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Unica and Alterian Lead Database Marketers to the Digital Promised Land

Customer Experience Matrix

The connection is that these both support my feeling that many members of the old-line database marketing community have failed to adapt to the new world of digital marketing. Both Unica and Alterian have been exceptionally forward-thinking among marketing automation vendors in preparing for this transition.

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

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I’ll even agree that any type of “spray and pray” advertising – the type that makes no attempt to target the right audience, deliver relevant content, or offer information of value, should be frowned upon if not outlawed completely. In those select situations, list buys still have their place. In fact, I’d recommend it.

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Can Games Play a Role in B2B Marketing?

The Point

Blockdot builds games across Web, mobile, and social platforms, and is considered one of the pioneers in developing games for advertising purposes. HS: What kind of companies are using games for marketing? HS: What objectives do marketers typically have in mind when developing games for advertising purposes? Absolutely.

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Marketing Automation Vendor Consolidation: Lessons from History

Customer Experience Matrix

Decision Software has remained a small company while Aprimo is most successful in B2B marketing resource management. Alterian and SmartFocus are also still independent, but are sold as services via marketing agencies (Alterian) or directly (SmartFocus). These used proprietary, non-SQL database engines.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum.

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

There are at least 4 amorphous groups of solution providers also setting their sights on this space: 1) Lead generation services or tools – Because this category contains both service providers (that look more like agencies or telesales outsourcers) and software as a service vendors, there are probably more than I could possibly name.