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It’s not at all uncommon for multiple family members to share a single email address, either for everyday usage or for registering their household for a particular event. Or a business might use accounting@company.com to make communication easier for them since everything goes to a single inbox. But for marketers using Eloqua, contacts that shareRead more

Need to keep your Eloqua Custom Object records up to date when a field or fields change on the mapped contact record or want to add or update static values to all mapped contact records?  You can with the new Update All COs Eloqua Cloud App from 4Thought Marketing. Watch the video below for instructionsRead more

It’s not possible to delete Custom Objects associated with a contact record in Oracle Eloqua using only out-of-the-box features. This is where the Contact CO Deleter Cloud App comes into play. The Contact CO Deleter Cloud App makes removing custom objects mapped to contact easily on either the program or campaign canvas. The cloud appRead more

Credit unions earn money in several different ways, but customer loans tend to be their biggest source of revenue. First Tech Federal Credit Union is no exception. And while they continue to see strong growth, they also saw abandoned applications as an opportunity to increase conversions. Here is their story. The Problem: Incomplete or AbandonedRead more

Halloween is coming up soon! As your company adjusts planned promotional campaigns to be seasonally appropriate, you may be overlooking a Halloween disaster waiting to happen. Check your customer contact database. How much of it can politely be called “dirty data”? If too many of your contacts are unusable for one reason or another, youRead more

You’ve just spent days crafting the perfect marketing email. You’re proud of the content, the design, the personalization, and everything else in this message. You schedule it to send at the correct time and sit back to wait for the results. But instead of a spike in sales, you see exactly what you didn’t wantRead more

As a company grows, so should its approach to marketing. A small company might start with a tiny marketing department that does everything manually. With time, the company will grow larger and use marketing software to keep things simple and quick. But what happens when that marketing automation platform no longer meets the company’s needs?Read more

Modern business demands a lot from professionals. Systems like Eloqua work wonders to lighten the load, but sometimes they need a little help—especially where dirty data is involved. We work to provide the additional boost Eloqua needs to keep our customers in business. Here’s how 4Thought’s suite of Eloqua apps improved lead generation for Sophos.Read more

Email marketing is a tried-and-true strategy of the modern business world. But there’s more to it than just sending a generic email to someone’s inbox. Taking the time to personalize emails and offer the recipient something they actually want, instead of a general message, goes a long way. Customers appreciate a touch of familiarity. AndRead more

The Embed CO Records in Email Table Cloud App allows you to easily construct a multi-row table in your emails using data from custom object records. Your finalized table will neatly list the specified data from matching custom object records in an easy-to-read format your customers will appreciate. Sign up for a 10-day Free TrialRead more