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Oct 17, 2019 By Matt Hart

POC Sports: Accelerating Growth From the Slopes to the Streets

Imagine barreling down a 3,000-foot mountain on skis at 80 miles per hour — and your main goal is to go faster. A crash at that speed would be dramatic, to say the least. That’s where POC Sports, a 15-year-old Swedish company, comes in. POC was founded with the mission of saving lives. Its first... Read More

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How 450 Salesforce Editors Helped Shape Marc Benioff’s New Book, Trailblazer

Writing a book can be a solitary process (at least that’s how it was when I wrote my last book) but not when your co-author brings in 450 editors! Yes, 450! For many months, Marc Benioff and I spent hours discussing the stories from his life and career that would become Trailblazer: The Power of... Read More

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Sometimes the best way to win over a customer is to tell them no. Sounds counterintuitive, but bear with me. One of my biggest sales pitches ever was to a large bank in Latin America. There was a huge investment on the line, so it was nerve-wracking when my team kept saying no to a lot of the... Read More

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Oct 17, 2019 By Chris O'Hara

What Is a CDP?

The hottest new piece of marketing technology is the customer data platform (CDP). In order to understand why this category of software has grown rapidly, you have to look at some of the underlying challenges in marketing. Challenges We live in an era where the customer is in control. Amazon can... Read More

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3 Signs It’s Time to Retire Your Custom Content Management System

Too often, homegrown technology starts as a savior and then becomes a headache. Maybe your DIY content management system (CMS) was amazing at first, but over the years, it’s become a source of frustration. What happens is that support wanes, maintenance costs climb, and functionality falls behind.... Read More

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See Content Speak for You in Social Selling

When you embark on a new sales strategy, it can feel a bit foreign at first. But, maybe you’ve heard about the effectiveness of social selling — and its equally impressive results? ... Read More

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Oct 16, 2019 By Joanna Beerman

Every Day Is Black Friday

Let’s stop waiting. Imagine what would happen if you created a market moment to increase desire for your brand — on your terms rather than someone else’s. (We’re looking at you, Cyber Week and Prime Day.) It’s possible to reach beyond the holiday season — or any season for that matter — in creative... Read More

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Oct 15, 2019 By Stephanie Lottridge

A Trailblazer's Movement to Personalize Breast Cancer Resources

Amanda West was three months into starting her job at Salesforce when she received the call she will never forget. “You have breast cancer,” said her doctor. Amanda went completely numb and remembered thinking, “This isn’t happening. On that day, Amanda began fighting the biggest battle of her life... Read More

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New Research: 4 Trends Redefining the Retail Industry, According to 10,000+ Global Shoppers

Why are some retailers thriving while others are closing for good? The most innovative retailers watch shoppers’ evolving preferences and behaviors — and evolve along with them. Based on Salesforce’s broadest consumer study to date, the third edition of the Connected Shoppers Report reveals... Read More

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Introducing Salesforce Tower Sydney

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