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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. Marketing technology is now the largest portion of total marketing budget (29% on average according to Gartner ).

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Evaluating Solutions: The 5 Types of Assumptions that Underlie Our Ideas

Product Talk

Feasibility assumptions address why we think we can build our solutions, and can include several elements like legal, compliance, security, organizational, and technical concerns. Does the necessary technology exist? I don’t limit feasibility to technically possible, though. What Are Feasibility Assumptions?

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Tips for creating a great customer support experience during the holidays

Intercom, Inc.

The holidays are fast approaching, and for ecommerce businesses, that often results in significantly higher support volume for your team – which is set to further accelerate this holiday season due to the impact of COVID-19. The Conversational Support Funnel can help you stay on top of your support, without increasing your overhead.

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Customer care in a crisis: How support teams are navigating shifts in volume, wait times, and CSAT

Intercom, Inc.

” To find out, we surveyed 400 support managers, directors, and executives across both B2B and B2C and affected industries like media, healthcare, and technology. According to our research, 54% of B2B support teams are seeing increased volume, along with 45% of B2C support teams.

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Why customer engagement is the key to business growth in 2022 and beyond

Intercom, Inc.

While this shift was already underway, the rate of digital transformation is now happening much faster than previously predicted due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether B2C or B2B, all businesses must now deliver digital experiences that are easy to use, delightful, and personal. This trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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Where chatbots are headed in 2020

Intercom, Inc.

B2C companies were twice as likely as B2B companies to be satisfied with their chatbot investments, perhaps due to the fact that B2C queries are generally more repetitive and less complex than B2B ones. The most satisfied industries were tech (73%), retail (67%), manufacturing (57%), and healthcare (56%).

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How to Make Agile Work in Fast-Growing Startups

The Product Coalition

All startups built double-sided marketplaces, serving B2C as well as B2B customers. Therefore, the first question any aspiring agile startup should answer for itself is simple: is it a sales-driven, product-driven, or tech-driven enterprise? ‘Fast-growing’ in the sense of this article refers to startups of at least 200 staff strong.

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