{"id":5144,"date":"2018-10-02T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2019-03-04T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T17:00:58","slug":"salesforce-crm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce CRM Review 2019 (COUPONS) Pros, Cons &#038; Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5144\" class=\"elementor elementor-5144 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15d5330f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15d5330f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec5b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ec5b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover if Salesforce CRM Platform is the right choice for your business...<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ebf9aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"67ebf9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cc4bd02 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13fe9e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13fe9e7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f266da0\" data-id=\"f266da0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25e6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25e6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Discover if Salesforce CRM offers the complete sales management, marketing automation, and partner relationship management platform for your business needs in this Definitive Review!<\/strong><\/p><p>Just how easy is it to help organize customer accounts and track your sales leads?<\/p><p>Does Salesforce help conduct and monitor marketing campaigns?<\/p><p>Will Salesforce CRM make managing your contacts, manage your tasks and events a breeze?<\/p><p><strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong><\/p><p>If you&#8217;re looking for a CRM platform, and not sure which system is right for you, then you&#8217;ll love this review.<\/p><p><strong>So, let&#8217;s get stuck in&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8feb619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8feb619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>An EntrepreneursGateway.com Review you can Trust!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ddd43ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ddd43ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Performance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd70e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5bd70e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; font-size:25px; color:rgb(241, 196, 15)\">\n    \n    \n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92975f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92975f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u200bSalesforce really does have great CRM, sales management, lead generation and reporting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5722d66f\" data-id=\"5722d66f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b0b803 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"71b0b803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-dollar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a748755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a748755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccc17cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4ccc17cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; font-size:25px; color:rgb(241, 196, 15)\">\n    \n    \n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e085848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e085848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforce is expensive, especially if you opt to access the more advanced lead generation and managerial features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e4d37f6\" data-id=\"2e4d37f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1538e614 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1538e614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-o-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed492ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed492ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Usability<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7497f486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7497f486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; font-size:25px; color:rgb(241, 196, 15)\">\n    \n    \n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718c6c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"718c6c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforces\u2019 design was very basic and did come across as slightly dated with a steep learning curve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28690caa\" data-id=\"28690caa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfd3a9e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7cfd3a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-life-saver\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbb3a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fbb3a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218229d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"218229d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; font-size:25px; color:rgb(241, 196, 15)\">\n    \n    \n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<i class=\"fa fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<i class=\"fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b86fdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b86fdd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Support is not one of Salesforces\u2019 strong points, with long response times that try to upsell instead of dealing with and fixing your concerns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c4770 TC-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"55c4770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-644f2d2a42926\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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Features\">#1 Additional Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#2_Ease_of_Use\" title=\"#2 Ease of Use\">#2 Ease of Use<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#3_Mobile_App_Functionality\" title=\"#3 Mobile App Functionality\">#3 Mobile App Functionality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#4_Third_Party_Integrations\" title=\"#4 Third Party Integrations\">#4 Third Party Integrations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#5_Reports_and_Analytics\" title=\"#5 Reports and Analytics\">#5 Reports and Analytics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#Is_Salesforce_the_right_CRM_for_you\" title=\"Is Salesforce the right CRM for you?\">Is Salesforce the right CRM for you?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/salesforce-crm\/#Summary\" title=\"Summary\">Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a60fc09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a60fc09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0b4391\" data-id=\"7f0b4391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9ebda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef9ebda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking for a more efficient way to manage and grow your business?\u00a0 Well, you can start by using the right customer relationship management (CRM) software.