ANNUITAS

MAY 13, 2021

Marketing Automation Platforms (MAPs) are perhaps the most misunderstood component of the Demand Technology Stack. Too often MAPs are associated with tactical email nurturing and simple lead qualification — tactical use cases that dominate immature platform deployments. Service, support, and training.

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Marketing Automation Analysis Eloqua Automation 130

SendinBlue

JUNE 29, 2022

Wondering if you need marketing automation software? How much time and money do you waste while managing critical marketing processes manually? More conversions, increased productivity, and more sales leads are among the key benefits of marketing automation. What Is Marketing Automation Software?

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Marketing Automation Automation Software Eloqua 52

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet. But it’s only a tool. Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet.

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Marketing Automation Automation Marketing Strategy 120

Webbiquity

AUGUST 4, 2020

A final, sometimes overlooked element, is your webinar technology platform. GoToWebinar and WebEx (which is more of an online meeting tool) are no longer your only options. Here are 10 of the best webinar and webcasting tools to consider evaluating for your next online presentation. Total reviews: 552. Total reviews: 679.

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Webcast Tools Co-Registration Best 363

Biznology

JANUARY 29, 2014

Too often, these days, I am hearing B2B marketers mouth claims like “We got this new [fill in the brand] automation tool, so now we can reduce headcount.” Or, “Once this automation system is installed, it will take our marketing to the next level.” Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet.

Marketing Automation 80

Marketing Automation Automation Eloqua Marketing 80

SmartBug Media

JANUARY 13, 2020

You’re on the hunt for a marketing automation tool? Marketing automation tools, such as Marketo , Eloqua , HubSpot , Pardot , and Act-O n, are all powerful support systems, but ultimately, choosing an automation tool comes down to what are the must-have elements for your business goals?

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Marketing Automation Automation Tools Question 65

ClickZ

OCTOBER 22, 2020

30-second summary: We provide five examples of enterprise-level providers of marketing automation solutions including industry case studies. Each of these companies are leaders in marketing automation, with enterprise businesses (and, in some cases, SMBs) benefiting from their platforms, solutions, and technology.

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Marketing Automation Automation Leads Lead 102

SendinBlue

AUGUST 24, 2020

Marketing automation platforms offer tools that help grow your business and improve customer experience. This list details some of the best marketing automation software around to help you decide which one is right for you. Let’s talk about marketing for a minute. Sendinblue.

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Marketing Automation Automation Marketing Best 86

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Microsoft today announced the acquisition of marketing management system vendor MarketingPilot , which will become part of its Dynamics CRM group. MarketingPilot is best described as integrated marketing management for mid-tier companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is significant on several levels.

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Marketing Automation Vendor Automation Salesforce.com 120

Engagio

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When I first got started in software, it was at a company called e.piphany which specialized in what was then called Campaign Management. Campaign Management software automated the process of sending out campaigns — primarily direct mail at that time and then email. But, we’ve started to notice some changes in the market.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Automation DemandBase 87

LeadSloth

OCTOBER 20, 2010

This week I attended the Eloqua Experience, Eloqua’s user conference in San Francisco. The big news of this event is the launch of Eloqua 10. The revamped user interface makes working with Eloqua a lot of fun. Here is a preview: Eloqua 10 Campaign Builder (click to enlarge). They are raving about Eloqua 10.

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Eloqua Experience Salesforce.com Jigsaw 100

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The Interwebs have delivered an unusually rich trove of data about the marketing automation industry in the past few weeks. Taken together, these provide a clearer picture than usual of the state of marketing automation. Here’s how I see things. They are vastly more likely than average to have a system in place.

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Marketing Automation Automation Survey Industry 120

Valasys

OCTOBER 5, 2018

In a statement given to Demand Gen Report , Pierre Custeau, VP, product management, Oracle Eloqua had this to say about marketer problems, “As customer expectations continue to evolve, marketers are facing more pressure than ever to deliver the consistent and connected experiences needed to drive sales and strengthen brand and customer loyalty.”.

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Eloqua Lead Gen Landing Page Leads 76

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 23, 2012

final installment in my series of posts on leaders in the different B2B marketing automation sectors, as determined by the ratings in our VEST report. This covers a broad range of marketing users with widely varied needs. Most require the full set of marketing automation functions but apply these in simple ways.

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Eloqua Marketo Marketing Automation Act-On 120

The Point

APRIL 8, 2015

Spear Marketing Group has published an informative report detailing results of a survey designed to gauge the maturity of marketing automation deployments within the B2B community. In some notable areas, the average marketing automation user appears to be achieving real business value.

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Marketing Automation Automation Survey Eloqua 100

Valasys

MARCH 11, 2020

The focus of social media management leaders on marketing automation technologies has led to the strategic integration of leads. On 10 th of March 2020, Hootsuite announced integration with Oracle Eloqua , part of Oracle Marketing Cloud & amongst the most comprehensive marketing technology ecosystems.

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Eloqua Marketing Automation Social Media Forrester 59

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 23, 2012

The non-specialist vendors such as IBM Unica and SAS, are not included in these figures but also have significant revenue in this segment. As before, vendors closer to the top have the most appropriate features for this segment, and those further to the right have the most similar customer base and company resources.

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Eloqua Marketing Automation B2B Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

There was a really interesting discussion this week over on Scott Brinker’s ChiefMartec blog about the evolution of marketing automation systems into “platforms” that each support a swarm of satellite applications connected through open APIs. I think the answer is: probably not.

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Marketing Automation Automation Marketing Salesforce.com 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

I just finished the latest release of the B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool , a.k.a. That’s a technical step backwards but will actually make it easier for buyers to access the detailed vendor information, and in particular to screen for vendors with particular capabilities. VEST Report.

