Length: 10 pages  
Elana Anderson December 5, 2005
Topic Overview: Marketing Automation
by Elana Anderson
with Eric Schmitt, Shar VanBoskirk


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New consumer behaviors, interactive channels, pressure to improve the ROI of marketing spending, and the challenges of integrating marketing programs require that companies rethink marketing's role, redefine the marketing organization, and build new processes. Forrester's marketing automation technology research helps marketers understand the crucial role that technology plays in enabling this transformation and how technology can be brought to bear to address the marketing organization's most critical business challenges.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

itemWhy Marketing Automation Matters

itemForrester's Take On Marketing Automation

itemThe Basics

itemBest Practices

itemTrends And Forecasts

itemVendor And Product Comparisons

itemRelated Topics

itemB2B Marketing

itemCustomer Experience

itemCustomer Relationship Management

itemUpcoming Research

itemFor More Information

Forrester compiled its most pertinent research on marketing automation to provide an overview of our research and perspectives on this subject.

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itemOrganizing For Customer-Centric Marketing

July 7, 2005, Best Practices

itemThe Marketing Technology Backbone

September 30, 2004, Forrester Big Idea

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