Hive: The Publicare Blog for Digital Marketing

26 January 2026

4 min

System-relevant B2B marketing: From cost center to profit engine

When economic conditions get tougher, a painful reflex ensues in many B2B companies: The marketing budget is cut first. Why? Because marketing is often not perceived as business-critical. Anyone who wants to pass this “dismissal test” must free themselves from dysfunctional lead acquisition processes and the crippling fear of data protection.

22 January 2026

5 min

10 success factors for B2B marketing: How to get your CRM up to speed

Strategie ist Theorie, Performance ist Praxis. Für systemrelevantes Marketing sollten B2B-Unternehmen auf Maßnahmen setzen, die sich auszahlen. Wir nennen Ihnen zehn entscheidende Stellschrauben, um Ihr CRM-Marketing aus dem Dornröschenschlaf zu wecken.

07 January 2026

1 min

Digital marketing and lead generation in B2B

The three most important expansion stages in multichannel digital marketing for more leads and sustainable success. Which instruments should B2B companies choose from the huge toolbox of digital marketing

23 December 2025

7 min

What's “Next,” Salesforce? What to consider before running a new and old SFMC platform in parallel

The switch to the new marketing cloud world is tempting: With the Growth and Advanced editions, Salesforce promises deeper platform integration and comprehensive AI support. Existing customers of Marketing Cloud Engagement and Account Engagement should use old and new solutions in parallel and thus migrate very gently. While new channels such as WhatsApp attract, the technical maturity of established platforms and the mandatory Data 360 as a new core raise important questions. The change towards consumption billing also requires precise calculation. Find out which factors should be considered before deciding on parallel operation.

24 November 2025

8 min

The four underrated mechanisms for generating sustainable leads

How much should a lead cost, and which lead generation methods are worth the investment? These are questions that come up time and again in our discussions with marketing managers. However, before companies allocate ever-larger budgets to external lead acquisition, they should consider their own channels: where can more and better-quality leads be generated using simple means?

17 November 2025

10 min

Study: Email marketing of the 1,000 top-selling German online shops 2025

Are online shops staying loyal to their marketing technology provider — or are they switching? Our latest e-commerce study shows how the market for email marketing has changed in 2025. Proven platforms are defending their shares, while agile newcomers are catching up with smart technology and attractive pricing. We also show where shops could make much more of their existing tools.

08 September 2025

min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Expert Knowledge

Multichannel digital marketing with Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Our certified Salesforce Marketing Cloud consultants regularly post about new Marketing Cloud features and releases, share their practical knowledge, user tips, tricks about Salesforce Marketing Cloud

04 September 2025

7 min

From “On no, my colors!” to clever solutions: Make brand colors barrier-free and darkmode-aware.

What has priority in email design — corporate design or accessibility? Many corporate colors do not meet WCAG contrast requirements. Find out what options email marketers have and what dark mode has to do with them!

04 June 2025

19 min

Was there anything else? Turn cart abandonments into successful sales

The figures speak for themselves: Over 73% of all online purchases are canceled before check-out. Potential buyers are just a few clicks away from completing a purchase, but then they leave the website. What can marketers do to turn these seemingly lost opportunities into successful sales and ensure that lost customers are happy to come back?

30 May 2025

10 min

Risk or opportunity? Use your primary domain for marketing emails

All companies that send email marketing campaigns in addition to business email correspondence are faced with an important question when configuring the delivery settings of their email delivery tool: “Should all emails from my company be sent via the same domain?

07 March 2025

9 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Why Einstein Engagement Scoring alone isn't enough

Learn everything about the benefits and limits of Einstein Engagement Scoring and when customized scoring models are beneficial.

11 February 2025

9 min

More efficiency in B2B marketing and sales: Systematically develop lead qualification

This is how you overcome the challenges of lead qualification in B2B marketing. Checklist for a successful lead qualification strategy. Imagine: Your sales team works on a promising lead for weeks, only to find out at the end that the company doesn't even fit into your target customer profile.

02 February 2025

min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Expert Knowledge

Marketing automation with Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement - Our certified Salesforce Marketing Cloud account engagement specialists regularly post here about new features and releases, share their practical knowledge, user tips and tricks about Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

07 January 2025

9 min

What impact does iOS 18 have on email marketing

With the release of iOS 18.2 in December 2024, there are some changes in Apple Mail that are also relevant for email marketing managers. For iPhone and iPad, Apple has announced the EU launch for April 2025. According to media reports, the start in Great Britain in December 2024 was rather bumpy

16 December 2024

6 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Release Highlights Winter '25

Salesforce has announced its Marketing Cloud release for winter 2025, which brings a number of interesting new features. We provide an overview of the most important highlights.

