<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.purple-banana.nl/articles/marketing-automation/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Purple Banana - Articles , Marketing Automation</title><description>Purple Banana - Articles , Marketing Automation</description><link>https://www.purple-banana.nl/articles/marketing-automation</link><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:24:34 +0100</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Do's and don'ts of Chatbots]]></title><link>https://www.purple-banana.nl/articles/post/visitor-to-customer1</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.purple-banana.nl/umbra989_create_an_image_of_chatbots_going_crazy_c1694592553733.png"/>We like to have a lot of visitors, on our website that is. But what do you actually do with that traffic? Do you wait for them to eventually reach out to you, or do you have more triggers in place to engage your potential customers?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_HTHBm1uWSQ6lEN4B3g2kIA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_DL_avAniQuuKodxoARPSmQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_8Je-opowS6GP8nuDgounMA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_TO45d9Jvb0B_5kO41nqerA" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_TO45d9Jvb0B_5kO41nqerA"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 1080px ; height: 308.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_TO45d9Jvb0B_5kO41nqerA"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:723px ; height:206.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_TO45d9Jvb0B_5kO41nqerA"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:415px ; height:118.57px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_TO45d9Jvb0B_5kO41nqerA"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_Bn8AlnL2S0KVwQW2i4R3Jg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Bn8AlnL2S0KVwQW2i4R3Jg"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div><div style="color:inherit;text-align:left;">You are increasingly encountering chatbots in companies. And that makes sense because if you have to answer all questions in the old-fashioned way, you need a large service apparatus, call center, mailroom, etc. So, chatbots are making their way into answering questions, sometimes simply and sometimes in a way that almost seems human.</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">But streamlining your sales through chatbots is still in its infancy, not least because sales should be personal, shouldn't it? We are often afraid that potential customers will drop off and feel mistreated if we approach them personally.</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">But if you want to shape your sales online, you will quickly realize that you need larger numbers of visitors. And those numbers are often so large that you cannot talk to all of them personally. If you can approach them personally at all. And that's where chatbots can play a significant role.</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">In this case, we describe how a chatbot can be used in an unexpectedly different way to pick out the best opportunities online and actually provide a personal approach.</div></div></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:01:08 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsletters are dead!]]></title><link>https://www.purple-banana.nl/articles/post/visitor-to-customer3</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.purple-banana.nl/umbra989_image_of_a_pile_of_tons_of_newspapers_in_1694595054737.png"/>We like to have a lot of visitors, on our website that is. But what do you actually do with that traffic? Do you wait for them to eventually reach out to you, or do you have more triggers in place to engage your potential customers?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_TDs95h_ZQfmPsS3ILZnl9g" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_iaF7FXd3R5ORcga682rsDg" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_oC-TDiBRTHefwQFuMNwc2A" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_Va77c8py8ytyXks0wNDh7g" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_Va77c8py8ytyXks0wNDh7g"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 1080px ; height: 308.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_Va77c8py8ytyXks0wNDh7g"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:723px ; height:206.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_Va77c8py8ytyXks0wNDh7g"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:415px ; height:118.57px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_Va77c8py8ytyXks0wNDh7g"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_7IqEB00DT--kWJOi5Tdr4g" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_7IqEB00DT--kWJOi5Tdr4g"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div><div style="color:inherit;text-align:left;">It may sound a bit dramatic, but it's time to think about sending out your newsletter. Does the following scenario sound familiar to you?</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">It's the end of the month already, and it's been a month since we sent out a newsletter. So, we quickly copy the newsletter from the previous month and then scratch our heads, wondering, &quot;What interesting things have we experienced this past month?&quot; We hurriedly create an article about that one customer you've been working with, the product you haven't highlighted yet, and then hastily search Google for some images related to the topic. And then, we send it out quickly, and we're done for another month!</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="color:inherit;text-align:left;">Apart from larger companies with a mature marketing department that includes content managers, a marketing plan, a media agency, and a significant budget, this is still a common practice in many businesses. Our advice is to STOP DOING THIS!</div></div></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:01:08 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to get visitors to become customers]]></title><link>https://www.purple-banana.nl/articles/post/visitor-to-customer</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.purple-banana.nl/umbra989_image_of_sales_process_flowcharts_colors_1694599162092.png"/>We like to have a lot of visitors, on our website that is. But what do you actually do with that traffic? Do you wait for them to eventually reach out to you, or do you have more triggers in place to engage your potential customers?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_nhEFWChTS6aC-AOE5NaIyQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_TM-6NEUbSQKsglhQVoluPA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_jDnwaw64QSGH5dW2yROM8w" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_R_Jzj2LUzXSp0g-TtBKnpg" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_R_Jzj2LUzXSp0g-TtBKnpg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 1080px ; height: 308.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_R_Jzj2LUzXSp0g-TtBKnpg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:723px ; height:206.57px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_R_Jzj2LUzXSp0g-TtBKnpg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:415px ; height:118.57px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_R_Jzj2LUzXSp0g-TtBKnpg"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_jmfRx_LyRqCD9PaSVP-s4A" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_jmfRx_LyRqCD9PaSVP-s4A"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div><div style="color:inherit;text-align:left;">We like to have a lot of visitors, on our website that is. But what do you actually do with that traffic? Do you wait for them to eventually reach out to you, or do you have more triggers in place to engage your potential customers? Most companies do not yet have intelligent tools behind their websites that boost their conversion rates and, in turn, drive their sales.</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">In this case, we describe how you can easily translate a typical sales conversation into a customer journey for unknown visitors, ensuring that you extract more valuable leads from your website. In this scenario, Zoho Expert not only provides the technology but also engages in discussions with you about your sales approach and how it can be standardized.</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:inherit;">The primary benefits of this approach are that you can accomplish more work with fewer people by dedicating your time to leads that are more likely to generate revenue. Additionally, it allows you to increase your sales and generate more revenue.</div></div></div>
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