Sales technology
Sales automation and other sales technology open the door to new potential revenue, especially when paired with AI and other cloud customization tools that can personalize content and choose the next-best action to move sales along. Read about the latest sales technology tools driving bottom line benefits.
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Sales technology News
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May 08, 2019
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May'19
Einstein Analytics for Financial Services enhances banking CX
Salesforce's new analytics tools for financial services follow AI advancements from IBM Watson and Acquia upgrading customer experiences in retail banking and wealth management.
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April 17, 2019
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Apr'19
Salesforce adds OCR, translation, AI app builder to Einstein platform
Salesforce enables no-code AI app development, as well as optical character recognition, translation and services to extend Einstein predictive modeling tools into external apps.
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April 15, 2019
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Apr'19
AI sales forecasting tools soothe sales-marketing rivalries
Sales forecasting vendors such as Clari extend reach into enterprise marketing, leveling the data and, with AI, solving an old problem: conflicting numbers on quarterly forecasts.
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April 05, 2019
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Apr'19
Salesforce Classic nearing end of life, but not dead yet
Salesforce's Lightning UI debuted three years ago, and the vendor stopped adding features to its predecessor, Classic. Customers cling to Classic, despite a big push for Lightning.
Sales technology Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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How to use live chat for lead generation
Live chat can successfully generate sales leads -- if done right. Here are four steps organizations can take to boost brand loyalty and close the deal. Continue Reading
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10 ways to improve the customer experience today
Many organizations struggle with where and how to improve CX, as the focus shifts from CRM to customer experience. Here are 10 strategies to use for a successful journey. Continue Reading
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5 sales enablement best practices to drive growth
Sales enablement consists of tools and processes that can help sales agents succeed in their roles, including training, resource availability and team involvement. Continue Reading
Evaluate Sales technology Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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AI customer self-service platforms show analytical maturity
AI-enabled self-service platforms graduate from traditional customer support activities to more sophisticated methods of analyzing data on customer wants, needs and behavior. Continue Reading
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The pros and cons of customer service AI
AI is growing deep roots into cloud-based support services, but there remains a question of whether it can provide the empathy and understanding that brand loyalty requires. Continue Reading
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3 ways the data scientist role benefits CX teams
CX teams don't traditionally include the data scientist role, but adding one can help derive more value from customer data than a CX analyst or canned analytics software can. Continue Reading
Manage Sales technology
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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What are 4 essential social CRM strategies?
Social CRM continues to evolve, using additional social media channels and techniques such as social media mining, advertising and listening. Continue Reading
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6 must-have roles on your customer experience team
Customer experience is the most important differentiator between enterprise competitors today, and CX teams are essential to ensuring customer loyalty and retention. Continue Reading
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CRM (customer relationship management)
Customer relationship management (CRM) is the combination of practices, strategies and technologies that companies use to manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle, with the goal of improving customer ... Continue Reading
Problem Solve Sales technology Issues
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4 CX challenges facing organizations and how to address them
There are many barriers to effective CX initiatives, but most revolve around communication, on both the consumer and enterprise sides of the equation. Continue Reading
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5 common customer support problems that affect CX
In customer support, common customer experience issues include lengthy hold times, scaling, failure to follow up, lack of human touch and a lack of personalization. Continue Reading
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6 reasons why self-service options fail
Customer self-service platforms free up live agents for more complicated issues, but if this software is not kept up to date, users can become frustrated. Continue Reading