Incredible momentum for Salesforce CRM as company wins awards for Enterprise Suite and Midmarket Suite CRM for the fourth straight year
Salesforce Sales Cloud reinforces its leadership position with an unprecedented seventh straight win in the Sales Force Automation category
SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Sept. 7, 2012 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing (http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/cloudcomputing) company, today announced it has won the CRM magazine Market Leader awards in the Enterprise Suite CRM and Midmarket Suite CRM categories for the fourth straight year. Salesforce.com also won the Sales Force Automation category for the seventh straight year, reinforcing the leadership of the Salesforce Sales Cloud, the world\u2019s number-one sales app that lets companies connect and sell in the social era.
Comments on the News:
\u2022 \u201cSalesforce.com is leading the shift to social business, helping companies realize faster growth by putting their customers at the center of everything they do," said Linda Crawford, executive vice president and general manager, Sales Cloud, salesforce.com. \u201cThat\u2019s why the industry has recognized the transformational success of our customers, along with the mobile and social innovations that have made the Sales Cloud the world\u2019s number one sales app.\u201d
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The CRM magazine Market Leader Awards rate the top five vendors in 10 categories based on a composite score that includes revenue, revenue growth, market share, customer wins, reputation for customer satisfaction, depth of product functionality, and company direction. The 2012 CRM Market Awards were presented at the 2012 CRM Evolution Conference in New York.
Incredible Leadership and Momentum for Salesforce CRM:
\u2022 Salesforce.com has won a total of 24 CRM Market Awards over the past eight years, including being named as the winner in the Sales Force Automation category for seven consecutive years.
\u2022 The Market Awards announcement follows salesforce.com\u2019s recent recognition by Forrester as a Leader in The Forrester Wave\u2122: CRM Suites Customer Service Solutions.
\u2022 Salesforce.com was recently placed by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers, 2012.
\u2022 The Service Cloud was recently named winner of the CRM magazine 2012 Service Leader Awards in both the Customer Case Management and Web Support categories.
\u2022 Service Cloud customers are experiencing incredible success:
o Corel Software recently won a 2012 Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Award in the customer service category, along with a 2012 CRM Service Elite Award from CRM magazine.
o Symantec Corporation recently won a 2012 Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Award in the customer service category.
o KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recently won a 2012 CRM Service Elite Award from CRM magazine.
o Huntington National Bank recently won a 2012 CIO100 Award for its Service Cloud and Sales Cloud deployments.
Additional Resources
\u2022 Dreamforce, the cloud computing industry event of the year, will be held September 18 \u2013 21, 2012 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Roughly 70,000 people are expected to register to attend this year\u2019s event where they will be able to take advantage of 750 expert-led sessions and more than 350 exhibitors. To register for Dreamforce, visit: http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/dreamforce\/DF12\/register.jsp.
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\u2022 View a demo of the Sales Cloud: http:\/\/bit.ly\/Q7kujK
\u2022 For more information on Salesforce Sales Cloud, please visit: http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/sales-cloud
\u2022 For a complete list of CRM Market Award winners, visit: http:\/\/www.destinationcrm.com\/Issue\/3389-August-2012.htm
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