Today's B2B Growth Pulse
Epicor launches Partner Community to fuel B2B ERP growth
Epicor unveiled its Partner Community as a strategic, long‑term growth engine rather than a simple reseller network. The program spotlights partners that have grown from startups into multi‑million‑dollar enterprises and positions them as essential for selling, implementing, extending, and supporting Epicor's ERP solutions worldwide.
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By the numbers: Badger Meter to acquire UK‑Based UDLive for $100M
How AI Can Lead To A More Valuable And Creative Advertising Industry
Artificial intelligence is reshaping advertising by slashing production costs, expanding access, and automating asset selection, while reinforcing creativity as the sector's core moat. McKinsey estimates generative AI could unlock $2.6‑4.4 trillion across industries, and Gartner predicts agentic AI will resolve 80% of routine issues by 2029. The article outlines three AI‑driven pathways: broader participation, heightened emphasis on creative differentiation, and efficient navigation of abundant digital assets. Agencies must balance efficiency gains with the risk of content saturation.
Prep Edu – A Pioneering AI-Powered Language Learning Platform in Asia
Prep Edu, an AI‑driven language learning platform, has surpassed one million users across Asia and boasts a 90% success rate in achieving target test scores. The service delivers personalized study plans, virtual speaking and writing rooms, and a 24/7 AI...
New OSS Release: GeekyAnts Launches Vibecode DB, a New Open-Source Database Abstraction Layer for Modern Web Apps
GeekyAnts unveiled Vibecode DB, an open‑source database abstraction layer that lets developers write queries once and run them on SQLite, Supabase, Firebase, or REST APIs via a plug‑in adapter model. The platform’s adapter‑based architecture decouples application logic from specific data stores,...
Prioritize Visuals, Data, and Preparation for Virtual B2B Presentations
Creating an effective virtual presentation is essential for modern B2B marketers. To deliver a compelling performance despite challenges like short attention spans and unstable WiFi, focus on the elements you can control, whether you're using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or WebEx:...
Dimensional Insight Named a Strong Performer in the 2025 Voice of the Customer for Analytics and BI
Dimensional Insight was named a Strong Performer in Gartner’s 2025 Voice of the Customer for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. The recognition is based on at least 20 verified peer reviews and 15 capability ratings collected through September 2025. Customers across...
IAS Launches ‘IAS Agent’ Enabling Marketers to Surface Deep Campaign Insights in Real-Time and Increase Ad Performance
Integral Ad Science unveiled IAS Agent, an AI‑powered assistant designed to surface deep campaign insights in real time. Built on fifteen years of proprietary data, the tool offers explainable AI recommendations directly within the IAS user interface. Early tests show...
ID.me Announces Contract with CMS to Advance Access, Security, and User Experience on Medicare.gov
ID.me has secured a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide a secure, single‑sign‑on identity solution on Medicare.gov beginning early 2026. The digital identity wallet, already trusted by over 157 million users and 80 million verified to federal...
Czech TV Elevates Video Streaming with Harmonic
Czech Television has partnered with Harmonic to replace outsourced video‑streaming services with the company’s XOS Advanced Media Processor. The cloud‑native, AI‑driven solution enables in‑house transcoding, multi‑profile generation, subtitle insertion, and enhanced audio for accessibility. By moving processing internally, Czech TV...
Preparing Your Email Strategy To Maximize Your Returns in 2026
The post urges marketers to treat email as a strategic system rather than a background task, emphasizing its ability to generate consistent ROI through every stage of the customer journey. It outlines how email supports awareness, acquisition, onboarding, upsell, retention,...
Why Choosing a Marketing Automation Platform Is Harder than It Looks
Choosing a marketing automation platform now feels more complex despite AI‑driven hype, as thousands of tools offer overlapping features. The article argues that selection should start with documented business requirements rather than a feature checklist. Integration capabilities, especially with internal...
