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SugarCRM picks up speed, takes on the market

12.02.20 8:21 PM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

A bit more than one year ago I asked whether SugarCRM is getting its mojo back after the company shed its open source roots in 2014 and got acquired by Accel-KKR in August 2018. End of July 2019 the company published its renewed vision under CEO Craig Charlton.

The vision is “to create a world where ...

The Value of Focus in A Platform World

12.01.20 4:22 PM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

Smaller enterprise software vendors today operate in a world where their fortunes may rise and fall on their ability to integrate with one or more cloud computing platforms. In many cases, having a connector or API for multiple platforms is a great means to survive and thrive. But it’s not the only ...

CRMKonvo - Customer Experience and how to do it right

11.28.20 11:24 AM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

This episode starred Nicole France. Nicole is VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research. She focuses on digital marketing, sales effectiveness and customer experience.

We planned to talk with her about platforms and their role in the ecosystem; eventually we got there after talking shop abou...

Salesforce in Acquistion Talks with Slack - Good News or not?

11.26.20 4:30 PM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

The News

Today various media outlets broke the news that Salesforce is in advanced talks with Slack Technologies about a possible acquisition. The news had two effects: Slack stock went up nearly 40 per cent during trading hours while Salesforce stock loses out by 5 percent, which basically says that...

CRMKonvo - Freshworks on Platform, CRM and useful AI

11.21.20 9:35 AM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

Freshworks has is now officially a fresh (sorry, I really couldn't resist this pun) member of the club of platform players. The company introduced its own flavour of CRM and a platform that they build upon. What is next? Lot's of ground to cover. A CRKKonvo with Prakash Ramamurthy, Chief Product Off...

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