Today's B2B Growth Pulse

RSA America teams with AWG to bring digital commerce to 1,100 independent grocers
RSA America announced a strategic partnership with food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) to deploy its integrated digital commerce and retail media platform across AWG’s network of more than 1,100 independent grocery members and 3,500 stores. The solution equips retailers with enterprise‑grade tools for loyalty programs, e‑commerce, mobile apps and AI‑driven shopper insights, aiming to boost digital sales for independent stores.
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RingCentral Recognized as a Top Provider in Metrigy’s 2025 MetriStar UCaaS Report
RingCentral has been named a Top Provider in Metrigy’s 2025 MetriStar UCaaS Report, one of only three vendors to achieve this distinction. The company earned the highest overall customer sentiment score and outperformed peers in voice quality, security, value, analytics, AI capabilities, and ease of use. It also recorded the strongest productivity improvements, revenue gains, and second‑best cost savings among surveyed IT leaders. The findings are based on a survey of 775 global IT decision‑makers evaluating real‑world outcomes.
AI Is the Ultimate Advantage—Learn It Now
Thanks to the ubiquity of AI, this is the last great advantage. It's one of the best ways to increase your value and success everywhere you show up, so why aren't we investing in learning it way MORE than we...

New Intuit Mailchimp Report Reveals What Marketers Overlook at the Opt-In Moment and Why It Matters
Intuit Mailchimp’s new “Art of the Opt‑In” report reveals that most marketers misjudge consumer willingness to share data, leading to low‑quality email and SMS lists. Only a third of marketers rate their lists as very high quality, and merely 8%...

Repario Launches New Brand, Website, Services, Technologies and Educational Content
Repario, an agile legal services firm, unveiled a refreshed brand, new website, and expanded service portfolio that stress human‑powered collaboration. The rollout introduces Infrastructure as a Service, Managed and Advisory offerings, plus two proprietary tech tools—Pulse Portal for Relativity management...

BPX Optimizes Resource Utilization with WalkMe’s Software Usage Analytics and Process Intelligence
BPX, a global process‑consulting firm, has integrated WalkMe’s Software Usage Analytics and Process Intelligence into its service portfolio. The platform provides real‑time visibility into how employees interact with enterprise applications, exposing usage patterns and workflow bottlenecks. Leveraging these insights, BPX...

ID.me Appoints Former State Executive and Government Modernization Leader Mitch Melis as Field CTO, Public Sector
ID.me announced the appointment of Mitch Melis as Field Chief Technology Officer for the public sector. Melis will act as a trusted advisor to government agencies, helping them scale digital identity solutions while meeting compliance and fraud‑prevention requirements. He brings...
Perfection Paralyzes; Launch Fast, Iterate, Succeed
I'm thoroughly convinced that "perfect" is the enemy of success. It's just a fancy way to stall. And it crushes so many people. They sit around: - Tweaking fonts - Changing colors - Selecting new tools I call it "Rocking...
Noah Taps Sumsub for Reusable KYC
Financial infrastructure firm Noah has teamed up with identity‑verification specialist Sumsub to embed a reusable KYC framework across its platform. The integration enables users verified by any of Sumsub’s 4,000+ partner institutions to onboard on Noah‑powered wallets, exchanges and payment...

Salesforce Survey Reveals AI Is the #2 Growth Tactic for 2026 as Irish Sales Teams Turn to Agents
Salesforce’s State of Sales survey of over 4,000 reps, including 100 in Ireland, shows AI agents are the second‑most important growth tactic for 2026. In Ireland, 87% of sales organisations already use AI for tasks such as prospecting and forecasting,...

Prolisto Officially Launches Prolisto Lite, a Free AI-Powered Web App for Creating eBay Listings From Product Photos
Prolisto has launched Prolisto Lite, a free AI‑powered web app that creates eBay listings from a single product photo. The Image‑to‑Listing engine generates a search‑optimized title, detailed description and item specifics without relying on barcodes or catalog data. It supports...
Employee‑Created Video Boosts ROI: 2.5×
If you ever needed convincing that people-powered marketing is the way forward in 2026, check out this article from Lindsey Brummer . Packed full of latest insights from LinkedIn , she walks you through why people are better influencers than...

