Today's B2B Growth Pulse
RecVue launches Revenue Share app on Salesforce AgentExchange
RecVue introduced its Revenue Share solution on the Salesforce AgentExchange marketplace, enabling automated partner, channel and multi‑party revenue‑share calculations within Salesforce Revenue Cloud and Agentforce Sales. The tool replaces spreadsheets and custom code, offering audit‑ready traceability and contract‑specific compliance.
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By the numbers: Planetary raises $17.44M Series A
ON24 Celebrates 2025 Winners of the Digital Engagement Excellence Awards
ON24 announced the 2025 Digital Engagement Excellence Awards, honoring firms such as Fortinet, Salesforce, and Travel Media Group for outstanding virtual event performance. Winners leveraged the ON24 Intelligent Engagement Platform to drive revenue, accelerate AI adoption, and scale personalized experiences. Highlights include Fortinet surpassing registration goals by 155% and Aviso Wealth converting webinars into AI‑generated content assets. The awards showcase how data‑driven, AI‑enhanced digital engagement delivers measurable business outcomes.
The Quarterly Review: Wise’s Lauren Langbridge Expands Domestic Payment Network Capabilities and Celebrates Partnership Wins
Wise’s Commercial Director for the Americas, Lauren Langbridge, drove two domestic payment network expansions—Direct Pix in Brazil and Zengin in Japan—while laying groundwork for additional connections. She secured new partnerships with Wealthsimple and Interactive Brokers (IBKR), extending the Wise Platform’s reach into retail...
Selling Outcomes Instead of Services
Joe Pine, co‑author of *The Experience Economy*, discusses his new book *The Transformation Economy* on the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. He explains how businesses are moving from delivering experiences to guiding customers through lasting transformations that achieve personal aspirations. The...
OPEX® Corporation Introduces the Velo™ Series of Premium Desktop and High Production Document Scanners
OPEX Corporation unveiled the Velo™ Series, a new line of premium desktop and high‑production document scanners powered by InoTec. The portfolio spans the compact Velo 3120 with 120 ppm speed, the mid‑volume Velo 6000 reaching 250 ppm, and the enterprise‑grade Velo 8000...
Synergy: Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Spend Jumps $12bn in Q4 2025
Enterprise cloud infrastructure spending surged by $12 billion in Q4 2025, marking a 30 percent year‑on‑year increase and the ninth straight quarter of accelerating growth. Total cloud‑related revenue for 2025 reached $419 billion, with $119.1 billion generated in the final quarter alone. Generative AI was...
SMAART Company Launches Technology Solutions for Modern Businesses
SMAART Company is close to launching KoreCRM, a proprietary platform that consolidates revenue‑operations functions into a single system of record. The solution links lead generation, sales execution, automation, communications, and analytics while natively integrating Google Workspace. SMAAD also bundles Salesforce...
Secure Mobile Communications Market Set for Rapid Growth Amid Rising Cybersecurity Threats
The global secure mobile communications market is projected to expand from $28.5 bn in 2026 to $100.9 bn by 2033, reflecting a 19.8% compound annual growth rate. Growth is fueled by escalating cyber‑threats, stricter data‑privacy regulations, and the shift toward remote, mobile‑first...
Reddit and AI Search Are Reshaping How Brands Get Found
Marketers are shifting focus to niche platforms and AI‑driven search, highlighted by two recent awards: Everso Media as Best Reddit Marketing Agency and Nicely Network as Best AI‑SEO Marketing Agency for 2026. Reddit’s community‑driven content now appears prominently in Google...
Cosco Debuts Beibu Gulf and Middle East Car Carrier Service
Cosco Shipping Car Carriers has launched a monthly ro‑ro liner linking the Beibu Gulf ports of Qinzhou and Nansha with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The service, operated by the vessel Cosco Shengshi, will transport roughly 2,000 commercial vehicles...
2026’s Digital Blueprint: Building Payment Stability in Construction
Late payments remain a chronic issue in construction, with 70% of contractors and subcontractors reporting regular delays that inflate costs and jeopardize projects. The financial strain forces firms to increase bids by roughly 8% and pushes material prices up by...
