The Brainiate Show

Unlocking Salesforce Efficiency: The Power of Conga Composer and the 80/20 Rule Are you a Salesforce Admin feeling the pressure to help your team maximize their efficiency while minimizing effort? Learn how to unlock your team's full potential in this episode and this article: https://brainiate.show/why-salesforce-admins-are-switching-to-conga-composer/ Discover the power of Conga Composer and how it can help you make the most of the 80/20 rule to increase productivity and organizational efficiency exponentially. Cut down on hours spent manually creating documents, and start leveraging Conga Composer today!

Ditch archaic contracts and get ahead of your competition with Conga Composer in Salesforce! Join us as we explore how you can revolutionize your contracts process, increase contract visibility, enforce compliance, improve efficiency, and boost sales performance. Learn the power of Conga Composer in Salesforce for an advanced approach to contracting that will empower you to move faster and smarter. https://brainiate.show/create-contracts-in-salesforce-with-conga-why-you-need-this-app/ Unleash the power of automated processes, and never worry about a missed deadline again!

As a Salesforce Admin, have you ever wondered how to advance your career and become a problem solver? In this video, I will explain exactly how to do that! By introducing wildly efficient and automated contract creation processes with Conga Composer, you can quickly merge information from Salesforce into the company's custom templates - eliminating any manual document and contract creation struggles that your colleagues in Sales are facing. This innovative approach will help you take your career to the next level. Watch now to learn more about how to use Conga Composer for Salesforce Admins! Check out "6 Reasons to Automate Your Contract Creation Process" https://brainiate.show/6-reasons-to-automate-your-contract-creation-process/

This episode discusses effective strategies to navigate these complexities and deliver quality work as a Salesforce admin. Here are three key takeaways for you: 1️⃣ Prioritize and Align: Assess your organization's current needs and ensure that your long-term objectives align with the mission. When prioritizing tasks, consider their importance and urgency. Assign specific tasks to team members and establish deadlines. 2️⃣ Adapt and Adjust: Implementation is the true test of success. Start by setting up a timeline for your project plan with short-term and long-term goals. Regularly review progress with the team, track it using spreadsheets or project management software, and adjust as needed. 3️⃣ Communicate and Collaborate: Properly allocating resources and planning for potential changes can optimize operations. Communicate your long-term needs to your team and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and common goals. Regularly communicate with stakeholders and end-users to proactively identify changing needs and concerns and adjust plans. By balancing immediate needs with long-term requirements, you can successfully navigate Salesforce projects and maximize your organization's growth and success. Remember, success is not just about meeting immediate demands; it's about building a solid foundation for the future. Let's collaborate and push the boundaries of what's possible with Salesforce! Join the Brainiate Community online: https://brainiate.info/community

Is your sales team stuck in the tedious, manual process of cutting, pasting, and formatting information from Salesforce into Microsoft Word to create contracts and proposals? Didn’t you pursue a career as a Salesforce Admin to solve problems for your company? This one will be a no-brainer! Your company wastes a ton of time and resources on a manual process riddled with problems and inaccuracies and costing your company lost deals. In this video, you will learn how Conga Composer can help you become a superhero in your organization by ending the madness and automating these processes. Click here to learn more about Conga Composer: https://brainiate.show/get/conga-composer/ Click here to read the blog article: Manual Document Creation: Uncover the Hidden Costs https://brainiate.show/manual-document-creation-uncover-the-hidden-costs/

Are you a nonprofit using Salesforce and wondering how duplicate data can impact your organization's success? Then this episode is for you! This episode explains how duplicate records in Salesforce can enormously affect the performance, reputation, and operational success of nonprofits that rely on it as their system of record. Without proper data management, the adverse effects of duplicate records can lead to confusion for donors, tracking fundraising progress becomes more complex, and it can even lead to your nonprofit being seen in a negative light. Do you want to learn best practices to address duplicates in your Salesforce instance? Check out this blog article, "How Duplicate Records Can Impact Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Efforts." https://brainiate.show/how-duplicate-records-can-impact-your-nonprofits-fundraising-efforts/

As a Salesforce Admin, it can be disheartening when you encounter dirty, defective, inaccurate, and duplicate data in Salesforce. It's an issue that could bring your entire business to a halt if not dealt with properly. Fortunately, this video will help equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle the issue. You'll learn how to manage different data issues, take corrective action to restore trust in the accuracy of data stored in #Salesforce, and keep business users confident that they can rely on the system for decision-making. So don't be discouraged if this happens - listen to this episode today and read this blog article to discover how easy it is to fix data errors in Salesforce. This episode is sponsored by Cloudingo. Download this FREE ebook from Cloudingo to learn more tips on how to keep your Salesforce data clean.

