{"id":1705,"date":"2020-07-19T12:55:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T07:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2020-07-19T13:14:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T07:44:22","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #28: Gmail to become an integrated workspace, UiPath raises $225million, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Contrary to the thinking that the ongoing pandemic would have slowed down the investor interest, they&#8217;re doubling down on companies that are seeing an uptick in usage due to the new normal. The past week saw some sizeable fund-raising activities, and of course, a lot of interesting updates with regards to the popular SaaS offerings. So, let&#8217;s get going with the latest edition of the SaaS weekly roundup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#News_of_the_week\" title=\"News of the week\">News of the week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#Acquisitions_of_the_week\" title=\"Acquisitions of the week\">Acquisitions of the week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\" title=\"SaaS companies that got the funding this week\">SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#Must_reads\" title=\"Must reads\">Must reads<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#Listen_to\" title=\"Listen to\">Listen to<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-28-gmail-integrated-workspace-gsuite-uipath-raises-225million-and-more\/#Watch\" title=\"Watch\">Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"news-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_of_the_week\"><\/span>News of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com\/2020\/07\/coming-soon-an-integrated-workspace-in-gmail.html?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>An integrated workspace in G Suite to help you make the most of your time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Introducing a better home for work with Google Workspace\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Cslvqi38eI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet giant is aiming to make Gmail a centerpiece for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/g-suite\" target=\"_blank\">G Suite<\/a> users. It&#8217;ll now allow users to use Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Slides directly from Gmail itself. Billing the feature as &#8220;better home for work&#8221;, the company is aiming to make it more efficient for users to manage their work without switching between different services. Google is also partnering with third-party companies like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/docusign\" target=\"_blank\">DocuSign<\/a>, Salesforce, and Trello to offer deeper integrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/13\/bigcommerce-files-to-go-public\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BigCommerce files to go public<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few weeks after the report that Shopify competitor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/bigcommerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BigCommerce<\/a> will be <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-weekly-roundup-25-slack-connect-salesforce-anywhere-and-more\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filing for an IPO<\/a>, the company has done that. In Q1 2020, its revenue grew to $33.2million, a 30 percent gain from Q1 2019. We shall be getting more details about its financials once it files an S-1\/A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/14\/google-clouds-new-bigquery-omni-will-let-developers-query-data-in-gcp-aws-and-azure\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Cloud\u2019s new BigQuery Omni will let developers query data in GCP, AWS and Azure<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google has announced BigQuery Omni in the Cloud Next &#8217;20 event to allow developers to use the BigQuery engine to analyze data sitting across different cloud platforms. Along with Google Cloud, developers would be able to query the data on AWS and Azure too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/15\/zoom-introduces-all-in-one-home-communications-appliance-for-599\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the heels of announcing its <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-weekly-roundup-27-docusign-slack-acquisitions-ownbackup-funding-and-more\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hardware as a service initiative<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/video-conferencing-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video conferencing software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom<\/a> has partnered with DTEN to launched DTEN ME, a 27-inch tablet with three wide-angle cameras and eight microphones. The device will make it easier for people to do Zoom calls and offers a simplistic interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/15\/atlassian-brings-a-table-view-to-trello\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Atlassian brings a table view to Trello<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atlassian has announced several updates to Confluence and Trello to support &#8220;the next phase of remote work&#8221;. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/trello\" target=\"_blank\">Trello<\/a> now offers a table view, which provides all the information spread across Trello boards in a tabular manner. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/confluence\" target=\"_blank\">Confluence<\/a> features include bulk content management feature to archive, label or export multiple pages. There&#8217;s also Smart Links that offers a preview of the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/salesforce-rolls-out-new-marketing-cloud-features-datorama-integration-with-tableau\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salesforce rolls out new Marketing Cloud features, Datorama integration with Tableau<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading SaaS company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/salesforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce<\/a> has announced a ton of updates to Marketing Cloud, including AI features in interaction studio and Datorama integration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/tableau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tableau<\/a>. With this, Interaction Studio will now offer better personalization and A\/B\/n testing methodologies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/pardot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce Pardot<\/a> is the marketing automation software, while the new integration with Tableau will help users to get improved analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/samsungs-appstack-aims-to-bring-bundle-app-hardware-discounts-to-smbs\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Samsung&#8217;s AppStack aims to bring bundle, cloud, app, hardware discounts to SMBs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samsung may not be the brand that comes to the mind when it comes to the B2B business, but the company is steadily bringing things to cater to this market. It has now announced AppStack to offer bundles and discounts to small businesses with less than 100 employees and have been affected by COVID-19. The software in the bundle includes G Suite, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/signnow\" target=\"_blank\">SignNow<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/clickup\" target=\"_blank\">ClickUp<\/a>, Zoom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/pipedrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pipedrive<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"acquisitions-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acquisitions_of_the_week\"><\/span>Acquisitions of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/hpe-buys-sd-wan-player-silver-peak-for-925-million\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HPE buys SD-WAN player Silver Peak for $925 million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HP Enterprises has announced the acquisition of Silver Peak, a company that makes SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) products. The acquisition is worth $925million, and the company will be combined with HPE&#8217;s Aruba business unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/16\/uber-acquires-routematch-as-it-drives-deeper-into-public-transit-in-hunt-for-saas-revenue\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Uber