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Bynder, GatherContent | March 07, 2022
Bynder, the global leader in digital asset management (DAM), has acquired GatherContent, a Content Operations platform, to expand its footprint in the digital ecosystem and provide a comprehensive platform for delivering content that creates powerful digital experiences. With the acquisition of GatherContent, Bynder will add collaborative workflow and editorial processes for content creation capabilities to its unique, centralized platform to empower teams across industries to easily manage the entire content creation lifecycle—from visual production, through text creation into approved structured content ready for distribution to all channels across an omnichannel strategy.
Even as the demand for content has dramatically increased in the past few years, recent research shows that 60 percent of marketers either had no content marketing strategy or had one that was completely undocumented. This acquisition will help customers meet the need to create and assemble growing volumes of text and creative content to support omnichannel consumer buying journeys. Creating that journey requires a holistic view of content with a combination of text, images, and more structured into a cohesive story. While DAM is the single source of truth for storing, categorizing, and serving digital creative assets, the editorial process for content creation has historically taken place outside of that ecosystem.
“Working within a secure environment is paramount,” said Joy Price, Head of Digital Marketing at Howard Kennedy & GatherContent Customer Advisory Board member. “However, for a marketing team focussing on podcast and video production, the speed at which we can share large files is prohibitive. A solution that can combine content and large asset sharing is very attractive.”
GatherContent helps stakeholders across the process make sure content gets created, reviewed, and approved as quickly as possible. Uniting GatherContent and Bynder DAM removes the silos between content operations and DAM and offers marketers:
A centralized platform for content teams to collaborate on creating structured content combining text and digital assets
The ability to use templates and reusable components to scale up production of text content
Custom workflows, allowing teams to maintain confidence in the quality of content as they scale up
The capability to deliver content towards all channels used for your customer experience
Based in the United Kingdom, GatherContent currently serves 1,100 customers, including Intel, NHS, Volkswagen, Vanguard, VMLY&R. As part of Bynder’s commitment to investing in other European-grown technology companies to serve a global customer base, GatherContent will be a standalone product within the Bynder product portfolio as GatherContent by Bynder.
“When Bynder looked at ways we could further expand our footprint and enable our customers across the entire creation and distribution lifecycle, GatherContent rose to the top,” said Bob Hickey, CEO of Bynder.
“When Bynder looked at ways we could further expand our footprint and enable our customers across the entire creation and distribution lifecycle, GatherContent rose to the top,” said Bob Hickey, CEO of Bynder. “The powerful combination of DAM and Content Operations will make a measurable impact allowing brands to execute with speed and accuracy in a complex digital economy. Alice Deer is an exceptional leader and role model for women in technology who founded and built a world class business. Alice in her new role will lead our strategy on scaling content operations for our combined 3200+ customers.”
“I’m so proud of what this next chapter will bring for GatherContent, and how it positions Bynder to solve the wider Content Operations problem,” said Alice Deer, CEO of GatherContent. “During the past decade at GatherContent, we focused on creating a platform that brings together people, process and technology to improve their Content Operations. Now we are elevating that vision and enabling teams to collaborate on creating structured content, enabling mission critical KPIs like content time to market, content SLAs and content readiness - across all of their channels and content types. I look forward to continuing to drive forward this vision within Bynder, alongside Angus Edwardson, GatherContent’s co-founder, who will join as Technical Director.”
About Bynder
Bynder is a global leader in digital asset management (DAM), providing brands with the most powerful creative content engine to deliver personalized digital experiences. A scalable SaaS solution recognized for its intuitive user experience, Bynder helps more than 1.4M users across over 2200 organizations, including Spotify, Puma, and Icelandair, provide the right, on-brand assets across the enterprise. Founded in 2013, Bynder has since grown to over 450 employees in seven offices around the globe, including the Netherlands, USA, Spain, UK and UAE. The company is backed by Insight Partners. For more information, visit www.bynder.com.
About GatherContent
GatherContent is a Content Operations platform that brings together people, process and technology. GatherContent has helped thousands of businesses save time and money, improve content quality, and reduce regulatory risk. The platform replaces the broken status quo of docs, spreadsheets, shared drives, and emails. These tools weren't designed to manage high volume content production and workflow when many stakeholders are involved. Recognized as a Content Distribution Leader, Creation High Performer in G2's Summer 2021 report, GatherContent is free to try, quick to set up and very easy to use. Learn more at https://gathercontent.com.
