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Gmail for SalesForce Activation Tutorial

Posted by Amanda McDonald on June 25, 2013April 4, 2017 Posted in SalesForce Tutorials

Today I have a treat for the SalesForce interested reader. While in the past we’ve covered a small amount of programming in VisualForce (and a number of permissions and records manipulations), today we’re going to talk about a new feature that a lot of people have wished for. Today, we’re going to learn about Gmail…

How to Use Salesforce Chatter

Posted by Amanda McDonald on June 24, 2013June 7, 2015 Posted in SalesForce Tutorials

Salesforce Chatter is a social tool which can enhance productivity in a company. However, there are some who may not be aware of the many ways of how to use Salesforce chatter. For one, it is way better than an email, since you can get your answers fast. Therefore, the next time you have a…

Removing Users Access to Salesforce

Posted by Amanda McDonald on June 18, 2013April 20, 2014 Posted in SalesForce Tutorials

It’s been a while since I wrote any new material about SalesForce, hasn’t it? I wanted to back off and give some time for software to be updated, and for new features to be fully implemented, tested and documented, before I went any further, (lest they change something I was going to talk about). Through…

Will the Acquisition of ExactTarget by Salesforce create a market and technology leader in marketing?

Posted by Amanda McDonald on June 6, 2013August 30, 2015 Posted in SalesForce Information and Resources

Salesforce.com and ExactTarget announced this week that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which salesforce.com will acquire ExactTarget in a transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion. ExactTarget, a leading cloud marketing platform, is used by more than 6,000 companies including Coca-Cola, Gap and Nike to manage their digital marketing. Salesforce.com’s acquisition of ExactTarget…

8 Steps to Unlock Your Sales Pipeline on Salesforce

Posted by Amanda McDonald on June 5, 2013August 29, 2017 Posted in SalesForce Information and Resources

The sales figure on your balance sheet is something that indicates your real level of success in every sense. This means that you need to achieve that level of sales to make enough money in the business. The sales pipeline refers to the constant supply of customers and clients for your business. Here are some…

Salesforce.com Launches New Mobile Solutions for Government

Posted by Amanda McDonald on May 28, 2013August 30, 2015 Posted in SalesForce Information and Resources

Nearly 90 percent of all smart connected devices shipped last year were mobile, according to IDC. More people than ever before are connected. It is therefore interesting to note that announcement last week by Salesforce.com of the launch of new mobile solutions for government. According to Salesforce federal, state and local agencies can now connect…

Salesforce.com Announced the Launch of its Communities Product, Proclaiming the Ending the Era of Legacy Portal Software

Posted by Amanda McDonald on May 27, 2013April 22, 2014 Posted in SalesForce Information and Resources

Last week, Salesforce launched Salesforce Communities, ending the era of legacy portal software. New Salesforce Communities will enable customer companies to create social communities with business data and processes embedded at the core, eliminating the trade off between legacy portals and social point solutions With new Salesforce Communities, customer companies will be able to create social…

Key Points to Successful Salesforce User Adoption

Posted by Amanda McDonald on May 14, 2013July 24, 2015 Posted in SalesForce Information and Resources

When implementing software, you have to do much more than simply running the installation wizard on your server and setting up the access credentials. The final product must be fully ready to be utilized. A large part of the Salesforce user adoption does not imply you to make use of technology. However, the Salesforce user…

Is Using Your CRM Application like “A Walk in The Park”?

Posted by Amanda McDonald on May 11, 2013February 15, 2015 Posted in Salesforce Tools

If not, take a good look at WalkMe. CRM applications are not often described as ‘simple and user friendly.’ That’s where ‘helpers’ such as Salesforce.com or Hubspot step in. They aid users in facilitating the entire process. They help the end-user. End-user adoption is a critical piece to your CRM application. Why? It focuses on…

Top 6 Salesforce Apps to Boost Productivity

Posted by Amanda McDonald on May 9, 2013July 24, 2017 Posted in Salesforce Tools

Salesforce is a great cloud-based CRM platform, which gives businesses the opportunities to manage almost every part of their sales activities. However, beyond basic adoption of the core platform, companies can benefit from an even higher productivity by adding Salesforce apps, some of which are built by the top developers worldwide. Here is our…

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