25 October 2024

14 min

The 10 biggest pitfalls when setting up a marketing automation platform

From data protection to data models: These pitfalls jeopardize the success of your marketing platform

24 October 2024

min

Marketing automation: 13 critical mistakes when choosing a platform

Successful platform selection: You should avoid these 13 mistakes: How to make the right decision for a new marketing platform

23 October 2024

min

Email marketing of the 1,000 top-selling German online shops 2024

Publicare market overview 2024: The EHI Top 1,000 e-commerce companies in Germany are using these email marketing solutions.

21 October 2024

min

Revolution in the mailbox: Gmail replaces GMX and Web.de

Revolution in the mailbox. GMail displaces GMX and Web.de in Germany. Are Germans turning away from German email providers?

24 September 2024

7 min

From customer focus to customer loyalty: Does your company need a loyalty program?

From customer focus to customer loyalty: Does your company need a loyalty program? Marketers know that it costs up to five times more to get a new customer

15 September 2024

14 min

Email template kits put to the test: Which tool is the best in 2024?

Email template kits put to the test: Which tool is convincing in 2024? There are numerous email marketing platforms on the market (75 different marketing platforms are used in German e-commerce alone!).

04 August 2024

7 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - SQL Features & Tips Part 2

Part 2: Using SQL in Salesforce Marketing Cloud offers powerful options for data processing and analysis, but also brings with it some Marketing Cloud specific features that users should know.

26 July 2024

5 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - SQL Features & Tips Part 1

Part 1: Using SQL in Salesforce Marketing Cloud offers powerful options for data processing and analysis, but also brings with it some Marketing Cloud-specific features that users should be aware of.

22 July 2024

12 min

The Editor Tragedy in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

Find out what problems the Classic Editor poses and why the new Lightning Editor doesn't solve them - and what marketing managers can do until Salesforce helps.

10 June 2024

7 min

Emails for everyone: tips and tricks for barrier-free email marketing

Accessibility has long been an important issue when designing websites and apps to ensure that content is also accessible to people with disabilities. According to the European Accessibility Act and Accessibility Strengthening Act,

05 June 2024

12 min

Marketing Cloud Account Engagement - A clear yes to marketing cookies?

This allows you to set up your consent management in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) in a user-friendly and GDPR-compliant manner.

04 June 2024

9 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Content Builder Templates

Investing in custom templates for Salesforce Marketing Cloud Content Builder is worthwhile. The result is easy-to-use, CI-compliant, consistent emails that are displayed correctly in all common email clients and save time and money in the long term.

05 April 2024

5 min

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Feature Friday: SFMC Companion

Our Salesforce Marketing Cloud experts present a useful add-on for everyday work in Marketing Cloud, which provides greater clarity and greater efficiency.

12 February 2024

15 min

Email marketing from North America's 1000 largest e-retailers

Market shares of email service providers in the top 1000 online shops in North America and comparison with the most used email platforms of the top 1000 e-commerce companies in Germany

02 January 2024

9 min

Why countdown clocks in emails are (almost) at an end

Scarcity is an age-old sales strategy, time pressure is a variant of it: If you decide too late, you miss out on the good offer. Countdowns sum it up perfectly: As a buyer, I literally see the seconds I have left to make a purchase decision melt away. So it's no wonder that countdown clocks have become very popular not only on shopping sites but also in promotional emails over the last 10 years. They still work well — even though they are no longer a big surprise for most recipients and, in our experience, the desired uplift effect on conversions has diminished over the last few years.

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System-relevant B2B marketing: From cost center to profit engine

All Articles

System-relevant B2B marketing: From cost center to profit engine

10 success factors for B2B marketing: How to get your CRM up to speed

Digital marketing and lead generation in B2B

What's “Next,” Salesforce? What to consider before running a new and old SFMC platform in parallel

The four underrated mechanisms for generating sustainable leads

Study: Email marketing of the 1,000 top-selling German online shops 2025

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Expert Knowledge

From “On no, my colors!” to clever solutions: Make brand colors barrier-free and darkmode-aware.

Was there anything else? Turn cart abandonments into successful sales

Risk or opportunity? Use your primary domain for marketing emails

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Why Einstein Engagement Scoring alone isn't enough

More efficiency in B2B marketing and sales: Systematically develop lead qualification

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Expert Knowledge

What impact does iOS 18 have on email marketing

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Release Highlights Winter '25

The 10 biggest pitfalls when setting up a marketing automation platform

Marketing automation: 13 critical mistakes when choosing a platform

Email marketing of the 1,000 top-selling German online shops 2024

Revolution in the mailbox: Gmail replaces GMX and Web.de

From customer focus to customer loyalty: Does your company need a loyalty program?

Email template kits put to the test: Which tool is the best in 2024?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - SQL Features & Tips Part 2

Salesforce Marketing Cloud - SQL Features & Tips Part 1

The Editor Tragedy in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

Emails for everyone: tips and tricks for barrier-free email marketing

Marketing Cloud Account Engagement - A clear yes to marketing cookies?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Content Builder Templates

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Feature Friday: SFMC Companion

Email marketing from North America's 1000 largest e-retailers

Why countdown clocks in emails are (almost) at an end