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October 15, 2019

Tricks for Selling Tech to SMBs

Technology companies would do a much better job of selling their services to small businesses if they would keep things simple and treat SMBs more like consumers. This is one of the leading insights from a recent article on selling tech to SMBs by the consulting firm AT Kearney. The article mirrors much of what…

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

October 9, 2019

35% of the U.S. Workforce Now Freelances

Data Scout is LSA’s series that curates and draws meaning from third-party data. Running semi-weekly, it adds an analytical layer to the industry data that we encounter in daily knowledge building. For LSA original data, see the separate Modern Commerce Monitor™️ series. The share of the U.S. workforce whose livelihood comes from contract work continues…

Contributed by: Mike Boland

September 29, 2019

ICYMI: What’s New in SMB Tech

“ICYMI (in case you missed it) What’s New in SMB SaaS” is a periodic series on LSA Insider that curates and offers brief commentary on recent events related to the emerging SMB SaaS ecosystem that you may have overlooked. This week we feature Vendasta, Spotzer, Yoco, and Thryv. South Africa’s Yoco Rolls Out New “Card…

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

September 26, 2019

Fundbox’s Opportunity Goes Way Beyond SaaS

Back in June, at our Localogy Engage event in the Washington D.C., area, one session really stood out at the event because of the size and scale of the opportunity it revealed. That session featured Fundbox’s Head of Brand and Product Marketing, Greg Powell. We knew Fundbox was a company to follow since our good…

Contributed by: Neal Polachek

September 20, 2019

ICYMI: What’s New in SMB Tech

“ICYMI (in case you missed it) What’s New in SMB SaaS” is a periodic series on LSA Insider that curates and offers brief commentary on recent events related to the emerging SMB SaaS ecosystem that you may have overlooked. This week we look at development at Postmates, Grab, GoCardless, and Thryv. On-demand delivery platform…

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

September 17, 2019

Is There a Market Gap for a ‘Slack For Non-Desk Workers?’

Data Scout is LSA’s series that curates and draws meaning from third-party data. Running semi-weekly, it adds an analytical layer to the industry data that we encounter in daily knowledge building. For LSA original data, see the separate Modern Commerce Monitor™️ series. There’s lots of attention and innovation focused on productivity for the knowledge workers…

Contributed by: Mike Boland

September 6, 2019

Video Vault: Make Yourself Mission Critical For SMBs

This is the inaugural post in LSA’s new Video Vault series. Running semi-weekly, it examines selected conference talks including embedded video and key takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own. Check out the entire series here. The SMB SaaS universe continues to expand. Comprising SMB operational tools, it stretches well beyond the traditional advertising & marketing…

Contributed by: Mike Boland

September 4, 2019

New Womply Retail Report Dissects Local Shopping Patterns

Data Scout is LSA’s series that curates and draws meaning from third-party data. Running semi-weekly, it adds an analytical layer to the industry data that we encounter in daily knowledge building. For LSA original data, see the separate Modern Commerce Monitor™️ series. The CRM firm Womply has pored through sales figures for 52,000 small, local…

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

September 4, 2019

SMBs Like to Try Before They Buy

This is the latest in a series of LSA Insider posts citing data from our Modern Commerce Monitor™️ small business survey about SMB SaaS adoption. The MCM surveys 1,000 SMBs about their use (or non-use) of SaaS to operate every aspect of their businesses. Find previous posts sourcing MCM data here. As it turns out,…

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

August 30, 2019

How Are SMBs Purchasing SaaS?

Contributed by: Charles Laughlin

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