Is sales automation the missing piece to turbocharging revenues?

Talk to any sales rep in the tech world and you’ll hear about the gap. It’s the gap between marketing and CRM.While maybe not as big as the Grand Canyon, that gap is big enough to hold the mile-high frustrations of countless sales representatives who’d love to spend more time selling and less time in task management. Continue reading →

Google says Chromecast owners have ‘cast’ 400 million times since it launched a year ago

Google is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Chromecast streaming media stick by releasing some new usage stats today. Chromecast is Google’s stripped down strategy for taking over your living room with a low-cost ($35) streaming HDMI stick that will ‘cast’ … Continue reading →

Following StackExchange, Trello spins out of Fog Creek & raises $10.3M

Project management app Trello today spun out of its parent company, Fog Creek, and announced a $10.3 million funding round led by Index Ventures and Spark Capital. After three years of operating within New York tech incubator Fog Creek, Trello is now an independent company, … Continue reading →

5 lessons from MobileBeat: Move beyond mobile tactics, invest in the experience first

After two jam-packed days of panel sessions at the recent MobileBeat conference, featuring brand executives in the retail, CPG and travel sectors, my head (and my notebook) are flowing with mobile marketing insights and lessons. Here are five of the … Continue reading →

Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

A year after launch, Chromecast streaming sticks have been used 400 million times to cast media to TVs. But the bigger story is that Chromecast is starting to change our concept of a TV itself. Continue reading →

White House working on privacy guidelines for consumer drones

What should we do about the growing number of camera-equipped drones flying through U.S. neighborhoods? President Obama is developing some ideas. Continue reading →

ZTE’s newest mid-range phone is running the stock Google Now interface

A sub-$200 device from ZTE comes with the Google Now Launcher pre-installed, although ZTE says it’s not abandoning its homegrown Android skin. Continue reading →

Square joins the internet of things, integrating its sales data with IFTTT

Square Register’s sales, refund and settlement data can now all be used as triggers for IFTTT recipes. A merchant can generate alerts whenever a sale occurs, or have a little more fun with smart appliances. Continue reading →

Atheer plans an augmented reality-equipped hardhat

The startup recently canceled its crowdfunding campaign and shifted from consumer to enterprise customers. It will focus on industrial and medical applications before returning to working on a device for the general population. Continue reading →