The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan’s game sales chart in 33 years

Jon Fingas

The Nintendo Switch has no problem playing against the PlayStation 5 in its home turf in Japan … far from it. Game Data Library, Axios, and IGN report that every game on Famitsu’s August 8th weekly top 30 charts was a Switch title, from Super Mario Maker 2 at number 30 to Minecraft at the … Read more

Tech Moves: Ex-Tableau sales chief Kelly Breslin Wright joins Gong; Slalom expands board; more

Tech Moves: Ex-Tableau sales chief Kelly Breslin Wright joins Gong; Slalom expands board; more

Kelly Breslin Wright. (Gong photo) – Former Tableau executive Kelly Breslin Wright has been named President and COO of Gong, an AI sales startup based in Palo Alto, California. Wright joined Gong’s board of directors in March. A former Tableau employee, Wright spent 12 years with the Seattle-based company leading sales. Before leaving in 2016, … Read more

Best TV sales: Memorial Day 2021

Best TV sales: Memorial Day 2021

(CNN) – While Memorial Day is best known for selling gadgets, furniture, and outdoor gear to get you ready for summer, some retailers have also cut TV prices to encourage living room upgrading. Finding a good deal is tough, of course, with so many TVs out there – and price isn’t always a quality indicator … Read more

Chromebooks sales grew 275% in Q1; Amazon tablet shipments climb nearly 200%

Chromebooks sales grew 275% in Q1; Amazon tablet shipments climb nearly 200%

Everyone needed a new computer in 2020, and for a lot of people that ended up being a Chromebook. (Canalys map; click to enlarge) Despite manufacturing bottlenecks, the global PC market grew for the fourth straight quarter. New system shipments rose 53.1% year over year to 122.1 million units in the first quarter, and Google’s … Read more

Atrium, which help sales managers more easily see who is (or isn’t) crushing it, just raised $13.5 million – TechCrunch

Atrium, which help sales managers more easily see who is (or isn’t) crushing it, just raised $13.5 million – TechCrunch

There is no shortage of data-driven sales management tools on the market. Of course, Atrium, a five-year-old San Francisco-based company that was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Pete Kazanjy, says it can do a far better job of empowering sales managers to improve their team’s performance. How? By giving them simple, easy-to-digest, real-time insights into who … Read more

Best online sales right now

Best online sales right now

(CNN) – This weekend you will receive an offer for anchor headphones, discounted furniture from Target and savings on active clothing from Athleta. All of that and more below. Currently, a large selection of affordable yet stylish furniture from Target – including sofas, desks, dressers, coffee tables and more – offers up to 25% off. … Read more

Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

(Highspot Photo / David Kennedy) Highspot has joined the growing list of billion dollar startups that have sprung up in the Seattle area. Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe. (Highspot photo) Seattle’s newest unicorn just raised a $ 200 million round that valued the 9-year-old company at $ 2.3 billion – more than double what it was … Read more