Customer engagement marketing that turns data into pipeline.
We set up and connect the automation tools that show you, in real time, how your audience engages with your content/actions, so every decision that lifts your customer engagement rates is backed by data.
of B2B buyers avoid suppliers who send irrelevant outreach. Engagement requires a match with their pain points.
Gartner Sales SurveyHigher engagement rates are seen in ungated demos than gated ones.
Navattic, State of Interactive Product Demoof B2B buyers want content that surfaces needs they hadn’t considered.
LinkedIn & Edelman, B2B Thought Leadership Impact Reportof B2B buying groups rank their shortlisted vendors before speaking with sales.
6sense, B2B Buyer Experience ReportWhat does customer engagement stand for?
Customer engagement uses marketing data, technology, and automation tools to understand how prospective clients behave and their buying intent. Responding with relevant, timely, and trustworthy interactions will raise prospective client engagement and advance them through the sales pipeline.
Our automation tools collect and interpret the data. Our strategy decides what to do with it. Together, they feed your sales pipeline with the right potential customers and help you turn them into clients.
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Reveal anonymous web visitors
Turn unnamed website traffic into companies and contacts your team can continue attracting buying interest.
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Automated approach
Identify high-engagement triggers and automatically approach prospective clients at the right time, when they're most interested.
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Track the client journey
Follow each prospective account/buying committee along their sales funnel, from first visit to signed contract.
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Measure ROI
Understand which marketing activities increase purchase likelihood, and balance the budget to improve ROI.
Seven automation tools to assess client engagement
Each tool captures different types of data. We choose, configure and connect them so the combined tech stack shows you how prospective clients behave and where we can engage them next. Our team is technology agnostic, meaning we work with your preferred tools or suggest the best tools for your goals. We have lots of experience with most popular automation tools, and we are not shy to try new ones.
Customer relationship management (CRM)
One record of every prospect and client, so you can tailor each conversation, anticipate needs and keep sales and marketing in sync.
- Higher engagement rates
- Shorter sales cycles
- Stronger satisfaction and loyalty
- Greater alignment between sales and marketing
Marketing automation platforms (MAP)
Runs email nurturing, lead scoring and follow-ups on a steady schedule, freeing our team’s time for content development and strategy.
- Efficiency at scale
- A consistent workflow
- Engagement that builds over time
- Execution of campaigns based on triggered sequences
Conversational marketing and sales technology
Chatbots and AI assistants greet visitors instantly, answer questions 24/7, capture contact details and pass qualified conversations to your team.
- Instant answers, 24/7
- Personalized interactions
- Insight into common needs
- Leads from anonymous traffic
Social media management platforms
Plan, publish and monitor every social channel from one place, keeping your brand active and responsive without extra workload.
- An automated social workflow
- All channels managed from the same place
- Meaningful two-way engagement
Advertising campaign management
Manage paid campaigns from one view: target the right segments, adjust ads as results come in and track KPIs so each dollar delivers better results.
- Higher click-through rates
- Lower cost per engagement
- Campaigns that deliver their goal
Customer data platforms (CDP)
Unifies data from every tool into one profile per contact and account, showing how your marketing activities influence one another.
- Razor-sharp segmentation
- Hyper-personalized campaigns
- Clear engagement levels and ROI
KPIs and analytics
Dashboard tools collect prospective client data and Web Analytics from various sources. This consolidated view displays trends, measures, and key performance indicators (KPIs) that show campaign activities, progress status, and summarized ROI information.
- Clear user journeys
- Optimized campaigns, content and engagement
- Real-time understanding of the progress
Customer engagement results
that we have delivered
Proven business success
Steady growth in web inquiries and seminar registrations
Web inquiries grew 6.08% month over month for 29 months; seminar registrations grew by 183%.
View case study +- Client
- A technical training house offering regular professional development courses.
- Goal
- Increase website traffic and monthly seminar registrations.
