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Salesforce Quickstart
03Feb

Salesforce Quickstarts Explained

What is a Salesforce Quickstart? Salesforce Quickstarts are great for individual departments or small sales & customer service teams who want to get the most out of their Salesforce investment from day one. Tectonic refers to these as Salesforce Implementation Solutions. Small to medium-sized businesses who are looking for quick deployment and want to get started with Salesforce as soon as possible benefit greatly from Salesforce quickstarts. Quickstart packages have also been called Salesforce Jumpstarts, a program to help businesses quickly and efficiently implement Salesforce. In either case, these programs are an all-in-one solution including everything from initial setup and configuration to training and support. What is a Salesforce Quickstart Package from Tectonic? A Salesforce Quickstart Package is a streamlined implementation process designed for companies seeking swift implementation of Salesforce. This limited engagement focuses on crucial planning, decision-making, standard and custom configurations, and essential user and admin training. It is tailored for small to medium-sized businesses aiming for a prompt Salesforce deployment, covering sales, marketing, service, and more. A QuickStart Implementation is the fastest way to get your organization using Salesforce. It is a limited engagement that provides immediate benefits and a foundation for future digital transformation. Key Benefits What you’ll receive .Partner Assistance in Implementing Salesforce with Quickstart A Salesforce consulting partner, like Tectonic, can assist in assessing needs, configuring Quickstart packages, providing training and support, adopting best practices, and optimizing the Salesforce environment. Tectonic offers ready-to-launch Quickstart packages and Accelerators, ensuring faster system fulfillment, cost reduction, secure scaling, and enhanced customer experience. How do I use trailhead to learn Salesforce after a quickstart? In Trailhead, learning topics are broken down into modules and each module contains units. At the end of a unit, you’ll complete a quiz or hands-on challenge that will earn you points. Once you’ve completed all the units in a module, you’ll get a badge that is displayed on your profile.  Salesforce Trailhead is your first, free choice for Salesforce training.  Trailhead is a fantastic learning platform for new Trailblazers coming into the Salesforce ecosystem and existing Salesforce professionals who want to improve their skills and knowledge. Tectonic is please to announce Salesforce Service Cloud Implementation Solutions. Content updated April 2024. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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February 3, 2020in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Big Data and Travel and Hospitality
06Jan

Important Characteristics to Look for in a Salesforce Partner

There are some important characteristics of a Salesforce partner to look for Salesforce consulting and integration partners as well as digital services agencies drive significant results fast by managing the development, coding, configuration, user training, and integration of Salesforce products within your operating systems. Some of the important characteristics of a Salesforce partner to look for are outlined in this insight. These partners bring industry expertise and can help you and your employees customize Salesforce according to your unique business needs. It’s no surprise that these experts are in high demand! More than 170,000 certified individuals are ready to bring you strategic guidance and the very best technical skill sets. Salesforce partners undergo a comprehensive verification and credentialing process to ensure they’re providing the most trusted technology and services to customers. Salesforce consulting partners, for example, are defined by distinct levels of expertise via their Partner Navigator credentials. Navigator lets you evaluate partners based on three aspects of implementation experience, which combine into a measure of expertise that is Salesforce-validated and verified on the AppExchange. Consulting partners tailor Salesforce solutions to unique business needs, from initial setup to ongoing optimization. They provide comprehensive support, training, and strategic guidance for a seamless Salesforce experience. A Salesforce consulting partner is a company authorized by Salesforce to develop and provide custom solutions, as well as project implementations and integrations. These companies are trained to lead the innovation phase and help companies connect with their customers in new ways. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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January 6, 2020in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Development Services, Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Managed Services, Technology
salesforce integrations
14Oct

