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Adobe to Acquire Marketo: So What?

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As banks and credit unions pour gasoline on their direct outreach, Adobe’s announced acquisition of Marketo shows us just how hot digital marketing automation is right now. In the morphing cross-industry world of sales, marketing and even some service outreach, it’s hot. How much momentum?

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Financial Brand Forum 2018: 7 Takeaways in 7 Minutes

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At least one mid-size bank showed up with its entire exec leadership team AND board of directors. It turns out that a conference about storytelling, design, customer experiences, applied data and delivery is a nice team fit. The event included a mix of CLOs, COOs, CEOs and board members, not mainly CMOs anymore.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking.

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Banking’s CRM Conquerors

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At Dreamforce last year, Pete DuPré, CIO of Elevations Credit Union , took the stage to offer up one of the most enlightening and real experiences discussed at the conference. Digital & Marketing. Credit Union of Texas used MuleSoft ( purchased by Salesforce last year ) to tackle digital banking improvements.

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Q2 Acquires Gro Solutions: So What?

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Marketing: Q2Smart being a first step toward marketing automation, aligning bank products and user behavior to create audiences to more effectively target offers. Gro brings a solid digital account opening platform, something Q2 was pursuing internally. So How Does Gro Fit In? .

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