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8 sales automation apps that will bring your leads to life

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Business Apps

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How much time does your sales force actually spend selling? According to CSO Insights, this figure resides at a lowly 37 percent. The reality is that sales reps are often burdened with cumbersome administrative tasks, such as data entry and managing their pipeline. But the pay off for automating these processes is significant, with the same CSO Insights study suggesting that increasing selling time to more than 45 percent would mean that, on average, seven percent more of your reps would hit or exceed quota. The importance, then, of sales force automation software, is clear in terms of improving selling…

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Get a lifetime subscription to premium responsive WordPress themes for just $49

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers, TNWDeals

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WordPress is one of the most powerful, versatile and flexible content management systems around, making it a great choice for every kind of Web project, from blogs to creative portfolios to corporate sites to online communities to boutique stores. With this collection of 95 premium themes, your site will perfectly showcase your brand and draw your visitors in. Each one of these meticulously detailed themes are fully responsive so they’ll look great on desktops and mobile devices. They’re also optimized for maximum visibility on search engines, and include video instructions for setting up and customizing your theme to suit your…

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ViralNova has been acquired by Zealot Networks: What happens next will shock you…

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 1:08 pm
Posted In: acquisitions, Around the Web, clickbait, Insider, ViralNova, Zealot Networks

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If you spend any time on social media, particularly Facebook, you’ll have come across ViralNova, which has just been acquired by Zealot Networks. The social content site is a dominant force in finding and repackaging stories for clicks. But both the site’s creator, Scott DeLong, and its new parent company – led by Danny Zappin, a former YouTube star turned Maker Studios co-founder (who did well from Disney’s $500m acquisition of the firm) – balk at the term ‘clickbait’, which has stuck to ViralNova from the start. But it’s hard for a property described by New York magazine as the city’s “most cynical,…

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Pornhub’s $1,000 TwerkingButt promises VR porn and the decline of human civilization

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 12:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, porn, Pornhub, Shareables, TwerkingButt, VR

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Twerk is in the dictionary now and Pornhub wants the TwerkingButt to be in your bedroom. The vaguely horrifying, hi-tech vibrating sex toy is a pretend posterior that will cost up to $1,000 and comes with a VR headset and companion apps for iOS and Android. “We can barely contain our excitement for the new TwerkingButt,” says Corey Price, Pornhub’s Vice President, showing the kind of disregard for carefully phrased statements you’d expect from a man promoting a technologically advanced take on the gloryhole. TwerkingButt – it’s actually quite difficult to keep typing that name – will “provide the ultimate experience…

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The future of flat design

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, design, Design & Dev, flat design, Future

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Despite its sudden popularity, flat design is not just some fly-by-night trend. It’s a substantial approach to Web design that’s rooted in practicality, and necessity. The balance between aesthetics and usability reflected in flat design 2.0 demonstrates that the principles behind the philosophy have true staying power. Photo credit: Reebok But how does it work? What gives it its magic? In this piece, we’re going to crack the face of flat design and see what makes it tick. We’ll analyze the core techniques and explore which techniques will carry over into the future. What’s Inside the Flat Design Toolbox The…

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