acquires Routematch as it drives deeper into public transit in hunt for SaaS revenue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ridesharing giant Uber is continuing to move towards bulking up its SaaS revenue. It has acquired Routematch, a company that provides software to transit agencies. This news comes just after the last month when Uber partnered with Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"saas-companies-that-got-the-funding-this-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-companies-that-got-the-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SaaS companies that got the funding<\/a> this week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/07\/13\/uipath-raises-225-million-to-automate-repetitive-back-office-tasks\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UiPath raises $225 million to automate repetitive back-office tasks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robotic Process Automation (RPA) companies are getting a lot of attention, and perhaps one of the biggest players in the space UiPath has announced a significant fundraise. The company has gotten $225million Series E funding which was led by Alkeon Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2020\/seattles-newest-billion-dollar-startup-qumulo-reaches-unicorn-status-125m-round\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Seattle\u2019s newest billion-dollar startup: Qumulo reaches unicorn status with $125M round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Storage startup Qumulo has garnered $125million funding that has catapulted it to the unicorn status. The Series E round was led BlackRock, and the company says that it has experienced 100 percent growth year-on-year amidst the pandemic. The company will be using the money to expand its capabilities and hire more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/07\/14\/identity-as-a-service-provider-auth0-raises-120-million-at-a-1-92-billion-valuation\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Identity-as-a-service provider Auth0 raises $120 million at a $1.92 billion valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/auth0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auth0<\/a>, one of the leading companies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/identity-and-access-management-iam-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identity and access<\/a> space, has received $120million funding as part of the Series F round which was led by Salesforce Ventures. The company claims that it has prevented over 1.3million malicious logins till date and handles between 80million and 1billion transactions every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/14\/pricefx-series-c\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pricefx raises $65M Series C for its cloud-based pricing software<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud-based pricing software <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/pricefx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pricefx<\/a> has raised $65million from funds advised by Apax Digital. The company will be deploying the money to expand further and cement its leadership in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/07\/14\/lattice-a-people-management-platform-picks-up-45m-at-a-400m-valuation\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lattice, a people management platform, picks up $45M at a $400M valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/performance-management-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Performance management system<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/lattice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lattice<\/a> is seeing an increased demand amidst the remote work era, and hence it has bagged $45million to accelerate its growth. The Series D funding was led by Tiger Global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zeotap.com\/customer-intelligence-platform-zeotap-raises-oversubscribed-series-c-at-42m-following-431-yoy-revenue-growth?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Customer intelligence platform Zeotap raises oversubscriber Series C at $42million following 431\\% YoY revenue growth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer intelligence platform Zeotap has got $42million Series C funding led by Germany-based Neue Capital, European Investment Bank, and Copraion. The company will be using the money to double down in its universal marketing identity solution, dubbed ID+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How I started <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AppSumo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AppSumo<\/a>:<br><br>1) Cold emailed the founder of Imgur offering to get him customers<br>2) Ran ads on Reddit to promote the product<br>3) Sold more than 200 Imgur pro accounts&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AppSumo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AppSumo<\/a> was born<br><br>Takeaway: You need to make small, calculated bets on your ideas to validate them.<\/p>&mdash; Noah Kagan (@noahkagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noahkagan\/status\/1284171719100362758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"must-reads\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must_reads\"><\/span>Must reads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openviewpartners.com\/blog\/how-calendly-harnesses-plg-and-virality-for-growth\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Calendly harnesses PLG and virality for growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/buyer-persona\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to create a buyer persona (includes free persona template)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/openstack-the-open-source-cloud-at-10\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenStack, the open-source cloud at 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourstory.com\/2020\/07\/accel-partners-founder-stack-saas-startup-accelerator\/?utm_source=saasworthy.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=jul2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Accel Partners launched Founder Stack \u2013 an India-specific programme for early-stage entrepreneurs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"listen-to\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to\"><\/span>Listen to<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The product thinking that built Slack &amp; Twitter w\/ April Underwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/bd75adb0c32945c69d7f806db3c9fdef\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/slack\" target=\"_blank\">Slack<\/a> and Twitter are two distinct offerings catering to the distinct set of audience, April Underwood played a critical role in their product development. In this podcast, she shares how she went about growing them in the early days, her framework for hiring excellent product managers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hull: a SaaS startup that went from failure to successful pivot &#8211; with Romain Dardour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/683d3630309b46b8b5f81f1a07ed9ef6\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/customer-data-platform-cdp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Customer data platform<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/hull-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hull<\/a> is among the leading companies in this space. However, it wasn&#8217;t so easy as the founder Romain Dardour shares in the podcast. He talks about how he wanted to make it easier to build online communities in 2012, but it was only in 2016, they pivoted to a product that was collecting and segmenting data from multiple sources at one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Help Scout is building evergreen marketing assets with super compelling content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/882a9c70b1c147599ba0ff0c0ec7706f\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/help-scout\" target=\"_blank\">Help Scout<\/a>&#8216;s VP of Marketing, Adam Goyette discusses how it was to join the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/help-desk-software\" target=\"_blank\">help desk software<\/a> company amidst the pandemic, how they changed their brand and messaging activities, and marketing efficiency, among others. 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