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A practical example
Example: migrating from an old MAP, you plan a two-week dual-run where new leads enter the new platform while existing nurtures finish on the old one, with a freeze on list edits during the final contact-state reconciliation.
What to evaluate before investing
- Ask vendors what contact-state data they can export mid-nurture — enrollment, step position, wait timers — and in what format.
- Ask whether the platform supports dual-running, for example by accepting leads while historical data is still loading.
- Ask how the vendor recommends handling workflow state that cannot migrate, such as proprietary step logic.
Limitations and tradeoffs
Cutover plans protect revenue automations but cannot make incompatible state migratable; some in-flight workflows will need manual completion or restart, and the plan should budget for that work explicitly.
Plan your next step with MeshLine
Connect this decision to your automation, organic marketing and customer lifecycle management. In a MeshLine demo, discuss your existing tools, the scope you need and how to measure the result.