The Only Stupid Question Is The One You Don’t Ask: A Security Briefing
“Email marketing capabilities are increasingly being accessed through cloud apps and the email delivery structure resides in the cloud somewhere. Email is being created and delivered through cloud apps...
View ArticleWhy API Schemas Are Better Than Connectors for Integration
Companies and services including Slack, Bitbucket, Xero, Marketo, BigCommerce, eBay, Box, Yammer, Lyft, SendGrid, Zuora, Insightly, and Avalara already make API schemas publicly available. The post Why...
View ArticleHere’s why you need to make sure your email design is mobile-first
Brands can now design emails to more easily create a uniform brand experience across platforms and devices. — Len Shneyder The post Here’s why you need to make sure your email design is mobile-first...
View ArticleTwilio’s revenue shoots up 80% as it easily beats targets
Twilio Chief Executive Officer Jeff Lawson said the company continued to do well on the customer acquisition front, and that SendGrid should provide even more opportunities. As of March 31, Lawson...
View ArticleTwilio Earnings, Revenue Top Views Amid Acquisition, Stock Rises
San Francisco-based Twilio last year acquired SendGrid for $2 billion. It sells a cloud-based email marketing platform. Analysts expect Twilio to step up investments in sales as it integrates SendGrid...
View ArticleTwilio Earnings Spur Profit-Taking On Updated Guidance With SendGrid
Twilio’s core product has been a software platform that enables app developers to embed voice, text messaging and video into their products. Acquired for $2 billion, SendGrid operates a cloud-based...
View ArticleThe Tech Tools You Really Need
Most email marketing tools, such as Mailchimp, SendGrid, and Constant Contact, also provide analytics on email clicks, which will show you the rate at which recipients are engaging with your content....
View ArticleTwilio (TWLO) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
The company’s first-quarter revenues soared 81% year over year to $233.1 million and also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $224 million. Its core products, voice, messaging and e-mail were key...
View ArticleTwilio CFO Tells TheStreet: ‘We Are in Very Rare Company’
Twilio’s market is what it refers to as the “engagement cloud,” a kind of remodeling of front-office tasks such as sales and customer support. Its cloud computing platform allows developers to quickly...
View ArticleTwilio Keeps the Pedal to the Metal
A lot of the growth came from the recently closed acquisition of marketing email expert SendGrid. Twilio’s revenues increased by 60% on an organic basis. The buyout also more than doubled Twilio’s...
View ArticleGlobal Startup Pitch Competition finalists announced
At the event, finalists will be able to present their ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning first place and $50,000 in Digital Ocean Credits and access to its Hatch Program, $6,000 in Sendgrid...
View ArticleThe 3 Stocks on the MFM Team’s Radar This Week
I’m looking at Twilio, Steve and Chris, ticker TWLO. It makes in-app communication tools for lots of large companies. Amazon, Netflix, Uber. They report next Tuesday. They just made a big acquisition...
View ArticleJim Cramer swaps Twilio for Red Hat in his ‘cloud kings’ group of hot tech...
“With Red Hat being bought by IBM, we’re crowning Twilio as our newest cloud king, ” the “Mad Money” host said. “The company’s had an amazing year and, over the long haul, I’m betting its stock has...
View ArticleDon’t Send Memorial Day Emails On The Day Itself, Expert Warns
It’s an important day for marketers, and email is the most widely used selling channel during the three-day period, according to Len Shneyder, VP of industry relations, Twilio SendGrid. But it has its...
View ArticleTwilio’s Email Business Is Delivering for Investors
As impressive as the newly acquired SendGrid email marketing business can be — and it’s certainly a growth driver for Twilio — it could take a few quarters for investors to be impressed enough to drive...
View ArticleTwilio CEO Jeff Lawson on trade tensions, Uber’s IPO and more
Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson joins CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” team to discuss the impact of trade tensions on the company, the impending Uber IPO, acquisitions and more. The post Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson on trade...
View ArticleThis high-flying tech executive’s life changed when he sent Marc Benioff an...
George Hu is COO of Twilio, the cloud communications provider whose customers include Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. The 43-year-old told Business Insider over the weekend how his life changed forever when, as...
View ArticleThe Platform Economy: Why APIs And Integrations Are Crucial
Amazon Web Services, Twilio, SendGrid, Capital One, and many others use a platform model for revenue. Platforms flourish by empowering partners, Reinbold said. “A platform’s business model is an...
View ArticleHow strict privacy laws can inform a marketer’s approach to email
Companies should focus on establishing policies that comply with the strictest privacy laws around the world because it’s simply good for business. — Len Shneyder The post How strict privacy laws can...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Buy This Top Growth Stock
Twilio delivered 81% year-over-year top-line growth in the most recent quarter, hitting $233.1 million, including two months of contribution from SendGrid, the email API platform it acquired. The post...
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