Is an Analytics Cloud for Salesforce Enough?
Analytics

Is an Analytics Cloud for Salesforce Enough?

10y Rand Schulman

Is an Analytics Cloud for Salesforce Enough?

As rumors swirl about a Salesforce Analytics Cloud product, what will this mean for the digital marketing ecosystem? What analytics players will be af...

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Innovation in Business: The API Economy
Asia

Innovation in Business: The API Economy

10y Christian Arno

Innovation in Business: The API Economy

In today's "sharing economy," understanding the importance of an application programming interface (API) for your business is essential. Read More...

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Enterprise Software Can Be "Sexy," Too - If You Know How to Frame It
Marketing

Enterprise Software Can Be "Sexy," Too - If You Know How to Frame It

10y Himanshu Sareen

Enterprise Software Can Be "Sexy," Too - If You Kn...

With the increasing focus on visual appeal in the technology sector, how can enterprise software marketers showcase their products in an intriguing wa...

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Could the "Analytics Oracle" Be the Next Evolution of Convergence Analytics?
Analytics

Could the "Analytics Oracle" Be the Next Evolution of Convergence Analytics...

10y Marshall Sponder

Could the "Analytics Oracle" Be the Next Evolution...

A new ascendance of smart platforms that clean and converge data sets, while also answering questions, could change the convergence analytics landscap...

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4 Steps to Help B2B Marketers Become More Mobile
Marketing

4 Steps to Help B2B Marketers Become More Mobile

10y Thomas Mueller

4 Steps to Help B2B Marketers Become More Mobile

A successful mobile strategy is extremely important to a B2B marketer's success. Here are four ways that B2B marketers can tackle mobile in an engagin...

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Kimpton Hotels Uses CRM to Confer Karma on Guests
Marketing

Kimpton Hotels Uses CRM to Confer Karma on Guests

10y Susan Kuchinskas

Kimpton Hotels Uses CRM to Confer Karma on Guests

Salesforce and ExactTarget Marketing Cloud form the basis of a loyalty program that aims to surprise guests with unexpected treats and rewards, all in...

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How to Become a Top-Performing Content Marketer on LinkedIn
Social

How to Become a Top-Performing Content Marketer on LinkedIn

10y Yuyu Chen

How to Become a Top-Performing Content Marketer on...

LinkedIn has issued content marketing tips based on the practices of some of the most influential brands on the platform. Read More...

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LinkedIn Sales Tool Paves Way For Warmer Leads
Social

LinkedIn Sales Tool Paves Way For Warmer Leads

10y Mike O'Brien

LinkedIn Sales Tool Paves Way For Warmer Leads

LinkedIn says its Sales Navigator tool will help sales professionals get away from cold outreaches and build better connections with buyers. Read More...

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StrongView Leads the Way for Email Marketers
Email

StrongView Leads the Way for Email Marketers

10y Mike O'Brien

StrongView Leads the Way for Email Marketers

After analyzing nine of the top email marketing vendors in its most recent Wave, Forrester Research found StrongView to be the strongest. Read More...

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RelateIQ – Tinder for Sales Reps Looking to Hook Up?
Analytics

RelateIQ – Tinder for Sales Reps Looking to Hook Up?

10y Rand Schulman

RelateIQ – Tinder for Sales Reps Looking to Hook U...

Salesforces' recent acquisition of RelateIQ signals the start of a new wave of data science and sales convergence. How will other players in the indus...

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Microsoft and Salesforce Union: Does It Hurt Small Businesses?
Automation

Microsoft and Salesforce Union: Does It Hurt Small Businesses?

10y Ramon Ray

Microsoft and Salesforce Union: Does It Hurt Small...

While the partnership between Microsoft and Salesforce provides options for marketers, there are other offerings available that may be better suited f...

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Will GroupM’s Exit From Open Ad Exchanges Entice Others to Follow Suit?
Display Advertising

Will GroupM’s Exit From Open Ad Exchanges Entice Others to Follow Suit?

10y Lisa Lacy

Will GroupM’s Exit From Open Ad Exchanges Entice O...

The move is expected to open up additional private exchanges, although insiders are not sure all media buyers will follow suit and shun open exchanges...

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Oracle Purchases LiveLOOK, Enhances Ad Agency/ Client Experience
Marketing

Oracle Purchases LiveLOOK, Enhances Ad Agency/ Client Experience

10y Yuyu Chen

Oracle Purchases LiveLOOK, Enhances Ad Agency/ Cli...

