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How Successful Admins Plan for Holiday Breaks

Well it’s that time again, tail end of the year- and with it come many holidays, time off breaks, and important deadlines. As Salesforce Admins, this can be a very hectic time of year for us as well as our users. Often we are trying to wrap up important projects, deliver new functionality, and read […]

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Announcing the Admin #LightningChallenge!

We are super excited to announce the first ever Admin #LightingChallenge! The good news is that this challenge does not involve physical exertion, just brain power and a few clicks on the computer! Kicking off Wednesday, November 9th, the challenge consists of 10 days of Lightning activities! Each weekday we will post a short task for you complete […]

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4 Reasons to Get Your CEO on Chatter

For a solid decade between the mid 90’s and early 2000’s I worked retail. As a store manager back then you waited every day for “communication from the home office”. Generally in the form of a conference call or a memo. Communication flowed one way- down from the executives. Feedback was rare and really only […]

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Deliver Content with Lightning Email

Do you like to use content deliveries to send files? We don’t blame you. Content deliveries make it easy to send files, and even easier for recipients to view them. But are you bummed that they’re not available in Lightning Experience? We have a secret for you: You can use Lightning Email to do the […]

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Dreamforce 2016 Admin Keynote Recap

  One of the biggest themes at Dreamforce this year was Ohana – meaning ‘family’ in Hawaiian.  On the Admin team, we love to see our Salesforce Admin Ohana each year at Dreamforce – and one of the biggest gatherings of our Dreamforce Admin Ohana happens in the Admin Keynote. Our Admin Ohana is absolutely […]

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Exploring the Salesforce AppExchange

Tips for Shopping the Salesforce AppExchange

With over 3100 apps and 423 components on the Salesforce AppExchange (and growing) a Salesforce Admin can feel overwhelmed very easy. So like any savvy shopper, we need to get prepared for our adventure so we can deliver the most functionality, and most importantly the best app for our buck. But with all of these choices it’s […]

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When it Comes to Training, Begin at the End

You’ve configured your objects, loaded your data, and assigned your permission sets; your Salesforce org is ready to go. Now it’s time to train your users and share all the exciting things Salesforce has to offer. But so often, this message gets lost in translation and you find yourself with sub-par adoption and a disengaged user […]

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Code Like a Poet

Most people don’t expect to become great poets, or poets at all, even if they consider themselves to be good writers. Writing poetry requires more than skill, but also a certain way of thinking about the world. Instead of trying to write it, most of us use what we learn about poetry to help us […]

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Top Admin Highlights from Dreamforce 2016

It was so great experiencing Dreamforce with all of our #AwesomeAdmins! We wanted to share some of our favorite memories and highlights from our week with you. Admin Keynote The Admin Keynote was jam packed with important info for Admins, including awesome demos, product updates, and roadmap details! Whether you watched it or missed it, […]

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