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Salesforce Platform
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Salesforce Users
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As the new year unfolds, Salesforce users are setting resolutions to propel their skills, amplify efficiency, and elevate their contributions to their organizations. I sat down to think of all the major themes in the past year that customers, prospects, and community members struggled with and asked me how they could be addressed. I also...
Capital Markets
The Impact of AI in Capital Markets and Asset Management
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Everywhere you turn these days, AI and machine learning are top of mind for firms looking to leverage technology to get ahead. While many industries are taking great strides to profit from the AI buzz by applying these technologies to consumer or retail spending, asset managers and capital markets firms are turning their attention to...
Salesforce Platform
7 Salesforce Data Cloud Best Practices
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Let’s pretend we’re a contestant on Jeopardy!, and the answer is: This software company was Data Cloud customer zero, giving it access to 1.2 billion customer records. The question: What is Salesforce? Before becoming the fastest-growing home-grown product in Salesforce history, Data Cloud was used internally to create one unified profile of Salesforce customers from...
Banking
Business Banking Marketing Strategies to Enhance Experiences
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A bank’s relationship manager (RM) plays a pivotal role in helping its business customers reach their financial goals. However, according to interviews that McKinsey conducted with executives at more than 15 banks, a majority of their relationship managers are acquiring less than five new clients a year. Many said they struggle with customer acquisition, and...
Marketing Cloud
6 Steps to a Successful Marketing Cloud Personalization Implementation
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According to 2,500 global marketing decision-makers surveyed in the Salesforce Marketing Intelligence Report, the top desired improvement they want in the customer experience over the next year is more personalized content and offers. They realize the benefits that personalization brings, like more engagement and loyalty to their company, by using Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Marketing Cloud...
Marketing Cloud
Pardot vs. Marketing Cloud: Which Solution is Right for You?
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In one corner, you have Team Marketing Cloud Account Engagement, a B2B platform, and in the other, you have Team Marketing Cloud, a B2C platform. These two often battle it out for the hearts and minds of Salesforce users everywhere. However, we propose a fresh perspective where everyone can emerge as a winner by selecting...
Marketing Cloud
What is Salesforce Marketing Cloud Personalization?
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Today, we experience personalization in many areas of our lives, from customizing furniture fabrics to adding heated seats to a new car. So why shouldn’t your marketing messages also be tailored to customer preferences? Personalization makes us feel acknowledged and understood by treating each customer as a unique individual. It strengthens the customer-company relationship, as...
Insurance
7 Strategies for Enhancing Insurance Agent Recruitment
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Recruiting and onboarding new insurance agents can be a challenging process for insurance companies. It requires a careful balance between attracting top talent and ensuring that the agents feel engaged and supported from day one. By implementing effective strategies to better engage insurance agents during the recruiting and onboarding process, agencies and brokers can create...
Banking
Optimize Mortgage Processes with Encompass Salesforce Integration
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Encompass is an industry-leading digital mortgage solution that addresses the challenge of fragmented data and inefficient processes within mortgage companies. It streamlines and centralizes data management, allowing mortgage lenders to integrate various aspects of their operations, from policy administration to claims processing. Silverline has developed a refined, bi-directional integration between Encompass and Salesforce, streamlining operations...
Banking
How to Leverage the New Financial Services Cloud Licenses
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You may have heard Salesforce’s recent announcement about changes to its Financial Services Cloud licenses. Previously, Salesforce offered two licenses: Starter and Growth. That has changed to three new options: Financial Services Cloud Standard Financial Services Cloud for Sales Financial Services Cloud for Service Here we answer all your questions surrounding these new licenses. What...