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ServiceNow CIO argues against use of CRM as a tool to support customer needs

Customer relationship management applications are failing to help enterprises deliver the kinds of experiences customers want and need, the chief information officer of ServiceNow told a local Canadian user conference on Tuesday. In a keynote presentation that focused on ServiceNow’s recently-introduced mobile app and the “New York” release of its flagship suite, Chris Bedi said […]

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Forrester gives only four out of 60 B2B web sites a passing grade in content engagement study

A self-oriented focus on products rather than customers, reliance on jargon and lack of a human voice meant only four out of 60 B2B web sites received a passing grade in an analysis of engaging online content experiences from Forrester. Released late last month, the market research firm’s report examined digital properties across 12 different […]

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Impact CEO argues partnerships will drive more growth than extra sales people or more ads

A company simply called Impact wants to do for developing and managing enterprise partner relationships what Salesforce did for sales teams and Marketo did for marketing teams, according to its CEO. Speaking at its second annual Impact Growth summit in New York on Tuesday, Impact’s David Yovanno argued that referrals from influencers, publishers or even native […]

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Pendo buys Receptive.io to further help SaaS product teams determine their next big feature update

A firm called Pendo that helps companies determine which product features to deploy and assess how well they’re being adopted will announce its acquisition of Receptive.io on Tuesday, adding more qualitative capabilities for its customers. Based in Raleigh, N.C., Pendo was founded in 2013 and has approximately 340 employees and more than 1,000 customers, including […]

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Adobe Summit 2019 shows how Marketo, Magento acquisitions are coalescing into the Adobe Experience Platform

Adobe is trying to demonstrate progress in bringing technologies from Marketo and Magento into its Adobe Experience Platform this week, but possibly the best insight at Adobe Summit so far was a glimpse at a more custom product: a dashboard the company uses to track its own marketing and sales performance. Speaking to approximately 17,000 […]

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SurveyMonkey CMO Leela Srinivasan wants to answer questions across the entire enterprise

The best thing for SurveyMonkey CMO Leela Srinivasan to focus on is: Strengthening awareness and perception of the firm’s brand Educating the market about its enterprise capabilities Demonstrating traction with key customers As you might have guessed, the correct answer to that question would be “all of the above,” according to Srinivasan, who joined the […]

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Sprinklr marketing leader Grad Conn is looking for (enterprise) love

Most martech CMOs would be satisfied if their company’s products and services were seen as innovative, easy to use or at least useful. Grad Conn’s mission? To make Sprinklr “the most beloved enterprise software company, ever.” The former CMO of Microsoft, Conn took on the role of chief marketing and experience officer at Sprinklr, a […]

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Adobe emphasizes B2B opportunities in $4.75 billion acquisition of Marketo

Adobe on Thursday confirmed it would fold the planning, engagement and measurement capabilities of Marketo into its Experience Cloud following a $4.75 billion acquisition it said will offer the integrated toolset B2B marketers want. The company said Marketo CEO Steve Lucas will join Adobe’s Digital Experience business, which will become the home to Marketo’s technology […]

May 2018: The Love Issue

The conference halls at Marketing Nation Summit in San Francisco recently might have been packed with people, but the products Marketo announced there are intended to create a similar sense of togetherness in the enterprise on a more regular basis. This includes the launch of Marketo Sales Engage, which will let sales and marketing teams create […]

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Marketo buys Bizible, forms partnership with Google at Marketing Nation Summit 2018

Marketo this week said it would add significant capabilities for its customers to better attribute the results of work managed through its marketing automation platform through the acquisition of Bizible, while a partnership with Google will focus on bringing helping CMOs make better use artificial intelligence (AI). Financial terms of the deal to buy Bizible were not […]

B2B Influencers

Meet the top 21 B2B influencers to watch in 2018

The past year might have been full of talk about “influencer marketing” to consumers, but it takes a particular kind of person to influence marketers themselves.  What follows is a list of B2B influencers based on what our editorial team has observed amid on our coverage of major industry conferences, activity on social media and submissions from our […]

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Social selling expert Jill Rowley shares her best advice for connecting with buyers

B2B sales professionals will be increasingly displaced by search engines and social networks unless they can demonstrate value to customers with empathy, storytelling mastery and a focus on advocacy, according to startup advisor Jill Rowley. Speaking at the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) in Toronto this week, the former sales leader at Eloqua urged her colleagues […]

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Microsoft’s CMO Seeks Common Customer ID For All MarTech Systems

Microsoft’s CMO wants to develop a common customer identification system that would allow B2B marketers to log on to software applications from almost any vendor and ease the process of analyzing the work they do. During the closing keynote of Uberflip’s The Content Experience in Toronto on Wednesday, Grad Conn showed a screenshot of all […]

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Merger & Acquisition Digest

A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** Oranj has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in TradeWarrior Software, a provider of institutional-grade investment rebalancing and model management software for financial advisers. The merger will provide independent RIAs, broker-dealers, and enterprises with the opportunity to offer state-of-the-art rebalancing functionality for advisers […]

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Appointment Roundup: People on the Move

This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** BrightFunnel, a Revenue Intelligence company, announced the hiring of Chris Mann as Chief Product Officer. Chris will lead product innovation to help marketing teams show impact on revenue. *** Pluralsight, an enterprise technology learning platform, announced the appointment of James Budge as Chief Financial Officer. *** Anglepoint, a […]