IBM snatches up Silverpop as marketing automation race continues
The marketing automation arms race continued as IBM snaps up Silverpop to contend with Oracle, Salesforce.com, Adobe — you name it. Read more »
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The marketing automation arms race continued as IBM snaps up Silverpop to contend with Oracle, Salesforce.com, Adobe — you name it. Read more »
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