- How
- Website enhancement, inbound marketing, lead generation campaigns and marketing automation.
Over 29 months, the compound monthly growth rate (CMGR) of web inquiries reached 6.08% and seminar registrations reached 183%.
View in client portfolioEuropean market penetration
Six distributors, 20 countries and an established client base in the UK and Germany.
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- A medical device manufacturer with a small client base in Canada.
- Goal
- Enter European markets.
- How
- Inbound marketing, marketing automation, influencer marketing and partner marketing.
After four years, the client had a network of six distributors, a reach of 20 countries and a well-established client base in the UK and Germany.
View in client portfolioUS market penetration, state by state
In two years, strong client penetration in New England and California and a solid base across the US.
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- An information security company with a small client base in Canada.
- Goal
- Enter the US market.
- How
- Account-based marketing and marketing automation.
After two years of lead generation campaigns, the client achieved high penetration in New England and California and a good base of clients across the US, with more regions still growing.
View in client portfolioNorth American annual membership acquisition
Over 10 years, we acquired ~12,900 new members, ~9,100 professional development seminar registrations, and engaged ~3,500 to follow a certification path.
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- A professional association looking to broaden its reach.
- Goal
- Acquire new annual members across Canada and the US.
- How
- Inbound marketing, lead generation campaigns and marketing automation.
Over 10 years, we acquired ~12,900 new members, ~9,100 professional development seminar registrations, and engaged ~3,500 to follow a certification path.
View in client portfolioA 360-degree view of engagement with Continuous THRIVE®
Using our Continuous THRIVE® model, Direct Objective Consulting identifies how prospective clients engage through data collection, analysis, and execution. We turn what the data shows into growth activities.
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collect
Set goals, choose the engagement signals that matter, and gather quality data.
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Analyze
Analyze behaviour data from every tool into one consistent view.
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Act
Turn real-time insights into data-driven decisions on content, channels and budget.
Six numbers that prove engagement is working
Pick a KPI, then move the sliders to calculate your own.
Customer engagement uses data, marketing technology and automation tools to understand how prospective clients behave, then responds with relevant, timely interactions that raise their interest and advance them through the sales pipeline.
They collect and interpret behaviour data at a scale that no team can match. That lets us track each prospect along the sales funnel, reveal anonymous web visitors, and automate marketing to draw higher interest. The automation tools allow us to measure the ROI of every activity, so each interaction is better timed and more relevant.
We suggest the use of CRM, web analytics and a marketing automation platform - all connected. Together they capture most engagement data. Conversational tools, advertising management, social media management and a customer data platform add productivity and depth.
A CRM manages relationships: contacts, accounts, deals and sales activity. A customer data platform (CDP) unifies data from all your tools, including the CRM, web analytics, advertising and email, into one profile per contact and account. The CRM is where your team works; the CDP provides the complete view behind segmentation and personalization.
Visitor identification tools match company data to your web traffic, so you can see which organizations are researching you. Alternatively, chatbots, forms and limited gated content then turn those companies into named contacts, with the consent privacy law requires.
Yes. We are platform-agnostic. Many companies already own capable tools. With your authorization, we configure and implement campaigns, whether on your platform or we recommend the use of additional tools only where there is a clear gap.
As Forrester indicated, 94% of B2B buyers have adopted AI research discovery for buying. Therefore, it is critical to make your website not only clear for humans, but also for web crawlers of AI search engines. This will ensure that your solution will be visible to AI search engines, the information they hold about your solution is correct, and they may even recommend your solution, as they get “convinced” that your solution is one of the top providers. This will result in appearing on the shortlist of your prospective clients and giving you a chance to earn their consideration.
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) requires express or implied consent before sending commercial electronic messages, clear sender identification and a working unsubscribe option. We build consent capture, implied-consent expiry and unsubscribe handling into your automation, and apply the same care for GDPR and US CAN-SPAM regulations when you expand globally.