Crm news and trends

IBM and Salesforce Team to Speed Customers’ AI Adoption
artificial intelligence // September 03, 2023

IBM and Salesforce have teamed to help clients adopt artificial intelligence for customer relationship management. The partnership, announced last week, is designed to help customers of the two companies accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption while protecting their data. “We see how the need to increase...

Salesforce Reports AI Innovation Propels Growth
Earnings // August 30, 2023

Salesforce’s fiscal 2024 second-quarter results showcase its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and its transformation to profitable growth. The customer relationship management (CRM) company sees AI as essential for improving productivity, driving efficiency and enhancing customer experiences, Salesforce Chair, CEO and Co-Founder Mark Benioff said...

Salesforce Launches AI Cloud to Transform Customer Relationship Management
artificial intelligence // June 12, 2023

Customer relationship management (CRM) software giant Salesforce has introduced AI Cloud, a suite of capabilities designed to deliver trusted, open, and real-time generative experiences across applications and workflows within the platform. The latest in a long list of similar announcements about generative AI uses in business, specifically...

DJUST Launches New SaaS B2B eCommerce Platform
B2B Payments // March 10, 2023

DJUST has launched a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) B2B eCommerce solution. This eCommerce platform is specifically designed for B2B companies and their requirements and allows them to connect to any enterprise resource planning (ERP), warehouse management and customer relationship management (CRM) software, DJUST said in a Friday...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Coming ‘Stair Step’ In Merchant Services Provider Spend

January 15, 2020
In payments, change happens at the speed of consumer behavior. As consumer preferences evolve (across channels, online conduits and mobile devices), merchants must react quickly. This has a ripple effect on merchant service providers (MSPs), the companies that have historically helped businesses accept debit, credit and other forms of payment, forcing them to pivot quickly […]

New Data: Why MSPs Are Staking Their Futures On Value-Added Services

December 16, 2019
The digital commerce ecosystem has opened up vast growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and stripes. Even the smallest of enterprises can leverage services like cross-border payments, data analytics...

CRM In The 2020s

December 10, 2019
We operate more than a few high-powered, data-supported crystal balls here at PYMNTS, and one of the things we have learned about the future of payments and commerce is that...

Payments’ Role In Innovating Appointment-Based Businesses

December 09, 2019
Although the health, beauty and wellness services industries tend to get lumped together, a closer look at the demands across these segments reveals there is no such thing as a...

Quick Reads
CRM Firm HubSpot Acquires B2B Intelligence Company Clearbit

November 01, 2023
Customer relationship management platform HubSpot is acquiring B2B intelligence firm Clearbit. This move aims to enhance HubSpot’s customer intelligence capabilities and enable its clients to grow with industry-leading insights, HubSpot said in a Wednesday (Nov. 1) press release.  HubSpot said its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform is built on real-time and unified data. By integrating first-party customer data with […]

IBM and Salesforce Team to Speed Customers’ AI Adoption

September 03, 2023
IBM and Salesforce have teamed to help clients adopt artificial intelligence for customer relationship management. The partnership, announced last week, is designed to help customers of the two companies accelerate...

Salesforce Reports AI Innovation Propels Growth

August 30, 2023
Salesforce’s fiscal 2024 second-quarter results showcase its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and its transformation to profitable growth. The customer relationship management (CRM) company sees AI as essential for...

Salesforce Launches AI Cloud to Transform Customer Relationship Management

June 12, 2023
Customer relationship management (CRM) software giant Salesforce has introduced AI Cloud, a suite of capabilities designed to deliver trusted, open, and real-time generative experiences across applications and workflows within the platform. The...