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Oracle Buys ATG: Bad News for Marketing Automation?

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Nor have I forgotten that Oracle already bought marketing automation vendor Market2Lead, plugging a different set of holes. I'd look for them to buy tools to manage banner ads, search ads, and search engine optimization. If anything, Oracle (and IBM) need to strengthen their position in online advertising.

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Aprimo Marketing Studio Supports Sophisticated Business Marketers

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In other words, Marketing Studio competes with high-end demand generation systems like Eloqua , Market2Lead and Neolane. Eloqua and Market2Lead are based on sales automation data, but can incorporate external tables. (For more on vendor classifications, see my list of demand generation vendors from last November.)

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Marketing Automation Trends for 2010

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Kevin Joyce , CMO, Market2Lead. Kevin Joyce, CMO, Market2Lead ( @nivenor1 ). Google adwords, banner ads on sites A/B/C, purchasing prequalified leads from companies like Tippit, purchasing email lists from vendor A/B/C, event sponsorships A/B/C, etc.). Malcolm Friedberg , Principal, Left Brain Marketing.