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It's tough running a business be it your own business, a small business or maybe you're a business head within a large organisation.
You end up wearing many hats (if not all of them), especially if you're a Small Business. You've got to think about and juggle so many things such as Advertising, Marketing, Sales, Branding, Staffing, Website, Search Keywords and now... Social Media conversations.
It can also be quite lonely running your own business, as you've got so much to do and no time to network and meet other small business owners because they too are time poor.
Well, the good news is there is a conference in Sydney next week called Cloudforce 2012 and aims to help business (large and small) understand how they can access the same tools and technologies used by huge enterprise business at a fraction of the cost due to the power of Cloud Computing.
We have listened to feedback from Cloudforce last year from our large growing number of Small Businesses in Australia and have added many more breakout sessions for SMBs. Hence you'll notice we have 24 breakouts (where as last year we only had 15).
If you don't know what Cloud Computing is, this is a must attend conference - Register today! You've got nothing to lose as it costs you nothing, just your time (plus there's a free lunch and networking drinks at the end of the day).
** Update 13 June **
We have just launched our Cloudforce Online Conference Guide that is optimised for Mobiles and Tablets. This site has an Agenda Planner, Maps, Speaker Bios, Partner details and more. Tweet this Tip.
We have a Lunch Session that is great for those new to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions, see details below:
Time: 12.15pm - 1.00pm
Place: Bayside Auditorium A
Welcome to the Social Enterprise. In this session you'll learn how your organization can become a Social Enterprise with the Sales Cloud (our Customer Relationship Managment solution), and discover how your salespeople will form stronger connections with customers and close more deals—faster. You'll hear from salesforce.com customers about their experiences with the world's #1 CRM sales app, see live product demonstrations, and learn how social collaboration features are empowering salespeople to work smarter both in the office, and on the move.
Here are the breakout sessions great for Small Business owners after lunch...
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Place: Bayside Auditorium B
Join us to see live product demos of the latest Sales Cloud features from our Summer '12 release and discover how to achieve more success with Salesforce. Learn how to improve team collaboration with Chatter, and make smarter decisions with new collaborative analytics features. You'll learn best practices from other customers and hear how they've increased sales rep productivity and win rates, and gained better visibility into business performance.
Time: 3.10pm - 4.10pm
Place: Bayside Auditorium B
Join us to learn how small and mid-sized businesses connect to their social customers, from sales to service to marketing. Hear from leading companies like yours and learn how they are transforming their businesses from end to end with Salesforce.
Time: 3.10pm - 4.10pm
Place: Bayside Terrace
Drive sales and increase customer value by matching sales process with your business culture and critical technology. You have the team, and you know what needs to be done to hit your targets; now how do you bring together all of the moving parts to deliver success for your business? Join us to see how we use salesforce.com to achieve tighter integration between marketing and sales, increase sales productivity for individuals and as a team, have better sales culture through operational transparency, and greater customer value through increased satisfaction.
Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Place: Bayside Terrace
Join us to learn how Siteforce delivers a unified brand experience by creating amazing social websites across all of your web channels, from corporate websites to Facebook pages to mobile sites. Built on a proven, scalable cloud CMS, Siteforce empowers you to market at the speed of social. Easily and quickly make all of your websites social, relevant, and interactive with an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop design studio.
Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Place: Bayside 204 A/B
Learn about Desk.com, the all-in-one customer service application for small business. With Desk.com, you can get up and running in minutes and start providing quality customer support across all your major channels. Desk.com is built for the new social and mobile world, allowing small businesses to scale and engage with their customers directly on Facebook and Twitter and respond to customers on the go through their mobile devices. See how Desk.com can help anyone in your company deliver exceptional customer service.
And don't forget the most important part of the day...
Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm
Place: Cloud Expo Area
This is probably the best part of the event, because you get the chance to connect with other business owners.
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