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New B2B Persona Research From Salesforce and LinkedIn Study

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Starting in the fall of 2014, Salesforce started to analyze more than 15 million data points, spanning a four-year period, from two of the largest B2B databases: Data.com and LinkedIn. From there, we grew that, sold that to Exact Target which was then acquired by Salesforce.com. That’s why I interviewed Mathew Sweezey ( @msweezey ).

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

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billion acquisition of LinkedIn. 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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Is the In-House B2B Marketing Department Going Away?

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My last post triggered a heated debate (mostly in the LinkedIn B2B Technology Marketing Community ) about the dramatic changes we see in the B2B marketing function. What is the barrier where the required level of domain expertise and coordination cost are outweighing the incremental savings and flexibility benefits?