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1. Salesforce doubles down on verticals, launches Manufacturing and Consumer Goods Clouds
Salesforce unveiled two new business units today as part of its strategy to build specialized solutions for specific industries.
For example, with its Manufacturing Cloud, Salesforce says it has built a way for sales agreements to link up with a company’s ERP and forecasting software, allowing for improved demand prediction.
2. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 combines creative flexibility with great design
Darrell Etherington says the new Galaxy Tab S6 (with pricing starting at $649.99) expands the definition of what a tablet can be.
3. Facebook rolls out new video tools, plus Instagram and IGTV scheduling feature
The highlights include better ways to prep for and simulcast live broadcasts, ways to take better advantage of Watch Party events, new metrics to track video performance and a much-anticipated option to schedule Instagram/IGTV content for up to six months in advance.
4. Hear how to build a billion-dollar SaaS company at TechCrunch Disrupt
This year we’ll welcome three people to the Extra Crunch stage who know first-hand what it takes to join the billion-dollar club: Battery Ventures partner Neeraj Agrawal, HelloSign COO Whitney Bouck and Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal.
5. Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’
Beekeeper has built a mobile-first communications platform for employers who need to communicate with blue-collar and service-oriented workers.
6. How to get people to open your emails
We tackle the obvious stuff that can help with low open rates, as well as bigger challenges: Let’s say 60% of your audience opens your email — how can you get the remaining 40% to open and read it too? (Extra Crunch membership required.)
7. This week’s TechCrunch podcasts
The Equity team has some thoughts on the latest WeWork drama, and how it shows that valuations are essentially meaningless. And on Original Content, we review the Netflix documentary series “The Family.”
