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Five tips to ensure your Salesforce Lightning conversion goes smoothly

Salesforce Lightning is the product of a multi-year project to redesign the user interface customers have long complained about. But Lightning goes so much farther than just a cool... Read more

Six undeniable benefits of using Salesforce Community Cloud web portals

The creation of a customer and/or partner community portal extends the rich insights provided by a CRM database to external users and is a key way to run a better... Read more

What to do after implementing Salesforce

One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding Salesforce (or any major new technology investment) is that once it’s implemented, it will simply take off on its own. What to do... Read more

Tips for creating a winning Pardot implementation strategy

If you’re planning to implement Pardot, make sure you develop a Pardot implementation strategy. Sure, you can configure Pardot quickly and start launching marketing campaigns right away. But a... Read more

Six reasons to consider marketing automation

Marketing automation has become a marketing megatrend in the past 3-5 years. Marketing automation powerhouses such as Pardot, Eloqua, Marketo, HubSpot, and Act-On have all grown substantially in a... Read more

Top success tips for integrating Pardot and Salesforce

Gaining a complete 360-degree view of your prospects and customers is essential for today’s top marketers. This is often achieved by a combination of technology systems that include CRM... Read more

Three ways disparate software systems are costing you deals!

Great business systems provide value by managing data and workflows that streamline processes and pave the way for tons of insights guiding your everyday and strategic business decisions. But... Read more

CRM adoption and the eight critical reasons why yours is low

At a high level, organizations experiencing low CRM adoption typically aren’t working with a system that truly fits their needs. It may sound simple, but if your users don’t... Read more

Salesforce implementation mistakes (and how to avoid them)

If you’re getting ready to implement Salesforce, you’ve probably already invested a lot of time and money in making sure the solution works well for your business. Understanding critical... Read more

Five reasons to build an employee portal in Salesforce

As a growing company, there’s a good chance you’ve been using a web-based employee portal or intranet system to manage your employees and their data. Now, with Salesforce Community... Read more