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Will the promise of true marketing automation finally be realized?

Martech

Circa 2004, the marketing world was buzzing with a new trend: marketing automation. Robust new platforms burst onto the scene, opening up a world of possibilities for marketers to get more done in less time. Marketing ops is still bogged down. So much for marketingautomation”. So what is it?

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Beyond Marketing Automation: Building a Complete Marketing Infrastructure

Customer Experience Matrix

This started as a post about Empathy Logic , a company that merges data from marketing automation, CRM, Web tracking, order processing, social monitoring, and other systems; lets marketers segment and select from this more complete set of data; and sends the resulting lists back to message delivery systems such as email and Web sites.

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IBM May Buy Silverpop: B2B Marketing Automation and B2C Email Would Be Great Fit

Customer Experience Matrix

The InterWebs were buzzing this morning with an Atlanta Business Chronicle article reporting that IBM is negotiating to buy Silverpop. Although they bought B2C marketing automation leader Unica several years ago, they lack enterprise-scale B2C email engine and B2B marketing automation.

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Is Salesforce.com a Player in Marketing Automation Software?

Webbiquity

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! So, where does Salesforce.com stand as a marketing automation solution? Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Bebo.

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4 Marketing Automation Must-Haves For Beginners

ANNUITAS

When I think about starting my career in marketing automation, I think of the complete confusion of how everything should be setup. This wasn’t just for our marketing team — it included our CRM admins, the sales team, communications and so many other parties. Start simply with the basics. Resources Are Key-.

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6 B2B Demand Gen Predictions for 2020

The Point

Here’s what they had to say: “I fully expect to see continued buzz around AI, but I think the real heavy lifting next year is going to be around tech stack management. Marketing departments are continuing to invest more in technology and the average number of technologies per marketing department is skyrocketing.

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The 10 most fascinating people in B2B marketing in 2017

Biznology

Katie Martell coined the term “on-demand marketer” to describe herself and her business. After years of developing wildly creative PR strategies for D&B NetProspex and Aberdeen Group , she now advises companies large and small on how to create buzz in B2B. Have a look at her case for how to manage PR in the “age of the Kardashians.”