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Clickio’s new platform tracks how users actually experience sites, helping publishers monitor performance in real-time., @clickio, #ecommerce, #retail
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commercetools, the pioneer of the headless commerce movement, has acquired Frontastic. The company is a composable frontend platform, @commercetools,#retail,#ecommerce
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A KPI to use to drive organisational performance
A tip by Theresa Jones, Chief Revenue Officer at #NTT Groups Cyber Security Division reveals a #KPI for driving organisational performance @GlobalNTT
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