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Oracle Buys Eloqua: Winners and Losers for B2B Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

Oracle does have an existing B2B marketing automation product, based on the technology it acquired from Market2Lead in 2010. Market2Lead was very good system, but it lacked the huge market presence that Oracle gains from Eloqua. Salesforce might well decide to buy them itself just as a defensive measure.

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Oracle Buys ATG: Bad News for Marketing Automation?

Customer Experience Matrix

I’d say the ATG purchase lessens the odds of Oracle buying a marketing automation vendor. The logic is this: buying ATG suggests that Oracle, like IBM (which put Unica in its WebSphere organization), is focusing on online marketing rather than marketing automation in general. So much for the obvious.

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Ranking the Demand Generation Vendors by Popularity (Yes, Life Really Is Just Like High School)

Customer Experience Matrix

So far the original list of Eloqua , Vtrenz , Marketo , Manticore Technology and Market2Lead has proven a good set of choices. We do, after all, want people to buy this thing. This doesn’t particularly surprise me, although seeing Alterian, Aprimo and Neolane rank well below Manticore Technology and Market2Lead is odd.

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Why You Need a Lead Nurturing Strategy

LeadSquared

While some use clever hacks and others take help from third parties, the fact that a significant portion of these leads is not ready to buy yet is why nurturing is paramount. According to Market2Lead , nurtured leads experience a 23% shorter sales cycle. In conclusion.

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Oracle Buys Market2Lead Intellectual Assets

Customer Experience Matrix

Oracle tersely announced today that it had purchased the intellectual assets of demand generation vendor Market2Lead. This is an excellent fit for Oracle in that Market2Lead is a sophisticated product that is best suited to large, demanding marketing operations. Tags: demand generation marketing automation market2lead oracle.

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Will Marketing Automation Be Free?

LeadSloth

Industry consolidation is starting (Market2lead acquired, LeadGenesys refocused). With the right content strategy, leads will move through the buying process more quickly and you’ll boost your conversion rates. There is severe competition (30+ vendors). Land grab is common, where vendors lower prices to get customers on board.

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Never Waste an Opportunity: The Value of Lead Nurturing

Tomorrow People

In other words, before expecting a visitor to buy or invest money, you must: Provide an opportunity for the visitor to learn about the company, product or service (know.) According to Market2Lead, the sales cycle is nearly 25% shorter for nurtured leads. Those points are know, like and trust.