Dec 03, 2014 By Regis Crawford

Salesforce University Garners Top Industry Award for Education Innovation

From the very beginning, Salesforce University has focused on customer success through innovative training courses and certifications. Over the past few years, Salesforce University has continued to expand its ground-breaking training through a relentless focus and commitment to improving user... Read More

Careers, Cloud, Featured, News

Dec 03, 2014 By Laura Fagan

5 Essential Steps For Enterprise App Development

Cloud, mobile, and social technologies are powering the current app revolution. It’s an exciting time to be in IT, with seemingly no limit to the innovation that can be accomplished on behalf of the business. But when it comes down to the specifics of how to develop the applications and what to... Read More

Apps, IT, Mobile, Platform

Dec 02, 2014 By Ivy Wright

Do it Best Corp. Drives Millions in Sales with B2B Mobile Customer Journeys

At a time when 85% of people say mobile devices are a central part of everyday life, hardware retailer Do it Best continues to integrate mobile as key business solution. Do it Best Corp. is one of the world's largest hardware stores with more than 3,800 member-owned co-ops in the U.S. They have... Read More

Marketing, Customer Journeys, Customer Story

Dec 02, 2014 By Kristen Cobb

#ETcafe Twitter Chat Preview: Blogs and Blogging

Each Thursday at 8 a.m. PST, marketers from around the world join the Salesforce Marketing Cloud user community on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the digital marketing industry. We call the virtual coffee chat #ETcafe.  This week, we will focus on... Read More

Marketing Cloud

Dec 02, 2014 By Naomi Morenzoni

Will You Pledge 1% on #GivingTuesday?

Today is #GivingTuesday--a global day for giving back. How are you celebrating? Will you donate to your favorite charity? Will you volunteer with a local nonprofit? How about joining a movement? Fifteen years ago, Salesforce transformed corporate philanthropy with the 1-1-1 model of integrated... Read More

Cloud, Featured, Foundation

Dec 02, 2014 By Dan Oxenburgh

A Bigger Wave: How to Get More Powerful Analytics with Data Integration

  Today, data-driven business intelligence is not only a possibility for everyone: it’s a necessity. Whether you’re a small e-commerce startup or an established manufacturing company, the proliferation of relevant data generated by modern digital technologies offers an unprecedented... Read More

Analytics, Cloud, Featured, IT

Dec 02, 2014 By Adrian Davis

Six Steps to Winning the Race for Value

Everywhere sales leaders are grappling with unprecedented change. Industries, customers and competitors are not what they used to be. As a result, sales leaders have to rethink their go-to-market strategies. Often they reach out to consultants to help them rethink their sales objectives,... Read More

Dec 02, 2014 By Alexa Schirtzinger

Santa's Little Helper: The Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Managing billions of customers isn't easy — and no one knows that better than the man charged with delivering toys to billions of children around the world — all in a single night. In the latest video from the Salesforce Marketing Cloud, the Marketing Cloud team interviewed Mr. Claus himself... Read More

Dec 02, 2014 By Rajat Paharia

Tap Into All of Your Company’s Potential – Why Gamification is Not Just for Sales

Gamification is now a familiar – and proven – approach to enhance sales effectiveness. But that doesn’t mean gamification is only for sales. At its core, gamification is a data-driven motivation strategy you can use to improve the performance of your organization across the board. That means... Read More

Chatter, Cloud, Featured, Sales