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Category: Product Critique

Headspace & Calm

Meditation Apps as a path to mindfulness.

There are numerous meditation apps accessible to smartphone users all over the world. If you’re looking for a meditation app to bring some mindfulness and tranquility into your day and consequentially, into your life. These apps may be one path in that journey.  

I’ll look at two of the leading providers in the mindfulness and meditation market Headspace and Calm – measured by the several thousand users they each have across Android, iOS and other devices, and top ratings on Google Play and the Apple App Store. The focus here is on the user experience, technicalities, and the uniqueness of each of these apps in approaching customer needs and touching on their respective pricing strategies. Although each app has its unique advantages and a few blind spots, I aim to get a view of what each has to offer and what can be made better for your needs.

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Highspot – Product Review

I’ve seen Highspot used in a couple different organizations. One implemented really well, one a little quirky, and one terribly. However, one thing that struck me in retrospect was that the sales team in all three organizations always talked about how much they loved Highspot. This is in contrast to massively popular sales tools like Salesforce. When implement well, Salesforce can be a powerful tool for enhancing a sales team. Implemented poorly…I’ve seen sales teams go to great effort to create work arounds to avoid it entirely. Highspot seems to delight sales teams no matter what.

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