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Marketing Automation Automation Report Marketing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 31, 2015

Yesterday I released the mid-year edition of the VEST Report on B2B marketing automation vendors, thereby meeting my self-imposed deadline of July 31. Here are some observations: - market positions are pretty stable. Open source vendor Mautic has some interesting potential but it’s too soon to see any actual impact.

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Marketing Automation Automation B2B Features 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 30, 2013

Raab Associates officially released the new edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST) yesterday. This is our flagship report on the industry, with nearly 200 data points on 23 vendors and separate ratings for micro-business, small to mid-size companies, and enterprise marketing departments.

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Marketing Automation Automation Acquisition Marketo 120

Valasys

JULY 1, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to the B2B Marketing Automation Solutions. Marketing automation solutions have become a must-have for modern B2B marketers particularly as the marketers are headed to explore new avenues alongside the dawn to the next normal. Learn More: Marketing Automation: A Good or A Bad Idea.

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Marketing Automation B2B Automation Marketing 52

TrustRadius Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As your social media, SMS messages, and chat boxes become more prominent in your marketing strategy, you need the right tools to handle all the available communication channels. . That’s why we have seen the lines between email marketing and marketing automation software solutions begin to blur.

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Marketing Automation Automation Email Software 52

The Point

AUGUST 24, 2010

The email below from marketing automation vendor Eloqua is part of one of those rare B2B campaigns that combines email marketing best practices with an impeccably executed creative concept. Just a bold concept (bold yet smooth, you might say) – executed brilliantly.

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Eloqua Email Campaign Creative 100

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 2, 2012

I’ve been creeping in that direction with the previous two posts about revenues, growth rates, and market share. For companies like Eloqua and its competitors, there are really two big financial questions: how fast can they grow, and how can they become profitable? Now let’s plunge in with some more substantial analysis.

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Marketing Automation Vendor Eloqua Comparison 120

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

This week I attended the Atlanta Eloqua User Group at Oracle’s Atlanta offices. It was a great meetup, as we had Thamina Christenson with the Eloqua Product Marketing team presenting Eloqua’s latest features and future roadmap. Author: Leah Brenner @LeahRBrenner is Lead Eloqua Architect, Technology at ANNUITIES.

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Eloqua Release User-Generated Campaign 100

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised that predictive marketing vendors seem to have anticipated this. I wrote last month about Everstring ’s expansion to the world of intent data and account based marketing. The past week brought three more announcements about predictive vendors expanding beyond lead scoring.

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Vendor Leads Lead Marketing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

Summary: consolidation isn't new among marketing software vendors. When campaign management systems consolidated in the late 1990's and early 2000's, most were bought by enterprise software companies. Will weaker marketing automation vendors merge with each other to establish a larger market presence?

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Marketing Automation Vendor Automation Marketing 120

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

There were two bits of news from Marketing Automation Land yesterday: Marketo announced it has filed a draft registration statement for an initial public offering, and Eloqua CEO Joe Payne was quoted as saying his company plans to expand into business-to-consumer marketing. The Marketo news is long-expected.

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Eloqua Marketo B2C Marketing Automation 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 3, 2013

On days when I have nothing else to be cranky about, I sometimes fuss at how business-to-business software vendors hijacked the term “marketing automation” despite its long and relatively honorable history describing systems for consumer marketing. One vendor taking advantage of this opening is RedPoint.

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Marketing Automation B2C Automation Marketing 120

Outbrain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

From the dishwasher in your kitchen, to automatic monthly payment of your electricity bill, the majority of repetitive tasks are now done with some sort of automation. Why should marketing be any different? What are marketing automation platforms? What is marketing automation primarily used for?

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Marketing Automation Automation Eloqua Marketing 36

Webbiquity

JANUARY 27, 2011

Salesforce.com is the cloud computing darling of customer relationship management (CRM) software. They have significant control of mind share in that space, and their legacy in customer service and sales force automation software is strong. It is made up of sales, service and—wait for it—marketing!

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Salesforce.com Marketing Automation Automation Manticore 100

Optinmonster

AUGUST 14, 2020

If you’re using an email service provider like Eloqua, then you’ve already invested in a tool that will help you send powerful email campaigns to your contact list. For that, an Eloqua popup is exactly the tool you’re looking for. What Is Eloqua? How to Add an Eloqua Popup to Your Site.

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Eloqua Sites List Intent 61

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In this episode of Radically Transparent, Oktopost veteran and host, Jennifer Gutman, takes on a solo episode to explore the power of social engagement data and how marketers can gain a 360-degree view of their customers using social engagement data. The Definitive Guide to Social Engagement Data Inside of Eloqua. Meet Jennifer.

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Eloqua Social Marketo Hubspot 174

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Let me start by saying that the 50% revenue increase I’m projecting for B2B marketing automation in 2013 is a very healthy one. But still, as I noted last week, the growth rate is slowing – and for some vendors seems to have fallen considerably in the second half of 2012. million) but just 28% in the second half ($50.7

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Marketing Automation B2B Automation Marketing 120

Valasys

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The global leader in intelligent customer engagement, Swrve, announced on February 7 th 2019 that they will be integrating with Oracle Eloqua – a part of the Oracle Marketing Cloud – so as to even out the playing field for mobile marketers and to provide best-in-class mobile marketing communications which will expand Eloqua’s core functionality.

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Eloqua CMO Gartner Mobile 56

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

I released the 2012 edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST) report today, an event that deserves more hoopla that I’ve given it. The VEST provides by far the most detailed, objective information available on industry vendors. So we’ll exclude them from further analysis. Myth busted.

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Marketing Automation Automation Eloqua Marketo 120