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Marketing Automation Implementation

The implementation template for agencies building enterprise-grade automation stacks.

Marketing automation projects fail because most agencies sell hours instead of outcomes. This template scopes a proper implementation in phases (Audit → Build → Activate → Train) with deliverables tied to a working system at the end — not a half-built workflow library.

Investment structure

Three pricing tiers, edit-in-place.

Setup fee + monthly retainer. Round numbers. Each tier includes everything below it plus specific upgrades. The middle tier is recommended — most clients pick it.

Starter Setup

Small B2B teams launching their first proper automation stack

$1,500/mo
+ $8,000 setup · 3-month minimum
  • HubSpot or Customer.io setup
  • Up to 5 lifecycle workflows
  • Basic lead scoring model
  • Single CRM integration (Salesforce / HubSpot CRM)
  • Team training (2 sessions)
  • 3 months of post-launch optimization
Recommended

Full Build

B2B SaaS scale-ups with mature sales motion needing enterprise automation

$4,500/mo
+ $25,000 setup · 6-month minimum
  • Everything in Starter
  • Marketo or Pardot full implementation
  • 20+ lifecycle workflows + nurture programs
  • Multi-touch attribution model
  • Multiple integrations (Salesforce, Slack, Zapier, Segment)
  • Custom data model + custom objects
  • Bi-weekly optimization + new program builds

Enterprise Migration

Enterprise marketing ops teams replatforming or scaling globally

$12,000/mo
+ $75,000 setup · 12-month minimum
  • Everything in Full Build
  • Migration from legacy stack (e.g. Pardot → Marketo)
  • Custom integrations + API development
  • Multi-brand / multi-region support
  • Marketing operations playbook
  • Dedicated MOps consultant
  • Quarterly executive reviews

What's in this template

Cover, Executive Summary, Understanding Your Business, Automation Services, Our Implementation Process, Timeline, Investment (3 tiers), Why Us, Case Study, Next Steps.

How to price automation projects in 2026

Starter Setup: $8,000 + $1,500/mo, HubSpot/Customer.io setup with 5 workflows + basic lead scoring. Full Build: $25,000 + $4,500/mo, Marketo/Pardot full implementation, 20+ workflows, attribution model. Enterprise Migration: $75,000 + $12,000/mo, replatforming + custom integrations + multi-brand support. Avoid hourly billing — clients can't compare and you eat scope creep.

Common mistakes this template fixes

1) Vague "set up automation" scope — define workflows by name + trigger. 2) No data model audit before building — workflows fail because data is dirty. 3) Skipping training (clients need to operate the system without you). 4) Missing post-launch optimization window.

When to use this template

B2B SaaS or services company with mature sales motion, a real CRM, and a marketing-ops resource (or willingness to hire one). They've outgrown a basic ESP and need enterprise automation.

Editable in AgencyPitch

Swap platform (HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Customer.io). Adjust workflow count. Add/remove integrations. AI rewrites in your voice.

The 10 sections in this template

  1. 01Cover
  2. 02Executive Summary
  3. 03Understanding Your Business
  4. 04Proposed Marketing Automation Services
  5. 05Our Implementation Process
  6. 06Timeline
  7. 07Investment
  8. 08Why Us
  9. 09Case Study
  10. 10Next Steps

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