Nearly all (98%) of small-business software buyers are shopping for marketing-automation software for the first time, according to a new report by research firm Software Advice, a division of Gartner.
The survey found that 47% of small-business buyers are still using manual methods to manage their marketing activities; 17% use industry-specific software; 15% use CRM software; 8% use email marketing software; and only 2% now use marketing automation software…