Articles about sales

Keyplay, a new Seattle startup led by veteran entrepreneur Adam Schoenfeld, raises $3M

Keyplay emerged from stealth mode Wednesday, announcing $3 million in funding and the launch of its subscription-based platform that aggregates… Read More

Seattle startup Falkon, which uses AI to drive sales and marketing decisions, raises $16M

The news: Falkon, a Seattle-based sales and marketing analytics startup, has raised $16 million. The tech: Falkon uses API connections… Read More

Outreach raises $50M as billion-dollar Seattle startup aims to capitalize on remote sales trend

Outreach is putting more fuel in the tank. The Seattle startup, one of a handful of “unicorn” companies in the… Read More

ZoomInfo acquires Komiko, a Seattle-area CRM startup founded by Microsoft veterans

Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing software firm ZoomInfo bought Komiko, a 4-year-old Seattle-area startup that improves the customer relationship management (CRM) process… Read More

Tech Moves: Qumulo taps cloud storage vet to lead marketing; BitTitan adds head of global sales

— Molly Presley will head up product marketing at cloud storage startup Qumulo. Presley brings many years of storage marketing… Read More

Highspot raises $35M to grow AI-fueled sales software used by Amazon, Dropbox, Twitter, others

During the last stretch of a 16-year career at Microsoft, Robert Wahbe was responsible for equipping sales teams with necessary… Read More

LeadScorz raises cash to help marketers analyze sales leads with AI

Seattle-based startup LeadScorz has raised cash to fuel growth of its software that helps marketers improve their lead acquisition process.… Read More

Bizible raises $8.1M to fuel growth of platform that analyzes investment on marketing spend

Bizible is adding some fuel to its fire. The Seattle startup, which helps marketers manage and plan for revenue, today announced… Read More

Amazon is expanding its quirky Treasure Truck, bringing roving deals to these 5 cities

Starting today, the Amazon Treasure Truck is hitting the streets of Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston. Amazon first debuted… Read More

Amazon Treasure Truck set for national expansion, taking flash deals on wheels beyond Seattle

Amazon is teasing plans to expand its Treasure Truck to more U.S. cities, a year-and-a-half after debuting the roving flash sales-mobile in… Read More

Could smart speakers, like Amazon Echo, outpace early iPhone sales?

(Updated at 10:25 a.m. with more accurate iPhone sales numbers and clarification on smart speaker market). Allow me to take… Read More

Polaroid, vinyl…and paperbacks? Bookstore sales are up for the first time in 8 years

The battle between digital and analog is a David and Goliath match. But peddlers of antiquated products do have a… Read More

Avalara vets launch on-demand inside sales platform Banzai

In his previous job as general manager for sales tax automation firm Avalara, Joe Davy observed a recurring problem. It was… Read More

Microsoft’s Minecraft surpasses 100M units sold, second only to Tetris on all-time hit list

Minecraft, the beloved game that Microsoft acquired two years ago, has sold over 100 million copies to date. Microsoft announced… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Fast-growing OfferUp seeks tech talent in the Seattle area

OfferUp, the Seattle-based mobile marketplace challenging Craiglist, is on pace to process over $14 billion worth of transactions this year, and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Viato provides ‘deal escrow’ for product manufacturers and sales partners

During his years as a product executive, Jagan Nemani observed what he calls an “information black hole” between manufacturers and indirect… Read More

Startup Spotlight: SalesPrepper helps sellers target buyers with crowdsourced organizational charts

Michael Chu and Niraj Zaveri were working for SAP when they started to notice a dramatic shift in the world… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Fasterbids crunches price quote data to streamline home improvement sales

Seattle is experiencing an unprecedented sellers market. The region has its lowest inventory of homes for sale in history and last… Read More

Here are 10 tips that will help your startup sell ideas, products in 2015

TEMPE, Ariz. — No matter your profession, it doesn’t hurt to know how to sell. Whether you’re trying to convince someone to… Read More

News Brief

Cha-ching!: U.S. e-commerce sales surpass $300B for the first time in 2014

Amazon wasn’t the only one that finished the year strong. The U.S. Commerce Department released new statistics today showing that e-commerce… Read More

Here are all the crazy gifts everyone bought on Amazon this year

Amazon released its annual post-Christmas holiday sales rundown this morning — the one in which the company makes lots of fun comparisons… Read More

News Brief

Bungie’s Destiny grosses $325M in first five days

We already knew that Destiny, the first-person shooter developed by Bellevue-based Bungie, was off to a hot start with retailers… Read More

Microsoft vets land $3M for Discuzz to help salespeople better communicate with prospects and customers

Discuzz, a Bellevue startup that helps sales professionals communicate more effectively with partners and customers, has raised a $3 million… Read More

Worldwide e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion for first time in 2012

E-commerce sales reached a new milestone in 2012, and we’re not talking millions or billions. Try trillions. According to eMarketer,… Read More