\u00a0 One that will make a difference to both you and your company.\u00a0 Whether you are looking for a free version to fit in with your budget or a simple one that is designed for small businesses \u2013 don\u2019t worry and keep reading as there will be a CRM software that is right for you.\u00a0<\/p><p>Sounds simple, doesn&#8217;t it? Well,\u00a0for some maybe, but for others setting up the necessary techie stuff can be a huge stumbling\u00a0block and stops them before they have even begun.<\/p><p>Well, this review is for everyone\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0from\u00a0beginners or those who\u00a0possess\u00a0limited\u00a0techie\u00a0knowledge, to those who\u00a0feel\u00a0completely overwhelmed with all the CRM Software that is currently available\u00a0on\u00a0today&#8217;s\u00a0market.\u00a0 It really can be quite\u00a0confusing!!\u00a0<\/p><p>In this review, we will look at the features and benefits that Salesforce offers, so that you have a better understanding of how it works and whether it is the perfect CRM software for both you and your business.\u00a0<\/p><p>So, we all know, buying a CRM Software comes at a heavy price.<\/p><p><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>And,<\/strong><\/p><p>\u200bI don\u2019t want you to spend your precious time and money on a CRM that does more damage than good for your business<strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u200bAllow me to take you through a complete Salesforce review.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>READY?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>So, without further ado,\u00a0let&#8217;s\u00a0get on with it!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>I will put\u00a0Salesforce through\u00a0our\u00a0rigorous\u00a0testing and will look at the following aspects:<\/p><p><strong>Performance<\/strong>: How does Salesforce perform and what features do they offer to help create the perfect CRM?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Usability<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Does\u202fSalesforce offer everything necessary that users expect from CRM software?\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Support:<\/strong>\u00a0Does\u00a0Salesforce offer quick customer support solutions and\u00a0help,\u00a0and, can you count on them when it matters most?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Cost\u202f<\/strong>\u2013\u202fDoes\u202fSalesforce\u202foffer the best pricing\u00a0in\u00a0the marketplace? AND more importantly, what deals are available that can help you save money?\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d334536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d334536\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec1f29c\" data-id=\"ec1f29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fede7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fede7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea75c63\" data-id=\"ea75c63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3adc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3adc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Like<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500729d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"500729d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sales Funnels<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Customisable<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bespoke reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Integration with 300+ 3rd party applications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-741078e\" data-id=\"741078e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4befccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4befccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Don't Like<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4845c81 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4845c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-close\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Price<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-close\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Visually not appealing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-close\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lack of general support that isn\u2019t trying to make you spend more or isn\u2019t \u2018salesy.'<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1622aaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1622aaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc25d8\" data-id=\"adc25d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e05426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e05426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5149\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-01-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-01-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a94e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a94e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06cf0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06cf0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforce CRM is one of the longest running and most popular choices out there for large businesses. This does not mean though, that it is right for everyone. The cost of this CRM varies quite considerably to others that I have reviewed, so be sure you understand what you are signing up for and that it will benefit your business\u2026if you aren\u2019t clear, we do go into more detail in this review to help you make that decision.<\/p><p><strong>Let\u2019s take a look at the current situation\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>Salesforce really has a strong foothold against many vendors when it comes to the market share of CRMs. \u00a0Although trends have been static, what with the many emerging CRMs, excluding the old ones that have come out stronger because of their multiple upgrades and adaptations with emerging consumer needs and wants.\u00a0<\/p><p>I can\u2019t say that Salesforce is the best CRM in town. It has some good points that would really benefit you and your business, but it also has some bad points that might discourage you from buying.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>I strongly suggest you do THIS\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>Read this Salesforce review. \u00a0Then you don\u2019t have to waste time looking for a CRM that would be best for your business\u2019 needs.<\/p><p>If I were to rate Salesforce CRM, I would give it a\u2026<strong>3.5 out of 5 stars.<\/strong><\/p><p>I have not given it the perfect rating, and I know quite well why. There are times when I love it, but there were also times when I despised ever using it.<\/p><p>In this review, I will be discussing with you all the high points about Salesforce- the ones that you will love, as well as the low points \u2013 the ones that let it down.<\/p><h3><strong>Want to know some even better news?<\/strong><\/h3><p>I will tell you things that NO SALESFORCE Representative will ever tell you!!