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From the Cloud to Real Life We spend all week discussing how our customers can leverage Salesforce technology such as Service Cloud and Community Cloud to help solve business challenges. Now, let’s talk about Community Cloud and Service Cloud in a different context… Remove the “Cloud” to get “community service.” As a Business Partner of […]

In the post “The Business Case Justification for PaaS” we looked at the benefits and a business case for PaaS. In this blog we will look at the steps to create a migration strategy to PaaS including re-platforming legacy applications. Re-platforming applications includes lift-and-shift (containerizing) applications with minor changes, refactoring applications to adhere to twelve […]

Our MicroStrategy and BI Expert Jim Butz spoke at the Gartner IT Expo today on the power of augmented analytics. In short, he pushed that data and insights only matter if you can easily access them and if you have the ability to act on the insight. To that end, your business intelligence (BI) tools must […]

We Predict Very Happy Health Cloud Users Salesforce is at it again! The Winter ’19 release is full of amazing new features and enhancements sure to delight any Health Cloud user. At least three times per year, Salesforce has a major release of new and updated functionality. Be sure to check out the Winter ’19 […]

Self-Service Communities Used for Customer Service On the Rise Trends show that customers prefer self-service communities when it comes to accessing support. Customers demand fast service anywhere, anytime. Today, customers have more choice: more products to buy, more information to influence purchasing decisions, and more devices and channels over which to seek customer service. What […]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the technology we use for work, how we do business, and how ultimately we connect. At Dreamforce 2018, Trailblazers across the world learned about the latest innovations in the Salesforce ecosystem. Here are a few of the keynotes that caught our attention. Reimagine the Customer Experience with a 360° […]

Sales enablement. It’s the process of providing your sales team with the tools they need to successfully engage with the buyer and sell more effectively. But the value in sales enablement tools seems to get lost when sellers have multiple data sources at their disposal and none of them work cohesively. This is the challenge […]

When Salesforce acquired MuleSoft earlier in 2018, the Perficient team couldn’t help but smile. We not only have an expert Salesforce team, but also a dedicated API practice that specializes in MuleSoft that we’ve brought in for work with clients like this major leading beverage company, OneAmerica, and Ameren. Here are a few key articles […]

As a manufacturer, you need to communicate with your customers, who come in all shapes and sizes: dealers, distributors, suppliers and end-users just to name a few. One of tools that can help aid this communication is Marketing Cloud from Salesforce. Marketing Cloud: In a Nutshell Marketing Cloud has functionality to address communication needs across […]

“Excuse me. Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? Enough to break the ice! Hi, I’m [name]. Nice to meet you.” One of the hardest things about conferences (or any networking event) is getting a conversation going with someone — without being awkward about it. More people than you think have anxiety walking […]

Putting customer success first means aligning qualified, motivated, and enthusiastic team members with their projects. We’re protective of our culture and believe in hiring the best of the best for our teams, and this was again demonstrated by a recent company update. We are peeling back the curtain and showing an example shared by Sherri Wiggins, […]

Overview Everyone knows that you should implement processes to backup your Salesforce data.  But what about an unexpected mass change to your data?  In this post, I will focus on using Chatter Feed Tracking to reverse the unexpected deletion of first names on 250,000 Salesforce leads.  This post mentions some tools and skills such as […]