BuzzBoard uses data science to give companies targeting SMBs insights that drive sales throughout the customer life cycle.
Most, if not all, of the analytics, lead generation, and sales enablement solutions in the market today attempt to answer the WHO and the HOW. That is, they try to generate leads (the WHO) for their customers and/or provide workflows and tools to efficiently turn leads into sales, at scale (the HOW). While these solutions create some value, they fall short of addressing the most important question in business, the WHY: why do my prospects and customers want to buy what I’m selling?
Founded in 2014 by a group of marketing, sales and software veterans, BuzzBoard uses data science to transform business intelligence into meaningful insights (the WHY) that marketers and sellers use to create impactful conversations and more sales across every stage of the customer lifecycle.
Our unique, insights-driven technology provides far better micro-targeting capabilities for prospecting; identifies upsell, cross-sell and activation opportunities to grow existing customers; automatically monitors top accounts to increase retention; and generates compelling content that fuels customer engagement. When used strategically, BuzzBoard helps create better opportunities, deeper engagement, more sales, and lasting customer relationships.
BuzzBoard is easy to implement, simple to use and works seamlessly across all devices and screens, allowing marketers and sellers to research companies and contacts, engage with clients, view company profiles and competitive reports, and access timely company and market data on the go. BuzzBoard can be used as a standalone product or integrated into a number of business applications via open APIs.
BuzzBoard is a fast-growing, privately funded, early stage SaaS company headquartered in downtown San Francisco.
As a serial entrepreneur, Anil Bansal has made a career of starting and running several ventures, and he now invests in startups. His background includes deep knowledge in all aspects of marketing, sales, financial management and consulting. Anil is also CEO of First National Corporation, a real estate investment and management company. He graduated with a B. Tech in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has an MS in Materials Science from University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Syracuse University.
Umesh Tibrewal is a technology enthusiast who brings over 25 years of industry experience to his career. He gets excited about solving problems that have not yet been solved, turning ideas into reality, increasing efficiency, and scaling in business all passions he brings to work everyday.
Umesh grew his last company, vSplash, a globally recognized digital marketing solutions provider, into a profitable and sustainable business, with over 300 employees serving leading local marketing aggregators.
His passions outside of work include being out in nature, reading, yoga and teaching.
Drew Fleming’s passion and experience resides in helping companies find their true essence and authenticity, assisting them in telling their stories, and building engaging and memorable experiences. Prior to BuzzBoard, he was president of visual storytelling and strategic communications agency Duarte. His career has taken him from being a Hollywood creative executive, a screenwriter, and an award-winning film and television producer, to leadership roles at several digital media firms. He holds a BA in Journalism from Creighton University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
When not writing his next creative project or at work, Drew can be found watching his favorite team FC Barcelona or out playing soccer himself.
Lem Lloyd brings two decades of experience in sales leadership, largely in the local commerce, small business and listings industry. He has held several executive-level roles ranging from leading large sales divisions at public companies to incubating new marketplace companies. Prior to BuzzBoard, he was General Manager/VP of Yahoo! Small Business, VP of Sales at Angie’s List, and most recently VP of Channel Sales at Rocket Fuel. He’s also served as CRO at Fixya, Advisor at TPG, VP of Sales and Business Development at Oodle and VP of Classifieds at Knight Ridder (later purchased by McClatchy). Lem holds a BA from George Washington University and an MS from Columbia University.
When away from the office, Lem enjoys traveling, collecting abstract art and building tree houses.
