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Marketo Acquires Crowd Factory

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On-demand marketing software company Marketo has acquired Crowd Factory, a social campaign management platform. This is Marketo’s first acquisition. The size of the deal was not disclosed.

Marketo was founded in 2006. Its customers include Intel, EMI and Dell, among others.

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