Salesforce Integrations

How do you make Salesforce even better? Integrate it with all the third party apps you already use. From productivity to marketing to collaboration and beyond, now you can connect your Salesforce to the other tools you need to run your business. MuleSoft is Salesforce’s integration and automation technology and offers connectivity solutions for all of your apps. Learn more about Salesforce integrations. Streamline your team’s workflow and increase productivity by syncing G Suite by Google Cloud with Salesforce. Increase team collaboration and efficiency with the Slack and Salesforce integration. Increase sales while generating accurate financial data by integrating Quickbooks and Salesforce. Make it easier to manage email lists and contact records by connecting directly MailChimp to Salesforce. Target and engage the right buyers and save valuable time with the LinkedIn and Salesforce integration. Connect DocuSign to Salesforce and send, sign and track agreements and approvals on any device. Integrate Jira and Salesforce and make it easier to monitor the progress of your projects. Use the HelloSign integration to simplify the process for preparing and tracking e-signature documents. Build customer apps lightning fast, with the Salesforce and CodeScience integration. Connect ActiveCampaign and Salesforce to accelerate business growth with automated one to one experiences that connect across all channels and through the entire customer lifecycle. Sync documents to keep files updated and organized, with the Dropbox and Salesforce integration. This is just the beginning of the ways that integrating Salesforce with your other systems can increase employee productivity, automate data transfer, reduce human error, and make everyone happier. If you have questions about integrating your systems with Salesforce, contact Tectonic today. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 14, 2019in Data, Google, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Salesforce Development Services, Salesforce Slack, Technology, Third Party Apps
Salesforce Heroku
11Oct

Heroku Explained

Heroku functions as a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PaaS) tool, streamlining the deployment, management, and scalability of contemporary applications. While the Salesforce Platform excels in developing apps for internal users, this tool specializes in crafting customer-facing applications. Leveraging its container-based cloud platform, Heroku enables developers to create apps seamlessly integrating with Salesforce data through readily available connectors. This container-based cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) that enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale modern apps. Their platform is characterized by its elegance, flexibility, and user-friendly nature, providing developers with the simplest path to bring their apps to market. A fully managed package, Heroku allows developers the freedom to concentrate on their core product without the hassle of maintaining servers, hardware, or infrastructure. The tool experience encompasses services, tools, workflows, and polyglot support—all tailored to enhance developer productivity. In addition to their officially supported languages, you can use any language that runs on Linux with the tool via a third-party buildpack. Developers, teams, and businesses of all sizes use Heroku to deploy, manage, and scale apps. Your apps run inside smart containers in a fully managed runtime environment, we handle everything critical for production — configuration, orchestration, load balancing, failovers, logging, security, and more. Reliable and secure PostgreSQL as a service with easy setup, encryption at rest, simple scaling, database forking, continuous protection, and more. The most popular in-memory, key-value datastore — delivered as a service. Heroku Data for Redis provides powerful data types, great throughput, and built-in support for top languages. Extend, enhance, and manage your applications with pre-integrated services like New Relic, MongoDB, SendGrid, Searchify, Fastly, Papertrail, ClearDB MySQL, Treasure Data, and more. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 11, 2019in Salesforce
09Oct

Box and Salesforce Integration

What is Box and Salesforce integration? Together, Box and Salesforce integration bring you seamless solutions that make it easy for teams to securely collaborate on the most critical content in Box, without leaving Salesforce. It easily connects with other Apps to share and store the data. Box allows users to create, edit, update, and share files/folders with Salesforce. It has a highly secured authentication process and a customizable user permission to access the files/folders. Your teams and customers expect amazing digital experiences, no matter what tools they use — which means you must deliver a consistent content experience across every app. Together, Box and Salesforce bring you seamlessly integrated solutions. The result? Better customer engagements, faster resolution on support cases, and seamless signatures so organizations can quickly go from quote to cash. Content is at the core of business today — and a driving force for your sales teams. Our integration empowers sales reps to collaborate on content directly in Salesforce, while your organization’s documents are centralized in Box to streamline processes, engage customers, and accelerate sales cycles. With Box for Salesforce, account teams can easily and securely access and share relevant files from any device, no matter if they’re at home, in the office, or out in the field. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 9, 2019in Data, Google, Salesforce, Salesforce Managed Services
Salesforce Contact Key
16Sep

What is the Contact Key in Salesforce?

