Sep 29, 2016 By Matt Larriva in Cloud , Dreamforce , Events

One of the many amazing things about Dreamforce is our incredible host city, San Francisco! With more restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States, San Francisco is a culinary wonderland, “foodie” paradise, and recently named Bon Appetit’s best food city. In between the... Read More»

Sep 29, 2016 By Marissa Kraines in Cloud , Dreamforce , Events , Social Media

Dreamforce is all about connecting—with customers, innovative companies, new products and technology, other Customer Trailblazers, and so much more. This year we expect to get over 200,000 mentions on social channels, and we want to make sure that everyone can keep up. Whether you’re joining us for... Read More»

Sep 29, 2016 By Áine Corcoran in Careers , Cloud , Leadership

Success isn’t just about excelling at your job. It’s also about pursuing your passions, creating new connections, and achieving goals that are good for your career and good for your company. I joined the Salesforce Dublin family eight years ago as an Emerging Small Business Account Executive, and... Read More»

Sep 29, 2016 By Joel Comm in Apps , Marketing , Mobile , Social Media

The billion dollar live streaming economy is taking rapid shape, especially as consumers look for alternatives to traditional media and seek a level of authenticity that we haven’t seen since the first days of live television. It’s no surprise that sports programming like the Olympics, NFL,... Read More»

Sep 29, 2016 By Matt Bennetti in Cloud , Dreamforce

Since August, Salesforce employees have rapidly adopted Quip. My team has been using it for the last year to coordinate our meeting notes, but since the rest of Salesforce has joined cross-functional projects have become way more productive. Using Quip changed my expectations about how teams work... Read More»

Sep 29, 2016 By Chad Kutting in Cloud , Small Business

People have been dreaming of ways to hand off their more mundane work to machines for centuries. Advertisers in the 1930s spoke of “labor-saving devices” such as the toaster and electric kettle, and economists began to envision utopias in which machines would free us from labor so we could follow... Read More»

Sep 28, 2016 By Jennifer Dignum in Dreamforce , Events , Sales

A little planning goes a long way in making Dreamforce a successful experience. To help make Dreamforce 2016 even more amazing, we turned to the sales experts. Between them, they have attended dozens and dozens of this event – but even they acknowledge that there is always something new to... Read More»

Sep 28, 2016 By Heike Young in Marketing , Marketing Cloud

Elusive and coveted like the viral video, great word-of-mouth marketing seems difficult to predict and perpetuate. Or is it? Word of mouth or, more generally, social influence is a highly effective yet underutilized tool for marketing. In his book Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape... Read More»

Sep 28, 2016 By Jeremy Boudinet in Cloud , Sales

The sales leaders I work with are constantly in search of new motivation for their teams. With short attention spans and tech distractions, focus is a scarce commodity for millennials, making it even more challenging than ever to keep your newest salespeople engaged. Whether you’re running a... Read More»

Sep 28, 2016 By Marissa Kraines in Cloud , Dreamforce , Events

Every Tuesday, we’ve invited you to watch Dreamforce take shape as we discuss sessions, take you behind the scenes, give you up-to-date info, provide top tips for newcomers, and much more. Topics have varied from Dreamforce operations and can’t-miss sessions to newbie tips and the all-important... Read More»