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Send in the Clouds: Martech Moves to Cloud Platforms

Customer Experience Matrix

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Last weekend brought the intriguing rumor that Salesforce is in late stage talks to acquire data integration vendor Informatica. Cloud database vendors including Google and Snowflake are expanding into marketing applications. I don’t know the answer.

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What Is Vendor Sprawl?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The big picture The average enterprise company uses more than 1,000 different applications across separate departments, which are often siloed, according to MuleSoft’s 2023 Connectivity Benchmark Report. This is known as vendor sprawl. Consolidate your spend with one or just a few vendors. What is vendor sprawl?

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How does a company stand out in an existing market?

Tomorrow People

B2B companies in existing markets need to stand out. It’s no secret that companies in existing markets face competition – a lot of it. Firstly, it’s important to recognise the rules of the market you’re in. Red and blue ocean markets. The term ‘blue ocean’ refers to uncontested market spaces.

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Data Silos: The Hidden Barrier to Effective B2B Decision-Making

RDIGS

Businesses collect vast amounts of data from various sources, ranging from customer information to sales figures and market trends. These isolated pockets of information within an organization can impede collaboration and create fragmented landscapes that prevent B2B companies from reaching their full potential.

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

Customer Experience Matrix

This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. LinkedIn is primarily a social network with revenue from subscriptions, recruiting services, and advertising.

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Tech-Based Communication Solutions to Improve Sales and Marketing Processes

InsightSquared

With communication taking on digital forms, tech-based tools and solutions are lucrative to the success of a modern sales and marketing strategy. In a recent study, 44% of employees surveyed were concerned about information overload with the implementation of tech-based communication solutions. Implement Tech-based Tools.

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The 2022 martech landscape shows the space growing towards 10,000 solutions

Martech

There’s a good reason you feel overwhelmed by the marketing technology out there. COVID-19 had produced initial consternation in the marketing tech community. “Would this crisis be the catalyst for consolidating if not out right collapsing the vast and vibrant martech vendor universe?” A treasure map.