How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI
In this episode, Matt Spiegel, founder and CEO of Lawmatics, walks through how his vertical SaaS company scaled to $12M ARR by focusing on high ARPU, agentic AI, and disciplined capital strategies. He shares tactics for acquiring the first 100...

Catalyst IQ Unveils Intelligent SEO/AEO Technology to Increase Automotive AI Search Results
Catalyst IQ introduced an AI‑focused SEO, AEO and GEO platform at the NADA convention, targeting automotive dealers. The solution uses real‑time market intelligence to match keywords with actual inventory and local demand, updating content as AI‑driven search trends evolve. Powered...

Fitch Solutions Delivers AI-Ready Credit Data on Snowflake Marketplace
Fitch Solutions has partnered with Snowflake to list its credit intelligence and loan‑level performance datasets on the Snowflake Marketplace. The initial offering includes Fitch Ratings data and dv01 benchmarks for U.S. auto, consumer unsecured, and non‑agency RMBS sectors, with more...

Similarweb and Bloomberg Expand Data Available on the Bloomberg Terminal
Similarweb’s premium digital performance metrics are now embedded in Bloomberg Terminal’s Alternative Data Analytics Platform (ALTD ). Bloomberg selected Similarweb as its premium alternative data provider, delivering near‑real‑time signals such as unique visitors, average visit duration, bounce rate and page...

ParaScript® Launches Professional Services Division
ParaScript, an AI‑driven document processing firm, announced the creation of a Professional Services division dedicated to guiding customers through deployment, integration, and optimization of its technology. The unit targets data‑intensive sectors such as financial services and BPO, offering implementation management,...

Samsung Ads Expands Integration with Amazon DSP Into Europe
Samsung Ads announced that its premium Samsung TV Plus inventory is now available to marketers through Amazon DSP across Europe, extending the existing U.S. and Canada integration. Samsung TV Plus, the free ad‑supported streaming service on Samsung Smart TVs, serves...

Revolut Business Launches Full-Suite Merchant Acquiring Product in Australia
Revolut Business has introduced a full‑suite merchant acquiring platform in Australia, allowing companies to run payments end‑to‑end on a single system. The service offers 24‑hour settlement, including weekends, and supports fund holding in more than 30 currencies. Merchants can use...

Hey Papi Promotions Launches AI Marketing Services to Help Businesses and Organizations Get Discovered on AI Platforms
Hey Papi Promotions, an award‑winning Christian digital agency, announced AI Marketing Services designed to make businesses, churches, nonprofits and event organizers discoverable on AI chatbot platforms such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. The offering blends ethical, values‑driven marketing...

Marketers Have the Data. Audience+ Finally Puts It to Work.
Stirista launched Audience+, a next‑generation audience platform that consolidates first‑party data, third‑party identity graph information, and website interactions into a single workspace. The tool offers real‑time audience building, multichannel activation and built‑in compliance safeguards, aiming to eliminate data silos that...
Finnish Startup Optivian Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed to Turn AI Into a Sales Execution Workforce
Finnish startup Optivian secured $2 million in a pre‑seed round led by Failup Ventures and AI veteran Tero Ojanperä. The company is building an agentic AI platform that autonomously handles execution‑heavy B2B sales tasks, from business‑case creation to next‑best‑action recommendations. Early...

CoSchedule Expands Social Media Management Capabilities With Mobile Publishing To Every Network
CoSchedule has upgraded its mobile app to let users publish content to every major social network, adding support for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Mastodon, and Google My Business. The enhancements mirror the desktop experience, offering improved previews, color‑coded labels, first‑comment insertion,...

Fasoo Advances Personal Data Protection with AI-Powered Detection and Encryption
Fasoo unveiled an AI‑driven personal data protection suite combining Fasoo Data Radar and Fasoo AI‑R Privacy. The solution moves beyond keyword scans, using context‑aware models to detect PII across unstructured formats with fewer false positives. Detected data is automatically encrypted,...

