Case Study

40% Faster Campaign Delivery Through Standardised Marketing Operations

Campaign Operations
Marketing Automation
Marketo
Salesforce CRM
Workfront
Adobe Experience Cloud
Enterprise Software
40%
Reduction in campaign creation time through Bottom-Up Planning.
18%
Additional event campaign workload absorbed without increasing marketing effort.
5 days
Landing page delivery SLA reduced from approximately 15 business days.

A global software enterprise running marketing across multiple regions and business units needed a more scalable way to deliver campaigns. The new Campaign Operations model reduced campaign creation time by 40%, increased delivery capacity and shortened landing page SLAs from 15 to 5 business days.

Challenge

Campaign demand kept growing, but delivery processes were struggling to keep pace.

A global software enterprise ran campaigns across multiple regions, business units and marketing channels. Campaign execution involved Salesforce campaigns, email sends, landing pages, webinars, nurtures and data operations. The volume alone created significant operational pressure.

Different business units followed different processes and service levels. Teams often worked in similar ways but used different standards, creating rework, delays and inconsistencies. As campaign volumes increased year after year, maintaining delivery quality became more difficult.

The challenge extended beyond campaign builds. Lead routing, vendor data management, enrichment and quality checks also required ongoing support. The architecture relied on multiple teams and tools working together, making standardisation essential for future growth.

Solution

The goal was to create a repeatable campaign delivery model that could scale across regions, teams and technologies.

  1. Bottom-Up Planning Framework
    The team introduced a structured planning process supported by KPI dashboards. Campaign demand became visible earlier, allowing teams to reduce reactive work and plan resources more effectively.  
  1. Unified Campaign Delivery Process
    Campaign workflows were aligned across business units to create consistent delivery standards. This reduced duplication, improved predictability and increased throughput.
  1. Documentation and Training
    New processes were documented and supported with training materials. This reduced dependency on individual team members and made it easier to onboard new resources.
  1. Cross-Platform Execution Support
    The delivery team developed operational capabilities across multiple tools, including Salesforce, Marketo, Workfront, AEM, ON24 and Adobe Connect. This enabled one consistent approach across the marketing technology stack.
  1. Lead and Data Operations Support
    Campaign delivery was supported by lead routing, audits, troubleshooting and data management processes. These activities helped maintain campaign quality and ensured leads were ready for Sales follow-up.

The focus was not simply to work faster. It was to create an operating model capable of supporting growth without creating additional complexity.

Results

The biggest change was predictability. Teams gained clearer visibility into upcoming work, campaign delivery became easier to manage and marketers spent less time solving operational challenges. The standardised model created room for growth without sacrificing quality or speed.

The team stopped reacting to campaign demand. They started planning for it.

Before the project, campaign delivery depended heavily on reactive execution. Growing demand, multiple business units and different operating models made it difficult to scale efficiently.  

The new planning framework gave teams earlier visibility into campaign requirements. This reduced operational bottlenecks and helped campaign teams manage increasing workloads more effectively.

Standardised processes also improved overall efficiency. Landing page delivery times dropped from around 15 business days to 5, whilst delivery teams were able to support more campaign activity without increasing pressure on marketers.

The operational model continued to scale as campaign demand increased. During FY24 alone, the team supported 2,781 Salesforce campaigns for one business unit and 607 for another, whilst maintaining service quality and delivery consistency.

Campaign creation time was reduced by 40%, landing page delivery dropped to 5 business days and the organisation increased campaign capacity through a standardised operations model.

40%
Faster campaign creation through improved planning and operational processes.
18%
Additional event campaign workload supported by the operations team.
6%
Year-over-year budget savings through process improvements.

Expert Take

Campaign bottlenecks rarely appear because teams lack capacity. They appear because every team plans differently. Once planning becomes consistent, delivery speed usually improves before any new resources are added.

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