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ZoomInfo | December 21, 2021
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: ZI), a global leader in modern go-to-market software, data, and intelligence, today announced that it has earned the top spot on a company record-tying 27 grids in G2’s Winter 2022 Grid Reports.
This is the second time ZoomInfo has placed No. 1 in 27 categories. The company has led 18 different grids for at least six consecutive quarters, including the overall Buyer Intent Data Tools category along with the top spot in every Lead Capture, Lead Intelligence, Market Intelligence, and Marketing Account Intelligence category.
“We’re thrilled to see our customers are as enthusiastic about ZoomInfo as we are,” said Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo Founder and CEO. “These reviews from G2 fuel our motivation to continue growing and supporting the best possible products so our customers have the tools they need to succeed.”
ZoomInfo continued its market leadership, as it was listed for the seventh straight quarter as the No. 1 Enterprise solution in all three of the Sales Intelligence, Market Intelligence, and Marketing Account Intelligence sections. Also of note:
ZoomInfo has collected at least 26 No. 1 rankings in each of the last four Grid Reports.
ZoomInfo improved or matched its ranking on all 43 grids from last quarter.
ZoomInfo returned to the No. 1 spot on the overall Sales Intelligence grid, surpassing LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
ZoomInfo maintained the top spot in both the overall and mid-market grids of Marketing Account Intelligence for the 16th consecutive quarter.
ZoomInfo was named the No. 1 Enterprise solution in six different sections.
39 of ZoomInfo’s 43 rankings were in the top-two on their grid.
The Winter 2022 Grid® Reports are based on G2’s unique algorithm, which calculates customer satisfaction and market presence scores in real-time. Based on user reviews and data aggregated from online sources and social networks, ZoomInfo’s high placement in these categories underscores the ways in which best-in-class data feeds every step of a sales and marketing professional’s workflow, and reveals the need for an automated pathway to go-to-market intelligence.
No. 1 Placements (27)
Lead Capture
Lead Capture: Enterprise
Lead Capture: Mid-Market
Lead Capture: Small Business
Lead Intelligence
Lead Intelligence: Enterprise
Lead Intelligence: Mid-Market
Lead Intelligence: Small Business
Market Intelligence
Market Intelligence: Enterprise
Market Intelligence: Mid-Market
Market Intelligence: Small Business
Marketing Account Intelligence
Marketing Account Intelligence: Enterprise
Marketing Account Intelligence: Mid-Market
Marketing Account Intelligence: Small Business
Email Verification
Email Verification: Mid-Market
Email Verification: Small Business
Lead Mining
Lead Mining: Mid-Market
Lead Mining: Small Business
Buyer Intent Data Tools
Buyer Intent Data Tools: Mid-Market
Sales Intelligence
Sales Intelligence: Enterprise
Account Data Management: Enterprise
No. 2 Placements (12)
AI Sales Assistant
AI Sales Assistant: Enterprise
AI Sales Assistant: Mid-Market
AI Sales Assistant: Small Business
Account Data Management
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Visitor Identification
Visitor Identification: Mid-Market
Recruiting Automation: Small Business
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Recruiting Automation
Recruiting Automation: Enterprise
Recruiting Automation: Mid-Market
Visitor Identification: Small Business
No. 1 Placements by Quarter
Winter 2022: 27
Fall 2021: 26
Summer 2021: 27
Spring 2021: 26
Winter 2021: 22
Fall 2020: 19
Summer 2020: 10
Spring 2020: 7
Winter 2020: 8
Fall 2019: 8
Summer 2019: 5
Spring 2019: 5
Winter 2019: 3
About ZoomInfo
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: ZI) is a leader in modern go-to-market software, data, and intelligence for more than 25,000 companies worldwide. The ZoomInfo platform empowers business-to-business sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals to hit their number by pairing best-in-class technology with unrivaled data coverage, accuracy, and depth of company and contact information. With integrations embedded into workflows and technology stacks, including the leading CRM, Sales Engagement, Marketing Automation, and Talent Management applications, ZoomInfo drives more predictable, accelerated, and sustainable growth for its customers. ZoomInfo emphasizes GDPR and CCPA compliance. In addition to creating the industry’s first proactive notice program, the company is a registered data broker with the states of California and Vermont. Read about ZoomInfo’s commitment to compliance, privacy, and security. For more information about our leading go-to-market software, data, and intelligence, and how they help sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals, please visit www.zoominfo.com.
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SugarCRM | February 22, 2022
SugarCRM today announced it has been named “Best CRM Platform” by CX Today, in its inaugural CX Awards program honoring forward-thinking vendors that bring trailblazing visions of customer experience to life. Winners were announced Feb. 17 during an online awards ceremony.
