Marketing automation platforms are tools which help you to manage and streamline tasks such as posting on social media, tracking leads, schedule posts, online research and more. To make all the process of online marketing simple, there are some freemium marketing automation tools available that let you automate your online marketing.
Hootsuite
If you want to manage your small business online marketing like scheduling your posts for a range of social media channels then this free tool will help you. It supports three social media platforms and two RSS feeds. The pro account of Hootsuite lets you manage up to 50 social profiles, schedule up to 350 posts and add another team member to the account.
MailChimp
MailChimp is a powerful marketing automation tool but still easy to use and navigate. You can trigger a series of emails with a single API request. In ECommerce, MailChimp’s provides hundreds of e-commerce integration, you can create targeted campaigns, automate helpful product follow-ups, and send back-in-stock messaging.
Survey Monkey
This automated marketing platform includes templates for nearly every kind of survey, and the site offers a simple tutorial along with tips to make each survey as effective as possible. The Basic plan which is free supports 10 questions, 100 responses, and standard email support.
IntellaSphere
IntellaSphere is all-in-one marketing automation platform which allows you to create and automate content on all of the leading social media marketing and blog platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr. It also supports SMS and Email. The free account allows one user and 3 profiles Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn.