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The Pond Just Got More Crowded: Google, Salesforce.com and Sequoia Invest in HubSpot

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Summary: HubSpot announced a $32 million investment yesterday by Sequoia Partners, Google and Salesforce.com. This could be a real game-changer in the small business marketing automation landscape. But if Salesforce.com likes what it sees, who knows where that will lead?

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Oracle Buys Eloqua: Winners and Losers for B2B Marketing Automation

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Oracle announced today that it has agreed to purchase B2B marketing automation leader Eloqua for $23.50 The deal makes obvious sense, in that it gives Oracle a much stronger position in the fast-growing B2B marketing automation industry*. per share, which comes to $871 million. The stock had been hovering around $17.50

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Vocus Marketing Suite: Still Mostly Social But Marketing Automation is On the Way

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Its core offerings include a huge database of media contacts; media monitoring and social listening; and press release distribution. But since late 2011 the company has also offered a suite aimed at marketers, which now has more than 4,000 paid clients. So it''s best to treat Vocus Marketing Suite as a class unto itself.

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9 Things Marketers Need from Marketing Automation Vendors and Consultants – Part 1

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Approximately 12 years ago, a new technology emerged and a new software category called “marketing automation” was born. Since then, the marketing automation space has grown consistently and significantly, and is now is at the precipice of going mainstream. This is a great example for the marketing automation market.

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9 Things Marketers Need from Marketing Automation Vendors and Consultants – Part 1

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Approximately 12 years ago, a new technology emerged and a new software category called “marketing automation” was born. Since then, the marketing automation space has grown consistently and significantly, and is now is at the precipice of going mainstream. This is a great example for the marketing automation market.

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Vocus Purchased by Private Equity Firm GTCR: This Could Be Interesting

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million in cash, a premium of 48% over their stock market price. x revenue, compared with the 6 to 7 x multiples paid for ExactTarget and Responsys by Salesforce.com and Oracle and the 14 x that Marketo commands in the stock market. Salesforce.com synch is bi-directional and works with lead and contact records.

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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Click to start video at this point — In response to a question about the accelerating integration of database technology, sales force automation, marketing automation and social media, Christopher notes what has been a mantra for years now appears to be reaching a critical mass. And you can show demos.