<\/p><p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s dive straight in and see what Salesforce has to offer\u2026<\/p><p>Inserted: ,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a8525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65a8525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Additional Features\u202f<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81bc26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81bc26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, Salesforce can improve your organization skills when it comes to systematizing all your sales data and your contacts. It can also manage sales opportunities, leads, and your business partners.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t stress yourself too much, relax knowing that Salesforce can do it for you.\u00a0 You can be more productive and focused on the more important tasks when you know that you have a trustworthy software to support you.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NOW\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0963e4f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0963e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tYou don't have to look after every little thing in your business; there is software that can automate all of that for you. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=You+don%27t+have+to+look+after+every+little+thing+in+your+business%3B+there+is+software+that+can+automate+all+of+that+for+you.+&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5144\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8813b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8813b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As well as this, you can get access to its AppExchange market where you can integrate 300 or more third party mobile-friendly apps to at your liking.<\/p><p>In this section, you will learn about some of the most used features that Salesforce offers to help you automate your marketing and grow your business.<\/p><h3><strong>So, what are the BEST Salesforce features?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Well, to make things simple and for the purpose of this review, here are the top 10 Salesforce features that I loved, and I bet you probably will too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbc82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdbc82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5150\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-02.jpg 745w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-02-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fc5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5fc5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Monitor and manage your business even when you are on-the-go.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2719731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2719731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You can be away on vacation or be in transit, AND you don&#8217;t have to miss anything.\u00a0 A quick check and a few taps on the Salesforce app, and you&#8217;ll instantly be updated with the latest opportunities or problems that would arise \u2013 minus the hassle and stressful feeling you can get from the long hours of sitting at your office desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decd987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"decd987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Grab every opportunity presented.           <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3764d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c3764d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforce syncs automatically both your desktop and mobile software application. \u00a0You can get all the important details of your sales at any moment you want.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e4313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e4313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Maintain communication lines and instantly collaborate with your customers, you\u2019re a team.         <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"161b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Communication is the answer to so many problems. Salesforce understands this need and has included the features called Collaboration and Groups. This notifies you about the recent activities of your people. These features can also show you the detail of the groups and individuals that you can contact, as well as files that you can share with them.<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"> \u200b<\/span>\u200b<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">\u200b<\/span>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a357cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a357cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Access your sales statistics and figures.      <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5486e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5486e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Get real-time access for your sales data, the status of your services, and marketing figures.\u00a0 Make decisions faster when you have all this data, at all times.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WATCH YOUR BUSINESS GROW by viewing the Reports tab and Dashboards from your Salesforce mobile app.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4090bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4090bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5151\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-03.jpg 619w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-03-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7465b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d7465b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Schedule the priorities of your day.  <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a620f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a620f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I know how it feels to be drowning with so many \u2018priorities\u2019 and pending tasks.\u00a0Salesforce can organize it for you by letting you have a comprehensive, yet very clean, interface arrangement of all your tasks, meetings, and other account details.\u00a0 You can simply go to their\u00a0<strong>Today\u00a0<\/strong>tab to view all these and be reminded of all your activities for the day.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ac4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22ac4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Respond to urgent messages.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a48768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a48768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You can get alerts from those urgent messages and posts in the\u00a0<strong>Notification Centre<\/strong> where you can see other&#8217;s posts and requests for your approval.\u00a0 All these are seen through your notifications, and you can send your response immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d6ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7d6ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Locate your files and data quicker.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8536de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8536de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Gone are the days when you had to open folder after folder just to look for a single document.