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Smart Marketing Overview

Smart Marketing is SmartMoving's built-in tool that automates personalized email campaigns using CRM data, with no third-party tools.

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Smart Marketing is SmartMoving’s built-in email marketing tool that helps you send the right message to the right customers at the right time, automatically. Using your SmartMoving CRM data, you can create targeted email campaigns without relying on third-party tools.

Whether you’re nurturing new leads, preparing customers for their move, or re-engaging past clients, Smart Marketing helps you stay connected and drive more revenue with less manual work.

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What You Can Do with Smart Marketing

With Smart Marketing, you can:

  • Send one-time emails like newsletters, announcements, or promotions

  • Automate emails based on move dates, job status, or customer activity

  • Build multi-step email sequences that follow up with leads or customers over time

  • Target the right audience using dynamic segments

  • Design branded, mobile-friendly emails using ready-made or custom templates

  • Track performance with built-in analytics and ROI reporting

All emails include automatic unsubscribe handling, and suppressed or inactive contacts are never emailed.


Campaign Types at a Glance

Smart Marketing offers three campaign types. Each serves a different purpose:

One-Time Campaigns

Send a single email to a specific audience on a chosen date and time.

Best for:

  • Newsletters

  • Promotions or seasonal offers

  • Announcements or reminders

➡️ Learn more: One-Time Campaigns


Automated Campaigns

Continuously send emails to contacts who meet your criteria on a recurring schedule.

Best for:

  • Pre-move reminders

  • Follow-ups based on move dates or job status

  • Ongoing customer communication

➡️ Learn more: Automated Campaigns


Drip Campaigns

Send a series of emails to each contact over time, with delays between messages.

Best for:

  • Lead nurturing

  • Post-estimate or post-move follow-ups

  • Structured, multi-step messaging

➡️ Learn more: Drip Campaigns


How Targeting Works: Segments

Every campaign sends to a segment, a dynamic group of contacts built from SmartMoving data like:

  • Move date

  • Job type

  • Customer or lead status

  • Activity or timing criteria

Segments update automatically, ensuring the right contacts receive the right message.

➡️ Learn more: Segments


Designing Your Emails: Templates

Templates let you create reusable, branded emails using a drag-and-drop editor. You can:

  • Start from professionally designed templates

  • Customize layouts, colors, images, and text

  • Insert merge tags for personalization

  • Preview and test emails before sending

➡️ Learn more: Templates


Measuring Success with Analytics & ROI

Smart Marketing tracks how your emails perform, including:

  • Open and click-through rates

  • Conversions and attributed revenue

  • ROI and net gain by campaign

This helps you understand what’s working and where to optimize.


Ready to Get Started?

Most users start by:

  1. Setting up their Brand

  2. Creating a segment

  3. Choosing a campaign type

  4. Selecting or customizing a template

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