The contact key in Salesforce, also known as a subscriber key, is a unique identifier for a contact in Marketing Cloud MobilePush. Use this value to associate cross-channel addresses and subscriptions for a single contact. You can use the same key for a contact across multiple channels, such as email, SMS, and push messaging. What are contact keys? An immutable object that stores information about a single contact, such as the contact’s first name, phone numbers, and addresses. What is a Salesforce Subscriber key? A subscriber key is a text field that contains a value that uniquely identifies a subscriber in your Marketing Cloud account. A subscriber key is limited to 254 English characters. Avoid using email addresses as subscriber keys. What is the difference between subscriber key and contact key? This key is used to identify a single person across multiple channels inside of Marketing Cloud. In Email Studio, that key is called the “Subscriber Key”. In other channels, such as Mobile Connect or Mobile Push, that value is called “Contact Key”. What is the difference between contacts and subscribers? A subscriber in SFMC primarily represents an individual’s email communication preferences and is associated with email campaigns, while a contact represents a broader customer profile that includes information beyond email, allowing you to engage with customers across various channels. What is the difference between contact ID and contact key? The Contact Key gives you this ability and consistence. Existence of the contact key gives you the consistence of sending messages thru multiple channels and identify your contacts. Email and Text Message channels in our case. Contact ID is a unique number for your contacts in Salesforce Marketing Cloud. What is a subscriber key in Marketing Cloud? A subscriber is a person who has opted to receive communications from your organization. You can track information about subscribers using profile and preference attributes. Use the subscriber key to identify your subscribers in Marketing Cloud. Create lists or data extensions to store your subscribers. What is the difference between contact and subscriber in Marketing Cloud? Key Differences: Purpose: Contacts store customer data and facilitate segmentation and personalization efforts. Subscribers represent individuals who have subscribed to receive communications from your organization. Primary key is  a column or set of columns that uniquely identifies the record in the table. When a primary key is defined using multiple columns, the data from each column is used to determine whether a record/row is unique. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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September 16, 2019in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Document Generation
18Jul

Generating Documents in Salesforce

Salesforce document generation poses a challenge for businesses, given the intricacies of integration involved. Fortunately, a variety of tools are available for generating documents in Salesforce, and Tectonic is well-equipped to assist in their successful implementation. Salesforce Industries Document Generation empowers businesses to craft and manage accurate documents linked to standard Salesforce objects, encompassing contracts, opportunities, orders, quotes, and custom objects. For a more dynamic approach, Salesforce OmniStudio Document Generation facilitates the creation of documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint templates. These templates can incorporate values from any JSON-based data within the text, including data sourced from various Salesforce objects. This versatile tool enables the generation of contracts, proposals, quotes, reports, non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, and more. Salesforce Industries Document Generation seamlessly integrates with Vlocity Insurance, Vlocity Health, communications, media, energy, utilities, government, and beyond. Vlocity Analytics, another valuable component, offers pre-built measurement tools that seamlessly integrate with Salesforce Reports, Dashboards, and Einstein. The Salesforce AppExchange boasts an extensive array of over 200 document generation tools. Your Salesforce partner can assist in selecting, installing, and implementing the most suitable options based on your business requirements. With Document Generation, you can generate contracts, proposals, quotes, reports, non-disclosure agreements, job offers, service agreements, and so on. You can generate documents using the specified sample client-side or server-side OmniScripts. You can also create your own OmniScripts by cloning and customizing the sample OmniScript to generate documents. Client-Side document generation is a synchronous process that results in a downloadable preview of the generated documents. You can generate documents from Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx), and Web templates. These templates can include values from any JSON-based data in the text, including data from any Salesforce object. You can optionally convert the resulting documents to .pdf format. Server-Side document generation is available in both the OmniStudio Foundation and Salesforce Industries packages. Server-Side document generation is an asynchronous process that’s best for large and rendering-heavy documents and for document generation in batches. The Server-Side document generation service is secure and scalable and is hosted on Salesforce Hyperforce. The generated document is stored in your Salesforce org, and is attached to the object for which it’s generated. You can use Apex Classes, sample Integration Procedures, or a sample OmniScript to generate documents. Client-Side document generation supports Customer Community Plus, Customer Community, and Partner Community users to generate documents using client-side OmniScripts. Server-Side document generation supports Customer Community Plus, Customer Community, and Partner Community users to generate documents using the singleDocxServersideLwc server-side OmniScript. With the right licenses, Document Generation is available in the Salesforce Industries package. Metering measures resource utilization levels and throttling controls resource access and use based on defined rules. Metering measures the number of server-side documents that are generated by an org hourly and daily. The default hourly and daily limits for processing server-side document generation requests are 1,000 per org and 24,000 per org respectively. Throttling maintains consistency and resilience of the server-side document generation service by managing incoming server-side document generation requests from multiple orgs. Throttling can also prevent service degradation caused by high volume of requests at peak hours by blocking requests that exceed the default limits. The request details are saved in the Document Generation Processes entity. You can retrieve the blocked requests and later retry the server-side document generation. No matter what your specific document generation needs, Tectonic simplifies the process of getting your system up and running seamlessly, whether it’s through Salesforce Quickstarts or comprehensive implementation services. Content updated in 2022. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. 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July 18, 2019in Data, Hyperforce, Salesforce, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud
CRM analytics
09Jul

