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Oracle Buys Eloqua: Winners and Losers for B2B Marketing Automation

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Oracle announced today that it has agreed to purchase B2B marketing automation leader Eloqua for $23.50 The deal makes obvious sense, in that it gives Oracle a much stronger position in the fast-growing B2B marketing automation industry*. per share, which comes to $871 million. The stock had been hovering around $17.50

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Demand Generation Usability Scores - Part 2

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Build a campaign as a list of stages Eloqua Manticore Technology Market2Lead Marketbright Marketo Neolane Silverpop Engage B2B 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Build linear campaigns outside of a larger campaign structure. Eloqua Manticore Technology Market2Lead Marketbright Marketo Neolane Silverpop Engage B2B 0 1 1 1 1 0.5

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Top-10 Demand Generation Vendor Blogs

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In alphabetical order: ActiveConversion B2B Marketing Blog. Genius.com B2B Marketing for Faster Sales Blog. Market2Lead Marketing Automation and Lead Management blog. Market2Lead Marketing Automation and Lead Management blog. The Market2Lead blog got a boost when Kevin Joyce joined the company. Marketbright blog.

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

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I’m pleased to report that the 2010 edition of the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems is officially available today, with updated entries on all vendors (alphabetically: Eloqua , Manticore Technology , Market2Lead , Marketbright , Marketo , Neolane and Silverpop Engage B2B ). Upgraded reporting. New user interfaces.

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Hushly Helps Marketers Connect With Anonymous Web Site Visitors

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When this blog last left Geoff Rego in 2010 , he had just sold the assets of pioneering B2B marketing automation vendor Market2Lead to Oracle.

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B2B Marketing University: For Now, Marketing Automation and CRM Are Still Separate

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I hugely enjoyed yesterday’s Boston session of the Silverpop -sponsored B2B Marketing University. by Market2Lead CMO Kevin Joyce for a good statement of the separatist position.) Summary: Marketing automation and CRM systems may eventually converge, but for now marketers need help explaining why they need a system of their own.

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LoopFuse Offers Free Marketing Automation System: Another Step Towards Industry Consolidation

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Marketing automation (more precisely, B2B marketing automation) has now passed beyond the pioneer stage where fundamentally different approaches compete for acceptance. It will also be competing with Eloqua, Silverpop and, perhaps most dangerously, the Market2Lead technology recently purchased by Oracle.

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