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Employee feedback earns SalesLoft the #21 spot on this year’s list shortly after being named to Forbes Magazine’s Best Startup Employers in 2020 Great Place to Work and Fortune have honored SalesLoft as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces in Technology. The ranking considered more than 100,000 employee surveys from technology companies in the United States. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of team members’ experience on the job. These included the extent to…

Those that know me, know that I am long robots. I’m of the opinion that eventually, robots will take many of our jobs and that we will live, not in a dystopian future, but in a future that is significantly altered by their proliferation. And perhaps it’s a future where many of us can pursue our own interests. We can be artists or makers or semi-professional golfers or simply do whatever we want to do with what was once just an “8-10 hour” workday. Recently, I had a conversation with a friend about whether robots will take…

You crafted the perfect email. Or so you thought. It was clever, brimming with helpful data, and funny, too. But click-through rates were poor. And response rates? Abysmal. What did you do wrong with the sales email? The answer? Probably not much. But a few key things you did (or didn’t do) tanked your engagement metrics. Increasing sales email engagement remains a perennial issue for marketers. And while we haven’t found all of the answers, we have found what’s working best right now. To combat email marketers’…

Acquisition Strengthens #1 Sales Engagement Platform for Account Executives and Sales Management SalesLoft, provider of the #1 Sales Engagement Platform, announced its acquisition of Costello, a provider of opportunity management software with quick deal updates, guided selling playbooks, pipeline collaboration, and real-time sync to CRM. The acquisition furthers SalesLoft’s mission to help account executives not only prospect and build pipeline, but manage their day and their deals, from creation through close.…

"When you have the ability to keep a history of all customer interactions, you will be able to serve your customers better, and as a result, drive more revenue, retention, and growth for your business." As a CMO of a Sales software company, what unique challenges do you meet and overcome in driving Marketing and Sales campaigns daily? I’ve always thought of myself as a go-to-market and a sales-minded marketer. I’m fortunate to serve as the CMO at SalesLoft, where I get to work alongside our own high-powered Sales team, and…

Unbiased user reviews show the software helps sales organizations deliver better buying experiences SalesLoft, provider of the #1 Sales Engagement Platform, announced that it has won Top Rated awards for both sales acceleration software and sales engagement platforms by TrustRadius, the most trusted B2B software review platform. “Salesloft has won Top Rated awards for both sales acceleration software and sales engagement platforms based directly on customer feedback,” said Megan Headley, VP of Research at TrustRadius.…

Unbiased User Reviews Show the Software Helps Sales Organizations Deliver Better Buying Experiences SalesLoft, provider of the #1 Sales Engagement Platform, announced that it has won Top Rated awards for both sales acceleration software and sales engagement platforms by TrustRadius, the most trusted B2B software review platform. “Salesloft has won Top Rated awards for both sales acceleration software and sales engagement platforms based directly on customer feedback,” said Megan Headley, VP of Research at TrustRadius.…

"B2B meeting analytics has evolved from offering event meeting metrics to include influenced revenue, custom reporting and comparison of metrics across different events and much more." Tell us about your role and journey into Marketing Technology. What inspired you to work at Jifflenow? Jifflenow is a market leader in meeting automation platforms (MAP), with a SaaS solution that targets large enterprises and has an impressive list of customers from the Global 5000. Customers who use Jifflenow, love the product and its…

SalesLoft, a leading Sales Technology platform has announced it has secured $70 million in Series D investment. This funding its total funding to $145 million. Insight Partners led the round with participation from HarbourVest Partners, joining prior round investors Emergence Capital and LinkedIn. Insight Partners also led the company’s C round. In recent years, the company has quickly emerged as the Sales Engagement category leader, growing recurring revenue by more than 1000% over the last three years. SalesLoft…

BuzzBoard’s Small-Business Intelligence Now Available for Customers of Salesloft’s Leading Sales Engagement Platform BuzzBoard, the leader in small-business data and intelligence, announced its launch in the SalesLoft App Directory Marketplace, making it available for integration by SalesLoft users. Now, companies using SalesLoft can easily access BuzzBoard data, including proprietary signals that indicate whether a business is growing, hiring new employees, adding locations, spending on new technologies, and more. Also…

