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SAS by the Sip: SAS Viya Offers Open APIs to Individual Services in the Cloud

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In recent years, much of the software industry has adopted a subscription model under the label of “Software as a Service” (SaaS). But the triumph of SAS’s pricing approach has been accompanied by new challenges to SAS’s business. In the SAS universe, this is truly revolutionary. It will officially run on Viya once Viya is released.

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LinkedIn Buys Bizo and Oracle Adds Database Services: Everything Is Going According To Plan

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The past week brought two industry announcements: acquisition of Bizo by LinkedIn and new “Data as a Service” offerings from Oracle. The Bizo purchase, priced at $175 million , makes perfect sense. Among other things, the Oracle product will set a benchmark for pricing of similar services by other vendors.

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How Lego Bocks Explain Why Bloomreach Bought Exponea

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They have their sights set on providing a communications layer to support all customer-facing operations, including sales and service. The more practical vision is a platform-centric world where any system can plug into a central platform that provides basic services. Still a suite, but a different kind.

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Engagio Goes Beyond Account Based Marketing to Unify Marketing, Sales, and Service

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Some messages can be automated but most are assigned to human sales or service agents. Pricing will be based on the number of unique "account owners" (as shown in the CRM system) and users. Plays can also include internal communications, tasks, and project checklists that don’t involve an external message.

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How to Assess Marketing Automation Vendor Services Before You Buy - Yet Another Workbook

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Today I’ll describe the other one: evaluating vendor services. The problem with services is simple: you won’t use them until you’ve already bought the product. I wrote yesterday about our new workbook for marketing automation cost estimates. Both are available free at the Raab Guide Web site.

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In a World Run by AI, The Best Data Wins

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If you consider the true commodity industries, such as telecommunications, air travel, hotels, and financial services, what makes customers loyal to one or another provider is rarely the actual product or price. As a baseline, customers expect reasonable service, delivered pleasantly. Rather, it’s the way they are treated.

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HubSpot Expands Its Services But Stays Focused on Small Business

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Choices will be based on individual features and supporting services. In general, though, HubSpot’s growth strategy seems to rely more on expanding services than features. One aspect of service is consulting support. One aspect of service is consulting support. So far, HubSpot’s strategy has been working quite nicely.