Mage Data™ Launches R25, Advancing Test Data Management to TDM 2.0
Mage Data unveiled R25, its Test Data Management (TDM) 2.0 platform that unifies provisioning, masking, governance, and AI‑ready data protection across development, test, production, and AI pipelines. The release adds database virtualization, conversational dynamic‑data‑masking, and a single‑pane‑of‑glass policy engine, promising up...
First‑mover Edge Fades Fast without Relentless Innovation
First-mover advantage is just that - an advantage. But it is anything but a guarantee of staying the leader, and that couldn't be better displayed than with the news of the iRobot bankruptcy filing and buyout announcement. The Roomba was...
AudioCodes Announces a Large-Scale Voca CIC Voice Agent Deployment with Atento
AudioCodes’ Voca Conversational Interaction Center, together with Atento and Go2Uno, delivered a large‑scale AI voice‑agent solution for a major U.S. healthcare provider, supporting more than 500 concurrent agents. The deployment replaced legacy IVR systems, added AI‑driven routing and real‑time analytics,...
GIBO Announces Strategic Collaboration with E Total Technology Sdn Bhd to Accelerate Deployment of AI Compute Centers Featuring NVIDIA’s Most...
GIBO Holdings Ltd. has entered a strategic collaboration with Malaysia‑based E Total Technology to design, site, and launch next‑generation AI compute centers. The partnership will deploy NVIDIA’s newest high‑performance AI GPUs to meet escalating training and inference workloads. E Total will manage...
Open Is Redefining the Future of Utilities: Technology, Customers, and New Business Models
Open Intelligence has been featured in Gartner’s 2025 Market Guide for Utility Customer Information Systems, underscoring the sector’s shift toward digital, customer‑centric operations. The guide stresses that legacy CIS platforms fall short on DER integration, dynamic pricing, and real‑time engagement....
NJ AI Hub Selects Plug and Play to Operate Its Regional AI Accelerator
The New Jersey AI Hub announced that Plug and Play will operate a new regional AI Accelerator launching early next year. The program will link NJ AI startups and university entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, and corporate partners across sectors such...
EngineerBabu Named a Top Mobile App Development Company in Dubai
EngineerBabu has been named a Top Mobile App Development Company in Dubai, backed by CMMI Level 5 certification, selection for the Google AI Accelerator, and a two‑year streak in LinkedIn’s Top 10 Tech Companies. The firm leverages these credentials to deliver AI‑driven,...
SymphonyAI’s Eureka AI Redefines Enterprise AI, Wins InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award 2025
SymphonyAI’s Eureka AI platform has been named a finalist for InfoWorld’s Technology of the Year Award 2025 in the AI and Machine Learning Platforms category. The solution differentiates itself by delivering pre‑trained, industry‑specific ontologies, workflow‑embedded agents, and policy‑as‑code governance across...
Udemy and LG CNS Partner to Deliver End-to-End Upskilling for Enterprises in Korea, Accelerating Workforce Transformation
Udemy announced a strategic partnership with LG CNS to bring its AI‑powered upskilling platform to Korean enterprises. The deal taps LG CNS’s distribution network of over 500 corporate clients, targeting a broad range of industries from manufacturing to finance. By integrating Udemy’s...
MarTech Interview With Tzahi Zilbershtein, Chief Technology Officer @ Voyantis
Tzahi Zilbershtein, the new CTO of Voyantis, explains how AI‑driven automation is reshaping the adtech landscape. He highlights the shift from manual campaign management to value‑driven signal generation that teaches platforms what high‑value customers look like. Voyantis is building agentic...
496: How B2B Brands Actually Grow
In this episode, marketing scientist Professor Byron Sharp explains that B2B growth hinges on building mental availability before physical sales, challenging the common focus on in‑market buyers and flashy brand campaigns. He outlines the metrics that truly reflect progress—such as...
