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7 Reasons Why Oracle's Market2Lead Acquisition Makes a Lot of Sense

LeadSloth

Oracle has just acquired Market2Lead , one of the early Marketing Automation vendors. Market2Lead Probably Got A Good Deal. Market2Lead was one of the early Marketing Automation vendors. Most Marketing Automation companies are relatively small. People asked my opinion on this acquisition. Great Technology Fit.

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Oracle Buys Eloqua: Winners and Losers for B2B Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

It suggests that neither Oracle nor Eloqua management felt the company was substantially undervalued. 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.

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Demand Generation Usability Scores - Part 2

Customer Experience Matrix

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

Customer Experience Matrix

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 ). Sales access. Upgraded reporting. New user interfaces.

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Never Waste an Opportunity: The Value of Lead Nurturing

Tomorrow People

Lead nurturing starts by collecting contact information in exchange for something the visitor deems of value, but with little risk. Often, this entails some form of information or product trial intended to help solve the visitor's problem. The goal is to encourage both return visits and eventually, sales. Behavioural Marketing 101.

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More Blathering About Demand Generation Software

Customer Experience Matrix

When I was researching last week’s piece on Market2Lead , one of the points that vendor stressed was their ability to create a full-scale marketing database with information from external sources to analyze campaign results. In the meantime, the Aberdeen report provided some other interesting information.

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Why You Need a Lead Nurturing Strategy

LeadSquared

According to Market2Lead , nurtured leads experience a 23% shorter sales cycle. The metrics assigned to lead scoring can vary from one company to another. 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.