Marketing Automation & CRM

Raise your hand if this sounds familiar. You’ve worked hard to become the best sales rep you can be. You’ve read every sales book and spent good money on high-end…

There’s a lot going on in the Datablazer Community right now, and honestly, some of the best stuff gets buried before most people ever see it. So we’re trying something…

Peec AI alternatives are AI visibility platforms that go beyond monitoring to help marketing teams close citation gaps, connect AI search data to CRM attribution, and run programs across multiple…

A recent iOS release—featuring a new call screening feature in which on-device intelligence may automatically screen the call—has some salespeople worried they’ll never reach another cold call again. But the…

Get ready, Trailblazers! Dreamforce is just around the corner, and we are gearing up for the world’s largest and most trusted AI event with a whole lot of love for…

Tech stack consolidation is the process of reducing the software tools your organization runs and standardizing work on a smaller, more integrated set of systems.

If we could put ourselves in your shoes and evaluate Close from the outside, we’d probably start the typical research. Maybe check out the feature list and read a few…

In October 2025, at Dreamforce in San Francisco, I had a conversation with a success leader at a mid-sized tech company. They’d previously used a dedicated Customer Success Platform, or…

Before Invisalign ever captured a lead on TikTok, it generated pre-qualified interest with a Smile Quiz built right into the ad. The payoff: nearly a third more people finished the…

At the start of almost every company, founder-led sales isn’t a strategy. It’s how almost every company gets off the ground. In the early days, the founder embodies the vision,…