SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – September 2, 2015

Solidifying its position as the leading platform for sales and marketing success, ClearSlide today announced it has been ranked as the “Leader” in the 2015 Aragon Research Tech Spectrum for Sales Communications. This is Aragon’s first report on the fast-growing sales communications category and compares 14 vendors. The ranking marks the second time Aragon has recognized ClearSlide, naming it a “Hot Vendor” in the Sales Enablement category last year.

In Aragon’s Tech Spectrum report, ClearSlide outperformed all other providers, earning the top position in the spectrum for both strategy and performance, with rankings based on product features, as well as strategic direction that aligns with market and customer demand. The Aragon Research Tech Spectrum, the firm’s newest market evaluation tool, analyzes both emerging and mature markets and vendors to help enterprise planners better understand and navigate technology provider options.

“Sales communications products are changing the way that sales organizations engage with prospects and customers,” according to the report, Aragon Research Note Number 2015-35, published by Jim Lundy and David Mario Smith on September 2, 2015. “Choosing the right provider who is focused on core capabilities as well as the broader long-term vision for sales and marketing is key.”

Aragon recognized ClearSlide’s overall ease of use, along with its features that allow sales reps to create and engage with prospects using highly customized content delivered via email or through live presentations. ClearSlide’s built-in analytics also earned praise for providing detailed engagement data at the slide level, giving both reps and sales managers insight into successful content and strategies, which can be used for feedback, coaching and continuous improvement.

“Sales Communications is the new “killer app” for sales teams that need better insights into prospect and customer engagement. ,” said Lundy, CEO of Aragon Research. “Digitizing Sales is the new battle cry and technology providers such as ClearSlide are well positioned to lead this transformation.”

“ClearSlide is purpose-built to give sales and marketing teams the tools, agility and analysis they need to more successfully engage customers to achieve better business outcomes,” said Dustin Grosse, CEO of ClearSlide. “It’s an honor to have this strong validation of both our vision and technology in delivering the powerful solutions sales and marketing teams need to work smarter and close more deals.”

Read the complete review of ClearSlide in the 2015 Aragon Research Tech Spectrum for Sales Communications here.

About ClearSlide:

ClearSlide is The Platform for Sales and Marketing Success that powers valuable, genuine business conversations and enables organizations to achieve better business outcomes. ClearSlide improves customer communications (phone, email, face-to-face) by providing real-time visibility and analytics for sales and marketing leaders. As a result, customers achieve higher seller productivity, increased sales management effectiveness and stronger customer-facing messaging. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, ClearSlide serves thousands of customers, including Rackspace, Thomson Reuters, Comcast, SurveyMonkey, LinkedIn, and more.

The ClearSlide platform gives sales and marketing leaders insight into the real-time activity of their teams and provides deep analytics about the types of content that ultimately is most impactful with customers. For sales professionals, ClearSlide allows for easy communication with customers and prospects, whether online or in-person, using ClearSlide’s web-based or mobile applications.

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