IFS Nexus Black Launches Resolve for Utilities
IFS unveiled Nexus Black Resolve for Utilities at DISTRIBUTECH International 2026, extending its Field Service Management platform with industrial‑AI capabilities. The solution tackles utility pain points such as workforce shortages, aging assets, and extreme‑weather events through intelligent crew call‑outs, mutual‑aid...

Dokie AI Launches Enhanced AI Presentation Maker for More Professional, Polished Slides
Dokie AI unveiled an upgraded AI Presentation Maker that promises faster slide generation, smoother transitions, and more professional formatting. The new AI PPT Maker transforms text or documents into structured decks while preserving user control over design. Enhanced workflow features...

Tencent Cloud EdgeOne Launches Free AI Crawler Control: Empowering Developers to Reclaim Content Sovereignty
Tencent Cloud EdgeOne has rolled out its Basic Bot Management suite to all users, including those on the free tier, introducing AI Crawler Control and a CAPTCHA Page. The AI Crawler Control leverages continuous User‑Agent recognition to detect and act...

Vizrt Revolutionizes Corporate Communications With AI-Powered Augmented Reality in Zoom
Vizrt has launched InteractifAI and CaptivAIte, two AI‑driven tools that embed broadcast‑quality graphics and augmented‑reality visuals directly into Zoom Meetings and Zoom Rooms. The solutions let users overlay branded graphics, live data, QR codes and AR elements onto participant video...

The Social Outfit CEO on Building Commercial Success Through an Ethical Model
The Social Outfit, a Sydney‑based fashion brand that blends charity, retail and manufacturing, employs refugee and migrant women while operating its own workroom and stores. CEO Amy Low is adding commercial systems—cash handling, sourcing, inventory controls—to a model that has...

ARC ‘Thrilled’ to Launch After Seven-Year Merger Effort
The Australian Retail Council (ARC) officially launched on February 4, merging the Australian Retailers Association and the National Retail Association after a seven‑year consolidation effort. Members approved the merger with 92.7% support and the Fair Work Commission gave its sign‑off...
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AI‑Powered SaaStr: 47% Revenue Rise, 3‑Person Team
We've spent the last year rebuilding SaaStr with 20+ AI agents. Revenue is up 47%. Team down to 3 humans. It's been the most intense learning curve of my career. I'm sharing all of it at SaaStr AI 2026. May...

