Clari started out as a company that wanted to give sales teams more information about their sales process than could be found in the CRM database. Today, the company announced a much broader platform, one that can provide insight across sales, marketing and customer service to give a more unified view of a company’s go-to-market […]
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Polis, the door-to-door marketer, raises another $2.5 million
Polis founder Kendall Tucker began her professional life as a campaign organizer in local Democratic politics, but — seeing an opportunity in her one-on-one conversations with everyday folks — has built a business taking that shoe leather approach to political campaigns to the business world. Now the company she founded to test her thesis that […]
View More Polis, the door-to-door marketer, raises another $2.5 millionSmartphones are about to get more interesting, but is it enough to drive growth?
Smartphone numbers are down. In 2018, global shipments dropped 3 percent, and while the long-promised arrival of 5G will help numbers get back into the black, IDC predicts that even then growth will be in the low-single digits. With a few exceptions, handset makers are starting to feel the pain of stagnation, due to a […]
View More Smartphones are about to get more interesting, but is it enough to drive growth?Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribers
Amazon had another record-breaking holiday season, the retailer announced this morning. The company says it added “tens of millions” of people who signed up for Prime memberships, both paid and on a trial basis. Its worldwide customers also shopped and ordered more items than ever before, including “millions more Amazon devices” compared with this time […]
View More Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribersSeismic scores $100 million Series E investment on $1 billion valuation
Seismic has been helping companies create and manage their sales and marketing collateral since 2010. Today the company announced a $100 million Series E investment on a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and T Rowe Price. Existing investors General Atlantic, JMI Equity and Jackson Square Ventures also participated in […]
View More Seismic scores $100 million Series E investment on $1 billion valuationApple chimes in on iPhone XR sales but offers no specifics
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Apple mixed things up with now fewer than three new iPhones this year — all of them incorporating Face ID and the iPhone X design language.
Amid several reports of Apple lowering orders for iPhones components, the tech giant is finally chiming in. Speaking to CNET, Apple Vice President of Product Marketing Greg Joswiak says the iPhone XR has “been our most popular iPhone each and every day since the day it became available.“
Joswiak seems to be saying the iPhone XR has outsold the iPhone XS and XS Max since its launch on Oct. 26 (and probably the older iPhones as well). That’s not a complete shock: The iPhone XR is the “cheaper” iPhone at $749, but it incorporates almost all of the features of its more expensive brothers. Read more…
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View More Apple chimes in on iPhone XR sales but offers no specificsBlack Friday drove half a million new users to the top shopping apps
More U.S. consumers were shopping on mobile devices on Black Friday this year, with $2.1 billion in sales coming from smartphones. This trend was also reflected across the U.S. App Store. According to new data from Sensor Tower out this morning, the top 10 shopping apps on the App Store added half a million first-time […]
View More Black Friday drove half a million new users to the top shopping appsApple will no longer report iPhone sales. Here’s why.
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Apple is becoming less transparent.
Apple announced on Thursday during its most recent earnings call that it will no longer report sales numbers for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or any of its hardware products during its quarterly reports.
The Cupertino-based tech giant once touted its sales figures for its array of tremendously popular, as well as extremely profitable, products — especially the iPhone. However, starting with the next quarter (Q1 2019), Apple will no longer share how many units are sold.
The reason: Apple is looking to take more control of its own narrative.
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View More Apple will no longer report iPhone sales. Here’s why.Samsung confirms slow Galaxy S9 sales in quarterly report
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Samsung’s latest quarterly earnings confirm what analysts were expecting: the Galaxy S9’s sales aren’t so hot.
In Samsung’s just released Q2 report, the South Korean electronics conglomerate missed the mark on Galaxy S9 sales targets. The smartphone, which was released at the end of last quarter, accounts for a major chunk of Samsung’s 4 percent year on year drop in revenue.
Earlier this month, analysts warned that Samsung’s Galaxy S9 smartphone could be the worst selling Galaxy S series phone since the release of the Galaxy S3 in 2012. Analysts were estimating that the smartphone giant only shipped around 31 million Galaxy S9 phones since its release in March. Read more…
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Amazon’s Prime Day again became the biggest sales day in its history
Prime Day has once again broken records. Despite serious glitches at its start, Amazon announced this morning that Prime Day 2018 grew to become the biggest shopping event in its history, beating out Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and the previous Prime Day 2017. Of course, this year’s Prime Day was longer – a full 36-hours, […]
View More Amazon’s Prime Day again became the biggest sales day in its historyAmazon Prime Day U.S. sales bigger than last year, despite site issues
Despite the massive glitches that prevented online shoppers from being able to browse and buy from Amazon’s Prime Day sale yesterday, the retailer is this morning claiming its Prime Day sales in the U.S. are “bigger than ever,” and grew faster than last year’s Prime Day within the first ten hours of the annual sales […]
View More Amazon Prime Day U.S. sales bigger than last year, despite site issuesDads everywhere will love the Avengers themed Thor toolbox
This Avengers themed toolkit looks just like Thor’s hammer. It’s got 44 different pieces and is a perfect present for any father. Get your own here. Read more…More about Video, Mashable Video, Avengers, Sales, and Dad
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