<\/p><p>Now you can find what you need in just seconds with the Salesforce Smart Search. You can get your search results through by typing a single word, asking a question, or you can find your recently opened records.<\/p><p>I find it handy to be able to have this automatic integration of your Office documents as well as other files like spreadsheets and slideshow presentations right there, in my Salesforce.\u00a0 It has become easier to share it with my team, and I NEVER lose my files now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421b7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"421b7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Close deals more quickly and successfully.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aac275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aac275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Being a Sales CRM, Salesforce has apps that promote sales production; they allow you to take a quick look at your sales processes, giving you the ability to identify which ones are likely to be the first to close.<\/p><p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<strong>You don\u2019t have to check on every\u00a0single deal, give your attention purely to those that are about to make you\u00a0some money.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a83b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a83b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Access and Accomplish tasks and data quickly.    <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361394d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"361394d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The mobile version of the app lets you access and do work on the move, wherever you may be.\u00a0 You can communicate with your staff, drive your sales, stay organized, use your contacts, MOST IMPORTANTLY grab any and all fresh opportunities. Basically, all of your CRM files will be kept up-to-date and sync, so the access is readily available at any time, anywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152cae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"152cae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10.  Organise practically everything \u2013 from your tasks, particular customer cases and leads.      <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a8fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a8fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>Thought I had said enough about the organization?<\/em><\/p><p>Let me emphasize these three things, just to be sure you\u2019ve got it!:<\/p><ol class=\"ali-number-list\"><li>You\u2019ll be an organizational guru with Salesforce\u2019s Task Organisation, it allows you to check, filter, review, and add more tasks \u2013 all in one tab.<\/li><li>Be an expert manager with Salesforce\u2019s Case Management that offers accurate and personalized answers to the customer\u2019s queries.<\/li><li>Control all your leads through Salesforce\u2019s Lead Tracking feature, which manages the latest leads and the existing ones. The best thing about this feature is you can convert your leads into paying customers wherever you are.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faff96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faff96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>There are TWO BONUS Salesforce features\u2026<\/strong><\/p><ol class=\"ali-number-list\"><li><strong>Manage<\/strong>multiple data sources with APIs and integration tools that will let you organize all your data from different sources such as your old data systems, apps, and communities. You can integrate sets of data, manage multiples products and services, AND have a singular view of the customer.<\/li><li><strong>Access\u00a0<\/strong>external sources through Salesforce Connect. \u00a0Expand your resources by using data from other sources, back of the office systems, and legacy systems. The time spent on integration will be dramatically reduced with this bonus feature.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd02c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd02c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5152\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-04.jpg 783w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-04-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-04-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0261c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0261c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5153\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-05.jpg 699w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-05-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c129de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c129de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \nVerdict: Salesforce offers a whole host of features, including two bonus ones, that really help users to grow and market their business. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee3d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee3d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Ease_of_Use\"><\/span>#2 Ease of Use<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0946c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforce endorses\u00a0<strong>quick start-ups<\/strong>\u00a0and does not require any hardware for users to begin using it. No download and installation needed either, yay!!.\u00a0 After the initial set up and customizations, you can immediately begin to start running your business.\u00a0 Your access to real-time sales data will help you to be more efficient with a much lesser response time when dealing with your customers.<\/p><p>In this section, we will look at how to navigate around Salesforce together with what help and support are available.<\/p><p><strong>Are you ready? Good, then let\u2019s dive straight in\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>You don\u2019t have to be a tech guru to manage the automation of your businesses.\u00a0 Salesforce has a\u00a0super useful <strong>user-friendly navigation bar<\/strong>\u00a0that makes it extremely easy to find your way around\u2026you don\u2019t have to waste time locating folders and tabs for specific aspects of the business.\u00a0 There are specific tabs for the Home, Leads, Accounts, Campaigns, Contacts, Forecast Files, and Opportunities.<\/p><p><strong>You don\u2019t even have to spend time training your staff how to use it because the UI is very intuitive in nature<\/strong><strong>!!<\/strong><\/p><p>Because Salesforce is able to track everything for you, managing a business is made simpler and stress-free. It tracks the completed tasks, any calls made, or emails sent together with the status of the sales. \u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>But how easy is to use?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Well, what needs to be considered is how much time are you prepared to spend learning a new CRM before you make the decision to purchase it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Generally, medium to large size companies that do have sufficient in-house tech support usually describes Salesforces CRM as being nice and easy to use.\u00a0 They do outline the long implementation process \u2013 which is to be expected when dealing with such a highly customizable and sophisticated system.