By acquiring co-browsing software maker LiveLOOK, Oracle will enable agencies to better engage with clients and solve problems more efficiently. Read ...

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Microsoft Tops LinkedIn's List of Most Influential Tech Brands
Data insights

Microsoft Tops LinkedIn's List of Most Influential Tech Brands

10y Yuyu Chen

Microsoft Tops LinkedIn's List of Most Influential...

The company was the highest-ranked tech brand on LinkedIn’s very first list of the 10 most influential global brands. Read More...

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6 More Best Practices for a Great B2B Website
Marketing

6 More Best Practices for a Great B2B Website

10y Kristin Kovner

6 More Best Practices for a Great B2B Website

The old rules just aren't enough anymore. Here are six more tips for creating a great and effective B2B website. Read More...

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Could the Microsoft-Salesforce Partnership Signal a Future Acquisition?
Analytics

Could the Microsoft-Salesforce Partnership Signal a Future Acquisition?

10y Lisa Lacy

Could the Microsoft-Salesforce Partnership Signal ...

The partnership features an integration that will be beneficial for end users and is clearly a win for Salesforce, but experts wonder what the deal me...

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The Marketing Clouds and Convergence
Analytics

The Marketing Clouds and Convergence

10y Rand Schulman

The Marketing Clouds and Convergence

What are marketers to do during climate change, when these marketing clouds form and darken? Read More...

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Radian6 and Buddy Media United as Social Studio
Social

Radian6 and Buddy Media United as Social Studio

10y Susan Kuchinskas

Radian6 and Buddy Media United as Social Studio

The mash-up of Salesforce marketing automation acquisitions aims to unify social media marketing. Read More...

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LinkedIn Launches Partner Programs to Enhance Content Marketing Efforts
Social

LinkedIn Launches Partner Programs to Enhance Content Marketing Efforts

10y Lisa Lacy

LinkedIn Launches Partner Programs to Enhance Cont...

LinkedIn says its new Sponsored Updates Partners and Content Partners programs will help brands build stronger relationships with their target audienc...

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Marketing Automation Redefined
Automation

Marketing Automation Redefined

10y Nate Young

Marketing Automation Redefined

Marketers need to adopt a new definition for marketing automation, one that includes both the automated components and that recognizes that marketing ...

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Growing Hacking Convergence KPIs From Within
Analytics

Growing Hacking Convergence KPIs From Within

10y Marshall Sponder

Growing Hacking Convergence KPIs From Within

Organizations should begin by first discovering what they really care about, then measure it with a custom set of KPIs evolved internally so as to hel...

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Your Small Data Just Sucks
Analytics

Your Small Data Just Sucks

10y Rand Schulman

Your Small Data Just Sucks

As marketers struggle with all of the new tools, we need to review the most fundamental component of marketing, yet one of the most overlooked - quali...

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Enterprise Social Networks May One Day Replace Email
Social

Enterprise Social Networks May One Day Replace Email

10y Himanshu Sareen

Enterprise Social Networks May One Day Replace Ema...

Given the increase in millennial tech-savvy employees in the corporate world, enterprise social networks, such as Yammer and Chatter, will proliferate...

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Extending the Reporting Capability of Google Analytics with Klipfolio Dashboards
Analytics

Extending the Reporting Capability of Google Analytics with Klipfolio Dashb...

10y Mark Ryan

Extending the Reporting Capability of Google Analy...

A review of another major player in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) dashboard space, Klipfolio, which proves to be a helpful, accessible tool set. Re...

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Educational Initiative B2Beacon Launches to Assist B2B Digital Marketers
Marketing

Educational Initiative B2Beacon Launches to Assist B2B Digital Marketers

10y Melanie White

Educational Initiative B2Beacon Launches to Assist...

B2Beacon aims to provide free, unbiased educational resources for B2B digital marketers including: a new approach called “The Company Buying Journey”;...

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Marketo Buys Insightera in First Acquisition Since IPO
Data insights

Marketo Buys Insightera in First Acquisition Since IPO

10y Yuyu Chen

Marketo Buys Insightera in First Acquisition Since...

Marketo has signed an agreement to acquire personalization software start-up Insightera. This is the first acquisition since Marketo went public in Ma...

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The New Context Marketing Applications
Analytics

The New Context Marketing Applications

10y Rand Schulman

The New Context Marketing Applications

Columnist Rand Schulman shares new insights that in mobile and marketing possibilities, gleaned from his visit to Dreamforce and other recent announce...

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