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- When to spend cash in a SaaS business
- Revealed: the magic formula that helped enterprise web analytics provider Omniture sustain rocketing growth, dwarf its competitors and become the second-largest listed pureplay SaaS provider in the US by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Omniture Inc., Magic Number, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, GAAP, Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Financial Accounting, Finance, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Salesforce.com: Recession resistant or just late to the pain?
- On the surface, Salesforce.com's third quarter was impressive. The company hit or exceeded its targets and noted that its "value proposition" was resonating among enterprise software buyers. But worries abound under the surface. Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Recession, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising.
- updated: At a time when companies are issuing warnings about missing earnings targets and scaling back expectations, enterprise cloud computing company salesforce.com seems to be bucking the trend. After the bell, Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $276.5 million...
- Tags: Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Enterprise Software, Quarter, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Chip sales to fall 5.6% in 2009, to rise 7.4% in 2010, to rise 7.5% in 2011
- SIA expects 2009 chip sales to fall 5.6% to $246.7 bln, following a forecast 2.2% increase in 2008 to $261.2 bln. The trade group expects annual growth to resume in 2010, with chip sales rising 7.4% to $264.9 bln, and increasing another 7.5% to $284.7 bln in 2011. by AM
- Tags: Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Business "Much More Predictable" In Past Two Months, NetSuite Says
- Sales of its online business software froze in the last two days of September, NetSuite chief financial officer Jim McGeever told the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference Wednesday. But, in the last two months, the flow of deals for its "software as a service" suite has become "much more...
- Tags: NetSuite Inc., Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Management, Software, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Worldwide semiconductor sales to fall 2.2% in 2009
- Global sales of semiconductors are likely to fall 2.2% in 2009 due to weak demand for electronics worldwide, World Semiconductor Trade Statistics said. The chip market will shrink to $256 bln 2009, down from an expected $261.9 bln in 2008, said WSTS. by AM
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Semiconductors, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Mark Cuban accused of insider trading
- The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban today, charging that he engaged in insider trading by selling his shares in search engine Mamma.com based on insider information. (Statement | Complaint) According to the complaint, Mamma.com's CEO...
- Tags: Mark Cuban, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Investment, Sales, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Video game hardware and software sales up 18% in October 2008
- US sales of video game hardware and software rose 18% in October 2008 from October 2007, after falling 7% in September 2008, as Wii console sold over 800,000 units, NPD reported. by AM
- Tags: Software, Video Game, Video, Hardware, Sales Strategy, Games, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Airline ticket sales by airline Web site
- Supplier Sites Q2 2007 Q2 2008 Point Change American Airlines 12.8% 10.7% -2.1 AirTran 4.9% 4.9% 0.0 Continental Airlines 11.5% 12.3% 0.8 Delta Airlines 14.2% 13.3% -0.9 JetBlue 5.9% 7.1% 1.2 Northwest Airlines 6.8% 4.3% -2.5 ...
- Tags: Airline, Web, Web Site, Sales Strategy, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Oracle Gadgets: Flexible Desktop Access to CRM Data Goldmines...
- Oracle, who have several code line families to care for and nurture, are announcing Siebel CRM 8.1.1 today, and more intriguingly from a collaboration perspective 'Oracle Customer Relationship Management CRM Gadgets for Sales', more evidence of the effort being put into Social CRM by Oracle. As the...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., Data, Siebel Systems Inc., Gadget, CRM, Sales Strategy, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Obama: good news for Sun
- Obama has promised to shut down new coal and nuclear generation while offering car makers incentives to produce electrically powered vehicles. The resulting supply crunch on power is tailor made to benefit Sun - because,on SWaP, Sun has by far the most energy efficient technologies on the market. by Paul...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Obama, Manufacturing, Sales Force Management, Sales, Paul Murphy, Intel Xeon, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Third-quarter HDTV sales pace slows, plasmas show new signs of life
- Research firm DisplaySearch has released its third-quarter report on the state of the TV market, and it shows that the crummy economy is finally starting to erode sales growth for HDTVs. Manufacturers shipped 6 percent more sets to retailers than in the second quarter, while year-to-year growth is 12 percent....
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- ExpertCEO for the lonely CEO . . .
- It can get very lonely at the top and that's why ExpertCEO was created, to let CEOs know that they aren't alone -- it just feels that way sometimes. The site recently emerged from private beta with 600 members and is growing at a fast clip...
- Tags: Mr., CEO, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- It's up to tech to save the world
- Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google's philanthropic arm, says the IT industry has a major role to play in tackling climate change and global disease. The technology industry can play a major role in tackling global disease and battling climate change, according to the executive...
- Tags: Google Inc., Disease, Sales Force Management, Vertical Industries, Entrepreneurship, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Human Resources, Tim Ferguson silicon.com, Google, Dreamforce, WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, charity
- News items 2008-11-07
- SalesPage Easy Monster (zip)
- Create easy high-conversion sales letters by simply filling in the blanks. Insert customized site header, footer and product images in the sales page with ease. Input the sales page headline, sub-headline at strategic locations. Automatic insertion of testimonials that users provide. 100% compatible with any payment processor paypal and clickbank....
- Tags: Payment, Monster, Henry Zeng, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- SaleCalc (cab)
- A smart shopping tool on your Pocket PC with multiple functions such as calculating price after discount, making shopping plan and converting currency or unit. Users can calculate the total price to pay after discounted percentage with sales tax calculation option.Users can a) customize their own sales tax rate and...
- Tags: SaleCalc, Sales Strategy, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- SugarCRM wants to be the Linux of the CRM world
- SugarCRM seems to be doing quite well, at least well enough to rankle its larger competitor Salesforce. John Roberts, the CEO of SugarCRM says Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce wasn't too pleased when he found out SugarCRM was hosting its user conference at the Marriott, just a few yards...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Linux, Mr., SugarCRM, CRM, Site License, IPO, Sales Force Management, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Larry Brilliant outlines Google's giving strategies [video]
- At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org, declares that Google ripped off Salesforce's 1/1/1 model--and the company is proud of it. The model calls for a company to give 1 percent of its time, 1 percent of its equity, and 1 percent of its...
- Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Investment, Financial Services, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Larry Brilliant outlines Google's giving strategies
- At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org, declares that Google ripped off Salesforce's 1/1/1 model--and the company is proud of it. The model calls for a company to give 1 percent of its time, 1 percent of its equity, and 1 percent of its...
- Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Sales Force Management, Investment, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Google, technology, Salesforce, Dreamforce, charity, corporate, Earth
- Videos 2008-11-05
- 56% of online retailers expect holiday sales growth of 15% or more in 2008
- 43% of retailers surveyed by Shop.org are adding videos of products and 33% are posting customer reviews to their Facebook pages. Online retail sales are expected to reach $204 bln for 2008, up about 17%. 56% of online retailers expect to see holiday sales up by about 15%, that number...
- Tags: Online Retail Company, Retail Company, Online Retail Sale, Sales Strategy, Retail, Sales Force Management, Sales, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
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