I takt med att digitala medier har utvecklats under de senaste åren har köpresan för-ändrats till att kunder idag i ett mycket senare skede släpper in leverantörer i dialogen. Marketing Automation adresserar den problembilden och har växt fram som en brygga mellan sälj- och marknadsprocessen. Systemet ger möjlighet att effektivt och automatiserat utveckla leads (potentiell kund). Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur Marketing Automation påverkar sälj- och marknadsprocesserna. Vilka förutsättningar krävs för en implementation? Ökar lönsamheten? Vi har därför valt att i det teoretiska ramverket beskriva Marketing Automation och bland annat undersöka om ett införande av Marketing Automation medför att sälj- och marknadsorganisationerna slås samman till en organisatorisk enhet. I studien har vi dessutom kartlagt och beskrivit den moderna köpresan och det som ibland kallas intäktsorganisationen. Vi har funnit att Marketing Automation är relativt outforskat i en svensk kontext. För att utröna om teorin, som i stor utsträckning bygger på internationell litteratur och internationella undersökningar, går att överföra till en svensk kontext har vi valt att genomföra en kvalitativ studie i form av en fallstudie av leverantörer av produkter och tjänster inom området samt företag, med den gemensamma nämnaren att de re-presenterar ett kunskapsintensivt erbjudande och har implementerat lösningar för Marketing Automation. I vår analys finns en samsyn mellan leverantörer och kunder i förutsättningar för ett införande, men vi kan även se hur resultaten divergerar och pekar på implikationer, inte minst avseende måluppfyllnad och samverkan mellan sälj- och marknadsorgani-sationerna. Vår slutsats visar bland annat att Marketing Automation kan leda till uppfyllnad av mjuka värden i företaget men har inte bevisats leda till ökad lönsamhet per automatik. Vi ser lönsamhet och Return on Investment (ROI) som ett område som bör utforskas vidare. / Parallel to the evolution of digital media in recent years, the buyer’s journey has changed. B2B-customers today let suppliers in at the end of the process rather than from the beginning. Marketing Automation addresses that problem and has emerged as a bridge between the sales and marketing processes as it support efficient and au-tomated lead development. The purpose of this study is to examine how marketing automation affects the sales and marketing processes. What conditions are needed for an implementation? Will it increase profitability? We have therefore chosen to describe Marketing Automation, and in particular con-sider whether the introduction of marketing automation means that sales and market-ing organizations merges into one organizational unit? In the study, we have identi-fied and described the modern buyer’s journey and what sometimes is called the rev-enue department. We have found that Marketing Automation is relatively unexplored in a Swedish con-text. To explore if the theory, which is largely based on international literature and research, can be transferred to a Swedish context, we have chosen to conduct a quali-tative study and case study of suppliers of products and services in the area as well as companies, representing a knowledge based offering, which has implemented solu-tions for marketing automation. In our analysis, there is a general consensus between suppliers and customers of the conditions for implementation, but we can also see how the results diverge, not least regarding aspects such as increase of revenue, ROI and collaboration between sales and marketing organizations. Our conclusion shows that marketing automation can lead to fulfillment of the core values of the company but has not been proven to lead to increased profitability au-tomatically. We see profitability and ROI as potential areas of further exploration.

There has been a lot of research and studies done about the positive effects of inbound marketing and previous research clearly states that engaging customers is crucial when developing a successful inbound marketing strategy. However, a gap in connecting inbound marketing to a B2B-perspective is evident. Little information can be found about this specific field of practice when using inbound marketing strategy. Therefore, the aim of this study is to increase the understanding of in what way business to business companies use inbound marketing and the reasons they have for applying this strategy. This study was constructed by a qualitative method with an abductive approach where six companies were interviewed. The interviews were then compared with each other and the collected data from the Frame of Reference in order to gain a deeper understanding of the companies work with inbound marketing. The result of the study gives an insight into how companies can implement inbound marketing in their marketing strategy and the benefits it will lead to if executed correctly. Furthermore, a model has been created to help companies implement inbound marketing and shows which inbound marketing tools that can be used in the different stages of the sales and marketing process.

The aim of the diploma thesis is the analysis of set inbound marketing components and suggestion of a strategical concept with the option of real processing of this web within the bounds of possibility of the set marketing components. In the theoretical part of the thesis, the whole strategy of inbound marketing and its general inbound marketing components are presented. In the practical part of the thesis, the analysis of the website magazine in connection with user behaviour is presented, including visit rate specification towards the specific content, setting up partial SEO factors and organic marketing on social media. In the end of the diploma thesis, the analysed metrics and specific recommendations of the plan are described.

The theme of the diploma thesis is the Inbound Marketing in the Internet environment. The dissertation is divided into three parts -- theoretical, practical and final. Inbound Marketing characteristic is outlined in the theoretical part along with detailed analysis of its components. The practical part includes the brief description of the computer and console games market in the Czech Republic; analysis of the online shop with computer and console games operated by GameLeader, s.r.o.; and the improvement suggestions for the current online presentation of considered company is presented. Finally, the online Inbound Marketing strategy solution is introduced to be implemented by GameLeader, s.r.o. company.