What is the definition of a CRM?

Customer relationship management (definition of a CRM) is a set of integrated, data-driven software solutions that help manage, track, and store information related to your company’s current and potential customers. What is CRM Software? Customer relationship management (CRM) is a technology for managing all your company’s relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers. The goal is simple: Improve business relationships. What is the basic idea of CRM? CRM is the strategy you put in place to manage all your company’s relationships and interactions with both customers and potential customers. The term also refers to the systems and processes you use to help you do that. Managed well, CRM has the power to directly improve profitability. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Customer relationship management (CRM) is a process in which a business or other organization administers its interactions with customers, typically using data analysis to study large amounts of information.[1] CRM systems compile data from a range of different communication channels, including a company’s website, telephone (which many softwares come with a softphone), email, live chat, marketing materials and more recently, social media.[2] They allow businesses to learn more about their target audiences and how to better cater to their needs, thus retaining customers and driving sales growth.[3] CRM may be used with past, present or potential customers. The concepts, procedures, and rules that a corporation follows when communicating with its consumers are referred to as CRM. This complete connection covers direct contact with customers, such as sales and service-related operations, forecasting, and the analysis of consumer patterns and behaviors, from the perspective of the company.[4] According to Gartner, the global CRM market size is estimated at $69 billion in 2020.[5][6] Salesforce is a CRM on steroids. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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July 9, 2019in Data, Salesforce, Technology
Salesforce Quickstart
06Jul

Step By Step Guide to a Salesforce Quickstart

Salesforce Implementation with a Tectonic Quickstart: Step-by-Step Salesforce Quickstart Guide. Step 1: Define Your Business Requirements Step 2: Choose the Appropriate Salesforce Products Step 3: Choose the Right Salesforce Quickstart Package Step 4: Prepare Your Data Step 5: Customize Your Quickstart Package Step 6: Train Your Users Step 7: Monitor and Optimize Your Processes Benefits of Salesforce Implementation with QuickStart Package Is it time for your business to get up and running on Salesforce? Contact Tectonic about our Salesforce Quickstart solutions today. Salesforce quickstarts are also known as Salesforce Implementation Solutions. Content updated April 2024. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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July 6, 2019in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Implementation Services, Technology
The Evolution of Industrial Revolutions
03Jul

