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What Is Vendor Sprawl?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

This is known as vendor sprawl. Vendor sprawl, also known as technology bloat, occurs when businesses have software application redundancies across different departments, creating many inefficiencies. Consolidate your spend with one or just a few vendors. Read their story What is vendor sprawl and why is it an issue?

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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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51% of Marketers to Increase Their Spending on Marketing Automation This Year

KoMarketing Associates

As marketers continue to see the benefits of marketing automation, new research indicates that they will be allocating more of their budget toward this solution within the next year. Specifically, customer data platforms (CDPs) have become a barrier for marketers.

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The Top 4 Ways Managed Services Can Benefit Marketers

ClickDimensions

Did you know that there are more than 8,000 marketing technologies on the market today? And according to an annual look by Chief Marketing Technologist blog, the number of available marketing solutions continues to grow each year. Fully utilize marketing technology. Knowledge and skills are necessary too.

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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. This fragmentation of data poses a hidden barrier to effective B2B decision-making. They create barriers to collaboration by segregating data within different teams or departments.

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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. billion acquisition of LinkedIn.

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Free Password Management Software

TrustRadius Marketing

Password management software creates the bridge between security and convenience needed in a modern technology environment. Free password managers offer a solution to this risk at a no-cost option. RememBear – Easy-to-Use Password Manager For One Device. The software includes 2-factor authentication as well.