\u00a0 The learning curve, however, can get a little steep when it comes down to users understanding how the CRM actually works.<\/p><p>This general assessment does mirror some of the aspects that I experienced when using Salesforce.\u00a0 I mean, was impressed with the intuitive design that it offered, geotherm with its clean layout of tabs and menus.\u00a0<\/p><p>But, it must be remembered, that a reviewer, I suppose you could say that my knowledge of CRM systems is above average, so in order to get a better overall view of how easy it really was to use, it was important to look at responses from a wide range of sources.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a result of my research, what was noted was that small organizations (who weren\u2019t very \u2018techie\u2019 did report that Salesforce was both confusing and difficult to use and implement.\u00a0 They described their frustration in trying to figure out how to set up basic user permissions as well as manage the admin of the implementation process.\u00a0 Many had to eventually resort to Salesforces support services \u2013 which were both costly and time-consuming.<\/p><p><strong>Setting up and the user experience\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>To begin with, Salesforce does offer a 30-day trial \u2013 which I think should be the industry standard.\u00a0 I always think that it\u2019s great when companies allow you the time to make your way through all the different phases of their software before you commit yourself.<\/p><p>Once you have signed up for the free trial, a prompt will display asking what your specific role is within the organization, for example, company owner, sales representative, sales manager, information-technology professional, etc. What this does, helps Salesforce to customize the product tour to you and only show relevant features.<\/p><p>On the left side of the screen, you will see a tray marked \u2018Walkthrough,&#8217; this will list tasks that you need to perform, such as creating a bespoke dashboard, managing your pipeline and integrating with other apps.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>If you click on the \u2018getting started&#8217; tab which is located on the top of the screen, this will direct you to a video tutorial with which includes a PDF of the user guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc7c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bc7c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5154\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-06.jpg 740w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-06-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231c4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231c4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The walkthrough, tour and getting starting tab, I thought were really useful, though, since the UI facelift, the Lightening dashboard is not as overwhelming as previously.\u00a0 The menu options are still located at the top of the page, using a tabbed interface.\u00a0 \u2018Home\u2019 is where you will find the news feed displayed together with updates and notes from other users.\u00a0<\/p><p>The bottom half of the screen displays a dashboard, which is completely customizable using drag-and-drop, with the lower section of the page displaying tasks and your calendar with any scheduled events.<\/p><p>The remainder of the menu is fairly standard: contacts, leads, accounts, reports, opportunities, chatter, dashboards, files, products, and forecasts. At the top of the screen is a universal search bar which sits very snugly.<\/p><p><strong>Are you interested in seeing how the software actually works?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>How about a quick Salesforce demo?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Yes, but how do you get one?<\/strong><\/p><p>The good news is that Salesforce does have free demonstrations; however, the bad news is, you have to sign up via their website.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aa81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5aa81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5155\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c628c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c628c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>What it will do, is demonstrate to you how Salesforce works for your business right from the leads generation down to insights analysis.<\/p><p>I\u2019m pretty sure that once you have watched the Salesforce demo, you\u2019ll know whether Salesforce is the best CRM for you and your business.<\/p><p><strong>It\u2019s all rather impressive, don\u2019t you think?<\/strong><\/p><p>Salesforce has lots to offer businesses.\u00a0 Of course, though, these gorgeous features all come with a price tag.<\/p><p>Now, I must be honest here, the pricing of Salesforce did come as a huge shock.\u00a0 Initially the pricing did seem reasonable; however, I soon learned that its basic features just wouldn&#8217;t do, and I would need to purchase extra features for the functions that I really did need for both my customers and my business.<\/p><p><strong>So, this is what happened\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>I was really motivated by what Salesforce could do, so was no way prepared for the extra costs that I would have to pay in order to get the services that I actually needed to succeed.<\/p><p>I mean, in all honesty, I could get pretty much the same features from other CRMS AND at a lower price!!<\/p><p>Once I had recovered from the initial \u2018price shock,&#8217; I wanted to see what help and support was available, and what could my money buy me\u2026<\/p><h3><strong>Support<\/strong><\/h3><p>In a nutshell, the customer service is pretty poor.\u00a0 Ah, but wait, if you are looking to purchase a new product or upgrade your account, then this is the only time that you are able to contact anyone.\u00a0 You could, of course, opt to purchase the customer service package \u2013 yes, that does mean paying more money. But what this does, it allows you to contact VIA TELEPHONE the customer support agents \u2013 now, without this, you will need to submit a ticket which can take up to a WEEK to resolve, gulp\u2026 What gets me is why should you pay extra just to receive quality service for a product that you own anyway.\u00a0<\/p><p>Another thing that I have seen is Salesforces offer of giving customers the opportunity to receive updates\/fixes to the service, now I\u2019ve been told that these can remain in the queue for anywhere between 3-5 years, THIS ISN\u2019T ON SALESFORCE!!\u00a0 Surely, if it\u2019s a change that most of your customers are demanding, then \u2018priority\u2019 really is the buzzword here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7529f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7529f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5156\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-08.jpg 810w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-08-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-08-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2b02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f2b02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Salesforce needs to ensure that any new products that they push out are monitored and improved \u2013 not abandoned!!