Posts Tagged ‘Communities’

Trying to figure out what sessions to attend at Dreamforce can be one of the toughest things to do during one of the most exciting weeks of the year. And then there is just getting to the sessions on time in order to make the most of your week at this absolutely epic event. But one of my […]

Constant Contact is an industry leader in small business marketing solutions (e.g. email, promotions, surveys, events, etc). Starting in 2013, Perficient helped Constant Contact migrate off of the Salesforce Partner Portal and migrate onto the Community Cloud platform. They spoke about that experience last year at Dreamforce; if you didn’t catch it then, watch it now.  Since that initial project, we have continued […]

The concept of lead scoring has been around for several years, and many companies have begun some sort of lead scoring program. However, in a Dreamforce session today, I heard a surprising quote: 61% of B2B companies send all leads to sales but only 27% are qualified. (Marketing Sherpa) Or, in other words, 73% of […]

Andrew Bean of Salesforce had an interesting session on how the Internet of Things will play with monitoring almost everything and the implications with law enforcement. Here’s the abstract: By 2020, there will be approximately 30 billion connected sensing devices surrounding us. The ability to monitor every aspect of our lives will be unprecendeted. This […]

Dan Darcy, SVP Productivity, kicked off the Community Cloud keynote the second day at Dreamforce 2015. Nasi Jaszyeri, EVP and GM of Community Cloud, took it from there. Statistic: Over 150,000 people registered (here and remote) Statistic: have 300% year or year growth on active communities. Now have over 6,000 communities. Quote: “Community has become a […]

Dr. Atul Butte of UCSF gave a keynote address at Dreamforce today on the value we can gain from big data. The session abstract: There is an urgent need to take advantage of our vast new understanding of human genetics and computer technology to improve health and make the practice of medicine more precise. Dr. […]

While standing in line waiting for this a session this afternoon, “Creating Your Community w/ Expert Help from Salesforce Implementation Partners” I was chatting with a fellow Dreamforce attendee who was getting started with Communities. She was in awe by the thousands of other attendees and fellow users all here doing the same thing she […]

Today at Dreamforce, Rob Shilston, director of engineering at the Financial Times, walked us through what they are doing to set themselves up for the future and how Salesforce and Heroku enable them to do it. He showed us an issue of the Financial Times and then continued to show the paper over 100 years. […]

At Dreamforce 2015, Anthony Morris of Salesforce walked through what’s changing in the digital banking world.  He also highlighted some disruptors and interviewed two innovators: GE Money and Webster Bank. Key statement: “Banking is mandatory. Banks are not.” “Banks must adapt or die in a digital world” – Financial Times August 2015 The whole banking […]

Various Salesforce product managers gave an overview of the Salesforce Files roadmap today at Dreamforce. The abstract from the session: Join us to get a firsthand look at what’s next for Salesforce Files. We’ll show you new ways to connect your enterprise content directly in the flow of business processes – no matter where the content […]

Back by popular demand, Perficient will be partnering with Salesforce to host the 2nd annual IPO Readiness Roundtables Luncheon at Dreamforce 2015.  Preparing for an IPO is no easy feat. That process typically runs parallel with the routine demands of building and managing a high-growth business. This exclusive event is designed for IT and operations folks at […]

Dreamforce is just 21 days away and we’re excited to return to San Francisco to make it a great success for our customers and the Salesforce community – so get ready to be inspired! Head over to our Dreamforce page to learn how you can connect with us, access exclusive Dreamforce content, attend one of our sessions, and most […]