Salesforce.com Partner Program

Align Your Business with On-Demand Growth

With more than 500,000 subscribers worldwide, salesforce.com is riding the wave of on-demand solutions. By helping our customers achieve their company goals, you increase your profitability and further align your business with explosive industry growth.

Our business grew 77 percent over last year. From client identification and product implementation to customer retention and beyond our partners have become an integral part of this winning formula. When you partner with salesforce.com, our success becomes your success.


Partner Program Opportunities

From one integrated partnering platform we allow you to market, configure, integrate, and implement our products and solutions worldwide. Participate in one or several of the following categories:

  • Referral Partners: For any partner who generates leads and customer referrals with the intent of closing business through the salesforce.com direct sales force
  • Consulting Partners: Our consulting partners provide implementation of software solutions, integrations to back-office systems, process and change management, and strategic business services with focus on on-demand and CRM
  • Value-Added Resellers: Value-added resellers (VARs) are partners who build, extend, customize, sell, and deliver Salesforce CRM solutions for vertical markets
  • Technology Partners: Technology partners include major device manufacturers and security, integration, and computer telephony integration (CTI) companies

Something for Everyone: Support Across the Partnership Lifecycle

The salesforce.com Partner Program is structured to deliver a progressive set of benefits and support at all stages of the business lifecycle, based on your level of investment and type of relationship(s). These include:


Enable Develop Market Sell Support
Partner-only Web Portal API Demand-Generation Events Relationship Managers Developer Support
Sales Training Application Certification Product Marketing Resources Demo Tools and Sandboxes Community Forums
Technical Training Product Roadmap Reviews eNewsletter Competitive Information Online and Phone Support
Partner Advisory Council Early-Release Program Analyst Reports Partner Directory  

 

 
To learn about all the benefits available to you, click here.

 
 

Membership Requirements

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA* Consulting Premier Consulting Technology Premier Technology
Minimum Geographical Coverage 1 State (USA) or 1 Country 4 States
[US & Canada] or 4 Countries
[Rest of the World]		 1 State (USA) or 1 Country 4 States
[US & Canada] or 4 Countries
[Rest of the World]
Revenue Target (Referrals/ Products / Services) $75,000 $500,000
$150,000		 $75,000 $500,000
$150,000
Minimum Implementation or Technical Consultants (Partner Workshop & AppX Mobile) 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)		 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)
Trained Sales and Sales Consultants 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)		 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)
Customer References 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)		 2 10
(US & Canada)
5
(Rest of the World)
Account Manager/Named Contact Named Named Named Named
Annual Objective Plan Approved by Salesforce.com Account Manager/Executive   Y   Y
Quarterly (Executive) Business Review   Y   Y
Minimum Exhibitor at Dreamforce        
Minimum [SFDC] Investment** $10,000 (US & Canada)
$5,000 (Rest of the World)		 $50,000 (US & Canada)
$10,000 (Rest of the World)		 $10,000 (US & Canada)
$5,000 (Rest of the World)		 $50,000 (US & Canada)
$10,000 (Rest of the World)
Customer Satisfaction Survey Results <2.0 gap <2.0 gap <2.0 gap <2.0 gap

Notes:

Partners in multiple categories are required to meet the highest requirements of all categories
*Partners in multiple geographical regions must meet must meet the program requirements for each Region

**Minimum [SFDC] Investment includes (Some available only to Premier level partners):

  • Education credits
  • Technical Support
  • Marketing Events Sponsorship
  • Dreamforce

 

Become a Partner Today
Salesforce.com relies on partners from many different industries to help our customers experience success. Join now and leverage the power of on-demand success.