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Midwest Dreamin’ Recap: It’s All About Community

Last week the Salesforce Admin team spent time with our amazing community at Midwest Dreamin’ 2016. There are so many great events like this one — Snowforce, London’s Calling, Forcelandia, SE Dreaming, and Tahoe Dreamin’ that are great opportunities for Admins and Developers to connect. With over 35+ sessions, demo jams, circle of success meetings, and keynotes it […]

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3 Custom Home Pages You Can Build in Lightning

Are you tired of seeing that “Quarterly Performance Chart” on your home page every time you log in to Salesforce? While that information may be great for your sales users, the rest of your users probably want to see other data more relevant to their job functions. Well, great news! With Summer ‘16, you can […]

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What Type of Salesforce Admin Are You?

#AwesomeAdmins come in all kinds of flavors and each one of you brings unique skills sets to the table, some skills you may not even know you possess. Check out some of the different Admin personalities we’ve seen and share which one you identify with most! Curious Astro Your appetite for learning cannot be quenched. […]

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MBA in a Backpack: Business Education the Trailhead Way

Thanks to this new trail, Salesforce users don’t have to go back to business school to learn core business concepts and strategies. In order to distill the most relevant lessons that you might learn from an MBA, Trailhead has forged a fresh new trail: Learn Drucker School MBA Essentials. Why Make an MBA Inspired Trail? At […]

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Behind the Scenes: Dreamforce Women’s Leadership Summit

Dreamforce planning and prep is in full swing here at Salesforce, and I’m particularly excited about the work we’re doing to make sure this event represents one of our core values: Equality. At Dreamforce 2016, we’ll demonstrate Equality in many ways, including everyone having better access around campus regardless of mobility requirements, nursing mothers being […]

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How we Picked Admin Track for Dreamforce 2016

WOW the Salesforce Admin community is amazing! On May 2, 2016, we asked you to submit your best ideas for presenting at Dreamforce 2016 in the Admin Track. Gillian & I even shot a video during the World Tour in Amsterdam to get the word out. And then we waited… But not for long! Within […]

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If I Started My Salesforce Career Today

It’s been almost 10 years ago to the day that I began my journey with Salesforce. In reflecting back at that time I realized many new Salesforce Admins are starting their journey today. Rather than waxing poetic about how things have changed and what I didn’t have available to me- because let’s be honest- that […]

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Announcing Salesforce’s Partnership with Girl Develop It

Are you (or a friend, family member, or coworker) considering a career change? Want to join the most energetic, excited, and supportive community in the world and get paid for it? Last year alone, 100,000+ jobs requiring Salesforce skills were created.* To learn more and get connected to the community, kickstart your Salesforce training with a 1-day […]

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Getting Started with a User Centered Design Approach in Salesforce

Every piece of technology we touch in our personal lives is geared to be used instantly.  Technology companies know that end users do not have the patience or willingness to take training classes to use apps on their phones/tablets or websites on their computers.  When it comes to implementing Salesforce, we spend a great deal […]

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