El sector retail se ha visto influenciado por el ecommerce, provocando que empresas del sector dirijan sus esfuerzos al Marketing digital. Dentro del estudio, se encontró que las ventas generadas por este canal tuvieron un aumento dentro de su portafolio. De igual forma, se encontró que el comportamiento del consumidor, en supermercados, era distinto al resto del sector, por lo que el Marketing digital si influía en su intención de compra, no obstante, el recorrido terminaba en la compra física. Por otro lado, en base a los autores recolectados en el estudio, se halló que el inbound Marketing desarrolla varias características que involucran a los esfuerzos de Marketing de contenidos; cuyo objetivo es atraer, adquirir y comprometer a un segmento del mercado. Asimismo, siendo los blogs, comunidades virtuales y aplicaciones; herramientas que influencian al consumidor a una intención de compra. / The retail sector has been influenced by ecommerce, causing companies in the sector to direct their efforts to digital Marketing. Within the study, it was found that the sales generated by this channel had an increase within its portfolio. Likewise, it was found that consumer behavior in supermarkets was different from the rest of the sector, so that Digital Marketing did influence their purchase intention, however, the journey ended in the physical purchase. On the other hand, based on the authors collected in the study, it was found that inbound Marketing develops several characteristics that involve content Marketing efforts; whose objective is to attract, acquire and engage a market segment. Also, being blogs, virtual communities and applications; tools that influence the consumer to purchase intention. / Trabajo de investigación

The diploma thesis is concerned with the marketing strategy proposal for start-up project. The thesis summarizes the theoretical knowledge about marketing strategy on the Internet. The practical part analyze the Project including the internal and external Environment. Marketing strategy is proposed according to analysis and marketing researches. At the end are suggested method of evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed strategy, financial demands and critical factors of success.

Este documento tiene como objetivo investigar el mercado de la categoría de belleza y cuidado personal ha crecido en los últimos años, sobre todo en estas épocas que la categoría tuvo que mirar “obligatoriamente” al canal online por la pandemia debido al COVID19. Asimismo, se investigó sobre las herramientas del inbound marketing y las dimensiones del brand equity y como estas generan intención de compra en la categoría .Este documento tiene como objetivo investigar la relación del boca a boca electrónico como una herramienta del inbound marketing, las dimensiones del brand equity, brand image y brand awareness con respecto a la intención de compra en la categoría de cosméticos. Para analizar la relación, desde el punto de vista metodológico, se llevará a cabo una investigación de tipo correlacional con enfoque cuantitativo y de carácter concluyente que se recurrirá a una muestra de 400 mujeres desde la técnica de la encuesta digital. / This paper aims to investigate the market for the beauty and personal care category has grown in recent years, especially in these times when the category had to look "compulsorily" to the online channel because of the COVID19 pandemic. This document aims to investigate the relationship of electronic word of mouth as an inbound marketing tool, the dimensions of brand equity, brand image and brand awareness with respect to purchase intent in the cosmetics category. To analyze the relationship, from the methodological point of view, a correlational research will be carried out with a quantitative approach and conclusive character that will be used in a sample of 400 women from the technique of digital survey. / Trabajo de investigación

Rapid digital transformation, accelerated by covid-19 and a younger, more digital workforce, has changed the B2B sales environment affecting customer behavior, business practices and technologies. To adapt to this change B2B companies need to create new endeavors that connect marketing and sales activities, and identify how these can be efficiently enhanced by technology and digital tools. There is a need to identify effective tactics in different phases of the marketing and sales process. Consequently, more academic research is needed to investigate critical issues that technology may have in the B2B buying process. This paper thereby aims to establish a framework for B2B companies on how to optimize the customer journey by supporting the sales process with digital inbound marketing. This is examined by looking at how B2B companies can optimize the sales process by targeting customers’ needs with relevant actions throughout the customer journey with the help of technology and digital means. The results of this exploratory single case study demonstrates that the customer journey is complex with several touchpoints, and to create optimized processes, the customer journey must be adapted to each specific customer segment. Further, the study also contributes to the literature by demonstrating the importance of the marketing and sales departments being integrated and working together to create efficient processes. The presented framework for a customer journey can be used by managers to visualize the sales process, and identify at what stages the process can be made more efficient by digital means.

