Salesforce's acquisition of Own highlights small ball approach to M&A
Salesforce's purchase of Own Company for $1.9 billion highlights how the company has to play small ball with mergers and acquisitions given the scrutiny it gets with big deals. But keep in mind that small acquisitions such as Airkit.ai, which powered Salesforce’s Agentforce strategy, can have bigger impact.
Scotts Miracle-Gro and UserTesting: 9 customer experience takeaways
Constellation Research analyst Liz Miller recently caught up with Scotts Miracle-Gro leaders Hailey Schraer, lead user experience researcher at Scotts Miracle-Gro, and Jess Bailey, senior manager of digital experience at Scotts Miracle-Gro, to talk customer experience (CX). I followed up with a look at how those Scotts Miracle-Gro efforts align to the broader corporate strategy laid out by CEO Jim Hagedorn.
Salesforce Q2 revenue growth 8%, touts Agentforce, CFO Weaver to step down
Salesforce reported better than-expected second-quarter results but revenue growth was up 8%. CFO Amy Weaver will also step down.