Articles about CRM

Seattle startup Clarify lands $15M to take on Salesforce with AI-native ‘autonomous CRM’

Sales teams should spend more time closing deals — and less time entering data. That’s the pitch from Clarify, a… Read More

PipelineDeals cuts staff in ‘hard choice’ to keep up growth trajectory

Seattle startup PipelineDeals is cutting staff, as the sales management software maker looks to maintain its growth trajectory. In response… Read More

Salesforce impresses investors with strong Q1, raises full-year revenue guidance

Salesforce enjoyed a nice first quarter of 2017, beating analyst expectations for both revenue and profit while raising guidance for… Read More

Avalara vets launch on-demand inside sales platform Banzai

In his previous job as general manager for sales tax automation firm Avalara, Joe Davy observed a recurring problem. It was… Read More

Microsoft challenges partner Salesforce with its Dynamics 365, combining CRM, ERP and Office

In a move that could give Microsoft new ammunition against its CRM rival and cloud partner Salesforce, the Redmond company today announced Dynamics… Read More

Old rivals Microsoft and Salesforce ‘double down’ on partnership with deeper integration

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft deepened its relationship with longtime cloud rival Salesforce on Wednesday, building on a previous partnership by adding new… Read More

How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’

Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More

Market Leader lands $2.55M deal to help Century 21 agents manage sales leads and marketing

Last month, I reported on how Market Leader and Zillow appear to be on a collision course in the online… Read More

Stride tries to make CRM sexy and dead simple

Andrew Dumont has worked in marketing and business development roles for a few years now, and until recently he has… Read More

Salesforce.com CEO Benioff: Beware of false clouds and Windows Phones

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is in classic form this morning during the keynote at the company’s Dreamforce conference in San… Read More