Agile Marketing saved PERQ from daily ‘Eat That Frog’ frenzy

It’s been about 2 years since the Marketing Department at PERQ began to leverage Agile Marketing. Although we were off to a bumpy start, our willingness to roll with the punches helped our team to evolve and become an even more crucial component of PERQ’s overall business strategy. For those unfamiliar with Agile Marketing, Logan […]

Sales Bootcamp prepares new class for fast-growing tech careers

The second 6-week Sales Bootcamp just wrapped up operations at the end of March, which means area tech companies now have a great group of talented, up-and-coming new sales professionals who are generating leads, bringing in revenue, and growing our tech ecosystem. TechPoint launched the inaugural Sales Bootcamp in June 2016 with 17 new grads and […]

10 Most Viewed Stories of 2016

Each week, TechPoint shares news and stories that highlight Indiana tech companies and the people who start, build and support them. In 2016, we shared 229 local and national media stories to our Latest in Tech feed and published 196 original stories to our website, proving that our community is innovating, developing and building a lot worth […]

VIDEO: PERQ raises first funding round, accelerates hiring plans

PERQ, a marketing company providing solutions that connect consumers to businesses, was featured on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick last week to discuss their first-ever fundraise, plans for hiring and growing their sales team, and revenue milestones for their FATWIN Web Engagement product. The seed round investment of $1.7 million, led by 4G Ventures, will […]

Q3 Recap: Catch up on ‘Featured Company of the Week’ stories

Indiana technology companies continued to scale during the third quarter of 2016. Our Featured Company of the Week profiles highlight an exciting roster of innovations, announcements and growth amongst rapidly emerging companies. The biggest headline went to Interactive Intelligence and the announcement of their pending acquisition by Genesys, a customer experience and contact center solutions company, […]

PERQ is on a mission to improve big ticket online shopping

If you’ve been shopping online for a new car, a new apartment home, new furniture or other bigger ticket purchases, chances are pretty good that your online shopping experiences have been pretty bad. Amazon, Zappos and other expert online retailers may have revolutionized shopping for the smaller, less expensive and straightforward items that are shipped […]

After traveling the world, Dennis Ding is at home in Indy

Dennis Ding has had his eye on the Indianapolis tech scene for years. He grew up in Carmel, Ind., and studied agribusiness management at Purdue University, but he wanted to experience more of the world before choosing a place to live and work. Dennis set out to challenge himself, raise the bar and create the […]

Infographic: Tech’s Transition to Strategic Inside Sales

Technology companies need a balanced team of makers, marketers and managers to be successful. Expert sales trainer and TechPoint Sales Bootcamp lead Matt Nettleton says “It’s great if you can manage it, awesome if you can make it, but if you can’t sell it, you’re going nowhere. We’ve got a great community of people who […]