The Evolution of a Founder’s Role
February 27, 2018 10:18 am Leave your thoughtsIn my basement, in 2006 I started on a journey that continues today. This journey evolved from a crazy idea... View Article
Author Archives for Irv Shapiro
About Irv Shapiro
Irv Shapiro is the Founder and Executive Chairman of DialogTech, focused on building strategic relationships and positioning DialogTech for its next stage of growth. DialogTech is his third successful business and second on the INC 500. Voted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, his awards span Halls of Fame, Innovation, TechWeek 100, Best of Biz, and KPMG Illinois High Tech.
DialogTech CEO on Acquiring Swydo
January 2, 2018 9:23 am Leave your thoughtsToday DialogTech announced some very big news: we have acquired Swydo, the provider of industry-leading digital marketing dashboards, reports, and... View Article
Why It’s Critical for Marketers to Embrace Voice in 2017
March 27, 2017 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsThis post originally appeared on Chief Marketer. 2017 is poised to be a turning point for voice. The use of... View Article
Leaders Need to Accept That It’s Okay to Work From Home
July 22, 2016 9:40 am Leave your thoughtsThis post originally appeared on Fortune and asked the question, “What leadership style should every entrepreneur adopt?” You have to prove... View Article
Shining a Light on Marketing’s Black Hole: Phone Calls
September 11, 2015 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsThe top problems facing CMOs haven’t changed for decades. CMOs need to optimize their budgets and drive cost effective opportunities... View Article
Purple Cow Focus: The Microsoft Lesson for Startups
July 23, 2015 9:08 am Leave your thoughtsMicrosoft recently announced plans to write off $7B and lay off up to 7,800 employees. Wondering how this happened? Lack... View Article
Frictionless Solutions: Lessons From Amazon, Starbucks, and Apple Help Predict The Future of Voice
May 28, 2015 8:48 am Leave your thoughtsFor thousands of years, innovation has hinged on simplicity. The KISS acronym (Keep It Simple, Stupid) created by the US... View Article
Industry Problem: Putting a Stop to Traffic Pumping Spam Calls
April 28, 2015 9:39 am Leave your thoughtsRecently we wrote about an industry problem that is affecting marketing and sales organizations everywhere: spam calls. For some it’s... View Article
Introducing DialogTech’s New Dialog-Only Program
April 1, 2015 8:15 am Leave your thoughtsIn light of our recent rebrand in which we evolved from Ifbyphone to DialogTech, we’ve been thinking of new ways... View Article
Ifbyphone Is Now DialogTech, and We’re Starting a Revolution
March 2, 2015 8:00 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s time to start a revolution. For millions of years, the difference between humans and every other species on this... View Article
DialogTech Makes Built in Chicagos Top 100 Digital Companies List
October 30, 2014 12:34 pm Leave your thoughtsFor the third year in a row, DialogTech has made the list for Built in Chicago’s Top 100 Digital Companies... View Article
Creating the Undisputed Leader in Call Tracking Through Our Mongoose Metrics Acquisition
September 11, 2014 10:52 am Leave your thoughtsI’m delighted today to welcome the Mongoose Metrics team to DialogTech. We know the talent and technology they bring will... View Article
Big Data – Proactive Call Optimization vs. Reactive Call Tracking Analytics
December 13, 2013 8:00 am Leave your thoughtsAs a technology company enabling marketing and sales organizations to better serve their prospects and customers, it is easy to... View Article
The DialogTech 2013 State of Marketing Measurement Survey Is Now Available
April 24, 2013 5:26 pm Leave your thoughtsI am delighted to introduce the DialogTech 2013 State of Marketing Measurement Survey, one of the most exciting research studies... View Article
Join Our Flock: What Being a SWAN is All About
December 18, 2012 3:07 pm Leave your thoughtsI start in the kitchen where I grab some juice and a bowl of cereal from the complimentary cereal bar.... View Article
Doers vs Communicators
June 15, 2012 1:56 pm Leave your thoughtsI build businesses for a living. Businesses that start with one or two people in a one-room office and continue... View Article
Are Cold Calls Still Relevant?
June 1, 2012 2:53 pm Leave your thoughtsHistorically, the bane of every sales person’s existence is the cold call. I would like to postulate that the end... View Article
Are Your Customers Friends or Enemies?
May 18, 2012 7:16 pm Leave your thoughtsTom Watson, the founder of IBM, is quoted as saying, “If you don’t genuinely like your customers, chances are they... View Article
Your Opportunity to Join an Exciting Tech Start-Up In Chicago
June 28, 2011 12:11 pm Leave your thoughtsTalented Chicagoans have few opportunities to join high tech start-ups with explosive growth. This is your opportunity, so keep reading.... View Article
Google and Groupon
June 27, 2011 12:08 pm Leave your thoughtsIn 1995, Larry Page and Sergey Brin met. Google launched its search engine as BackRub in 1996, changed its name... View Article
Build a Successful Business By Talking to Your Customers
January 10, 2011 10:14 am Leave your thoughtsAs I begin the new year, one question is on my mind and I know it is on the mind of many other business owners: how do I build and grow my business in 2011?
The Three Hats of VoIP
October 28, 2010 8:31 am Leave your thoughtsOver the past few years new VoIP products and services seem like they are announced daily. While this rate of innovation is exciting, it is also very confusing. How are these companies the same or different? What service should I use for my business?
These new VoIP solutions fall into one of three general categories: hosted PBX solutions, telephone API platforms or telephone applications.
Early Adopters vs Mainstream Customers; Android vs iPhone
June 28, 2010 10:23 am Leave your thoughtsSince the iPhone 4 began shipping a couple of days ago I have read a multitude of articles comparing this new phone to various Android based devices, generally focused on the newer Droids. I think the authors writing these comparisons miss the point; these devices are serving very different marketplaces and therefore have developed completely difference ecosystems.
Reviews are often focused on processor speed, memory, camera specifications, battery life, size, weight, and the number of applications in the app stores.
2010 Predictions about Cloud Telephony
February 19, 2010 2:46 pm Leave your thoughtsNow that we are well into the new year, and the dust has settled on the annual predictions from all of the popular industry experts, I would like to add my own observations to the mix.