Investing in marketing automation can be a hard thing to decide on for a marketer, especially now that a lot of people are seriously doubting its value.
Marketing automation has always aimed to help marketers send messages based on what visitors do on a website, delivering messages when they matter most instead of being annoying. It seems like a great tool for email marketers to improve lead generation, and more people are starting to embrace it. However, even with its steady growth, marketing automation still raises many doubts and questions for those who are unsure.
To help you lean towards a stand, here’s a collection of lead generation statistics that testify to the utility of marketing automation:
- 28% of marketers saw an increase in revenue per sale attributable to marketing automation – Chief Marketer
- 75% of companies using marketing automation see ROI within 12 months, 44% within 6 months – Focus Research
- Companies using marketing automation source 45% more pipeline than those who don’t use marketing automation – Marketo
- Sales agents spend 22% more time selling when marketing automation is deployed – Marketo
- Marketing automation drives a 14.5% increase in sales productivity and a 12.2% reduction in marketing overhead – Nucleus Research
- 70% companies declare that marketing automation met or exceeded ROI expectations – Focus
- Mature marketers achieve 32% greater revenue through the use of marketing automation than non-mature marketers – Marketo
- Full deployment of marketing automation reduces close rates from 1:221 to 1:20 – Marketo
- Companies using marketing automation for nurturing experience a 451% increase in qualified leads – The Annuitas Group
- 350% return on investment and 100% annual revenue growth while saving $400K and generating $2MM in incremental gross revenue – Acteva
- Marketing automation provides 225% increase in prospect volume that convert to sales opportunities – ShipServ
- Using marketing automation causes 3x more leads passed to sales after one month – Marketo
- Marketing automation reduces ignored leads from 80% to 25% – Bulldog Solutions
- Companies that automate lead management see over 10% increase in revenue in 6-9 months – Gartner Research
- 47% of marketing automation-nurtured leads make larger purchases than non-nurtured leads – The Annuitas Group
- Companies achieve a 15% savings on creative productions with marketing automation – Gartner Research
- Marketing automation-generated personalized emails improve click-through rates by 14% and conversion rates over 10% – The Aberdeen Group
This content originally appeared at Callbox Blog.