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Marketing Automation Vendor Consolidation: Lessons from History

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This is a natural result of a maturing market, as technology-oriented pioneers are replaced by buyers less likely to research their options in depth. Speaking of small business suppliers, Google and Intuit are long-shot contenders. Again, there was already one transaction: Silverpop/Vtrenz in 2007.

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Why Social Media Really Matters

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Of all that research I mentioned last week , two pairs of facts stood out. Some of this may be due to the fact that it’s much easier to buy search advertising (think Google AdWords ) than other types of online ads. If you’ve been wondering why Google should be concerned about Twitter and Facebook , that’s your answer.

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Alterian Pushes Into Social Media Management with Techrigy Acquisition

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2007), email (Dynamics Direct, 2006), marketing resource management (Nvigorate, 2006), and hosted analytics services (MarkIT, 2005). This isn’t about making it easy to react to comments on Twitter , add friends on Facebook , or research prospects on LinkedIn , which is how most marketing automation vendors are approaching social media.