We are continuing on with our email marketing series.We're in the third week. And today's particular episode is about:

What Is the Difference Between an ESP (Email Service Provider) and a CRM (Customer Relationship Management System)

First off, let's go over what they stand for so that may help right there.

ESP stands for email service provider.

CRM stands for customer relationship management.

The problem is that people are using these two acronyms interchangeably all the time. I'm not sure that they know exactly what they stand for; I think that's why they just get used interchangeably.

The problem is when you're new to this whole environment. And you don't know what they stand for. And you don't know how to use them. And what you're supposed to do with them, it starts to get really confusing.

In fact, I think it was a couple years ago when I realized that I was listening to my business gurus that I follow. And they were using them interchangeably.

And then, it got to the point where a couple of 'em were like, "I don't even know what this stands for. I don't even know which one means what. What am I supposed to be using?"

I'm like, "Alright, if you guys don't even know, somebody needs to figure this out." I went, I figured it out. And it's like, "Okay, now it makes total sense."

I think the problem is, it's one of those things that if it's not your job specifically, you don't really know all the intricate details of it.

But you wanna get to know the details especially of ESPs because even if you're just starting your business, it is something you're gonna need to use...

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• Get Response
• InfusionSoft
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