More than 17,000 companies, including Activision, Electronic Arts, and Tommy Bahama, have deployed the award-winning Service Cloud to deliver customer service for the social enterprise
SAN FRANCISCO — May 8, 2012 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing (http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/cloudcomputing\/) company, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers, 2012.
Comments on the News:
\u2022 \u201cSocial enterprises delight customers by putting them at the heart of their business,\u201d said Dave Kellogg, senior vice president and general manager, Service Cloud, salesforce.com. \u201cWe believe this Magic Quadrant position cements the Service Cloud\u2019s leadership and demonstrates why it is trusted to power contact centers both large and small at leading business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies. The Service Cloud delivers customer service for the social enterprise in an integrated, cross-channel way that no one else can match.\u201d
According to Gartner, \u201cLeaders demonstrate market-defining vision and the ability to execute against that vision through products, services, demonstrable sales figures, and solid new references for multiple geographies and vertical industries. Clients report that the vendors deliver a high level of value and return on their commitment. The development team has a clear vision of the implications of business rules, and the impact of social networking on customer service requirements. A characteristic of a leader is that clients look to the vendor for clues as to how to innovate in customer service in areas such as embedded sensors in equipment, mobile support and extension to social communities. The vendor does not necessarily drive a customer toward vendor lock-in, but rather provides openness to an ecosystem. When asked, clients reply that a Leader’s product has affected the organization’s competitive position in its markets and helped lower costs. Leaders can demonstrate $50 million in sales to new customers during the past year.\u201d
Award-Winning Service Cloud Delivers Customer Service for the Social Enterprise
Salesforce.com is helping businesses to bridge the social gap and meet customers where they are \u2013 on social networks and mobile devices \u2013 with the social enterprise. Unlike legacy contact center solutions, the Service Cloud is built to delight customers by delivering a social contact center that lets agents assist customers on public social networks and from mobile devices. Trusted by more than 17,000 companies, the Service Cloud powers the largest contact centers in the industry because it delivers customer service at a scale and speed no one else can match.
Recently, salesforce.com announced the launch of Desk.com, the social and mobile help desk for SMBs that is simple to use and deploy. Built with social at its core, Desk.com allows small businesses to instantly deliver customer service over any major social network. Desk.com Mobile allows companies to carry a help desk in their pocket and answer customers on the go. Finally, Desk.com is so simple that any company, even one without an IT staff, can get up and running over a weekend. With the Service Cloud and Desk.com, now any company can deliver customer service like a social enterprise.
Recent Recognition for the Service Cloud:
\u2022 This positioning by Gartner follows Salesforce Service Cloud\u2019s recognition as a winner of two CRM magazine 2012 Service Leader Awards in the Customer Case Management and Web Support categories.
\u2022 Service Cloud customers Symantec Corporation and Corel were among the winners of the 2012 Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Awards in the customer service category.
\u2022 Corel and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, also Service Cloud customers, were recently named winners of the 2012 CRM Service Elite Awards by CRM magazine.
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\u2022 For access to a complimentary copy of the Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers, 2012, please visit: http:\/\/bit.ly\/KRSZso
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\u2022 To see a demo of the Service Cloud, visit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ServiceCloud?sk=app_278917645490268
\u2022 For more information about the Service Cloud, visit: http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/service-cloud\/overview\/
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