Cancel: Peloton sells 40% to 50% of bikes through website messaging
David Cancel · Fireside Chat: David Cancel (Founder & CEO, Drift) with Matt Turck (Partner, FirstMark) · Sep 25, 2020 · at 43:10
David Cancel, Founder and CEO of Drift, cites customer Peloton as an example of high-consideration B2C sales handled via digital messaging during a fireside chat with Matt Turck.
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“They sell, you know, somewhere like between 40 and 50% of their bikes over website messages.”
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