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Why Marketing Automation Customers are Migrating Downstream

The Point

Now, Steve happens to work in product marketing for Oracle Marketing Cloud , home of Eloqua, typically regarded as the most feature-rich (some would say: complex) marketing automation solution on the market. Too many very smart marketing ops people know which buttons to press, but can’t drive strategy or creative.

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From 2016 to 2017, 5X more marketing automation vendors were added than removed

chiefmartech

tl;dr — From 2016 to 2017, the marketing automation category of the marketing technology landscape grew yet again, by 36% , from 156 vendors to 212. Marketing automation remains a bellwether of martech. To me, it’s quintessential marketing software. 66 vendors were added.

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Predictive Marketing Vendors Look Beyond Lead Scores

Customer Experience Matrix

It’s clear that 2015 has been the breakout year for predictive analytics in marketing, with at least $242 million in new funding, compared with $366 million in all prior years combined. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised that predictive marketing vendors seem to have anticipated this.

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VEST Report: Competition in B2B Marketing Automation Isn't About Features

Customer Experience Matrix

Yesterday I released the mid-year edition of the VEST Report on B2B marketing automation vendors, thereby meeting my self-imposed deadline of July 31. Here are some observations: - market positions are pretty stable. Open source vendor Mautic has some interesting potential but it’s too soon to see any actual impact.

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40+ B2B Marketing Statistics and Benchmarks to Inspire Performance Throughout 2015

KoMarketing Associates

For example, according to The Content Marketing Institute , at least 86% of B2B marketers are now engaged in content marketing, as detailed in their 2015 B2B Content Marketing Report. New Marketing Data. New Marketing Data. That is a 700% increase since 2010. Focus on Customer Experience. source ).

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Will New Marketing Automation Tools Let Sales Climb Back Up The Funnel?

Customer Experience Matrix

This particular thought emerged quite unexpectedly during a vendor briefing yesterday. But I also had in mind another system I had just seen, MDCDOT , which gives marketing automation functions to sales people. In the meantime, bear in mind that you never know whether a signpost is correct until you’ve passed it.* *I

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Mautic Offers Free, Open Source Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

The only real question about free, open source marketing automation from Mautic is what took so long. The core features of B2B marketing automation have been well understood for nearly ten years and prices have been dropping steadily for about the same time. So the opportunity seems obvious.