SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce
[NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced that for the
eleventh consecutive year, Salesforce has been positioned by
Gartner, Inc. as a leader in its July
2017 Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA).
Placement was given to Salesforce for Sales Cloud. Sales Cloud
empowers salespeople to sell faster, smarter and the way they
want.
"Salesforce has been positioned as a leader in the Gartner Magic
Quadrant for SFA for eleven years in a row, which we believe
provides further confirmation of our industry leadership," said
Adam Blitzer, EVP & GM,
Salesforce Sales and Service Clouds. "Powered by Einstein AI and
Lightning, Sales Cloud continues to revolutionize the sales
industry—enabling our customers to succeed in the digital era."
According to Gartner, "sales force automation (SFA) applications
automate the sales activities, processes and administrative
responsibilities for an organization's sales professionals. SFA is
a foundational technology that provides core sales execution
capabilities: account, contact and opportunity management, sales
forecasting, reports and dashboards, and mobile applications.
Additional noncore capabilities that are often part of SFA
offerings include lead management, sales enablement (content
management and guided selling), quote management, partner
relationship management (PRM) and analytics."
About Sales Cloud
Sales Cloud, the world's #1 intelligent sales platform, delivers an
unparalleled user experience—enabling sales teams to sell faster,
smarter and the way they want. No matter the industry, role or
company size, Sales Cloud arms salespeople with the intelligence
and insights they need to navigate and manage the entire sales
process, from lead-to-cash. In the first half of 2017, Salesforce
continued to extend the Sales Cloud platform with the introduction
of Einstein High Velocity Sales Cloud, arming sales reps of all
levels with the intelligence they need to achieve new levels of
productivity; and Sales Cloud PRM, enabling channel partners to
close deals faster than ever. Companies that have deployed Sales
Cloud have seen an average 35 percent increase in sales
productivity, a 30 percent increase in lead conversions and an
overall 25 percent increase in
revenue[1].
Additional Information
- The 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SFA is available here:
https://sfdc.co/bFu9gW
- To learn more about Sales Cloud, please visit:
http://www.salesforce.com/sales-cloud/overview/
- To learn how Sales Cloud can help salespeople sell faster and
smarter, please visit:
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/modules/sales_admin_salesforce_sales_process_and_you
Connect with Salesforce
- Follow @salesforce and @salescloud on Twitter
- Like Salesforce Sales Cloud on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SalesCloud/
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About Salesforce
Salesforce, the Customer Success
Platform and world's #1 CRM, empowers companies to connect with
their customers in a whole new way. For more information about
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: www.salesforce.com.
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[1] Salesforce Customer Relationship
Survey; 2014-2016
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