BlitzBear: Turn Declining Posts Into Top-Ranking Assets Utilizing AI
BlitzBear is an AI‑powered SEO platform that refreshes aging blog posts by comparing them to current top‑ranking SERP results and delivering targeted, source‑backed recommendations. Leveraging large language models such as Claude and ChatGPT, the tool identifies gaps, outdated information, and...
Notion’s Revenue Surge Outpaces Valuation, Proving Growth Beats Multiples
Notion: $2M seed → $11B in 12 years. A great case study on growing into your valuation The journey: 2013: $2M seed 2019: $3M ARR → $800M val (267x) 2020: $13M ARR → $2B val (154x) 2021: $31M ARR → $10B val (322x) ←...
Execution Trumps Strategy: Good Execution Beats Great Plans
C+ strategy with A+ execution beats an A+ strategy with C+ execution every single time.
Unlock AI’s Hidden Power: Why This Simple Prompt Hack Gets You Better Results Every Time
In this episode, Christopher S. Penn explains why structuring prompts as "think, explain, then answer" yields better results than "think, answer, then explain". He reveals that because large language models predict each token sequentially, providing an explanation first gives the...
AI Books 130 Meetings, Customers Prefer Instant Video
Do customers >mind< talking to an AI? Our data shows: 1⃣ Customers love to book a meeting instantly 2⃣ Our AI agent booked 130 meetings with customers -- on its own. Far more than a human would and could. 3⃣ Couldn't...
Delay Reality, Lose Learning: Act on Early Feedback
Founders say they want feedback early. They talk to customers. They debate ideas. They refine plans. They align teams. None of that creates information. Reality only enters when something external can contradict you. A user ignores the product. Behavior stays flat. A test fails. Money doesn’t...
Tapstitch: The Smarter Way to Dropship Premium, Custom Apparel Online at Scale
Tapstitch is a fashion‑on‑demand manufacturing and fulfillment platform that lets brands design, sell, and ship premium custom apparel without inventory or upfront costs. The service supports over 24,000 brands and has shipped more than one million garments worldwide, offering premium...
Reliability Wins: Silent Failures Kill Tool Adoption
This keeps happening with Claude, and the reason it matters is simple. Once several tools in a category clear the quality bar, reliability decides which one people keep open. You feel it when something real is underway and time matters. These tools...
Founders Value Reps Who Hit Targets and Champion the Brand
Founders appreciate sales reps that crush their number Founders truly love sales reps that do that, but are also brand ambassadors
OptiPrime Launches OptiDev.ai, Aims to Bring Vibe Coding to Businesses and Enterprises
OptiPrime, the SaaS firm behind OptiSigns, launched OptiDev, an AI‑first platform that turns AI‑generated code into production‑ready applications. The service offers a prompt library, visual and code editors, and one‑click cloud deployment, while handling authentication, SSO, and SOC 2 compliance. OptiDev...
Ditch Slides: Written Briefs Boost Real Problem Solving
We banned PowerPoint from all our meetings. Productivity exploded. Elon runs Tesla meetings without slides. Bezos makes Amazon execs write 6-page memos instead. U.S. generals stopped using PowerPoint in combat zones because it slowed ground operations. They all figured out the same...
JamLoop Appoints Jeff Fagel as Chief Marketing Officer, Names Oksana Korsakova Chief Operating Officer
JamLoop, a CTV‑first advertising platform, announced Jeff Fagel as Chief Marketing Officer and promoted Oksana Korsakova to Chief Operating Officer. The company reported a 35% year‑over‑year revenue increase and a 48% rise in average revenue per customer. Recent product launches...
2026 Content Pivot: AI‑Proof, Quirky, Craft‑Driven Access & Analysis
I wrote about the major shift to my content marketing I'm making in 2026 to address a big hole I see in lots of experts' businesses. Mine too. Making this change is about fixing that but ALSO about being more: - AI-proof - Quirky...
