Mar 30, 2015 By Marissa Kraines

How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to Dreamforce '15

So your boss needs some persuading to agree to send you to Dreamforce. And the fact that 95% of attendees recommend it to others is not convincing enough. Are the sessions, training and events really worth the cost and the time away from your desk?  The answer is yes, yes, yes. Let us... Read More

Cloud, Dreamforce, Featured

Mar 30, 2015 By Paul Leary

Small Business Spotlight: 3 Ways Bespoke Collection Gets Personal With Customers

    Bespoke Collection is a boutique wine producer and lifestyle brand based in Napa Valley. In addition to offering premium wine, we also provide a curated selection of premium wine and art experiences. Aside from selling to everyday wine consumers, we also offer a series of... Read More

Data.com, Small Business, SMB Spotlight

Mar 30, 2015 By Jim Sinai

Salesforce Named a Leader in Gartner’s aPaaS Magic Quadrant

For the second consecutive year, Gartner has recognized Salesforce as a leader in their recently released Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service (aPaaS) report. A recognition within the report calls out Salesforce1 Platform’s trusted reputation within the PaaS... Read More

Featured, IT, Platform

Mar 28, 2015 By Kim Honjo

This Week in Small Business: Customer Service in the Digital Age

This week, we saw a lot of articles about how technology both helps and hinders customer service efforts. Learn more about how to navigate this changing field to deliver a better customer experience. Sustainability + Growth: Greenvelope is a rapidly growing electronic invitation, ticketing, and... Read More

Mar 26, 2015 By Jim Sinai

Behind the Scenes: Salesforce on the Apple Watch

The launch of the Apple Watch caused a flurry of conversations. Blog posts rolled, articles were written, and Twitter was abuzz with #AppleWatch. And with good reason! Wearable devices are on track to revolutionize the way we live. Soon, at the flick of a wrist, we’ll be notified of flight delays,... Read More

Apps, IT, Platform

Mar 26, 2015 By Alexa Schirtzinger

The Top 10 Sales Tips for Small Businesses in 2015

Sales is the lifeblood of any small business. Without sales, you have no customers — and without customers, you have no revenue. In 2015, small businesses will face a host of challenges, from evolving technology to informed consumers with sophisticated expectations.... Read More

SMB Spotlight, Small Business, Sales, Sales Cloud, Leadership

Mar 26, 2015 By Salesforce

"Turning Sales Managers into Sales Leaders" A New Salesforce E-Book

Finding effective sales leadership is a notorious pain point in many organizations. Sales managers are tasked with managing and improving the sales activities of entire teams, in addition to their own responsibilities such as forecasting, reporting, and development. With so much on their plates,... Read More

Sales, Sales Cloud

Mar 26, 2015 By Emily Stanford

"Partner Community 101: 5 Big Benefits for Your Channel Partnership" — A New Salesforce E-Book

The advantages of a channel partnership are plentiful: shared pipeline and leads, new geographical markets, and increased value proposition. But when it comes to managing these partner relationships, fragmented systems can make collaboration and innovation difficult and conflicts arise. A partner... Read More

Community, Community Cloud, Featured, Sales

Mar 25, 2015 By Zachary Reiss-Davis

3 Key Advertising Takeaways From Facebook F8

Today at F8, Facebook discussed several key areas that matter for advertisers. First, it flexed its muscle and showed all of the ways that it has helped its partners grow their businesses. This focused on the Facebook vision of helping developers Build, Grow, and Monetize apps.  There were a... Read More

Marketing, Social