En la actualidad las empresas pymes distribuidoras presentan algunos inconvenientes en el mercado, porque no pueden competir con éxito algunos factores como sus precios, logística o calidad de los productos, entre otras características con las empresas. Asimismo, estas empresas les falta enfocarse en los procesos pre o post el pedido de compra del cliente. Antes de cumplir 2 años activos en el mercado peruano, el 82.5 % de las empresas pymes se disuelven. La empresa en la que se enfoca este trabajo se llama es especializada en la distribución de herramientas manuales, eléctricas y neumáticas, la cual fue analizada para identificar los problemas principales y las posibles causas. En la lectura y análisis de los artículos científicos encontrado, se plantea una metodología de mercadotecnia llamada Inbound Marketing, en la cual se modificado y adecua para el caso de estudio del presente trabajo.  Por otro lado, se ha utilizado herramientas como clasificación ABC, flujo de trabajo y metodología de Inbound Marketing como estructura de la metodología propuesta para poder solucionar el problema de ventas insuficiente. Se ha analizado que las causas principales de esta problemática de diferentes pymes es el bajo índice de conversión de cotizaciones a ventas, lo cual genera el poco rendimiento e impacto económico negativo. Al finalizar la implementación de esta metodología, se refleja un incremento en el porcentaje de eficiencia del desarrollo de cotizaciones y un aumento en el índice de rendimiento de estos. En conclusión, se puede medir el impacto monetario de la implementación que ha sido beneficioso para la empresa en estudio, el rendimiento que se obtuvo en el último mes de implementación fue el aumento en un 10 %. Por ello, se recomienda realizar esta propuesta para adaptarla a situación actual de cualquier pyme. / Currently, SMB distribution companies have some drawbacks in the market because some factors such as their prices, logistics or product quality, among other characteristics with companies, cannot compete successfully. These companies also need to focus on the pre or post processes of the customer's purchase order. 82.5% of SME companies disappear before two years of market existence. The company is a specialized in the distribution of manual, electrical and pneumatic tools, which was analyzed to identify the main problems and possible causes. In the reading and analysis of the scientific articles found, a marketing methodology called Inbound Marketing is proposed, in which it is modified and adapted for the case of study of this work.  On the other hand, tools such as ABC classification, workflow and Inbound Marketing methodology have been used as the structure of the proposed methodology to be able to solve the insufficient sales problem. It has been analyzed that the main causes of this problem of different SMEs is the low rate of conversion of quotes to sales, which generates the low yield and negative economic impact. At the end of the implementation of this methodology, an increase in the percentage of efficiency of the development of quotes and an increase in the rate of return of quotes is reflected. In conclusion, you can measure the monetary impact of the implementation that has been beneficial to the company under study, the performance obtained in the last month of implementation was the increase by 10%. It is therefore recommended that this proposal be made to adapt it to the current situation of any SME. / Tesis

Marknadsföringen har förändrats drastiskt under det senaste decenniet och forskningen visar att traditionella marknadsföringsaktiviteter inte längre är lika effektiva på grund av bland annat ett förändrat konsumentbeteende. Till följd av den förändrade attityden mot traditionell marknadsföring har ett nytt koncept vid namn inbound marknadsföring fått en allt mer framträdande roll på konsument- och företagsmarknaden. Konceptet ämnar att attrahera, konvertera och behålla kunder med hjälp av intressant och relevant innehåll till en tydligt definierad målgrupp. Dock har det blivit en allt svårare uppgift på de marknader som präglas av hög konkurrens, såsom e-handeln. Tidigare litteratur fokuserar främst på att undersöka inbound marknadsföring på en företagsmarknad, vars resultat kan vara svåra att överföra på konsumentmarknaden. Vi fann även att tidigare litteratur inte har undersökt hur företag arbetar med inbound marknadsföring som ett helhetskoncept. Denna studie ämnar därmed att ge ett bidrag till konsumentmarknaden genom att undersöka hur modeföretag arbetar med inbound marknadsföring för att attrahera och behålla kunder. Eftersom litteraturen även skildrar konceptet som ett överlägset marknadsföringskoncept är studiens syfte att undersöka vilka utmaningar modeföretag upplever i relation till konceptet. För att svara på vår frågeställning och syfte har vi genomfört en kvalitativ studie där empirin har samlats in genom sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med svenska modeföretag. Med utgångspunkt i tidigare forskning och den insamlade empirin har vi konstaterat att modeföretagen arbetar med inbound marknadsföring likt de strategier som litteraturen belyser. Ytterligare har studien funnit att modeföretag även använder två andra marknadsföringsteorier som inte har berörts i relation till konceptet. Studien har även utmynnat i en modell som kan hjälpa marknadsförare att få en övergripande bild av de strategier som ligger till grund för att attrahera och behålla kunder. Våra resultat indikerar även att modeföretag står inför komplexa utmaningar. Bland annat är det svårt för företagen att synas på en konkurrensutsatt marknad utan att upplevas som påträngande. Modeföretag står även inför utmaningen att anpassa innehållet efter kommunikationskanalerna som de tillhandahåller, få konsumenternas uppmärksamhet och förstå hur de vill interagera och engagera sig. Avslutningsvis måste modeföretag finna en balans i hur personifierat innehållet bör vara utan att det upplevs som irrelevant av konsumenterna samt när kampanjer borde inkluderas i marknadsföringen.