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Unlock the secrets of B2B commerce with Shane Smyth, CTO of Saltbox, as he charts his voyage from his early days at Magnet360 to creating his Salesforce Mojo YouTube channel. Discover the resilience needed to conquer Salesforce's challenges, the power of community support, and Shane's dedication to deciphering the platform's complexities for all. Venture into the technical depths of B2B Commerce, where understanding customer needs and segmenting audiences is paramount. Learn how Salesforce Lightning integration revolutionizes setup and enriches the Customer 360 experience and why expertise in core technologies like Apex and Lightning Web Components is crucial for developers. Finally, tune in for an inside look at how Saltbox is innovating the hiring and training landscape in the specialized realm of Salesforce B2B commerce. From cross-training Salesforce professionals to fostering talent with our educational initiatives in Mexico, we're turning fresh faces into seasoned experts. Show Highlights: Differences between B2B, B2C, and D2C commerce and insights into the Salesforce product landscape. Saltbox's approach to hiring and training in the specialized field of Salesforce B2B commerce. The process and experience of creating and balancing content for the Salesforce community through the Salesforce Mojo podcast. The significance of community engagement and support for professional growth within the Salesforce ecosystem. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanesmyth8/ Github: https://github.com/commerce-codeitforward/ Salesforce Mojo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtRpZp9v7Mz54_vDYdnFckLzLojlAoth7 Salesforce Ben articles: https://www.salesforceben.com/author/shane-smyth/ *** Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.
This week on the CPQ Podcast, we ditch the script and dive deep with industry veteran Manika Goyal, Founder of Intellicloud Solutions. With 20 years of experience conquering the telco landscape, Manika isn't afraid to shake things up. Discover why she ditched the traditional SI model and built an AI-powered product configurator specifically for the telecom industry. Get ready to hear about: The spark that ignited Intellicloud's creation (hint: it involves frustration with the status quo!) The biggest challenges and triumphs of building a product-led services company The power of AI in product configuration and how it's transforming the telco industry Intellicloud's secret sauce: their cloud-agnostic product catalog and seamless 3rd party integrations The current state of the CPQ economy and what it means for your business And much more! Manika is a force to be reckoned with, and this episode is packed with insights for anyone looking to push boundaries and leverage cutting-edge technology in the CPQ space. Ready to learn from a true innovator? Tune in! Website: https://intellicloud-solutions.com email: sales@intellicloud-solutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manika-goyal-4a3386b/ Check online for events that were mentioned in this CPQ Podcast episode
Unlock the secrets of B2B commerce with Shane Smyth, CTO of Saltbox, as he charts his voyage from his early days at Magnet360 to the creation of his Salesforce Mojo YouTube channel. Discover the resilience needed to conquer Salesforce's challenges, the power of community support, and Shane's dedication to deciphering the platform's complexities for all. Venture into the technical depths of B2B Commerce, where understanding customer needs and segmenting audiences is paramount. Learn how Salesforce Lightning integration revolutionizes setup and enriches the Customer 360 experience and why expertise in core technologies like Apex and Lightning Web Components is crucial for developers. Finally, tune in for an inside look at how Saltbox is innovating the hiring and training landscape in the specialized realm of Salesforce B2B commerce. From cross-training Salesforce professionals to fostering talent with our educational initiatives in Mexico, we're turning fresh faces into seasoned experts. Show Highlights: Differences between B2B, B2C, and D2C commerce and insights into the Salesforce product landscape. Saltbox's approach to hiring and training in the specialized field of Salesforce B2B commerce. The process and experience of creating and balancing content for the Salesforce community through the Salesforce Mojo podcast. The significance of community engagement and support for professional growth within the Salesforce ecosystem. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanesmyth8/ Github: https://github.com/commerce-codeitforward/ Salesforce Mojo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtRpZp9v7Mz54_vDYdnFckLzLojlAoth7 Salesforce Ben articles: https://www.salesforceben.com/author/shane-smyth/ *** Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.