The Evolution of Industrial Revolutions

History of First Four Industrial Revolutions Throughout history, humanity has always relied on technology. Although the technology of each era looked different from today’s, it was groundbreaking for its time. People consistently used available technology to simplify their lives while striving to enhance and advance it. This ongoing pursuit of innovation laid the groundwork for the industrial revolutions. Today, we are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, marked by the rise of tech and web design companies. The Evolution of Industrial Revolutions. Here’s an overview of the three previous industrial revolutions that have led us to this point: The First Industrial Revolution (1765) The first industrial revolution followed the proto-industrialization period, starting in the late 18th century and extending into the early 19th century. This era was characterized by mechanization, which transformed industries and shifted the economic backbone from agriculture to industry. The massive extraction of coal and the invention of the steam engine introduced a new type of energy, accelerating manufacturing and economic growth through the expansion of railroads. This led to the enlarging of cities where factories and industry took place. The Second Industrial Revolution (1870) Nearly a century after the first, the second industrial revolution began in the late 19th century, marked by significant technological advancements. New sources of energy—electricity, gas, and oil—emerged, leading to the development of the internal combustion engine. This period also saw the rise of steel demand, chemical synthesis, and new communication methods like the telegraph and telephone. The invention of the automobile and airplane at the turn of the 20th century solidified the second industrial revolution’s profound impact on modern society. This led to the growing mobility of humanity. The Third Industrial Revolution (1969) In the latter half of the 20th century, the third industrial revolution introduced nuclear energy as a new power source. This revolution brought forth the rise of electronics, telecommunications, and computers, paving the way for space exploration, advanced research, and biotechnology. In the industrial sector, the advent of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and robots led to an era of high-level automation, revolutionizing manufacturing processes. This, in turn, led to a time of greater lesiure and freedom. Industry 4.0 Many consider Industry 4.0 to be the fourth industrial revolution, unfolding right before our eyes. Beginning at the dawn of the third millennium with the widespread use of the Internet, Industry 4.0 represents a shift from physical to virtual innovations. It encompasses developments in virtual reality, augmented reality, and other digital technologies that reshape our interaction with the physical world. The four industrial revolutions have fundamentally shaped global economies. Numerous programs and projects are being implemented worldwide to help people harness the benefits of the fourth revolution in their daily lives. From digital flipbooks to augmented reality gaming, the future is bright. For instance, the EU-funded RESTART project aims to transform vocational education and training (VET) systems to meet the digital skill demands of modern industries, ensuring that the workforce is equipped to thrive in this new technological landscape. What’s next? Look out as we are already into the Fifth Industrial Revolution. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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July 3, 2019in Salesforce, Technology
Salesforce
10Jun

What is Salesforce?

Salesforce is cloud-based CRM software. It makes it easier for companies to find more prospects, close more deals, and connect with customers in a whole new way, so they can provide them with amazing service at scale. Salesforce, Inc. is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides customer relationship management software and applications focused on sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, analytics, and application development. According to Wikipedia… Salesforce brings together all your data, from any source. Customer 360, the complete suite of products, unites your sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT teams with a single, shared view of customer information. With artificial intelligence integrated across all products, SFDC helps everyone in your company work more productively and better deliver the personalized experiences customers love. To explore all Salesforce has to offer for your business, contact Tectonic today. Salesforce is cloud-based CRM software (What is CRM?). It makes it easier for companies to find more prospects, close more deals, and connect with customers in a whole new way, so they can provide them with amazing service at scale. Salesforce brings together all your data, from any source. Customer 360, our complete suite of products, unites your sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT teams with a single, shared view of customer information. With artificial intelligence integrated across all products, SFDC helps everyone in your company work more productively and better deliver the personalized experiences customers love. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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June 10, 2019in Artificial Intelligence, Data, Marketing Automation, Salesforce
salesforce asset management
06Jun

Asset Management Salesforce

Can Salesforce do asset management? You can manage assets in Consumer Goods (desktop) and in the Consumer Goods offline mobile app in Salesforce. Let’s understand the process in detail. Create Asset Templates and Asset Types: Before you create assets, ensure that admins have created asset templates and asset types. Assets are items, such as refrigerators or freezers, that you place at a customer location (retail store) to increase your sales. Assets are also items you use in your business such as vehicles or computers. As an asset’s owner, you’re responsible for the maintenance, repair, or any other services required for the asset. Managing assets efficiently can help reduce customer complaints and, in turn, increase your brand value. By actively tracking your assets’ conditions, you can budget better, reduce losses, and ensure employee safety. What is the use of asset object in Salesforce? So, Assets are used quite frequently by sales, customer service in your back office. Assets are a standard object. It comes out-of-the-box with Salesforce. And being a standard object we can add custom fields, validation rules, record types, multiple page layouts. How do I create an asset for a product in Salesforce? Create an Asset What is the asset state period in Salesforce? An asset state period represents a time span when an asset has the same quantity, amount, and monthly recurring revenue (MRR). An asset has as many asset state periods as there are changes to it (asset actions) during its lifecycle. The dashboard and related pages show the current asset state period. What is the difference between subscription and asset in Salesforce? Use subscriptions to keep records of subscription products you’ve quoted or sold. Use assets to keep records of stand-alone products you’ve quoted or sold. You can use these records later to manage amendments and renewals to your opportunities and orders. How do I enable assets in Salesforce? Enable Asset Scheduling in Salesforce Scheduler How do I create an asset in Salesforce CPQ? Salesforce CPQ creates assets when you click Contracted on an opportunity or order. The asset creation process varies based on your account’s renewal model and the value of the asset conversion field on the product you’re contracting. How do you renew assets in Salesforce CPQ? Select the assets you want to renew, and then click Renew. Salesforce CPQ creates a renewal quote, associates it with a renewal opportunity, and opens the quote line editor. Edit the quantities of the assets from your original quote as needed. You can also add new products. What is an asset state? Asset State denotes the different states of assets in the organization such as assets in Use, In Store, Expired and so on. Apart from the default asset states, you can create custom ones. You can also enable or disable ownership and scan for custom asset states you create. Note that Salesforce also has a Digital Asset Management (DAM) capability. Where is asset library in Salesforce? To view asset files in Files home, select Libraries and then select Asset Library . To view and edit asset files in Setup, enter Asset Files in the Quick Find box, then select Asset Files. For more information on Salesforce Asset Management, contact Tectonic today. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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June 6, 2019in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Asset Management, Salesforce CPQ, Salesforce Financial Cloud, Salesforce Hospitality Travel and Transportation, Salesforce Manufacturing Automotive Energy, Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, Salesforce Sales Cloud
Tectonic-Ensuring Salesforce Customer Satisfaction
29May

