MarTech Minute: Zendesk adds sales suite, Leanplum hires CEO

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MOMENT OF ZEN. CRM provider Zendesk has rolled out a new Sales Suite tool and expanded its Support Suite offerings. The Support Suite has a refreshed design enabling a comprehensive overview of customer communications and new social messaging features. The newly introduced Sales Suite is geared toward team collaboration. Why we care: Being able to combine customer service and sales communications within the CRM platform gives marketers a more holistic view of the customer journey. Source: Zendesk

LEAN IN: Leanplum, a multi-channel customer engagement platform, has raised $27 million in Series D funding and named George Garrick, the former CEO for both IRI and A.C. Nielsen, as its new CEO. The company says the money will go toward product development and go-to-market efforts. Why we care: Leanplum reports it enabled marketers to send more than 150 billion mobile messages last year. With more money now available for product development — and a consumer behavior expert leading the team — the company is positioning itself to be a top customer engagement solution.  Source: Leanplum


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Amy Gesenhues
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Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for Marketing Land, Search Engine Land and MarTech Today. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.

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