The Virtuous Cycle of PPC and SEO
Many companies ask the question “Should I do PPC or SEO first?” Our own Dan Tisser wrote a cogent argument for why PPC should be the last layer you build into your online marketing strategy. While I agree with him, I think PPC and SEO can be used together both at the beginning of the [...]
Friday’s Feature: Workday Release 10 Moves Users One Step Closer To ERP Replacement
Workday Continues To Pioneer SaaS Success In The Enterprise Founded by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri in March 2005, Workday has grown the company to over 135 customers with 80+ companies in production, 17 enterprise payroll companies, and over 400 employees in 50 countries worldwide. Key industries include services, technology, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and [...]
Microsoft: Back In The Mix. Developers, Developers, Developers Reprised
When you attend a conference there is always a danger of going native, enjoying the Cool-Aid a little too much, so it pays to give it a couple of days before commenting. I wasn’t able to make Microsoft MIX this time around but I did follow it on the web. Unless I am much mistaken, [...]
Expand Accredited Investor Class, Not Shrink It.
There is a banking reform bill working through Congress… in case you hadn’t noticed. Fred Wilson points out, rightly so, that the banking reform does a lot more than just reform banking rules, it goes to the very heart of who can invest in non-banking activities and how. 1) Changing the definition of a “qualified [...]
Salesforce.com Is Into SAP – Ask FinancialForce
I ran across this rather interesting press release this morning from TMCNet saying: “FinancialForce.com Announces Out-of-the-Box SAP Integration for Sharing Financial Data.” All I have to say in this case is kudos to a. salesforce.com b. and especially FinancialForce.com. This is not an insignificant integration when it comes to the evolution of salesforce.com in particular. [...]
Friday Morning Green Numbers round-up 03/26/2010
Here is this Friday’s Green Numbers round-up: GE Announces Major European Offshore Wind Expansion with a Planned €340 Million Investment for Manufacturing, Engineering and Service Facilities in Four Countries GE today announced plans to invest approximately €340 million to develop or expand its wind turbine manufacturing, engineering and service facilities in four European countries—the United [...]
Friday Rant: Should Finance Own P2P?
In this rant, I’ll purposely be contrarian. In 99% of organizations today, procurement owns the P2P technology platform, perhaps in collaboration with IT (or at least the first “P” in it). The second “P,” if it exists in a technology-automated manner…
