SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2016 – ClearSlide, the Sales Engagement Platform leader, today announced it was named 2016 Sales Engagement Innovator by Aragon Research. This award follows ClearSlide’s recognition as Leader in the Aragon Research Globe™ for Sales Engagement Platforms: Sales is the Spearhead for Digital Transformation. This ground-breaking report outlines how sales efforts are being won by teams leveraging highly-integrated Sales Engagement Platforms (SEPs), rather than disconnected point solutions, to serve customers in our increasingly digital, always-on world.

“We’re honored by this latest award from Aragon Research and the continued recognition for leading the Sales Engagement market,” said Dustin Grosse, CEO, ClearSlide. “Our entire team has worked tirelessly to innovate and deliver a SEP used by thousands of companies around the world. We focus on making every customer interaction successful by delivering the most complete engagement system that integrates content, communications and actionable engagement insights.”

Aragon Research estimates that the market for SEPs will grow from $780 million today to $5 billion by 2021. Aragon reports that organizations using SEPs, such as ClearSlide, drive faster sales cycles with reps digitally equipped to respond to signals of interest from prospects.

“Aragon Research Innovators are the market pioneers who are truly ahead of their peers, and ClearSlide is innovating the market to make systems of engagement a must-have investment for every modern sales, marketing and service team,” said Jim Lundy, CEO and Lead Analyst, Aragon Research. “Aragon Research recognized ClearSlide as the Innovator because it was the first to offer a complete Sales Engagement Platform – and with the ION Release, we see ClearSlide continuing to transform how sales and marketing teams operate.”

ClearSlide’s ION Release is the most significant company update since the company’s founding over seven years ago. It provides a complete next-generation sales system for managing opportunities, teams, and individual reps based on real-time customer engagement data. It includes new Engagement Quadrant dashboards to quickly identify deals at risk, coach opportunities across sales stages, and offers actionable “next-step” insights to improve forecasting and business results.

ClearSlide ION also offers Reps a new “For You” content experience with recommended sales and marketing content tailored for every customer interaction – from prospect to close. ION’s re-imagined “My ClearSlide” experience puts content, communications, and analytics at sales teams’ fingertips in a more personalized and intuitive way, making it easy to access all aspects of this powerful new platform.

View the full Aragon report.

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About ClearSlide
ClearSlide offers the most complete and open Sales Engagement Platform that integrates content, communications and actionable insights to improve business results. Customers achieve higher seller productivity, increased sales management effectiveness, and stronger content ROI. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Comcast, Expedia, LinkedIn, Medtronic, Rackspace, The Economist, Thomson Reuters, VSP and more.

Powered by its next-generation ION Release, ClearSlide is the system of engagement for sales, marketing and services teams that makes every customer interaction successful. For managers and leaders, ClearSlide provides engagement dashboards to improve deal visibility, coaching, and stronger forecasting. For content users and creators, ClearSlide makes it easy to recommend content tailored by sales stage, with next-step interaction suggestions. For reps, ClearSlide intuitively delivers content, communications, and analytics in a single platform experience. Visit www.clearslide.com for more information, or follow the company on Twitter @ClearSlide.

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