{"id":49185,"date":"2021-07-21T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?post_type=sf_press_release&p=49185"},"modified":"2021-11-17T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:01:07","slug":"salesforce-slack-deal-close","status":"publish","type":"sf_press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/07\/21\/salesforce-slack-deal-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Completes Acquisition of Slack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Together, Salesforce and Slack are creating the digital HQ for success from anywhere  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAN FRANCISCO, July <\/strong>21<\/strong>, 2021<\/strong>\u2014Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Slack Technologies, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn’t be more excited to have Slack as part of the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform for the work anywhere world,\u201d said <\/strong>Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. \u201cTogether we\u2019ll define the future of enterprise software, creating the digital HQ that enables every organization to deliver customer and employee success from anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve learned over the past year that the workplace isn\u2019t snapping back to the way it was,\u201d said Bret Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer of Salesforce. \u201cTogether, Slack and Salesforce Customer 360 will give every company in the world a single source of truth for their business and a single platform for connecting employees, customers, and partners with each other and the apps they use every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work,\u201d said Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO and Co-Founder. \u201cSalesforce and Slack are uniquely positioned to lead this historic shift to a digital-first world. I could not be more excited for what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Salesforce and Slack coming together will help us become more connected, more productive, and more innovative so we can better serve our clients.”<\/span><\/p>Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are obsessed with continually delighting our clients, and offering them the best experience and value across every interaction,\u201d said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM. \u201cSalesforce and Slack coming together will help us become more connected, more productive, and more innovative so we can better serve our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisition to create the digital HQ for success from anywhere <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies around the world have learned one thing over the past year\u2014if you don\u2019t have a digital way to connect with your employees, customers, and partners, you don\u2019t have much of a chance of surviving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headquarters are no longer on Madison Avenue or Main Street\u2014they are in the cloud. Every business\u2014in every industry\u2014has to optimize for a digital-first customer, employee, and partner experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape everything about how and where we work. That\u2019s exactly what the combination of Salesforce and Slack is all about\u2014creating the business operating system for the new world of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the world\u2019s #1 CRM, companies can sell, service, market, conduct commerce, and more from anywhere. Slack has transformed the way we work with its trailblazing digital platform for business communication, which is used by millions of people around the world and enables entire organizations to work far more efficiently and effortlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, Salesforce and Slack will deliver the Slack-first Customer 360 that gives companies a single source of truth for their business, and a single platform for connecting employees, customers, and partners with each other and the apps they use every day, all within their existing workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The combination of Salesforce and Slack also brings together two of the software industry’s most dynamic communities, creating an open and extensive ecosystem that will deliver the next generation of digital-first apps and workflows for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n