Anyone possessing customer data. Anyone who understands the need to streamline their data management across all available channels. A steady flow of relevant communication to customers translates into a steady flow of revenue and enhanced reputation for your business
Examples of Automated Communications per Industry
Pharmaceuticals
- Market entry/rebranding of medications (Email)
- Results of medication research (Email)
- Collecting feedback and conducting surveys (Email, Landing Pages)
- Invitations to webinars, one-on-one visits, round tables, and conferences (Email, SMS, Landing Pages, integration with webinar platforms)
- Processing reports of side effects (Email, SMS, Landing Pages)
Finance and Insurance
- Transaction information (Email, SMS, Push)
- Debt restructuring offers for high-risk customers (Email, SMS, Push)
- For auto loans: Marketing offers for vehicle upgrades or insurance renewals (Email, SMS, Push)
Ticket Services
- Travel
- Current ticket offers from the customer’s city (Email)
- Information about seasonal discounts (Email)
- Relevant offers for partner services at the destination (Email, Push)
- Events
- Event listings in the subscriber’s region (Email)
- Promo codes for registration (SMS)
- Reminders about purchased tickets (SMS)
E-commerce
- Abandoned cart (Email + SMS after reaching a cost threshold)
- Order and delivery information (Email, SMS, Push)
- Personalized product recommendations from the catalog based on Salesforce AI Einstein
- One-time promotions with lookalike audience generation based on the active part of the customer base
Manufacturing
- Brand awareness (Email, advertising platforms)
- Application support and service efficiency surveys post-application (Email, SMS)
- Marketing processing of clients who contact the service department (Email, SMS)
- Bonus programs for registered customer account users
Retail
- Discounts on specific product categories (Email, advertising platforms)
- Promotion for signing up for a loyalty card (Email, SMS, WhatsApp)
- Reaching a new loyalty tier (Email, Push, WhatsApp)
- Discounts for using the mobile app (Email, Push)
- Information about new store openings with segmentation by location (Email, Push)
Service Industries
- Real-time information about the provided service (SMS, Push, WhatsApp)
- Usage statistics of the service (Email)
- Disruption notifications (SMS, Email)
Conclusion
The list can go on indefinitely, but I think you’ve got the main idea: wherever there is customer data and someone who understands that money is made from this data, a marketing automation tool that works across multiple channels is essential.