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In this podcast episode, Krish explores the Salesforce platform and its various features. He starts by reviewing the previous episodes in the Salesforce series and provides an overview of the Anypoint platform. Krish then dives into the Salesforce dashboard and explores the sales solutions available. He also examines the configuration settings and introduces the concept of Lightning components and the Lightning Design System. Krish demonstrates how to use the Lightning Web Components Studio and explores the differences between Aura components and Lightning Web Components. He also shares his approach to learning by doing and troubleshooting component issues. Finally, Krish compares Salesforce components to React components. In this part of the conversation, the host explores Salesforce Lightning Components and the process of setting up the development environment. They discuss the Salesforce Lightning Experience and the creation of a Lightning Web Component. The host also delves into the usage of Salesforce CLI for deployment and the concept of Scratch Orgs. They explore Salesforce Dev Hubs and troubleshoot deployment issues. The conversation concludes with an overview of Salesforce Permission Sets and a summary of the topics covered. In this episode, Krish explores the Salesforce CLI and the Salesforce platform. He starts by creating a new org and then logs into it. Next, he creates a project and explores scratch orgs. Krish introduces Apex, the Salesforce-specific language, and discusses its usage. He then explores the Salesforce Lightning Experience and its features. Finally, Krish summarizes the topics covered and suggests next steps for further exploration. Takeaways Salesforce offers a wide range of solutions for sales, marketing, commerce, and service. Lightning components and the Lightning Design System are key elements of the Salesforce platform. The Lightning Web Components Studio provides a visual interface for building and testing components. Understanding the differences between Aura components and Lightning Web Components is important for development on the Salesforce platform. Learning by doing and troubleshooting issues is an effective way to explore and understand Salesforce components. Salesforce Lightning Components are used to build applications on the Salesforce platform. Setting up the development environment involves installing Salesforce CLI and configuring Scratch Orgs. Salesforce Dev Hubs are used to manage and deploy Salesforce applications. Permission Sets in Salesforce allow for granular control over user access and permissions. The Salesforce CLI allows developers to interact with the Salesforce platform from the command line. Scratch orgs are temporary Salesforce environments that can be created and used for development and testing purposes. Apex is a Salesforce-specific language used for creating custom components and functionality. The Salesforce Lightning Experience provides a modern and intuitive user interface for Salesforce applications. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Salesforce Series 03:23 Exploring Salesforce Dashboard 04:19 Salesforce Sales Solutions 06:43 Configuring Salesforce Settings 09:09 Understanding Lightning Components 17:17 Using Lightning Web Components Studio 21:13 Exploring Lightning Design System 23:12 Understanding Aura Components and Lightning Web 28:02 Learning by Doing 32:13 Creating a Hello World Component 36:21 Troubleshooting Component Issues 45:41 Adding More Components 49:53 Comparing Salesforce Components to React Components 50:34 Introduction to Salesforce Lightning Components 58:52 Setting Up the Development Environment 01:01:26 Exploring Salesforce Lightning Experience 01:04:31 Creating a Lightning Web Component 01:07:12 Using Salesforce CLI for Deployment 01:09:24 Working with Scratch Orgs 01:12:25 Understanding Salesforce Dev Hubs 01:21:16 Troubleshooting Deployment Issues 01:30:18 Exploring Salesforce Permission Sets 01:41:57 Summary and Next Steps 01:49:23 Creating a New Org 01:50:13 Logging into the New Org 01:51:43 Creating a Project 01:52:28 Exploring Scratch Orgs 01:53:26 Reviewing Scratch Org Creation 01:54:02 Introduction to Apex 01:55:13 Exploring Salesforce Lightning Experience 01:56:57 Using Scratch Orgs for Projects 01:57:59 Summary and Next Steps Snowpal Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators
In this episode you hear from John Dionne, President of CloudFirst Labs. John has ~ 25 years of business experience and lives with his family in Tampa, Florida. Here he talks about their SI and ISV Partnership with Salesforce, their Product Offerings incl. AgileQuote (their flagship CPQ Product) which is built on Salesforce Lightning, their - Professional Service Offering, -focus on P+Q, - subscription offering, -roadmap and much more. Web loudfirstlabs.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndionne/
