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Mautic Offers Free, Open Source Marketing Automation

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The only real question about free, open source marketing automation from Mautic is what took so long. The core features of B2B marketing automation have been well understood for nearly ten years and prices have been dropping steadily for about the same time. So the opportunity seems obvious.

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LeadLiaison Helps Marketing Automation Users Break the Content Bottleneck

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You may have noticed that there are many B2B marketing automation systems available. But they do go far enough beyond standard marketing automation to justify a different label. In particular, LeadLiaison helps marketers create content, a critical bottleneck that is not addressed by most marketing automation systems.

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Next-Generation Marketing Automation Systems Target Small Business

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I’ve been gearing up for the next edition of our VEST report on B2B marketing automation systems, which involves catching up with established vendors and chasing down some new ones. System pricing starts at $99 per month for up to 1,000 contacts; a system with 15,000 contacts costs $499 per month.

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B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Strategies: What's Worked and What's Next

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I recently did a study of the strategies of B2B marketing automation vendors. Of the two dozen or so companies in the sample, six were clearly successful (defined as achieving major share within their segment), seven had failed to survive as independent companies and sold for a low price, and the rest fell somewhere in between.

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How RightWave Solves the Marketing Automation Skill Shortage

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One of the main reasons that marketing automation has not been adopted more quickly is that too few marketers know how to fully use it. Instead, RightWave offers what it calls “marketing automation as a service,” gives each client access to staff members who will set up and execute campaigns for them.

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NextPrinciples Offers Integrated Social Marketing Automation

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Originally envisioned as a platform for social listening and engagement, it evolved before launch into a broader solution that addresses every step in the process of integrating social media with marketing automation. Leads can also be imported from marketing automation or CRM systems to be tracked and enhanced.

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More New Systems Challenge the Marketing Automation Status Quo

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Last week’s post looked at newer marketing automation systems that focused on small businesses. The general notion is that small businesses are finding existing marketing automation products too hard to use and would be happy with something simpler, especially if it costs less.