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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

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It still feels odd to think of a software company owning a data business, although Salesforce.com bought Jigsaw (now Data.com) in 2010 and Oracle purchased the BlueKai and Datalogix in 2014. Other vendors like Nimble and HubSpot have done a better job of simplifying access to third party data about an individual or company.

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How Everybody Wins with HubSpot's Funding « The Effective Marketer

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking How Everybody Wins with HubSpot’s Funding As everyone in the marketing industry surely knows by now, HubSpot raised $32 million in additional funding. Everyone Wins But it also means something else.

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2010 Will Bring New Features to Demand Generation Systems

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Summary: the demand generation market will continue to grow in 2010, and it may attract some new, big competitors from outside the industry. Perhaps most important, many potential buyers still don’t understand the value provided by these systems—although vendors are working very hard to educate them. What will 2010 bring?

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The 19 Best iPaaS Vendors for Any Budget

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In this article, we'll go over some of the best iPaaS vendors, so you can discover one that fits your company's unique needs and budget. This iPaaS vendor also takes an as-a-service mentality to how they work with customers, helping you support feature roll-outs and upgrades, bug fixes, and connector updates. Let's dive in. Dell Boomi.

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I’ve joined HubSpot as VP platform ecosystem, and this is why

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Here’s one of the first presentations I gave on that topic in 2010. But then HubSpot approached me about the opportunity to help them shape their platform ecosystem strategy. Of course, in my head I wondered: did HubSpot really want to lean into a platform worldview? This movement is growing. ” I smiled.

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The Pond Just Got More Crowded: Google, Salesforce.com and Sequoia Invest in HubSpot

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Summary: HubSpot announced a $32 million investment yesterday by Sequoia Partners, Google and Salesforce.com. Salesforce.com and Google announced their long-anticipated entry into the marketing automation industry, in the baby-step form of investments in HubSpot.

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How Online Sales Can Help You Grow in Hard Times

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The 2008 recession accelerated their inability to adapt to changing consumer demand -- and by 2010, they filed for bankruptcy. But at HubSpot, we truly believe that anyone can sell online. How HubSpot Payments Can Help. Harness the power of automation and reporting in HubSpot on payments data.