Dec 17, 2014 By Matt Wesson

Small Business Spotlight: How Roof Monitor Sustains a Culture of Innovation

  Roof Monitor is using technology to help businesses save money and keep their buildings safer. Roof Monitor helps manage safety risks and minimize business disruptions by communicating to building owners and other appropriate contacts when action is needed – before damage occurs. As... Read More

Featured, Sales Cloud, Small Business, SMB Spotlight

Dec 17, 2014 By Mark Hunter

7 Advantages to Selling During the Holidays

Salespeople are quick to use December and the holidays as an excuse as to why they can’t close any sales.  Yes, December is different than any other month of the year, but for that reason, it creates some huge opportunities to close sales. Here are 7 advantages to selling during the... Read More

Featured, Sales

Dec 17, 2014 By Laura Stack

The Value of Achieving a Reasonable Work/Life Balance

In everything we do, there's a point of diminishing returns. Working ridiculously long hours is an example. We can't perform like machines: we’re made out of meat, not metal. And even machines need time off for preventative maintenance and overhaul. After eight hours of work, fatigue can... Read More

Careers, Cloud, Featured

Dec 16, 2014 By Kevin Micalizzi

4 Tips for Faster Sales in 2015

As we're all charging towards a strong close to 2014, many are missing the opportunity to get themselves ready for a strong start to 2015. For some, there seems to be an ongoing "feast or famine" cycle where their focus constantly shifts from generating pipe to closing deals (Actual... Read More

Data.com, Featured, Sales

Dec 16, 2014 By Emily Stanford

12 Business Days of Salesforce: 6 Tips for Innovation

Innovation is defined as new ideas, plus action or implementation, which results in improvement, gain or profit. It's a fairly comprehensive definition, but it's missing a key component of what drives innovation: people!  So how do you foster innovation in your company? You start... Read More

Dec 16, 2014 By Heike Young

The State of Marketing Leadership: New Research & #Infographic

This fall, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and LinkedIn partnered to survey 900+ senior-level marketers on the LinkedIn platform. The research sought to discover: How marketing leaders are implementing the customer journey Top ways they're preparing and training for the future Today's differences... Read More

Marketing, Marketing Cloud

Dec 16, 2014 By Stuart Leung

Why Intellectual Curiosity Is Critical to Your Success

Curiosity has gotten the short end of the stick in history. For the most part, when history's biggest thinkers have made breakthroughs in their respective fields, it's intelligence that got the marquee. However, without curiosity, the ability to to want to explore, to take apart, and to... Read More

Dec 16, 2014 By Devon McGinnis

The Most Wonderful Marketing Stats of the Year

As 2014 comes to a close, there's no better time to reflect on your fondest memories of the year. For me, many of our team's high points revolve around the publication of our research. It’s when we’re at our best, all working together, going beyond our job descriptions to support one another and... Read More

Featured, Marketing, Marketing Cloud

Dec 16, 2014 By Rebecca Brown

5 Hardworking Apps that Help Small and Medium Businesses Grow

Anyone who works for a small- or medium-size business knows that words like “department” and “team” can be deceiving; they’re both often one person or just a few people trying to accomplish many things. But apps from AppExchange can actually help your small or medium company operate like a huge... Read More

AppExchange, Apps, Mobile