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Perficient had the honor of participating in Cox Automotive’s first-ever Salesforce Summit earlier this year at their company headquarters in Atlanta. As our client, it was so exciting to not only see 150 business and technology leaders we work with, from across the more than 25 brands Cox Automotive owns, come together to share and learn from other […]

Want to increase your lead generation and revenue? Or drive engagement with your partner channels? You’ve got a tough job. But whether you want to get more out of your PRM or you’ve outgrown your current tools, this is the perfect place to start. Watch the Webcast Explore trends in the manufacturing industry and key […]

Yesterday Salesforce announced the launch of Lightning Partner Communities, delivering a best-in-class digital experience for companies looking to accelerate channel sales from their partner ecosystem. Empowering your partners, resellers, and channel teams with new collaborative tools has become imperative to driving growth for successful partner programs today. However, many companies still struggle with disconnected business systems, […]

Our customer, GoPro, had the honor of sharing their Salesforce success story along with some Service Cloud Console best practices at Dreamforce a few weeks ago. If you weren’t able to go to this particular session or were unable to attend Dreamforce this year, here are the highlights presented by Scott Murphy, Sr. Manager of Support, Global Operations. This blog also includes a […]

Every Salesforce implementation has its zenith in deploying the final solution and going live. This may include multiple phases or steps, people and technologies to be successful. When planning your next CRM deployment, take a page out of a recent house move when thinking about the essential steps. House moves are similarly complex. There are often a […]

Philanthropy: A Powerful Message for the Salesforce Community Salesforce put its philanthropic message front and center at Dreamforce. Will.i.am kicked the keynote off on Wednesday with a very strong message around becoming a mentor to inner city children. And not just inner cities here in America, but abroad. A fast fact: more children have died in Chicago due […]

Now is an exciting time in the world of the internet of things (IoT). Exciting for both customers and businesses. As Salesforce IoT Cloud approaches general availability, now is the time to start and accelerate your IoT transformation journey. Customer-focused IoT is the next exciting phase of IoT. Customer-focused IoT combines device and product oriented […]

I attended several sessions at Dreamforce this week focused on the Salesforce Health Cloud product and came away impressed by the momentum of this product since its GA release earlier this year at HIMSS in February 2016. Highlights from the sessions are as follows: Health Cloud puts the patient in the center of the care […]

Thursday’s IoT session entitled “IoT Cloud and AWS: Creating the End-to-End IoT Solution for Businesses” provided a great overview of the IoT business opportunity for organizations and a concrete view of a relatable end-to-end solution built with Amazon AWS and Salesforce IoT Cloud. Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know from the session: […]

Tempted to “start fresh” in a nice new clean org? While this is sometimes the best option, the true impact on users, and challenges of data migration and replicating existing functionality that should be retained are all underestimated. At a Dreamforce 2016 session, Heather Schreiber of AON, the world’s largest insurance broker, described their experience […]

During Dreamforce this week, Salesforce officially announced Salesforce Einstein, the company’s new artificial intelligence layer built into the platform. At the Salesforce Einstein keynote, Salesforce pushed the idea that anybody can be a data scientist because the platform has intelligence built right in. John Ball, the SVP & GM of Salesforce Einstein MC’d the session. John […]

I attended the Service Cloud keynote today at Dreamforce 2016, and exciting new features were announced. Service Cloud now incorporates new technology such as Einstein and Salesforce messaging and existing clouds such as Analytics and Lightning. One exciting demo showcased how an agent is able to communicate in multiple channels; they will also soon be able […]