Downtown office market set to shift as firms rethink space
A Salesforce decision to permit employees to work remotely even once the pandemic subsides could have long-lasting effects on the downtown office market.
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Salesforce won’t force workers to go into office post-COVID
Salesforce said its work-from-anywhere plan offers the company better ways to broaden its workforce to new geographies and new communities beyond “traditional city centers.”
Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion
The acquisition announced Tuesday is by far the largest in the 21-year history of Salesforce, which located its Marketing Cloud division in Indianapolis after it acquired ExactTarget in 2013.
High Alpha startup secures $5M seed funding for livestreaming music platform
Mandolin’s digital platform—designed to help artists, venues and fans connect through live music—has attracted some big-name investors including Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of Salesforce.
Salesforce cuts revenue, profit forecasts as cloud-app demand weakens
The company leads the market for sales-tracking software, but growth rates have slowed over time.
Digital marketing firm Lev plans to add 80 jobs as it grows quickly
Lev added 92 employees in 2019, exceeding the goal of 70 new hires that it set when it announced the move of its headquarters to Indianapolis in February 2019.
Salesforce analyst jumps into matchmaking fray with new dating site
Dating web sites are notorious for being clogged with questionable characters exhibiting bad online behavior. Aeyai Saengkeo is launching Good Apples Dating to address that problem.
Big changes at Salesforce: Bob Stutz jumps to rival; Marketing Cloud division gets new chief
Bob Stutz—who until last month led Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud unit—has left the company to become the president of engineering for customer experience at SAP.
Salesforce buying Tableau Software in $15.7B all-stock deal
The acquisition is expected to add about $350 million to $400 million to Salesforce.com Inc.’s fiscal 2020 revenue.
IPS, Ivy Tech receive $1.15M grant from Salesforce.org
The donation from the philanthropic arm of tech firm Salesforce will be used to support career-development programs at Indianapolis Public Schools and Ivy Tech Community College.
Salesforce joins blockchain bandwagon with new service
Salesforce.com Inc. unveiled a blockchain service Wednesday in a bid to boost revenue and keep up with peers in digital ledgers, joining a growing list of companies that have sought to harness the emerging technology.
Salesforce.org, IU to bring higher ed conference to Indy in 2020
The three-day event at the JW Marriott downtown is expected to bring together more than 2,500 leaders from colleges, universities and technology firms.
Salesforce stock slides after disappointing revenue forecast
The scaling back of the cloud software maker’s growth expectations stoked concern that the pace of its torrid expansion has stalled as it matures into a larger company.
Marketing tech firm moves HQ from Arizona to Indy
Lev—formerly Levementum—has a close relationship with Salesforce, which maintains its marketing cloud unit in Indianapolis. Lev established offices here in 2016 and plans to add 70 employees this year.
IBJ Podcast: Salesforce’s Bob Stutz is Indy’s most important tech exec you don’t know
IBJ tech reporter Anthony Schoettle interviewed Stutz and found him surprisingly relaxed and candid about his education and career, his life in Indianapolis and about what the city should do to help the tech industry thrive.
Unique CEO leads torrid Salesforce expansion
The driving force behind the explosive growth of Salesforce’s Indianapolis-based Marketing Cloud unit stays out of the local spotlight but is internationally renowned in tech circles.
Salesforce proposing massive expansion in Chicago, 5,000 jobs
Software giant Salesforce.com Inc., which in 2016 announced big plans to expand its operations in Indianapolis, appears to have even bigger plans for Chicago.
Analytics for sponsors and fans takes center stage at Indy 500
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Series have signed a deal with a San Diego tech firm that allows the track and race series to get expanded information on the value they are driving for corporate partners.
Salesforce named Tech Company of Year at TechPoint’s Mira Awards
The Mira Awards’ top individual honor—the Trailblazer Award—went to John Wechsler, the founder of Launch Fishers and the Indiana IoT Lab.
Salesforce gives IPS $500K grant to boost tech-focused high school program
The money will fund laptops, desktop computers, wireless high-speed internet and other tech-related needs for a new academy opening at George Washington High School next fall.