Gold, Growth, And Getting Better Ft. Ostbye
In this episode, Craig MacBean, President of Ostbye, discusses navigating market volatility, especially with rising gold prices and unpredictable tariffs, while maintaining the core culture of the business after a recent acquisition. He emphasizes the importance of smart operations, leveraging...
Open Source AI News and Analytics Platform Launches
AITools.coffee launched as the most advanced open‑source AI news and analytics platform, aggregating daily metrics such as stars, forks, issues, and commits from thousands of AI repositories. The service goes beyond simple directories by visualizing developer activity, segmenting data by...
Enterprise Technology Buying Shifts Toward Real-World Evaluation as Works360 Expands Global Demo Infrastructure
Works360, a behind‑the‑scenes demo‑infrastructure provider, is now publicly launching its platform that powers real‑world technology evaluation for enterprise buyers. The company offers global logistics, evaluation centers, program orchestration, and analytics to help OEMs and channel partners deliver hands‑on experiences across...
Infor Appoints Geoff Thomas to Lead Asia Pacific and Japan Operations
Infor announced that Geoff Thomas will serve as senior vice president and general manager for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, overseeing strategy and operations across Japan, ANZ, Southeast and North Asia, and India. Thomas, who previously led Qlik’s...
Pinterest Appoints Kecia Steelman to Board of Directors
Pinterest announced that Kecia Steelman, President and CEO of Ulta Beauty, will join its Board of Directors effective February 16, 2026. Steelman brings more than three decades of retail leadership, having overseen Ulta’s growth and held senior roles at Home...
Amid Fundraise Struggles, Neobank Fi Pivots to B2B Offerings
Neobank Fi announced a strategic pivot from its millennial‑focused digital banking model to AI‑driven B2B solutions after encountering fundraising headwinds. The Bengaluru startup has raised roughly $147 million to date and was last valued between $520 million and $550 million. The shift follows...
GARAGE Launches U.K. E-Commerce as Part of International Expansion
GARAGE, the Montreal‑based women’s apparel brand, has launched a dedicated e‑commerce platform for the United Kingdom, offering shipping to all four nations. The digital rollout precedes the opening of its first physical stores on London’s Oxford Street and at Bluewater...
Consumer Insolvencies Reach Second-Highest Annual Level on Record in 2025 as Business Filings Fall
Consumer insolvencies in Canada rose 2.3% in 2025 to 140,457 filings, the second‑highest on record and averaging 385 per day. Household debt hit $2.62 trillion, up 3.4% YoY, while average non‑mortgage debt reached $22,321. Business insolvencies fell 21.8% to 4,840 filings...
Dr. Phone Fix Reports Preliminary 2025 Revenue of $12.1 Million, EBITDA Improvement
Dr. Phone Fix Canada Corp. posted preliminary 2025 results showing revenue of about $12.1 million, a 19% increase over 2024, and adjusted EBITDA rising to roughly $0.6 million. Gross margins remained in the high‑40% range while the store base expanded from 35 to...
Confessions of a Former Saks Designer: ‘If Your Retail Partner Is Knocking You Off, That’s a Red Flag’
Former Saks Fifth Avenue designer Hadley Pollet left the department‑store partnership in 2018 after witnessing buyers request cheap copies of luxury designs and a shift toward an asset‑light, drop‑shipping model. Saks later filed Chapter 11, leaving many boutique vendors uncertain about...
How Mark Essien’s 4-Month Old Product Made $2.3 Million with Less than 30 Customers
Mark Essien’s newest venture, Tripdesk, an AI‑driven travel‑management platform, generated $2.3 million in revenue within four months, serving fewer than 30 enterprise customers and delivering a 30% profit margin. The product grew out of Hotels.ng’s VIP client needs, automating travel requests,...
Find Growth Alpha by Spotting AI’s Bad Advice
I’ve found a new favorite way to use LLMs: Checking for bad advice. Whenever I'm riffing on growth with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and I strongly disagree with a premise, I know I’ve struck gold on both content and execution....