CX Today received hundreds of entrants across each of their ten award categories, and noted that finalists and winners have gone above and beyond to pave paths to CX excellence. Winners were selected by a panel of distinguished CX analysts, practitioners, and thought leaders.
According to CX Today, “CX is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Low-code, AI-infused innovations are powering a digital revolution, which is taking the industry by storm. Not resting on their laurels, innovative technology providers strive to keep up with the fast-paced expectations of modern customers. In doing so, they enable their clients to harness new capabilities that differentiate customer experiences.”
The Sugar platform enables businesses to create profitable customer relationships by delivering highly relevant and personalized CX throughout the customer journey. With SugarPredict, sales, marketing, and customer service professionals can work smarter, not longer, with machine learning and predictive analytics improving the odds of success.
“We are honored to be named ‘Best CRM Platform’ in CX Today’s inaugural CX Awards,” said Christian Wettre, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sugar Platform, SugarCRM.
“We are honored to be named ‘Best CRM Platform’ in CX Today’s inaugural CX Awards,” said Christian Wettre, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sugar Platform, SugarCRM. “This recognition underscores our commitment to reduce the heavy administrative burden CRM applications place on sales and marketing personnel by letting the platform do the work to eliminate blind spots, busy work, and roadblocks.”
About SugarCRM
SugarCRM is how marketing, sales, and service teams finally get a clear picture of each customer to help businesses reach new levels of performance and predictability. Sugar is the CRM platform that makes the hard things easier.
Thousands of companies in over 120 countries rely on Sugar to achieve high-definition CX by letting the platform do the work. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Sugar is backed by Accel-KKR.
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Demandbase | June 09, 2022
Demandbase, the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands, today announces the newly launched Demandbase Data (D2) Labs. Known for its industry-leading ideas, the company created D2 Labs to drive B2B data innovation and help organizations embrace the power of Account Intelligence. Customers can now engage with Demandbase's data experts and data scientists directly to turn their incomplete, inactionable data into revenue-generating insights.
Services such as ICPaaS provide a customized "data as a service" to help companies identify the best accounts within their ideal customer profile (ICP). This particular service draws on insights from installed technologies, intent, skills, job openings, renewal dates and other attributes to identify the right accounts to go after. This is just one example of how D2 Labs can help solve one-of-a-kind business challenges using data-driven insights.
"If you don't understand your prospective customer's existing technologies and problems, you can't become their true trusted advisor. It's that simple... Demandbase Data Labs gives us the insights we need to become trusted advisors," Makoto Ishizaka, go-to-market and strategic initiative lead, Microsoft.
"If you don't understand your prospective customer's existing technologies and problems, you can't become their true trusted advisor. It's that simple... Demandbase Data Labs gives us the insights we need to become trusted advisors," Makoto Ishizaka, go-to-market and strategic initiative lead, Microsoft.
D2 Labs works with Demandbase clients by gathering their inputs and overlaying Demandbase's Account Intelligence. By leveraging Demandbase D2 Labs' proprietary machine learning models, we're able to show our clients which of their prospects have the highest likelihood of becoming customers and being in the market to buy their product or service.
"The right data at the right time, analyzed in the right way, can create astonishing results. Organizations that adopt the use of data in this way could see an increase in profit of multiple millions of dollars," says Meetul Shah, general manager, Data Cloud at Demandbase. "Many smart B2B leaders don't know how to take action on their data even when it's high-quality. D2 Labs upends this status quo, providing customers with top tier data and the knowledge of how to use it to shape business decisions. It's empowering top companies to equip their sales and marketing teams with highly focused data at their fingertips, and unlock extreme revenue potential as a result. This is what so many organizations have been waiting for, and we're thrilled that it's here."
D2 Labs combines Demandbase's Account Intelligence with specialty datasets, coupled with customers' raw data, and then turns it into actionable insights that can be applied immediately. By gaining access to the Demandbase data science team, B2B companies will be able to model their data like true experts and solve their most complex data needs.
To learn more about D2 Labs and get pricing, please visit https://www.demandbase.com/solutions/data-cloud/d2-labs.
About Demandbase
Demandbase is Smarter GTM™ for B2B brands. We help marketing and sales teams spot the juiciest opportunities earlier and progress them faster by injecting Account Intelligence into every step of the buyer journey and orchestrating every action. For more information about Demandbase, visit www.demandbase.com.
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