This post was orignally published on the desk.com blog.
Back in the early days when we first launched our online store, Bumblebee Linens, we were lucky if we got 5 orders a day. After all, in the beginning we had no social media presence. Our store did not yet rank in...
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As part of our jobs in Sales, we get to work with really incredible startups and witness their development at every stage. Some of those starts are trying to scale as they grow and others are just trying to find the shortest path to being successful. That said, almost every startup...
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Every so often, I'll catch myself using words like "lean startup", "iterate" and "A/B testing" and cringe. It's true that Eric Ries' Lean Startup has become a must-read for early-stage technology entrepreneurs, but that's no reason to start peppering...
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Transform your Small Business with CRM and Accounting Software
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CRM application is an invaluable tool that will simplify the management of your
small business. Implementing the right CRM can increase sales efficiency – you
can close more deals, increase sales, and improve forecast accuracy....
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Play #1: Have a Big Dream
Marc Benioff at the first salesforce office -- an apartment in Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
I saw an opportunity to deliver business software applications in a new way. My vision was to make software easier to purchase, simpler to use, and more democratic...
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With apps such as Instagram, Shazam, Google Maps, WhatsApp, and Pocket, mobile applications have changed consumer behavior by simplifying tasks, providing near-instant information, and has pushed the boundaries of sharing. Instep with consumer-facing apps, the small businesses landscape has also...
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As mobile applications become a large part of our everyday lives, access to information has never been easier. Literally, the information you are looking for is at your fingertips.
Until recently the options for small business owners used to be limited but as the mobile app marketplace grew so did...
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by Kendall Thornton, social content manager at salesforce.com
You might love everything about your product — it’s your baby — but do your customers?
Your consumers are connected, intelligent, opinionated and often times have a lot to say about your products and service....
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We’re told that close, happy, mutually supportive relationships make the world go around. This holds true even for relationships between a business and its customers. You’ve all seen how love can spark between a brand and its customers. Happy customers rave about their favorite brands to...
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