Years of trust can evaporate in a matter of moments if you forget this simple rule. Dmitri Leichik learned the hard way that customers are not buying your product, they are buying your commitment to their success. The moment they perceive a transactional motive, you've lost.Utilizing a founder led sales model, Twistellar has grown globally and still relies on Dmitri's long term relationship strategy that in many cases takes years to mature from conversation to trust to a project.If you sell B2B, you have to assume that a potential customer already has a trusted supplier. They may say no to you on a Monday and yes on a Friday because something changed in that relationship. Timing and luck are everything and that's why you have to be tireless in maintaining relationships over long periods of time.Highlights3:24 You need to clearly understand how people interact, how people communicate, how your sales people actually work every day to make their customers happy. Only then can you automate the process.5:14 A professional consultant must focus on the customer's business processes, not the solution features. Sometimes our role is to convince the customer not to spend money on a solution because the business is not ready.8:27 In sales, the first step needs to be defining “What difference can you bring to the table?”9:49 To be successful, three factors need to come together at the same time: You need luck to be in the right place at the right time, you need to be very active to be in as many places as possible, you have to be working hard to make every customer successful.11:49 I still do most of the selling myself since I am the best person to match business needs to technical solutions. I am a technical advisor and am never trying to sell a specific solution.13:47 In B2B, a potential customer already has a supplier to solve their problems. You have to get to them at the exact moment where they have some reason to consider a new partner.14:45 We work 12-14 hours a day so that we can always be available to give friendly advice. That's how we ‘sell'.18:48 To win business, you have to demonstrate that you bear the responsibility for the project's success.20:49 It can take years to build a relationship before the first project. On the other hand, one wrong action can spoil that relationship in one day.23:01 You must consider all of the people in an organization who benefit from your work. They are part of your word of mouth referral network especially when they move to a new company.26:50 The sales process ends when the work is done and the customer is happy.28:10 Mistakes can be made and it's critically important to take responsibility for them. We recently underestimated a project by 400 hours and we accepted the loss.About Our GuestDmitri Leichik is CEO and co-founder of Twistellar, #1 Salesforce Consulting Partner in Denmark. Dmitri brings more than a 20-year background of being a co-owner and CEO of a group of trading and production companies, providing hands-on management experience.For now, Dmitri is a business expert who's responsible for corporate strategy, finances, business development, customer relations, and general operational efficiency in Twistellar. He managed to gather a team of 100+ motivated professionals in just 5 years.Dmitri is a master of business & service processes automation and optimization. He ensures that the customer is always the key figure at Twistellar.Connect with DmitriLinkedinTwitter About Guest CompanyTwistellar is a #1 Salesforce Consulting Partner in Denmark, working with customers in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company provides top-quality Salesforce solutions development services to solve complex business issues and boost sales.Twistellar has grown from 0 to 100+ in-house consultants in 5 years. The company's headquarters are located in Copenhagen, Denmark, with development centers in Poland and Georgia. Twistellar also has its own products delivered on AppExchange — Sculptor CPQ (a native Salesforce interactive quote generation solution) and Dash (a visualization tool for dynamic clickable charts in Salesforce Lightning).In 2022, Twistellar was announced as the #1 Salesforce Consultant in Denmark by Clutch.co and entered the global TOP-10 list of the best Salesforce Consultants by Forcetalks.com. You can learn more about and connect with Alice Heiman in the links below.Website:https://AliceHeiman.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman/
In this episode you hear from Kuldip Hillyer, Founder & CEO of Kugamon. Kuldip has 20+ years of business experience and Kugamon is providing a CPQ and Subscription Billing application for Salesforce-Lightning. Here he talks about three key product capabilities they have focused on in the last 12 months incl. core cpq functions, new admin and eCommerce functions, their App Empathy Design Philosophy, the importance of design and much more linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuldip/ website www.kugamon.com
In this episode of Couch Convos: Biz and Tech Talks, we talk to two of our Salesforce specialists about using Salesforce Lightning to build out their own version of Wordle. Some of our more recent podcasts have touched on a hot topic in the tech world – citizen development. Now we're talking about what a business user might want to implement within a broader platform and how difficult would that be to create? We're looking at a concrete example of citizen development in action to answer these questions. Doug Burkhart and Shahid Mahmood, two of our Salesforce specialists, decided to replicate the word game Wordle on the Salesforce platform. Your users might have a slightly more practical objective, but maybe not one so much fun (or addicting). In this podcast, we demonstrate the demo application and examine what we can learn from it about citizen development and the use of a platform for application construction. You can either watch or listen to this special edition podcast! Join us for more! Watch Here https://vimeo.com/718432049 Listen Here https://centricconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Centric-Podcast-43-Final-Salesforce-Wordle-1.mp3
