The chief executive officer of Vancouver technology firm Wishpond this month published an annual letter commenting on the company’s past, present, and future. In the letter, Ali Tajskander put forward the vision Wishpond is working toward: a fully autonomous marketing and sales platform that manages the entire customer acquisition journey, streamlining lead generation, engagement, and […]
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Wishpond Reports Rise in Revenue, Profit as Firm Launches AI Sales Tech
A publicly traded provider of marketing-focused online business solutions this week reported quarterly earnings following the launch of a major product. Serving more than 4,000 small-to-medium businesses, Vancouver’s Wishpond Technologies offers companies marketing, promotion, lead generation, ad management, referral marketing, sales conversion, and outbound sales automation capabilities in one integrated platform. Wishpond’s first quarter of […]
Wishpond Acquires Shopify Shopping Cart Abandonment Tool
Vancouver’s Wishpond has gone shopping again. In its fourth acquisition of the year Wishpond has acquired New York’s Winback, a SMS marketing solutions platform including a cart abandonment tool for use with Shopify. The acquisition of WinBack provides Wishpond with an intuitive and user-friendly automated SMS marketing product and cart abandonment tool for Shopify merchants that […]
Wishpond Appointments Launches Giving Merchants Better Growth Potential
Vancouver’s Wishpond has launched Wishpond Appointments enabling businesses to provide their customers with automated online booking, all integrated and managed within Wishpond’s digital marketing platform. The new product represents the first feature integration of EverGenius software into Wishpond’s platform which comes from the company’s acquisition of Invigo Media and continues the marketing suite’s flywheel momentum […]
Building a Healthy and Innovative Software Development Environment Remotely
As I mentioned in my previous article, Wishpond began experimenting with working remotely a few years before the pandemic began. As companies decide whether to adopt a hybrid or completely remote model, in this article I will cover some of our best practices that SaaS companies can replicate to maintain top talent while kindling software […]
Wishpond Achieves Record Revenue In First Quarter As Public Company
Earlier this year Vancouver’s Wishpond launched Wishpond Payments, a new service enabling the company’s 2,000+ customers to sell and collect payments directly through landing pages. The new product release continued the marketing suite’s flywheel momentum after it became a publicly-listed company on the TSX Venture Exchange in late 2020. Wishpond has wrapped up their first quarter […]
Tips For SaaS SMB Companies Considering Permanently Moving Remote
Wishpond began experimenting with remote work arrangements a few years before the pandemic. This enabled a smooth transition once COVID-19 started to permanently close our downtown Vancouver office and give our employees the freedom to work remotely once the pandemic is over. Most businesses that were not experimenting or planning on a flexible work arrangement […]
Grab Your Ticket For Vancouver Startup Week
Vancouver Startup Week (VSW) is back for its 8th consecutive year and will be taking place virtually from May 21–28th. While Vancouver Startup Week involves many tech companies, it’s an event for companies from all industries that are at the startup level. Attendees will be able to attend exciting events like fireside chats, hackathons and […]
Marketing Platform Wishpond Launches Payments Product
Vancouver’s Wishpond has launched Wishpond Payments, a new service enabling the company’s 2,000+ customers to sell and collect payments directly through landing pages. Wishpond offers an “all-in-one” marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities from one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces entire marketing functions in an easy-to-use product, for […]