Russ Reed VP, Analytics and Technology at MarketStar Sales as a Service® is much more than just hiring an off-site sales team. It starts with data, taking full advantage of big data and analytics. We spoke to Russ Reed, VP, Analytics and Technology, MarketStar, to understand the core tenets of the model as well as how directors and VPs of sales within organizations know when it is the right time to engage with an outsourced sales vendor.Tell us about your role at MarketStar and the team/technology you handle.   I lead…

"Too many sales and marketing organizations are focused on building a sales process that is disconnected from how prospects like to buy."Tell us about your role and journey into technology. What made you join Gainsight? I started my career as a high tech recruiter in 2008, placing software engineers with exciting startups in Silicon Valley. As it turned out, 2008 was not a good economic climate for hiring anyone. Our boutique agency folded after six months or so and I was out looking for a new job. I emailed my hiring…

LinkedIn Said That They Would Be Rolling out an Upgraded Sales Navigator. This Latest Version has a Variety of New Features Q3 is seeing the arrival of a brand new and stylish Sales Navigator, LinkedIn published. As, a tool, Sales Navigator has enabled enterprises to find prospects. LinkedIn has now added more functionalities to this already pivotal sales tool. The new features intended to help businesses: Expand relationships with pre-existing customers Maximize business acquisitions Boost sales…

Jean Chen VP, Marketing, SaleScout In this interview, Jean Chen, VP, Marketing at SaleScout, talks about the state of Content Marketing technologies, the rise in user-generated content and influencers, and more about sales automation for B2B prospecting.Tell us about your role at SaleScout and the team/technology you handle. I am the vice president of marketing, which at SaleScout includes demand gen activities as well as brand building, PR and digital marketing. Our team is growing! We recently added four new roles.…

"By applying AI against a wide variety of sales activity signals, sales teams are able to find patterns, identify risk and leverage predictions to proactively focus resources where they’re needed most."Tell us about your role at Clari and how you got here? What inspired you to be a part of an AI-for-Sales company? My journey with AI began in 2004 at Clearwell, a company I helped start with Venkat Rangan, who is also my technical co-founder here at Clari. This is our fourth company together. It is a wonderful partnership…

"Successful reps will soon work alongside an AI-powered bot that helps them make better decisions while focusing on the high-value opportunities."Tell us about your role at Exceed.ai and how you got here. What galvanized you to co-start an AI-driven technology company for marketing and sales? While I am the CEO at Exceed.ai, Yaron Ismah-Moshe, my co-founder, and I run the company. All major decisions are taken jointly. I am responsible for marketing and sales and Yaron is responsible for the product and R&D. We both…

The Acquisition of Noteninja Allows SalesLoft Customers with an Advanced Opportunity to Deliver a Better Sales Experience to Their Customers Based on Sales Meeting Intelligence In a major salestech announcement, SalesLoft has announced that they have acquired Noteninja to meet the growing demands of the users and authentic sellers around the world. Noteninja is a leading meeting intelligence provider that also provides call transcription services using AI. In a blog post from CEO of SalesLoft, Kyle Porter, he mentioned…

To Further Grow Expertise in Relationship Intelligence, Nudge.ai Responds to Google’s Launch of ‘Nudges’ Nudge.ai, the leading relationship intelligence platform, has advanced its solution that empowers businesses to build relationships at scale. As Google announces a ‘smart reply’ feature to Gmail, Nudge.ai has launched intelligent follow-up cadences that set and manage reminders based on relationship strength, and smart templates that allow instant personalization of email outreach. Read More: Ask Yourself, What’s…

"The important thing for our customers is document compliance and employee productivity when they produce documents." Tell us about your role at Templafy and how you got here. What inspired you to join the company? I become CEO of Templafy in January of 2017. Previously, I was the chairman of the supervisory board for 3 years and also an early private investor. I joined the company because I was experiencing the daily problems that Templafy ultimately solves when I was involved in management for large enterprises.…

Company to Deliver AI And Open Platform In Response To Rising Market Demand For Its Sales Engagement Platform SalesLoft, the sales engagement platform on a mission to help authentic sellers deliver the best sales experience,  announced it has raised $50 million in its Series C round, bringing total funding to $75 million. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from LinkedIn, and Series A and B investor Emergence Capital. In recent years, the company quickly emerged as the sales engagement category…