#B2Bbuzz Recap: Predictions For Predictive Scoring In 2016
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- Written by Brian Anderson
Predictive intelligence provider 6sense has tripled its annual recurring revenue since the beginning of 2015. The company attributes the continued growth to new talent with key hires in sales, data science and product management.
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SteelBrick, a quote-to-cash software provider. The deal is worth approximately $360 million, according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Traditional direct mail — the stuff that is delivered to your snail mailbox — is still an important means of communication, and we are seeing early signs of a resurgence in its use in 2016.
Marketing has made the shift from print to digital, meaning that tomorrow’s Mad Men have to evolve their marketing skills to be successful. This infographic from Marketo highlights the roles, skills and opportunities digital marketers have in today’s B2B marketing landscape that yesterday’s Mad Men couldn’t imagine.
Source: Marketo
With buyers becoming more attracted to consumer-styled purchases within the B2B marketplace, a recent study from Accenture Interactive shows that more than half (59%) of B2B companies report that one-third of their customers place orders online. Research shows that 86% of respondents work for a company that offers customers an option to make online purchases.
In the world of B2B marketing, we often talk about the importance of people — whether that means understanding your company’s audience, personalizing content or connecting with customers on an emotional level. But the “people” part of the marketing equation actually starts within the walls of your organization. In order to imagine and execute cutting-edge and compelling marketing campaigns, you need the right team members.
Invoca, a call intelligence software company, announced data integrations with Microsoft, Adobe, Kenshoo and Optimizely. These new integrations are designed to integrate phone conversations into the multichannel customer journey by connecting phone calldata with customers’ digital interactions.
OrderCloud, by Four51, is a cloud-based B2B e-commerce platform designed to help businesses create custom e-commerce solutions quickly and efficiently.