AI Agents Double Deal Volume, Close $2.4M Fast
"How we built $4.8M in pipeline from our AI agents, $2.4M closed already - Deal volume has doubled - Win rate has doubled - Agents work 24x7 - Agents have more context to pull from - $100k deal closed on Saturday" https://t.co/JjohuS42oM
UAE Horizon 2026 to Take Place in Singapore, Spotlighting New Investment Opportunities
The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and TXTK Tax Tech will co‑host the UAE Horizon 2026 roadshow in Singapore on March 8. The invite‑only event targets CEOs, family offices and high‑net‑worth individuals seeking to tap the UAE’s low‑tax environment and free‑zone ecosystem....
Make Cold Requests Count: Profile or Relevant Message
Most cold connection requests say NOTHING. 2 ways to fix this: 1. Don't send a message (let your profile talk) 2. Send something relevant Both take seconds. Neither is ingenuine.
Leadership and Risk Fuel Patriots' 10‑Win Turnaround
I loved this year’s Super Bowl—not just because of the game, but because of the Patriots’ story. I was rooting for the Seahawks (after living in Portland, Oregon, for over two decades), yet I have deep respect for the team...
How a Romanian Startup Found Its Strongest Growth in Latin America
Pluria, a Romanian‑founded hybrid‑work platform, has seen its strongest growth in Latin America, especially Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, with 2025 revenue expanding 2.5 times versus the prior year. The company entered the region opportunistically, bypassing traditional market analysis, and quickly...
Gravity Beats Reach: Redefining B2B Branding in 2026
So - remember those old TomTom ads? “You are not stuck in traffic. You ARE the traffic.” Yeah, well the same applies to the sea of beige B2B content we’re all drowning in. If you’re complaining about "slop" while hitting...
2026 AI Agent Deals: Contracts Over Collaboration?
So we added one new AI Agent to our arsenal this week, and it's a great one, even though it's pretty new. Much more to come. And another? In the end, we decided not to deploy it. What happened? It's...
CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat Partnership
CMA CGM, Marlink, and Eutelsat have signed a multi‑year partnership to equip over 300 CMA CGM vessels with OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity. The rollout will be completed within nine months, using a hybrid LEO/GEO architecture via Marlink’s XChange NextGen edge...
Founders Quitting in AI Era Shows Lack of Resilience
Watching three 3 founder CEOs at $200m+ ARR quit their start-ups the past 2 weeks or so. On the one hand, I get it. Growth way down, no M&A options, it was supposed to get easier at that stage. Now...
Listen First: Buyer‑Centric Sales Beat Product‑Centric Scripts
Most sales processes are built backwards. They are product-centric (inside-out), not buyer-centric (outside-in). And yet, almost every research study shows that top-performing sellers listen more than they talk on the first call. Bottom performers do the opposite. A product-centric sales...
FourKites Launches Loft: AI Platform to Orchestrate Enterprise Systems with Real-World Intelligence
FourKites introduced Loft, an AI orchestration platform that lets enterprises automate workflows across any system using its Sophie AI developer agent. Sophie converts natural‑language operational requirements into production‑ready automations in days, cutting traditional deployment cycles from months. Loft uniquely blends...
LinkedIn Education and Webinars Drive Warm B
Lara Acosta 's 1-person business is about to cross $200k/mo. 0 outbound. 0 cold emails. Here's the breakdown: 1. Education-focused content on Linkedin (positioning) • 2x specific breakdowns (like this one) • 2x broad education on business tips 2. Lead-magnet...
Stop Personalizing, Start Targeting with Insightful Outreach
This is why all of your outbound fails… These messages share three fundamental flaws: 1. They use personalization (that’s also stupid) 2. They are selfish (about them not me) 3. They include no insight Everyone at scale LOVES what I...
Instinctools Adds Palantir Foundry and AIP to Its Enterprise Data and AI Portfolio
Instinctools announced the addition of Palantir Foundry and Palantir AIP to its enterprise data and AI portfolio. The integration gives clients a unified data operating system with built‑in governance, lineage, and integration capabilities. Palantir AIP layers large‑language‑model‑driven agent workflows on...
Pulse Cuts Tech Research From Hours to Minutes
BIG NEWS: I just launched Pulse. The world's first news reader that cuts research from 2 hours to 5 mins👇 As a founder, I was drowning in information: • Scrolling Twitter for hours • Checking 20+ sites for tech news...