4 Steps to Building Real AI Skills without Waiting on Leadership
Marketing teams are urged to take ownership of AI upskilling as leaders often provide vague direction. The article outlines a four‑step framework: learn discipline‑specific AI applications, carve out regular practice time, pilot one or two quick‑win process improvements, then scale...
Your Client Problem Is Actually Readiness.
99% of founders ask me the same thing: “Help me get clients.” Here’s the truth: You don’t have a client problem. You have a readiness problem. Your brand might be: • unclear • unnoticeable • unattractive • positioned poorly Before...
AI-Powered Instant Pricing Ends Call-For-Quote Era
True Story: I was recently asked to speak at a home services conference but the organizer said they did not want me teaching pricing transparency to contractors because, "That's not how we teach them to sell." In other words, they...
PAN Expands Integrated Marketing Services with New B2B Website Capabilities
PAN, a data‑driven B2B marketing and PR firm, launched a new B2B Web Services offering that adds analytics‑led website strategy, design, development, and long‑term optimization to its portfolio. The service builds on PAN’s existing PR and integrated marketing work, using...
How AI Is Reshaping Influencer and KOL Marketing for Modern Growth Teams
Artificial intelligence is becoming a core component of influencer and KOL marketing, especially for B2B growth teams seeking operational rigor. AI tackles long‑standing issues such as manual creator selection, fake followers, fragmented attribution, and slow campaign rollout. By automating discovery,...
Build a Content Ecosystem, Repurpose Video for Maximum Reach
Stop Blasting Everywhere. Start Building a Content Ecosystem. The more you slice one pillar piece into native, platform-specific content, the more you dominate YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and even AI search, without burning out. The sooner you realize AI is increasingly...
Build Loyalty by Rewarding Behavior, Not Just Spend
High-LTV customers think differently, treat them that way. They: • Explore your brand • Respond to education • Stay longer without needing constant offers Here’s how you build more of them: • Build flows that advance the buyer relationship • Track what SKUs drive 2nd and 3rd...
AI Tools Transform Analytics Into Budget‑Boosting Insights
RT @VisionEdgeMktg 🤖 See how the right tools turn analytics into actionable insights and budget wins with AI: https://t.co/040G41YcnH #AI #Analytics #BudgetResults
2025 SaaS Video Marketing: Proven Strategies That Deliver Results
SaaS Video Marketing Trends: What Actually Works in 2025 - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/JXmCYFiQ67 https://t.co/iRGUtfGkIK
PolyAI's Hyper-Real AI Voice Powers Top Brands
It's impressive how PolyAI makes AI voice sound so real. No wonder so many name-brand companies are using it already.
Count People and Approvals to Gauge Slowdown
If things feel slow, count two things. How many people are involved. How many approvals are required. That number explains more than any roadmap or sprint ritual.
Stop Cheap Free Plans—Make Yours Truly Awesome
Most BigCos are too cheap with their Free plans They spend endless time worried about cannibalization You don't have those worries Make your Free plan awesome
Add Real Value in Every Message to Get Replies
Dear Sales Execs: In every single email, In every single text, In every single follow-up Add value. For real. Then you will get a response
Consistent SEO Content Drives Search and AI Visibility
This warms my heart. #SEO plus consistent production of new content leads to search and #AI visibility, even for small, new websites. https://t.co/VKEfh8GyS1 https://t.co/LwdEI61Gl1
Experts Outline Key Priorities for SEO’s Next Phase
Industry experts offer their opinions on what we should be focusing on to guide us through this next phase of #SEO development https://t.co/X2DyGfAjCS via @theshelleywalsh, @sejournal Strange, I don't recall being contacted for this. Must have gone to spam...
Leverage Media to Decouple Time From Money
If you want to disconnect your time from your money, you need leverage. 1. Labor (Hiring - Expensive/Hard) 2. Capital (Investing - Risky/High Barrier) 3. Media/code (Content - Permissionless) The 3rd option is available to everyone, and less than 1% take advantage.