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445c5f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"445c5f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \nVerdict: Salesforce does have a slightly steep learning curve which \u2019non-techie\u2019 users may find challenging and the waiting time for support quite honestly really isn\u2019t acceptable. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598b7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"598b7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Mobile_App_Functionality\"><\/span>#3 Mobile App Functionality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f3980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0f3980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you try to open Salesforce.com in either Chrome or Safari on your iPhone, Android device or iPad, all that will happen is you will end up clicking, zooming and struggling just to tap on the right spot.\u00a0<\/p><p>In today\u2019s digital world, it really is important to have a CRM that is mobile responsive.\u00a0<\/p><p>In this section, we will look at Salesforces mobile app functionality and see which the best Salesforce App for Androids and iPhones is.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SalesForce Apps and Androids, iPhones and iPads\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Salesforce Mobile<\/strong>\u00a0for Android and iPhone provides basic access to your central Salesforce data all by the use of a touch-friendly interface (the app can run on iPads but wasn\u2019t designed for iPad screen sizes.) You can search for Accounts, Opportunities, Contacts, and Leads \u2014it\u2019s all in there PLUS you are able to input and edit your data, as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626fd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"626fd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5157\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-09.jpg 580w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-09-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d98ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5d98ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Keep in mind that the Salesforce mobile app only operates on a one user per device ratio, which means you couldn\u2019t be logged into two mobile devices at the same time.\u00a0 When your Salesforce account is activated via a different mobile device, all local data will be erased.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>So, it is advisable for users with several devices, for example, a tablet and a smartphone to opt for the single device application to avoid repeated logins.<\/p><p>Salesforce has created two apps for the iPad:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/salesforce-touch\/id557044822?mt=8\">Salesforce Touch<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/salesforce-mobile-dashboards\/id457642972?mt=8\">Salesforce Mobile Dashboards<\/a>. Salesforce Mobile Dashboards can be used to explore and view your Salesforce dashboard (no surprise there!!) whereas, Salesforce Touch allows you basic access to your Accounts, Opportunities, Tasks, and Contacts.<\/p><p>Both of the iPad apps to provide the necessities to support Chatter, which is Salesforces enterprise social network.\u00a0 If you use Chatter via the mobile dashboard app, then you are able to comment on reports and dashboards.\u00a0 The Salesforce Touch app allows you to update text together with the capability to browse the Chatter stream of the organization.<\/p><p>Of course, the best way to share Chatters updates is\u2026 yup, you\u2019ve guessed it\u2026. via the Chatter app!!.\u00a0 As well as iPhone and iPad versions, there are Android ones available too.\u00a0 What the Chatter app does, is it enables you to share photos and text and enables you to \u2018mention\u2019 other uses via their username with the prefix of the @ symbol.\u00a0 The iOS version also includes the capability of sharing files which have already been uploaded onto Salesforce via other users in Chatters posts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9700f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9700f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5158\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-010.jpg 704w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-010-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29e0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29e0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Within Salesforce Labs are two extra apps which are ForcePad and Logger.\u00a0 Now according to the description, \u2018Labs\u2019 apps are unsupported and unofficial BUT still completely awesome.<\/p><h3><strong>What does Logger do?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Well, Loggers primary focus is around logging actions which are linked to Salesforce accounts, contacts, leads, and opportunities.\u00a0 For example, you would look up a contact, then \u2018log\u2019 an action for them.\u00a0 Actions include making notes, checking in, noting a call, or writing an email.\u00a0 The great news is that Logger is available for Android and iPhone devices.\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>How about ForcePad?<\/strong><\/h3><p>ForcePad allows you to browse Salesforce on your iPad and is touch friendly.\u00a0 The touch menus which are located on the left-hand side, allow for easy \u2018tap\u2019 access to all the Salesforce data \u2013 which you will see on the right-hand side. The date is illustrated in the same way that it would be if you were accessing it using Safari on your iPad.\u00a0 The app buttons really make navigation so much easier and much simpler for the user rather than a browser.<\/p><p>The reason that all of Salesforces installable apps exist is for ease of use and to slot in with its visionary message of \u2018no software.&#8217;\u00a0 This is definitely becoming very real for laptop, and desktop Google Apps and Salesforce users and I must say that I am so looking forward to the day that all that is needed is a browser on all mobile devices \u2013 however, we\u2019re not quite there yet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d617b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d617b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5159\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-011.jpg 638w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-011-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2766134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2766134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Verdict: Salesforce mobile for Android and iPhone does provide basic access to the users central Salesforce data, and with the introduction of ForcePad they really are moving in the right direction. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6a60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6a60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Third_Party_Integrations\"><\/span>#4 Third Party Integrations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8095b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8095b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Third-party integrations and add-ons can make running a business much easier as they integrate with programmes and services that are already being used and automatically share data between systems in real time.