Digital Bank Revolut Adds Business Payments Features for Australia Market
Revolut Business has rolled out a full suite of account‑to‑account, online and in‑person payment capabilities for Australian merchants. The launch follows a 235% surge in monthly transaction volume on the platform over the past year. A Revolut‑conducted survey found 83%...
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GrowthRise Mastermind Recap Feb 3, 2026
The GrowthRise Mastermind on February 3, 2026 highlighted three core challenges for B2B marketers: low demo show‑up rates, confusion between demand generation and capture, and inefficient platform spending. Experts advised retargeting engaged audiences, layering educational content before live demos, and separating US‑Canada...
Fix Upstream Processes, Not Churn Dashboards
You already know what needs to change. You've known for a while. You keep searching for justification to not act. You just keep listening to podcasts hoping someone will tell you something different. Founder talks about building unicorns. He says...
LinkedIn Shares Key Trends in B2B Marketing
LinkedIn’s latest B2B marketing report highlights a shift toward human‑centric content, emphasizing video, events, and creator‑driven storytelling. The platform reports that 75% of decision‑makers view thought‑leadership pieces as more trustworthy than traditional product materials. Employee advocacy amplifies reach, with staff...
Marketing Inflation Is Real: Insights From Omar Akhtar
Marketing inflation is real. Great clip via Omar Akhtar on... The Transaction
Revenue Marketing VP Replaces Demand Generation as B2B Priority
The hottest job in B2B marketing right now is the VP of Revenue Marketing. Two years ago this would have been VP of Demand Generation. In just the past week I've talked to four CMOs who are prioritizing a VP...
JPLoft Expands Mobile App Development Services to Meet Growing Digital Demand
JPLoft announced an expansion of its mobile app development services, emphasizing scalable architecture, AI/ML integration, and industry‑specific solutions. The new portfolio adds native iOS/Android, cross‑platform, and progressive web app capabilities built on cloud‑native, microservices and API‑first principles. JPLoft targets high‑growth...
Too Many AI Tools Overwhelm Buyers, Stalling Adoption
One thing that’s interesting in the AI Apps world these days - everyone competes with everyone. And for customers, it's confusing to figure out the right approach. For example, if you're trying to grow your pipeline, do you? * Buy an AI...
Index Slumps, 24 of 25 Stocks Tumble, Palantir Sole Gainer
📊 https://t.co/D1x4RaX5t7 Market Pulse - Tue, Feb 3 The https://t.co/D1x4RaX5t7 Index experienced a brutal trading session on February 3, 2026, with 24 of 25 stocks declining and an average drop of -6.44%. Only Palantir managed to post gains at +4.70%, while...
PayPoint’s Merchant Rentals Taps EIT to Expand Payment Terminal Options
Merchant Rentals, a PayPoint Group subsidiary, has signed a strategic partnership with European Information Technology (EIT) to broaden its payment‑terminal portfolio. The collaboration adds vendor‑agnostic devices from Castles, PAX and Verifone to Merchant Rentals’ financing catalogue, giving merchants greater choice....
2026 B2B Conference Guide: AI, Privacy, RevOps, Sustainability
As B2B marketers, we’re constantly challenged to generate new ideas and stay up to date with the latest trends. The landscape shifts rapidly — new strategies, tools, and technologies are always emerging. Attending marketing conferences, places you right in front...
Persuasion Thrives on Flipping Between Reality and Vision
The most powerful persuasion “engine” isn’t information. It’s not just a story, either. Instead, it’s something most people never even think of. In a sales presentation, your job is to moveyour prospectsbetween two points: 1. What is (the current reality)...
Basware Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Basware announced the appointment of Kira Mondrus as its new Chief Marketing Officer, joining the executive team reporting to CEO Jason Kurtz. Mondrus brings over 20 years of B2B technology marketing experience, most recently scaling Tricentis from $13 million to more than $500 million in...
AI Agents Will Replace SaaS Revenue Streams
All SaaS revenue is trending to zero. AI agent revenue will take over. You’re better off giving SaaS away for free today as lead magnets and then upselling product qualified leads to managed AI agents where you have forward deployed engineers...
Uneven Chocolate Bars Symbolize Cocoa Industry Inequality
I'm in Brussels maneuvering between people as I meander down the aisles of booths at the conference tradeshow. I'd just had coffee with someone who caught me as I stepped off stage. That's when I bumped up against the Tony's...
Privy Acquires Sendlane to Strengthen Its Position as an Ecommerce Growth Platform
Privy announced the acquisition of Sendlane, an email and SMS marketing platform, to strengthen its unified ecommerce growth solution. The deal follows Privy’s 2023 purchase of Emotive and builds on a client base of more than 6,000 brands. Privy reports...
Revive Stale Marketing: Fresh Ideas with Mike Stelzner
Has your marketing become boring and repetitive? Has your team stopped suggesting new and interesting ideas? I break down why (and how to fix it) in this interview with Michael (Mike) Stelzner on the Social Media Marketing Podcast from Social...
Momentus Technologies Announces AI-Powered Platform Enhancements for Venue and Event Operations
Momentus Technologies unveiled three AI‑driven upgrades—Ask Mo, Momentus Analytics, and Smart Imports—to streamline venue and event operations. The tools aim to cut manual effort, accelerate insight delivery, and improve data accuracy across the event lifecycle. The enhancements arrive after a...

Cooler Co. Moves Manufacturing to Canada
Cooler Co., a fast‑growing Canadian yerba mate and kombucha brand, has shifted all manufacturing to Canada, consolidating kombucha brewing in Coquitlam, B.C., and yerba mate production at National Dry in Toronto, Ontario. The move eliminates cross‑border logistics, cuts unit costs,...