Tectonic’s Successful Salesforce Track Record

Salesforce Technology Services Integrator – Tectonic has successfully delivered Salesforce in a variety of industries including Public Sector, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Health Life Sciences.  Read on about Tectonic’s successful Salesforce track record. Our primary focus is assisting clients with their Salesforce needs to solve business challenges. We work at the intersection of CRM, Marketing, Big Data, and Analytics. Public Sector Experience/Focus Proven Delivery – Tectonic delivers Salesforce Implementation, Integration and Managed Services, utilizing a modified Waterfall / Agile Delivery Method, leveraging US and International Delivery Center (IDC) resources, and delivering with strong, experienced Project Management Health and Life Sciences Focus We’ve helped healthcare providers navigate the challenges of moving data, including PHI and PII, into the cloud, providing physician facing services and improving operations. Salesforce provides comprehensive solutions tailored for the healthcare industry, addressing the specific needs of both payers (insurance providers) and providers (healthcare organizations). These solutions are designed to enhance patient engagement, improve operational efficiency, and drive better health outcomes. Financial Services Focus Transforming financial service delivery, optimizing operations, and cultivating community well-being and trust are at the core of Salesforce Financial Services Solutions. By automating every banking customer experience and uniting teams through Salesforce’s intelligence and a shared view of real-time customer data, a comprehensive banking solution is created, fostering customer satisfaction and loyalty. Travel and Hospitality Focus Salesforce provides tailored solutions for the hospitality and travel industry, helping businesses in this sector deliver exceptional customer experiences, streamline operations, and drive growth. These solutions leverage the power of the Salesforce Customer 360 platform to centralize data, enhance communication, and provide a personalized experience for guests. Manufacturing, Distribution, and Energy Focus We’ve helped small and large manufacturers optimize their sales operations and drive efficiencies in their contact center. Salesforce offers a suite of solutions tailored for manufacturing and distribution industries to enhance processes, improve collaboration, and drive overall efficiency. These solutions are designed to streamline operations. Designed improve customer relationships and provide valuable insights. Nonprofit Focus We’ve helped nonprofits and NGO’s optimize their operations and drive efficiencies in their fundraising and mission efforts. Salesforce offers a suite of solutions to nurture relationships and scale impact. Solutions with AI-driven, personalized services. Salesforce allows you to take control of your data on a single integrated platform. Nonprofit Cloud brings a nonprofit CRM, fundraising, programs, marketing engagement, and outcomes together in a single product. Strategic Relationship with Salesforce – Salesforce Ventures invested in Tectonic in Q3 2015.  We maintain strong working relationships with Salesforce License Sales, Professional Services and Alliances. Tectonic’s successful Salesforce track record stems from our great relationship with Salesforce and grows through each customer interaction. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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May 29, 2019in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Development Services, Salesforce Financial Services Solutions, Salesforce for Nonprofits, Salesforce Health and Life Sciences Solutions, Salesforce Hospitality Travel and Transportation, Salesforce Manufacturing Automotive Energy, Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, Technology

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