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7 Reasons Why Oracle's Market2Lead Acquisition Makes a Lot of Sense

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Oracle has just acquired Market2Lead , one of the early Marketing Automation vendors. Market2Lead Probably Got A Good Deal. Market2Lead was one of the early Marketing Automation vendors. A Marketing Automation system either needs to have great connection to the CRM system, or it should all be integrated.

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Oracle Buys Eloqua: Winners and Losers for B2B Marketing Automation

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Oracle does have an existing B2B marketing automation product, based on the technology it acquired from Market2Lead in 2010. Market2Lead was very good system, but it lacked the huge market presence that Oracle gains from Eloqua. A marketing automation platform can't do this because it bumps up against the competing platform of CRM.

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B2B Marketing University: For Now, Marketing Automation and CRM Are Still Separate

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Summary: Marketing automation and CRM systems may eventually converge, but for now marketers need help explaining why they need a system of their own. People still don’t understand the difference between marketing automation vs. CRM. Will Marketing automation and CRM remain separate? Vendors take note.

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Hushly Helps Marketers Connect With Anonymous Web Site Visitors

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When this blog last left Geoff Rego in 2010 , he had just sold the assets of pioneering B2B marketing automation vendor Market2Lead to Oracle. The system can integrate with other CRM vendors through batch file transfers. All told, I think Hushly is a pretty clever idea.

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Marketing Automation System Trends: What We Found in the Raab Guide

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I’m pleased to report that the 2010 edition of the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems is officially available today, with updated entries on all vendors (alphabetically: Eloqua , Manticore Technology , Market2Lead , Marketbright , Marketo , Neolane and Silverpop Engage B2B ). Upgraded reporting. New user interfaces.

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LoopFuse Offers Free Marketing Automation System: Another Step Towards Industry Consolidation

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For evidence that a free entry-level product does not automatically drive out higher priced systems, consider the hosted CRM market. It will also be competing with Eloqua, Silverpop and, perhaps most dangerously, the Market2Lead technology recently purchased by Oracle.

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Oracle Buys ATG: Bad News for Marketing Automation?

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As my model suggests it should, ATG also encompasses online CRM and online marketing, where Oracle’s Siebel line is also a little thin. Nor have I forgotten that Oracle already bought marketing automation vendor Market2Lead, plugging a different set of holes.