AI‑First, Word‑of‑Mouth, Personal Brand: SaaS Survival 2026
It's 2026. If you're a SaaS founder, you're probably screwed. Anything you do that works gets copied, CAC is up, LTV is down. Here are the 7 things I see that ARE working - in a world where most things...
Cineverse Launches Matchpoint® Creative Labs, Leveraging Generative AI to Enable Creative Services for FAST and Ad-Supported Streaming Services
Cineverse has unveiled Matchpoint® Creative Labs, an in‑house agency that delivers motion‑first video advertising for connected TV, FAST and ad‑supported streaming services. The unit blends traditional creative processes with generative AI to produce native‑looking ads, channel IDs and branding assets...
Align Content to Buyer Journey to Drive Pipeline
If your content is getting views without an increase in pipeline for your B2B SaaS, then the reason is simple: You’re not matching what buyers need at each stage of their journey. Here’s what happens: - Snackable LinkedIn posts spark...
AI Agents Let One Operator Replace Entire Growth Team
Jacob Bank runs Relay.app (growing 300%+ YoY) with a few employees and hundreds of AI agents. Most SaaS teams think Product-Led Growth requires: – a full growth squad – endless experiments – complex tooling – months of setup That used...
Datarails Launches Spend Control to Give CFOs Full Visibility on Contracts and Eliminate Zombie Subscriptions
Datarails unveiled Spend Control, an AI‑powered spend‑management platform that uniquely integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The tool creates a centralized contract hub, automatically extracts key terms, benchmarks market alternatives and drafts renewal requests. By flagging duplicate tools and...
Cut Unresolved Decisions, Not Output, to Accelerate Growth
You’re sitting in the meeting. Marketing is running campaigns. Sales is working deals. Product has a roadmap. Everyone is busy. And yet, growth is stalled. No one is slacking. Nothing is obviously broken. So the pressure builds. We need to...
ZeroToOne.AI and Horizon Media Announce AI Partnership to Power Predictive Behavioral Intelligence Within HorizonOS
ZeroToOne.AI and Horizon Media have forged an enterprise partnership to embed ZeroToOne’s proprietary Large Behavioral Model into HorizonOS, the open operating system powering Horizon’s Blu AI‑native marketing intelligence platform. The model claims over 85% accuracy in forecasting real‑world consumer actions,...
Loyyal Launches Perxi AI: A WhatsApp Based AI Agent That Simplifies Loyalty for SMEs
Enterprise SaaS firm Loyyal unveiled Perxi AI, the first AI‑driven loyalty agent that operates entirely within WhatsApp. The solution lets small and medium businesses launch and manage branded loyalty programs instantly at zero cost, eliminating traditional software, staffing, and app‑installation...
Final Seats Open: Join 100 Top Marketing Leaders
Last call: we're at 90% capacity for our Marketing Leadership Retreat next month. Still time to grab tickets if you're interested: March 18-20 in Scottsdale, AZ with 100 CMOs and VPs who understand your world, with plenty of time to...
Bootstrapped $28M ARR with 33‑person Org Chart
$28M ARR with 33 people… $0 in funding. This is the org chart that made it possible: https://t.co/wYZX8rJB2v
IPcook Empowers AI Training Data Acquisition with High-Performance Residential Proxies
IPcook has launched a high‑performance residential proxy service aimed at AI developers needing large, diverse training datasets. The platform delivers over 55 million IPs in 185 locations, with response times under 0.5 seconds and bulk pricing as low as $0.5 per gigabyte....
Marketing Compliance in Cryptocurrency – Lessons for Martech
Cryptocurrency marketers, led by exchanges such as Binance, have made regulatory compliance a core design constraint rather than an after‑thought. By embedding automated approval workflows, jurisdiction‑aware messaging, and transparent disclosures into their martech stacks, they maintain scale while avoiding violations....
Stepan Kazaryan on Search and Trust
Stepan Kazaryan argues that online search has become the primary trust filter, shaping perceptions before any direct interaction. He highlights that credibility now hinges on the structure and consistency of digital signals rather than volume or promotional activity. Neutral, informational...