Cloud as the influencer

Marketers are migrating towards cloud. Why?

1. Multi-Device Support: 

With the cloud, marketers no longer need to worry about hard drives or other local storages as their files can be accessed and shared over the Internet using any internet-capable device they have on hand.

2. Secure:

Security is no longer an issue with the cloud, as large and established companies have started entering the market, bringing with them their expertise and skills with regard to safeguarding the security of their customers. Additionally, marketers no longer have to worry about losing data to a hard drive crash or acts of god, as cloud service providers have redundant and off-site backups, which means it’s almost impossible to lose data completely.

3. Low Cost:

The real crowning gem of cloud computing technology is its cost-efficiency. There’s no need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on setting up an infrastructure, as a web enabled device and internet access is all that’s needed to get a cloud-based system up and running.

Some companies which have already moved to cloud for marketing purposes - 

1. SEPCO – SEPCO’s Marketing & Social Media Manager, Liz Karschner, uses HubSpot in order to take full control of the company’s marketing and steer it in the right direction. Of particular use to her are Hubspot’s powerful analytics and marketing tools. What’s more, the fact that Hubspot is on the cloud allows her to access and control SEPCO’s marketing anywhere, provided that she has access to an internet-capable device.

2. Whistler BlackComb – this is a ski resort situated 125 km north of Vancouver, which manages around nine different social networks. The resort takes full advantage of sveral multi-tiered social media campaigns to promote their resort and attract customers, and they use the HootSuite Dashboard to manage everything from a single place.

3. Whole Foods – this company has managed to attract over 50 thousand followers on Pinterest, and has used almost 970 pins to create a personality for the brand that reflects their core values. The company’s marketing director, Michael Bepko, controls all of the company’s pins from wherever he is currently at when the inspiration strikes.