“Retailers and brands took advantage of the buzz, the demand, the awareness, that Amazon has created and really rode that wave for great growth,” says Rob Garf, VP of Industry Strategy and Insights for Salesforce. “Retailers didn’t just ignore Prime Day, but they Read More
How Non-Amazon Retailers “Leaned Into” Prime Day To Increase Sales
“Retailers and brands took advantage of the buzz, the demand, the awareness, that Amazon has created and really rode that wave for great growth,” says Rob Garf, VP of Industry Strategy and Insights for Salesforce. “Retailers didn’t just ignore Prime Day, but they Read More
Salesforce Acquiring Heroku – Major Platform for Social Apps
It’s only Wednesday, but it’s already been a huge week for Salesforce. The company is hosting its Dreamforce conference, and has already introduced a free version of its “Facebook for the Enterprise” Chatter product, and launched Database.com to go head to head in the Database Read More
Starbucks Delivery via Uber Eats Goes National After Seeing Higher Average Sales
Based on a successful delivery trial in China via Alibaba and Uber Eats in Miami, Starbucks has announced that they are adding delivery nationwide. Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer says they are still looking at the total cost of delivery very Read More
How to Figure Out What Your Potential Customers Really Want
It doesn’t matter how good your product is or whether you offer the best service. Consumers will not purchase it or hire you if they don’t want or need what you’re offering. You also won’t be able to convince anyone Read More
Technology Helps Salespeople and the Customer Connect
Technology is impacting sales in a way never seen before as evidenced by Salesforce’s massive integration of artificial intelligence into all of their various clouds and products. At the Salesforce Dreamforce event much of the discussion is about how technology is changing Read More
SAP CEO: It’s All About the Customer Experience
SAP CEO Bill McDermott, in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg talked about enterprises moving to the cloud, competing with Oracle’s new autonomous database, competing with Salesforce, and its huge business in China: SAP Has Taken Over the Enterprise Database Market Do you have a Read More
Cloud is Really the New Normal for Financial Services
“Cloud is really the new normal,” says Scott Mullins, Head of Worldwide Financial Services Business Development at AWS. “If you look across enterprise companies and financial services today, the vast majority are considering cloud as a major part of their Read More
Walmart’s eCommerce is Booming, Sales Grow 33% in First Quarter
Walmart delivered on the online sales growth it hinted at after its less than stellar performance during the last holiday season. With its eCommerce sales seemingly ready to bounce back, the retail giant’s stocks traded higher on Thursday. Business analysts Read More
Should You Market Your Business at a Trade Show? Here’s What You Need to Consider
The trade show business has been steadily rising the past few years and is projected to keep doing well. These events provide companies with a platform wherein they can launch new products, showcase goods, and network. But like any business Read More