Author: Stephanie Gaughen

How high-performing organizations are using agile marketing to grow sales

With an extensive background in software development, our team has long  been accustomed to the concept of “agile” development, which can be described as: Responding to change, even if... Read more

Four ways to grow sales with Pardot marketing automation

It’s no secret that today’s buyer’s journey looks much different from years past. Buyers are in control, and they want all the information they need to make an informed... Read more

Using Salesforce Communities and Pardot to grow channel sales

A whopping 89 percent of marketers surveyed by Gartner expected to compete on customer experience in 2016. To meet changing expectations, leading CMOs are rapidly innovating the buyer’s journey... Read more

Six ways to improve Salesforce adoption

In today’s competitive climate, if you’re not innovating, you’re falling behind. But it’s no easy feat to successfully leverage technology to grow your business. Overcoming change is a barrier... Read more

A successful Salesforce implementation requires a discovery process

Discovery remains one of the most overlooked and often undervalued steps in a successful Salesforce implementation. That goes for core products like Sales Cloud, Pardot and Community Cloud, and... Read more

Ten common Pardot mistakes

When adopting new software, organizations often fail to consider the critical importance of user training. As a result, the platform they invested in so mightily suffers from low adoption... Read more

Six factors behind low Salesforce ROI

These top mistakes can contribute to a low Salesforce return on investment but can be corrected with the right strategy and commitment. 1. No center of excellence A low... Read more

Tracking expenses in Salesforce with Concur

Keeping track of receipts and logging expense reports has long been a painful process for mobile sales reps. For a team focused on generating revenue, maintaining and submitting spreadsheets... Read more

Eight signs it’s time to hire a Salesforce consultant

A do-it-yourself Salesforce implementation can look like a tempting opportunity to save some money. Yes, there are some organizations that successfully self-implement Salesforce, often with the help of an... Read more

How to build a partner portal with Salesforce Community Cloud

Remember when it took many long, painstaking months to build a portal for your customers? A partner portal wasn’t even in the conversation. All that has changed now with... Read more