Leading Analyst Firm Positions Oracle’s Siebel Enterprise Marketing Suite in Leader’s Quadrant for Multi-Channel Campaign Management

Oracle today announced that its Siebel Enterprise Marketing Suite has been positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant of the 2007 Gartner Multi-Channel Campaign Management Magic Quadrant report.1 Gartner’s Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors in a particular market segment based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. Published on April 6, 2007, this evaluation included 15 vendors.
The Siebel Enterprise Marketing Suite links strategy and planning to multi-channel execution and measurement, and uniquely guides marketers through tasks based on embedded best practices. It offers integrated but modular solutions covering planning and resource management, campaign management, segmentation and targeting, email and Web marketing, events management, channel marketing, loyalty program management, lead and response management and marketing analytics. On January 31, Oracle delivered its latest suite of marketing applications, Siebel Enterprise Marketing 8.0, which enables marketing to drive greater strategic impact and the overall customer experience for their organization. Highlights of this release include enhancements to Siebel’s marketing resource management, campaign and offer management, and loyalty management capabilities, as well as new marketing Web services.

“We believe this leadership position validates our strong market momentum and delivery of world-class marketing solutions for both B2B and B2C marketers.” said Oracle Vice President of Marketing and Loyalty Strategy Melissa Boxer. “We are honored that Gartner positioned us in the leader’s quadrant and we are committed to continue investing and building on this leadership.”

For a complimentary copy of the complete 2007 Gartner Multi Channel Magic Quadrant report from Oracle, please see - http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/oracle/147196.html

1 Gartner , Inc. “Magic Quadrant for Multi-Channel Campaign Management,” by Adam Sarner, April 6, 2007

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