Salesforce acquires Spindle AI to bolster analytics for Agentforce
With businesses drowning in data but starving for insights, Salesforce bets on AI agents that can simulate outcomes for GTM and pricing scenarios.
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Mike Pastore is the Head of Content & Media at Third Door Media, the publisher of the Martech and Search Engine Land websites and the producer of the SMX and MarTech Conferences. In nearly three decades in B2B marketing, Mike has worked as an editor, writer, and marketer. He first wrote about marketing in 1998 for internet.com (later Jupitermedia). He then worked with marketers at some of the best-known brands in B2B tech, creating content for marketing campaigns at both Jupitermedia and QuinStreet. Prior to joining Third Door Media as the Editorial Director of the MarTech website, he led demand generation at B2B media company TechnologyAdvice.
With businesses drowning in data but starving for insights, Salesforce bets on AI agents that can simulate outcomes for GTM and pricing scenarios.
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