¿En qué consiste Low Code / No Code? ¿Qué capacidades tienen estas apps? ¿Qué tipos de aplicación son más apropiadas? ¿Pueden sustituir a plataformas y lenguajes convencionales? ¿Cuánto cuestan? ¿Son una amenaza o una oportunidad para los desarrolladores profesionales? Los usuarios ¿se pondrán a programar y nos dejarán sin trabajo?... De todo esto hemos charlado con Marco Amoedo, CTO Microsoft Alliance EMEA en la consultora KPMG, ex Partner Technology Strategist en Microsoft Europa y varias veces galardonado como MVP (también actualmente). Herramientas relacionadas: Power Apps, Google AppSheet, ObjectVision, Amazon HoneyCode, Appian, Mendix, OutSystems, Zoho Creator, Process Maker, Salesforce Lightning, Airtable, Notion, Zapier, Power Automate, Integromat, n8n.io, Nintex, Zoho Flow #NoCode #LowCode #PowerApps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/campusmvp/message
Marketing campaign reporting is crucial to understanding which initiatives are performing and which ones are delivering ROI for the business.Jennifer Lynn Schneider recently did a webinar for Cheshire Impact on how to use Salesforce Lightning Reports and Dashboards to showcase the effects of marketing campaigns. This episode features this recording to help listeners understand what it takes to create these reports and best practices for campaign hierarchy management. TakeawaysWhen it comes to creating a campaign hierarchy, keep it simple. Start off with no more than 10 - 15 parent campaigns such as events and webinars.For the best organization, have your Pardot folder structure mimic your Salesforce connected campaign hierarchy. Each parent campaign has a parent folder and then each child campaign has a child folder within their associated parent.Enabling Engagement History and viewing it on a Campaign in Salesforce provides insights such as all of the leads and contacts a part of the campaign and the most engaged accounts.The Pardot Lightning App lives in Salesforce, so working with your Salesforce Admin is critical. Discuss cross training opportunities with your team to see if there is a Pardot Admin that can operate in a hybrid role to work closely with the Salesforce Admin.If you enable Engagement History and add it to the Account page layout, it provides insights as to how the account is engaging with your marketing campaigns, this a great feature especially for Account Based Marketing.Take the time to set up parent campaign dashboards with Salesforce Lightning. It will help inform the marketing team, at a glance, as to the performance of each major marketing initiative. Useful Links#06 Enabling Engagement History & Reporting - https://www.pardotlifehacks.com/e/enabling-engagement-history-reporting-pardot-life-hacks-06/ Social#MarketingChampions#RevOps#TrailblazerTalk#SalesforceLightning#Martech#marketingoperations#marketingadmins#PardotLifeHackers Ways to Tune IniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardot-life-hacks/id1476702195Spotify - https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/3gTNQj4WnIPN0awdA8QpanStitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cheshire-impact/pardot-life-hacks?refid=stpriHeart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-pardot-life-hacks-48758528/Google Play - https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Izjdvuefegnmrmlradp2l7rnqvm?t%3DPardot_Life_Hacks%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16YouTube - https://youtu.be/pbGcyIq19ms
Matt Goldspink is a UI Architect in Vlocity, Dreamforce speaker. Matt is with strong experience in server-side Java, frontend development in HTML, CSS and JavaScript (Web Components, Angular, React, Sencha ExtJs) and mobile application development on iOS and Android (Native and hybrid). Main Points Matt’s blog thread on the Salesforce developer site and his locker service experience Why does Salesforce create the locker service and what problem does it tackle? What are the challenges for Salesforce to create the locker service? What is the locker service implementation from a user or developer’s point of view? Explanation of Third-party JavaScript library The post 29. Salesforce Lightning Locker Service | Matt Goldspink appeared first on SalesforceWay.
Ready or not! Here comes Lightning. On October 12th Salesforce will be initiating a forced rollout of their new Lightning version. To help us better understand the switch-over is Susanne Lake, Founder of Slake Consulting. In this episode, we discuss: i. Confirming your exact switch-over date/time ii. Preparing for the rollout iii. Features of Salesforce Lightning This series is co-hosted by Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO of KEO Marketing. Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3
When Salesforce set out to re-design our Core Products, we faced a daunting challenge. To move fast, a cross-functional team worked closely together to define, design, test, and iterate. We will talk about what this collaboration entailed, and lessons learned for design thinking & doing at enterprise scale. Guest speakers: Pratima Arora, Shawna Wolverton, and David Colby (Salesforce).
