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Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect

The Point

First, the company invested in Marketo , a leading marketing automation platform that integrated well with the company’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. Next, iDirect sought out a partner to provide strategic counsel and advice on best practices. However, the new program has already had a significant impact.

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Customer Data Platforms Revisited: The Future of Marketing Data

Customer Experience Matrix

I’ve said for years that the first law of software market development is “suites win”, precisely because most companies will sacrifice best of breed functionality to avoid the costs of integration. Indeed, the big marketing clouds from Oracle, Salesforce.com, IBM, Adobe, and others all include extensive Delivery layer functions.