{"id":19973,"date":"2019-11-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=19973"},"modified":"2024-09-16T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:00:11","slug":"how-the-partner-innovation-awards-explain-the-immense-value-of-the-salesforce-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/how-the-partner-innovation-awards-explain-the-immense-value-of-the-salesforce-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Partner Innovation Awards Explain the Immense Value of the Salesforce Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The day before Dreamforce officially kicks off is often referred to within the company as \u201cDay Zero,\u201d but to Salesforce\u2019s consulting and digital agency partners, it\u2019s the day of the annual Partner Innovation Awards. During the event, a select group of partners are recognized for their extraordinary efforts in delivering world-class innovative solutions based on Salesforce\u2019s flexible platform to thousands of customers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Partner Innovation Awards give us the opportunity to recognize the best examples we can find of Salesforce partners helping our customers,\u201d says Salesforce Executive Vice President of Industries and Partners Tyler Prince. \u201cBut it\u2019s more than that. It\u2019s validation that these consultants and digital agencies can take the tools Salesforce provides and elevate them in ways that don\u2019t even necessarily occur to us.\u201d [click-to-tweet]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also a window, says Prince, into the larger universe of the Salesforce ecosystem of partners and the overall Salesforce Economy, which includes traditional consulting partners such as PwC, Accenture, and Deloitte; agency partners such as Dentsu Aegis Network and WPP; and independent software vendors<\/a> (ISVs) that build solutions on the Salesforce platform. New research from IDC projects<\/a> Salesforce\u2019s partner ecosystem will add 4.2 million new jobs to the global economy and $1.2 trillion in new business revenues worldwide from 2019-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This influx of jobs creates the need for a workforce primed to tackle the challenges of today\u2019s digital age \u2014 and consulting partners will be essential in bringing Salesforce capabilities to the ecosystem. That\u2019s why Salesforce has an ambitious goal of reaching 250,000 certified Salesforce consultants by 2022, and why Salesforce Ventures launched a new $50 million Consultant Trailblazer Fund<\/a> earlier this week to help more consulting and agency partners build and scale their Salesforce practices.<\/p>\n\n\n

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