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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. But the real excitement will be features that expand the scope of demand generation products to support inbound marketing, better measurement, and more efficient content creation.

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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. That would force other CRM and marketing automation vendors to follow suit, although it's hard to imagine them matching the depth of LinkedIn's data.

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Marketing Automation System Trends: What We Found in the Raab Guide

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Summary: Social media and access for sales people were the two big trends among demand generation vendors last year. Could marketers finally be ready to spend on measurement? At least three vendors (Eloqua, Marketo and Silverpop) introduced new features aimed at improving marketers’ ability to use social media. Sales access.

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OneSource Survey: Salespeople Accept Value of Leads from Marketing

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But marketing-generated leads are gaining increasing respect and salespeople are increasingly looking for help from outside data vendors. Marketers should work closely with salespeople to reinforce these trends, which promise to lower the overall cost per sale. Events and trade shows actually rank below all of these.

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More on Marketo Financials: Despite Past Losses, Prospects Are Bright

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Summary: Public data gives some insights into Marketo's financial history and prospects. million) for 2010. Data I've collected over the years shows that Marketo had about 120 clients at the start of 2009, 325 at the start of 2010, and should end 2010 with about 800. million in 2009 and $21 million in 2010.

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Everstring Offers Fast, Flexible, Account-based Predictive Models for B2B Sales and Marketing

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Remember how much simpler life was back in 2010? Among our quaint notions, we thought that B2B companies couldn’t build predictive models because they didn’t have enough data about their customers and prospects. Marketers also benefit since they only have to buy, learn, and integrate a single system. Sounds pretty simple, eh?