Jacob Ciesielski, SVP Data and Technology and FCB/SIX president Andrea Cook. FCB, one of the world’s largest global ad agency networks, says it will respond to the demand from its clients for more assistance with CRM, marketing automation and cloud-based service tools by launching a consulting arm that will run alongside itself digital specialist division. […]
Less than 10 per cent of Canadian sales and marketing organizations say their functions are completely aligned to buyer needs, according to research released by SiriusDecisions as part of its first-ever Canadian Summit on Thursday. While 69 per cent of organizations said their functions are at least partially aligned to buyer needs, 22 per cent […]
It has taken years, but all the same shifts that have happened in marketing — from one-way messaging to personalized, data-driven campaigns and account-based approaches — are finally hitting sales teams, according to the CEO of Groove.co. The San Francisco-based firm, which makes applications to assist with sales enablement within companies, recently launched an integration […]
Data normalization. It’s not a far stretch to suggest that the topic isn’t exactly what gets marketers excited to get out of bed in the morning. But if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters. A lot. Back up, just what is data normalization? At a […]
James Greig is CTO and Co-Founder of iVvy, a leading enterprise software as a service (SaaS) technology company, providing cloud-based solutions for event management, venue management and supplier management. iVvy’s technology enables organizers to search, compare, book and pay for their event in real-time, providing live availability and pricing of function space, and group accommodation. […]
Companies are spending nearly $4,000 on each of their sales development reps (SDRs) every year to give them CRM, social prospecting and other tools — even though they still spend nearly 40 per cent of their time working the phones, according to a study released Wednesday. The State Of Sales Development was launched in tandem […]
Corel may be sketching out a new corporate direction in the sales enablement space with the acquisition of San Francisco-based ClearSlide Inc. on Tuesday. Ottawa-based Corel did not disclose how much it paid for ClearSlide, which was founded in 2009 and has offices across the U.S. In a public statement, Corel said its investment would […]
PwC will be spending the next several months continuing to open a series of Digital Experience Centres in the U.S. and the U.K. that bring together interdisciplinary groups of experts to solve corporate challenges using virtual reality, the Internet of Things and more. The consulting firm officially opened its Toronto Digital Experience Centre on Tuesday, […]
Have you ever been to the Guggenheim? An art museum of impressive architectural proportions in New York City, its ever-evolving collections have served a range of artistic pallets for decades. To put it simply, the museum is a visual feast; and if you like art, you’ll like the Guggenheim. Similarly, your CRM solution, like Salesforce, […]
A company called Skuid has brought on a new CMO with deep Silicon Valley experience to help market the notion of personalizing line of business applications across disparate enterprise professionals. Skuid, which is based in Chattanooga, Tenn., announced the hiring of Tara Ryan, formerly the CMO of spend management software firm Coupa, earlier this week. […]
It will be well into next year before the fruits of a Salesforce-Google partnership will be realized, but the company used its annual Dreamforce conference last week to show how working with Google will create a dynamic marriage between its customer relationship management tools and the search engine giant’s strength in online advertising analytics. Google has […]
ZoomInfo is getting a jump on next week’s Dreamforce conference by launching a data-as-a-service suite that integrates its B2B database tools into Salesforce’s flagship customer relationship management system. The Waltham, Mass.-based company said its ZoomInfo Salesforce Suite would include access to more than 88 million professional e-mail addresses, 47 million direct-dial phone numbers and nearly […]
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” – The Usual Suspects (1995) The scariest villains are the ones we don’t see. Maybe there’s something passing across the corner of our eye. Maybe we hear something, but only barely…in the background. Maybe it wasn’t anything at all. We are, […]
Demandbase on Thursday added self-service capabilities and additional artificial intelligence tools to its account-based marketing platform, promising an easier way for companies to find the right people, set up and manage campaigns. Focused on targeting, engagement and conversion, the latest Demandbase ABM will include integrations from more than 50 other martech tools and streamline the […]
Most B2B technology companies are trying to make their products smarter with artificial intelligence. Really Simple Systems just wants them to be easier. The company this week released Version 5 of its cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system. Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Version 5’s latest features include drag and drop customisation, a […]
In account-based marketing (ABM), “based” is the word to worry about. It’s English’s offhand way of marking the point from which something will develop or grow. It signals that ABM will require nurturing in multiple areas of expertise, one of which will be your weakest link. Much like in a triathlon – the trifecta of […]
Let’s face it. A crucial part of getting more customers for your products or services is getting more people to get to know about it. No matter how good your product is, if no one knows it, no one buys it. This post will help you to generate more B2B leads. You don’t have to have […]
While Salesforce continues to chart growth in uncharted territory as the standard-bearer of the cloud computing revolution, it also brings along the participants in its CRM ecosystem. So many other companies build their own solutions in one way or another on the Salesforce platform. This week seemed a watershed with a number of significant announcements. […]
Welcome back to another edition of B2B Conversations, our weekly roundup of what’s trending in the B2B social media space. We collect all the most buzzworthy tweets and posts so you can focus on growing your B2B enterprise enriched by these curated insights from industry executives and thought leaders. B2B News Network uses Nexalogy to […]
Apologizing properly isn’t angelic. It’s a skill that can be learned. Consider this: B2B methods and verticals are dependent on relationship management. Long term, fully expressive, mutually beneficial dealings between vendors and customers is at the heart of account-based marketing, SAAS contracts and permission-based automation services. Whenever and wherever there is a long-term relationship between […]
