An Introduction to Sentiment Analysis, the Next Great Customer Experience Tool

This technology can help classify customers' moods based on their reaction, reviews, or other input, enabling you to make the adjustments that will keep your customers happy and coming back.

Humans, Not Bots, Will Convert Browsers Into Buyers

If you want to effectively engage with browsers and convert them into customers, you need to connect them with the right people—people who already appreciate and love your brand and use your products every day.

How AI Helps Small Businesses Edge Out Larger Competitors

AI lets you personalize services, devote the necessary attention to qualified leads, and plan your marketing efforts to speak to people on a deeper level.

4 Ways Mobile Technology Is Enhancing the Travel Experience

The desire for friction-free travel experiences are leading to innovative options for flyers, allowing them to manage their experiences almost entirely from their mobile devices.

These 2 Factors Are Preventing Your Sales Team from Selling More

Closing a deal is any seller's primary goal, but not being able to prioritize the time and effort they spend in the field is stopping sales reps from winning, and without the right tools, Big Data can overwhelm rather than empower.

Back to Monolithic Applications in BI and Data Analytics? Top 3 Ways That Marketers Could Be Affected

What Salesforce's blockbuster Tableau acquisition and other consolidation moves in the industry mean for marketers and their CRM efforts, both the good and the possibly bad.

5 Steps to Creating the Perfect Mobile Checkout

Unwieldy mobile checkouts can drive away online shoppers in droves. Fortunately, even minor user interface tweaks can produce considerable results.

3 Ways in Which AI is Relevant for SMBs

AI technology may seem inconsequential or out of reach, but today's plethora of connected data means that SMBs can profitably use artificial intelligence with their CRM systems.

Why B2B2C Companies Need Website Localization

As B2B companies generate new revenue using B2C tactics, they're looking to the next frontier: global markets. That means localizing their digital experiences.

Introducing Digital 'Advisory Services': A New Way to Use Visual Engagement to Drive Revenue

Longtime staples of the contact center, visual engagement tools like screen sharing represent a new digital channel for efficiently selling products and services, deepening customer relationships, and growing revenue.

4 Ways to Deputize Customers as Brand Ambassadors

When customers are satisfied and successful, they'll share positive impressions with their peers, translating into incredibly valuable word-of-mouth advertising for your company.

Retain Customers with These 5 Types of Emails

An effective strategy for customer maintenance and retention starts with these tried-and-true forms of outreach.

Uncover More Marketing Opportunities with a Portfolio Value Statement

A PVS can give you a complete view into different aspects of your customer database—including revenue, marketability, and engagement—revealing how your customer base is evolving, and what you need to do to build you bottom line.

Why You Should Not Overlook SMS as a Customer Care Tool

It's the most popular form of communication, so why isn't it a bigger part of your customer service strategy?

Rational and Irrational Reasons Why AI Won’t Replace Salespeople

Beyond the macro-economic explanation, there's a more nuanced answer to why human salespeople aren't going anywhere.

How Automation Helps Sales Teams Solve 3 Common Pain Points

Arm your sales team with tools and processes that maximize efficiency so they can focus on the important things: the customer and driving revenue.

Why Marketing in the Digital Age Needs To Be a Two-Way Dialogue

Organizations should take a human-centric, technology-enabled approach to marketing by helping customers shape their own online experiences and understand what their data is worth.

Want to Go Beyond Customer Satisfaction? Here are 4 Principles You Need to Know

To boost customer loyalty and advocacy, you need a customer feedback program that gives you the insight and depth to improve.

Customer Data Platforms: The Next Evolutionary Step for Marketing Automation

Marketing automation systems, with their limited data and reach, are but a cog in the complex CDP machine that can collect, process, and leverage information through various tools and applications.

4 Boxes to Check With Your New CRM Purchase

A CRM system is only valuable if your team actually uses it. Here's what to look for.