\u00a0<\/p><p>It is always important to look at what features are included with your specific subscription as well as those that require a third-party add-on.\u00a0<\/p><p>In this section, we will look at what apps, services, add-ons, and campaigns are included in Salesforce.<\/p><p>Do they live up to expectations or are they as useful as a paper mac in the rain?<\/p><p><strong>Salesforce Pipeline Board<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37eac6 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e37eac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tSalesforce has an extremely large third-party app marketplace, which means that you will most likely be able to integrate the CRM with basically every business app that you already use.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Salesforce+has+an+extremely+large+third-party+app+marketplace%2C+which+means+that+you+will+most+likely+be+able+to+integrate+the+CRM+with+basically+every+business+app+that+you+already+use.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5144\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d824161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d824161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Salesforce AppExchange was launched back in 2006 and offers over 3,000 apps and has enabled over 3.8 million business app deployments (according to Salesforce).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3870e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3870e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5160\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-012.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-012-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-012-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5da8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5da8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>There is also a wealth of available add-ons which add layers to the functionality of the CRM experience, at both the Unlimited, Enterprise and Professional tiers.<\/p><p>By using the SalesforceIQ Inbox, users are given a suite of desktop and mobile productivity apps which include calendar and email integrations that include smart reminders of leads and pressing deals.\u00a0<\/p><p>Now, Wave Analytics provides more, shall we say, business intelligence (BI) to the sales process itself and features natively integrated dashboards which display both quarterly and year over year performance, any risk indicators and it also forecasts metrics via the pipeline trending functionality.<\/p><p>Another great add-on was the Steelbrick CPQ (configure, price and quote), which is Salesforce\u2019s quote-to-cash automated engine for configuring products as well as pricing for up-sells, cross-sells, contract and proposal generation together with invoice and payment processing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf2059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"daf2059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5161\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-013.jpg 980w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-013-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-013-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a32927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a32927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The add-on list does go on and on and on average cost between $25-$75 each.\u00a0 Now, you must keep in mind that the cost can quickly spiral once you include the premium that you are already paying, however, for specific users, the addition of these add-ons can really be a valuable addition to the CRM capabilities.<\/p><p><strong>Data Integration\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>You can integrate your data by using either code or point and click tools \u2013 it\u2019s your choice\u2026<\/p><p>By using third-party data integrations, you can create much more of an engaged employee and customer experience.\u00a0 With the use of the Salesforce Platform, you can unite disparate systems \u2013 data that exists in the supply chain, external ERP, HR or on-premises software such as Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft to create a unified customer view.\u00a0 <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413a2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"413a2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Verdict: Salesforce\u2019s rather large third-party app marketplace means that it really is a force to be reckoned with. Combined with its add-ons it really boosts the functionality of the CRM experience. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f4580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05f4580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Reports_and_Analytics\"><\/span>#5 Reports and Analytics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6a221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6a221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have been using CRM management to manage your deals and leads, you will want to see how successful you\u2019ve been together with the areas that perhaps need improving on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5631f1 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a5631f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tLook for software that includes reporting features, especially ones that can be customized so that you can see what types of customers and responding and how employees are performing. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Look+for+software+that+includes+reporting+features%2C+especially+ones+that+can+be+customized+so+that+you+can+see+what+types+of+customers+and+responding+and+how+employees+are+performing.+&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5144\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3991032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3991032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>So, let&#8217;s have a look at what analytics and reports that Salesforce offers to ensure that you can always be kept in the loop.<\/p><p><strong>Let\u2019s begin by checking out Einstein Analytics&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p>Salesforce Einstein Analytics provides comprehensive analytics to all business users.\u00a0 It combines interactive data visualization with machine learning which in turn delivers insights and data-driven applications for all of its business users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf750a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bf750a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5162\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-014.jpg 812w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-014-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-014-768x284.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ad5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53ad5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Einstein Analytics Platform<\/strong><\/h3><p>This platform is the quickest path from data to actionability.