Design systems and responsive design go hand in hand. Jina Anne and Stephanie Rewis give us the lowdown on the Salesforce Lightning Design System. Read more »
Eric Lehnen and Nick Lindberg discuss why and how to transition to Salesforce Lightning as well as the recent changes that make Salesforce Lightning more powerful.
Eric Lehnen and Nick Lindberg discuss why and how to transition to Salesforce Lightning as well as the recent changes that make Salesforce Lightning more powerful.
So Monday night was a big night! We had none other than Mike Rosenbaum (@mike945778) who is in charge of the Salesforce platform including Sales, Service and Lightning. We asked him a load of questions that the community had come up with and here are some of his answers. I’ll be putting the full video up ...
On this episode, post-Dreamforce ’16 wrap-up and discussion. Becka and Jared share what Matt missed and shouldn’t mind missing. LINKS AND ENDORSEMENTS Dreamforce keynotes, videos, and announcements- https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/DF16/ The Blue Angels- http://www.blueangels.navy.mil Salesforce Lightning roadmap- http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/lightning/#Roadmap Death to Side Nav, long live Top Nav- https://releasenotes.docs.salesforce.com/en-us/winter17/release-notes/rn_general_lex_apps_and_improved_nav.htm
This week I’m speaking with Don Robins, who is an award winning instructor for Salesforce University and he has been a pioneer in providing education and advice for Salesforce admins and developers wanting to learn how to exploit Salesforce’s new Lightning technologies. Don and I got together in a San Francisco bar, directly across the road from the Dreamforce conference which had just closed. This conversation came almost exactly a year after our first conversation about the release of Salesforce Lightning components. And we started by talking about how quickly the time had passed, and how people (including me) can catch up and start understanding how to exploit the power of Lightning. Over the past 18 months, Don has produced some excellent materials which introduce developers and admins to building with Lightning. Top of the list is Don’s Salesforce University online course which you can access for FREE. Don also produced a series of 6 blog posts which introduce the concepts of lightning and are a great primer for the training course. Lightning is really here, and I really recommend that anyone associated with the Salesforce eco system read these blog posts. If your job is as Salesforce developer or Admin then you should to continue to the online training, which is a high quality Salesforce University production with video and slides. All of these great resources can be seen by going to the link http://bit.ly/lightningDon. I hope you enjoy the show, please feel free to leave feedback on the blog at TechnologyFlows.com or tweet me directly, I am @ M A T MORRIS
This time we hear from 2 people right at the heart of Salesforce’s Lighting technology evolution. Skip Sauls is a Director of Product Management at Salesforce and he is working alongside Doug Chasman who is Principal Architect on the Platform team. The work of their team is making it possible for developers and admins to customise Salesforces’ user interface like never before. Doug was one of the two original architects of Visualforce, and I started by asking him if Lighting components will replace VisualForce. This interview was recorded about 2 weeks prior to the announcement of the new Salesforce Lighting Experience, so we we’re able to discuss that on tape. Skip and Doug were extremely open about the technologies which they have waiting in the wings and Lighting Out sounds like it has the potential to be a transformational technology. Dreamforce 2015 is taking place next week from the 15th September, if you’re going be sure to seek out Skip and Doug. If you’re staying at home, watch the online broadcasts and keep an eye on the Salesforce YouTube channel for the sessions to be published in the weeks following the conference. Take a look at the blog at http://www.technologyflows.com, you can tweet me @matmorris. Thanks for listening!
In this episode, we debate the good and bad of the new Salesforce UI "Gatorade Edition" and what it could mean for customers, partners, developers, and the community in general. Oh, and don't use the hamburger!#SwearJar | @jeremy (2) | @john (0)Salesforce LightningWhy and How to Avoid Hamburger MenusKill The Hamburger ButtonSalesforce Introduces Salesforce Financial Services Cloud
WizardCast – Episode I: Attack of the Phantom Lightning Welcome to the first episode of WizardCast! We start off with a squeal of a Salesforce joke from Beth Breisnes and briefly discuss why this episode is so special. Yo! Wiz! In our segment “Yo! Wiz!” we answer a listener question "Where can I get help on Salesforce?" Brian talks to people at Salesforce Lightning Week from Twin Cities, Minnesota and learns what they're looking forward to in Salesforce Lightning. The post WizardCast – Episode I: The Phantom Lightning appeared first on The Wizard News.