Then it does its magic. I usually choose groups, because it will show how many members in the group and other great useful information such as who are the most active members in the group, so you can analyze them and see what you can do to become an active member in that group like them.

          2. Hot Prospector Lead Finder: This tool helps you find leads in yellow pages, and Facebook too. It also searches Manta to get a list of leads by name, address, phone number, ect. Great tool to find local clients if you do SEO, web design, etc.

          3. For Social Media Reporting and Monitoring, another software I've used was Social Report. It's great, kinda similar to hoot-suite, but not exactly the same. But it does track, social conversations on a lot of social networks, helps you manage your social media profiles too. Worth checking out, usually has a free trial.
          FB lead chief ...? is it can use on mac osx?
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          • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
            Hello Devilfish,

            I use it on Windows 7. I tried to look online to see if it would work for mac, but couldn't find any information on it. So I'm assuming it will only work for Windows. If you have mac, perhaps you can use a software to install Windows on your Mac such as Parallels Desktop or Boot-camp? Sorry I couldn't get you the answer you needed, let me know if you need any help or info on FB lead chef.

            Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

            FB lead chief ...? is it can use on mac osx?
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            • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
              Originally Posted by jandysolutions View Post

              Hello Devilfish,

              I use it on Windows 7. I tried to look online to see if it would work for mac, but couldn't find any information on it. So I'm assuming it will only work for Windows. If you have mac, perhaps you can use a software to install Windows on your Mac such as Parallels Desktop or Boot-camp? Sorry I couldn't get you the answer you needed, let me know if you need any help or info on FB lead chef.
              yea I know is hard to find mac version...

              web base one..it seem there is hardly any one time payment...most of them are monthly subscription to use it ...

              because my mac don't have much diskspace and ram thus parallel install is not advisable...
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              • Profile picture of the author jandysolutions
                Hey Devilfish,

                I found this software, haven't tried it, says it works for Mac. Looks like it does things similar to FB Lead Chef. You should check it out, maybe it could help your facebook marketing. Good luck!

                Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

                yea I know is hard to find mac version...

                web base one..it seem there is hardly any one time payment...most of them are monthly subscription to use it ...

                because my mac don't have much diskspace and ram thus parallel install is not advisable...
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                • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
                  Originally Posted by jandysolutions View Post

                  Hey Devilfish,

                  I found this software, haven't tried it, says it works for Mac. Looks like it does things similar to FB Lead Chef. You should check it out, maybe it could help your facebook marketing. Good luck!
                  gee bro , I happen to buy the program..is not "auto poster"

                  I noticed...

                  is like you can save trouble one shot add many groups and manual post ..just once..and all the groups will see your message...

                  unlike auto post ...???
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  • Profile picture of the author dbostian
    I like using Marketing Automation & Email Marketing Software | Silverpop. Haven't had any problems with them so far. I've given also Software: Business & Nonprofit | Reviews and Top Software at Capterra a go. But I'd go with Silverpop more if asked.
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  • Profile picture of the author jakeking
    For me, I've used Hubspot several times before. Their customer support is really good and they have a free trial so that's really cool if you're still finding things out.

    Marketo is really good too. Their pricing is reasonable and also their customer support is good.

    Its important to have good customer support specially if you're just starting or something.

    Also, you should try out free trials from different sources. I've done that before to find what would be suitable for my needs. Good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author grantveronica
      Hi! I suggest you try Infusionsoft for marketing automation. Of all software I tried, this is the best I ever had. I tried Eloqua before but it didn't really match my requirements. Then I started paying for Infusionsoft Essentials worth $199. Now I'm happy enjoying their complete service at a very reasonable price of $379! Take a look at their site: Infusionsoft | Features Overview - Automated Marketing.

      This is just a suggestion but I strongly recommend this to you. Hope this helps you, JDLancaster!
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      • Profile picture of the author brucetracy
        Originally Posted by grantveronica View Post

        Hi! I suggest you try Infusionsoft for marketing automation. Of all software I tried, this is the best I ever had. I tried Eloqua before but it didn't really match my requirements. Then I started paying for Infusionsoft Essentials worth $199. Now I'm happy enjoying their complete service at a very reasonable price of $379! Take a look at their site: Infusionsoft | Features Overview - Automated Marketing.