\u00a0 With a seamless integration to Salesforce, users will have access to stunning data visualization together with actionable insight \u2013 exactly where they work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7560b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7560b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5163\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 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\u00a0It also converts insights into actions and integrates seamlessly to the Einstein Analytics Platform and Salesforce.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b688dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b688dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5164\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-016.jpg 991w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-016-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-016-768x366.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0ce8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a0ce8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Experience Analytics Templates<\/strong><\/h3><p>Einstein Analytics includes templates which are purpose-built across all lines of business.\u00a0 It really is a thriving ecosystem and ranges from Sales to Service and ERP to HR.<\/p><h3><strong>Sales Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>Now, this enables you to sell smarter EVERYWHERE. By using this, you can quickly turn data into sales &#8211; on any device.<\/p><h3><strong>Change Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>This enables you to analyze field history data in any Salesforce object so that you can see when, how and where members of your team have changed data.<\/p><h3><strong>Pipeline Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>Pipeline Snapshot data takes any dataset (whether it\u2019s from a Salesforce Trended Report, Snapshot Analytics template or an existing snapshot dataset) and plugs it directly into the Pipeline Waterfall dashboard by the use of clicks rather than code.<\/p><h3><strong>Quoting Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>With this, you can get an insight into how effective the quoting process is via regions, teams, and products.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bf2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2bf2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5165\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc3f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc3f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Snapshot Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>Take data snapshots with ease and then use the pre-built dashboard to compare them or alternatively use the dataset to create your own custom dashboards.<\/p><h3><strong>Financial Advisor Analytics<\/strong><\/h3><p>Gives financial services organizations a quick way to begin their Analytics journey. This also provides actionable insights about client interactions and accounts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd7e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd7e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Verdict: Einstein Analytics ensures that all business users have comprehensive analytics at their fingertips and converts insights into actions.  <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8807c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8807c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Salesforce_the_right_CRM_for_you\"><\/span>Is Salesforce the right CRM for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602d744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"602d744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Remember,\u00a0Salesforce\u00a0may not be the right CRM for everyone, so let&#8217;s try to get down to who precisely this tool is going to be suitable for.\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Budget<\/strong><\/h3><p>Definitely not recommended for those who are watching the pennies, as there are other CRM on the market that provides the same services but for a fraction of the cost.<\/p><h3><strong>Beginners<\/strong><\/h3><p>Salesforce is much easier to use for those that have some tech-knowledge.\u00a0 Total beginners may find the learning curve a little steep.<\/p><h3><strong>High-Level<\/strong><\/h3><p>Salesforce is great for companies that are operating at a higher level, and that has a dedicated support team.\u00a0 It provides all the necessary marketing tools to ensure a collaborative and productive environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450a995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450a995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea13228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea13228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Well, that&#8217;s it. I&#8217;m now nearing towards the end of this review, and I hope that it has given you an overall idea what Salesforce has to offer.\u202f I\u2019m guessing that\u00a0the final and most important question is though \u2013 Is it \u2018THE ONE\u2019 &#8211; I mean the CRM for YOU and your WEBSITE?\u202f\u00a0<\/p><p>Salesforce does come in rather more expensive than other CRM\u2019s that are available on today\u2019s market.<\/p><p>Because of its flexibility, businesses can modify Salesforce exactly to their needs and workflow, rather than having to adjust to the current interface.\u00a0 It may not be as attractive or modern as some of its competitors, but because of the shed load of analytics, features, and customization that it packs, it is definitely a CRM that deserves consideration.\u00a0<\/p><p>Salesforce Marketing Cloud is thought more of as an overall platform solution rather than just a simple email marketing programme.\u00a0 For small companies that are perhaps looking to send out a newsletter or the odd event notification, then this is software overload, and way too much that is required to get the job done.<\/p><p>If, however, you are a medium to large company that has a dedicated tech support team (or are slightly \u2018techie\u2019), then Salesforce is more than capable of providing you with the marketing tools needed for both you and your business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Salesforces biggest stumbling block is its hidden costs combined with the uneven and painfully slow customer service.\u00a0 But, if you aren\u2019t deterred by these things, then Salesforce definitely has a tremendous amount to offer you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5beee09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5beee09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/salesForce-sr-img-018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5166\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5263687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5263687\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3026840\" data-id=\"3026840\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daff1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-6471 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1daff1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><i><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/i><\/h3><p>(The EntrepreneursGateway.com team are committed to produce independent, thoroughly researched and comprehensive guides and reviews for the best products and services that will help you in your business and your life. 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