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

Customer Experience Matrix

As you might imagine, I’ve been trying to decide how to expand the set of products covered in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. The tentative list is Unica , Aprimo , Alterian , and Neolane. But I’ve also been approached by some of the other demand generation specialists.

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Low Cost Systems for Demand Generation

Customer Experience Matrix

This is a bit perplexing, since those products are at the opposite ends of the spectrum: Marketo being relatively low cost / limited functionality / easier to learn, and Eloqua being higher cost / richer functionality / takes more training. Pardot : another pretty powerful product; see my blog review from December 2008.

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Marketing Automation Vendor Consolidation: Lessons from History

Customer Experience Matrix

As I wrote in my June 30 post on consolidation among marketing automation vendors , I expect the number of competitors to shrink fairly quickly as new buyers concentrate their purchases among a handful of leading vendors. Or will they simply be crushed as giants from related industries introduce their own products?

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First Look at New Marketo Release

Customer Experience Matrix

release of his flagship product, scheduled for March 3. Major themes were greater access to detailed information, more precise targeting, and tighter integration with Salesforce.com. Tags: usability assessment marketing automation marketo lead management demand generation.

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Why Most Consumer Marketing Automation Systems Are Not Software-as-a-Service, And When That Will Change

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Consumer-oriented marketing automation systems have been slower to adopt the Software-as-a-Service model than business marketing (demand generation) systems. demand generation) systems. But clients typically still purchase of a perpetual license rather than paying monthly fees, as in SaaS.

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Manticore Offers A Lower Cost Alternative For Online Lead Generation

Customer Experience Matrix

Somehow I received a copy of “ Increasing Revenue Through Automated Demand Generation ” (registration required), the kind of title that sends chills up my spine. Both products integrate with salesforce.com (and Eloqua with several others). Whether that is worth the extra money will depend on the situation.)

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

However, many tech buyers visit vendor Web sites many times to learn about and compare products, yet few register or leave evidence of their activity. B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider.