Oct 18, 2011 By Sue Amar

Salesforce.com in Top 12% in Newsweek’s US Green Rankings

Our customers care about their footprints, which is why we aim to minimize our environmental impact in everything we do. It’s something our community believes in, and it’s something we believe in, too. Exciting news this week, Newsweek ranked salesforce.com in the top 12 percent of the 500 largest... Read More

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Oct 10, 2011 By Elizabeth Buck

Implementation Expert? Deliver Sales and Service Cloud Success!

We’ve got three brand-new Premier Online Training courses designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of Sales and Service Cloud Implementation Experts.  Sales Cloud Success: Implementing Sales and Marketing Service Cloud Success: Implementing Salesforce Knowledge Service Cloud Success:... Read More

Service Cloud

Oct 06, 2011 By Judy Levine

Volunteers make a difference for families during Oracle OpenWorld

"What an amazing idea and a great way to give back."- Angie, Oracle OpenWorld attendee This year at Oracle Open World 2011, Salesforce.com decided to do things a bit differently. For three days, our booth in the expo hall was dedicated to the Salesforce.com Foundation. We focused on our... Read More

Featured, Foundation

Oct 06, 2011 By Sue Amar

Salesforce.com sustainability named in 2011 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

We just got extraordinary news! In May, we voluntarily reported our carbon emissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent nonprofit organization holding the world’s largest database of corporate climate change information, and the results are amazing! We received an overall score... Read More

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Oct 06, 2011 By Maria Ignatova

Salesforce employees volunteer at Family House for seriously ill children

This September a group of salesforce.com employees took time away from work to volunteer at Family House in San Francisco. The group organized a carnival for the seriously ill kids at the house and spent time playing games and getting to know the children. See the photo essay below for the full... Read More

Foundation

Oct 06, 2011 By Erica Kuhl

Winter '12 Salesforce MVP Nominations are Open!

It's time to recognize exception individuals in the Salesforce community for their leadership, product knowledge and ongoing contributions. Here is a brief video giving an overview of the program and what it takes to be a Salesforce MVP. We will be inducting a new set of MVPs with each... Read More

MVP Corner

Oct 05, 2011 By Jennifer Burnham

The Cloud Must Go On: Watch the Keynote and Q&A

Oracle cancelled Marc Benioff's Open World keynote scheduled for today, so instead we hosted a smaller gathering at AME Restaurant, across the street at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, and set up a mobile, live stream of the keynote talk.   Now this talk is available on-demand on... Read More

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Sep 29, 2011 By Shanna Wagnor

Live Webinar: Getting Started with Salesforce - Made Easy!

     Join Kevin Gibbs, Senior Support Account Specialist, to learn how to get started with Salesforce in 5 easy steps! 1. Understand basic concepts and terms 2. Control how users access data with permissions, security controls, and sharing options 3. Create reports and... Read More

Sep 28, 2011 By Marcel LeBrun

Social media: getting from “uh-oh” to “a ha!”

For many businesses, the foray into social media started with crisis. In 2005, we heard story after story of companies encountering a brand crisis online. One of the first examples that I recall was in 2006 when blogger Vincent Ferrari recorded his ordeal of trying to cancel his AOL account,... Read More

Marketing