<p>Still haven't decided what path to take when it comes to your marketing automation platform (MA) and web experience management (WEM)? Watch our Google Hangout where a panel of experts flesh out the pros and cons of WEM/MAP integration or read what our contributors have to say. You'll never look at peanut butter and jelly the same way again. Top Customer Experience Article</p><p>Continuing our look into the pros and cons of integrating your marketing automation platform with your web experience management system, first time contributor Frank del Pinto (@fdelpinto) gives five strong arguments for seeking better alignment in his Mind the Gap - Top 5 Reasons to Close the Gap Between Marketing Automation and WEM Systems.</p><p>The goal of marketing automation and WEM is to integrate marketing processes that collect data and content from multiple locations toward developing meaningful customer relationships that begin and continue well after the initial sales cycle is complete. Consumers do not want to feel as though they are being marketed at they want to feel the content they uncover is part of their organic efforts." The Contenders: Top Social Business Article</p><p>From the looks of some recent articles, Social Business has a lot of work ahead for 2013. But the potential benefits will be seen in productivity, employee and customer satisfaction, innovation and increased revenue. Mark Cunningham (@markcunningham) lays out one of the tasks ahead in his 2013: The Year of Social Business Analytics:</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/weekend-reads-closing-the-marketing-it-divide-measure-social-business-progress-019754.php">Keep reading...</a></p>