        This is just a suggestion but I strongly recommend this to you. Hope this helps you, JDLancaster!
        Maybe you're wrong in changing your MAS because I use Eloqua for routing leads to CRM, automated account notification emails, newsletter and promotional email sends. It's an excellent tool for marketing automation; also giving us the ability to quickly segment our contact database allowing us to market to the correct contacts. We're using it for a very long time and it just keep on impressing us.
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        • Profile picture of the author grantveronica
          Originally Posted by brucetracy View Post

          Maybe you're wrong in changing your MAS because I use Eloqua for routing leads to CRM, automated account notification emails, newsletter and promotional email sends. It's an excellent tool for marketing automation; also giving us the ability to quickly segment our contact database allowing us to market to the correct contacts. We're using it for a very long time and it just keep on impressing us.
          Probably. I believe every marketer has different requirements and needs and so far, Infusionsoft has been very consistent in providing for my company... Glad you're satisfied with Eloqua
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          • Profile picture of the author fsiegel
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            I use GetResponse and it's really good specially because they have several different packages to cater to different volumes of subscribers. I first tried the $25/month subscription (Which happens to be their most popular). They also have a 30-day free trial so you can see if it fits your needs.

            But to add, I also use Endlessrise they provide marketing content I could use to boost my branding and to attract more clients. They also have a lead generation tool, and they are also an outsource provider. By far, this is the greatest one-stop shop I know when it comes to providing services for digital marketers.

            I also use Infusionsoft for my email blasts. This is a really awesome tool as it ties in CRM functions with your outbound email campaigns. I've never seen a complete solution like Infusionsoft.

            Yes, because I use these 3 simultaneously.
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  • Profile picture of the author creztor
    ScrapeBox has my vote. Single price, no ongoing costs and does pretty much everything you need. Can be used for whitehat, greyhat or blackhat. As for building a list, GetResponse are the guys I've used in the past.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaxGalitsyn
    We use Email Marketing | Email Marketing Software | Interspire Email Marketer for leads and users management. A bit pricy though powerful.

    For email broadcasting - Send Better Email | MailChimp - switched from Aweber

    For social networking - How to RSS feed website | Get best RSS feeds - RssGround.com - automatically update my numerous Twitters, Facebook pages, LinkedIn accounts. They also have Wordpress posting and so on..We use our blogs RSS feeds to syndicate content to social network accounts.
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  • Profile picture of the author PremierInfinity
    Landing Pages: Lead Pages or Unbounced

    Email Marketing: Aweber or MailChimp (for newbies)
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnKnight000
    Hi Pushkar,

    Glad to see you are here and more active. Right now I am very concerned with providing excellent and the highest quality content to my market. So my entire marketing strategy is based on automatically publishing lots of video content after doing Authority Keyword Research.

    I then use WordPress plug ins to Auto Schedule my posts / content. Also, Facebook allows you to schedule and auto-post your content. Now the secret is to next have a Call to Action link which leads to more related content as well as an offer, or however you decide to build your sales funnel.

    Automating content publishing saves me so much time so that I can focus on contacting my clients directly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Originally Posted by Pushkar Gaikwad View Post

    Hi Warriors, long time lurker (almost 4 years now) but finally looking to be active more here.

    I wanted to know what Marketing Automation software you guys are using for creating landing pages, managing leads, email marketing, social media management etc.

    Hopefully we can make a useful list here so others are also get benefited.

    Thanks
    I use:

    1) Hootsuite

    2) Aweber

    3) Roboform

    4) Basic email forwarding settings

    5) Wordpress (auto pinging, scheduled posting)
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  • Profile picture of the author yogibeezy
    You can try the following software:
    IFFT for social media
    Hoosuite -social media
    GoogleSNiper- keyword tool
    Moz- Website Analysis
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    Infusion soft & Lead Pages
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  • Ive heard alot about Infusionsoft being a good sales/marketing automation software. Ive had no personal experience of using it though. Could be worth a search.
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  • Profile picture of the author insidesalesbox
    We are using HubSpot for a long time and it is working fine for us till now.
    I strongly recommend HubSpot
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  • Profile picture of the author writeaway
    I use Quicksprout, Sociocaster, Moz

    It's all about COMPETITOR COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS, baby
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  • Profile picture of the author tyronne78
    -Hubspot and Infusionsoft have great all-in-one solutions
    -Aweber for email marketing
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