Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment

Muutaman viimeisen vuosikymmenen aikana business-to-business -yritykset ovat havainneet merkittäviä muutoksia toimintaympäristössään, jotka ovat seurausta digitalisaatiosta, internetistä sekä ostokäyttäytymisen muutoksesta. Nykyään yritysten tuleekin hallita uutta teknologiaa ja valtavia määriä tiet...

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Main Author: Lampinen, Anna
Other Authors: Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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title_fullStr Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment
title_full_unstemmed Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment
title_short Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment
title_sort utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business to business environment
title_txtP Utilising marketing automation to support sales in digital business-to-business environment
topic marketing automation content marketing lead generation markkinoinnin automaatio sisältömarkkinointi liidigenerointi Markkinointi Marketing 20423 automaatio digitaalinen markkinointi ostokäyttäytyminen myyntityö markkinointi yritysmarkkinointi automation digital marketing buying behaviour sales work marketing business-to-business marketing
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