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What is better about CRM Analytics in a Salesforce environment?

12 Sep 2023
Why is CRM Analytics SO much better in a Salesforce environment than any other BI or data analytics platfrom? What are the benefits of a platform approach to CRM intelligence?…
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One sure way to build your brand and increase your impact

6 Sep 2023
If there is one experience that brings me joy, it is hearing that I made a positive difference in someone’s life. It doesn’t get any better than this. I often…
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Tableau and CRM Analytics – Better Together

11 Apr 202312 Apr 2023
I have had a great many conversations over the past few years regarding the distinctions between the various reporting tools and platforms offered by Salesforce. This has been the source…
Life hacks…

I made it – so can you!!

12 Feb 202312 Feb 2023
Within the space of six months, my whole world fell apart. My wife was afflicted with an aggressive form of cancer. Our young son was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. I…
Salesforce…

datafam + ohana = awesomeness

1 Feb 20231 Feb 2023
When Salesforce acquired Tableau in August of 2019, two worlds collided. This was an event of much more significance than many previous technology acquisitions, like that of EdgeSpring or BeyondCore,…
Business Analytics…

Data is the new soil

4 Dec 20225 Dec 2022
It has been said, repeatedly, that data is the new oil. Here is how Clive Humby, the data science entrepreneur who coined the phrase “data is the new oil,” compares…
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Living with depression for 35 years – what have I learned?

18 Nov 202222 Nov 2022
I have lived with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD, formerly Clinical Depression) for all of my adult life – that is 35 years. For most of that time, my depression was undiagnosed…
Life hacks…

Grit

14 Nov 2022
Taking this job was the biggest mistake of my life. What on earth was I thinking? I have no IT degree, no Salesforce training, and zero experience with this complex…
Business Analytics…

Why do you need CRM Analytics when you have reports and dashboards?

22 Oct 202222 Feb 2023
You’re using Salesforce, the #1 CRM in the world. It comes with best-in-class native analytics, providing powerful, customisable reports and dashboards. It’s working really well for your team or business.…
Life hacks…

Disability will not define me

19 Aug 2022
Guest post by Trailblazer Craig Pollok, Solutions Consultant, Salesforce Disability will not define me. I was 16 years old, disabled and depressed. Fast forward to today – I am 29 years…

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