In this episode, you'll get a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the legend behind SalesforceBen. I interview Ben McCarthy, otherwise known as Salesforce Ben. During our discussion, Ben gives us a glimpse into how SalesforceBen churns out amazing content for the Salesforce community regularly. Ben also explains the role that Personal Branding has played in his career path and growth of SalesforceBen. In addition, Ben and I talk about some of the behind-the-scenes (unglamorous) work that goes into running a business and what it's like to be an entrepreneur. We touch on some of the common myths that people have when it comes to running your own business.

Salesforce is known for its versatility and ability to automate tedious tasks, but if it's not properly implemented, users may not be willing to adopt it. A successful Salesforce implementation can bring your business to the next level, but a failed implementation can leave you high and dry. Grab your headphones and listen to this insightful interview with Paul Ginsberg as he shares the different reasons for low user adoption and the simple, practical, and powerful ways you can tackle it! Spoiler Alert: No additional apps are necessary!

In this podcast, Salesforce’s SVP of Product Management and GM of Einstein, Marco Casalaina discusses how AI is revolutionizing the way businesses interact with their data. Casalaina talks about major advances in machine learning that can now do some work for us more effectively than humans ever could before. One example is Einstein Lead Scoring. The Einstein AI platform creates a model for each lead in Salesforce, to help organizations prioritize their prospects based on data that's unique to them.

One way to set yourself apart in the tech world is through building community connections. In this podcast episode, Meagan Diegelman will share some powerful tips for making your Salesforce career sing by successfully engaging with the community! The key to success? Connecting with others and lending a hand when you can. It takes more than one person to make an event happen, so be proactive about volunteering or assisting on committees where their activities align with your interests!

Data is the lifeblood of any business's database, and Salesforce Administrators understand that having clean data is vital for a company's success on the Salesforce platform. A poorly managed database may result in a decline in productivity and revenue for your business. As a result, it's critical to have procedures in place to improve data quality. User adoption plummets when a company's database is unreliable, as the organization's centralized database is untrustworthy. During this podcast interview, Andrew Fragias discusses the importance of data quality and how any company may boost its quality to increase end-user adoption of Salesforce. He also reveals several strategies to improve data quality, which you can implement right away.

Many people have a hard time navigating their Salesforce careers. They don't know what to do with themselves, where to go, and how they should get there. To be successful at anything in life, you must have a strategy for attack - a plan that will get you off to a good start. Skye Tyler is an expert on this topic and she shares her tips on how you can navigate your career like a pro! This podcast interview will give you all the tools necessary for success in your Salesforce career. You'll learn about everything from how to land your first Salesforce job, identify the skills you need, and network within the Salesforce Trailblazer Community to uncover some incredible career opportunities. Don't forget to rate and review this episode on your favorite podcast app, like Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Audible, so that others may discover it more easily.

Salesforce professionals are in high demand, but it can be hard to find your niche. There are so many different types of roles and responsibilities that you could take on as a Salesforce professional, which means there's no one-size-fits all approach for finding the right job. It's easy to get lost in the sea of opportunities. What you're about to hear is an excerpt from the Brainiate Show LIVESTREAM from November 2, 2021, where I, along with co-host Melissa Linenberger provided some of the most up-to-date career advice for Salesforce professionals to help you find your niche in this competitive field. ...and if you didn't already know, you can catch the Brainiate Show livestream every Tuesday at 2pm Eastern. Navigate over to brainiate.info/weekly to sign up and get notified about each week's show.

If you want your Salesforce users to know how to use the software, you'll need a training strategy for them. This podcast interview with Heather Black discusses the techniques for creating a successful Salesforce training plan, including how to put it into action and what you should think about while developing your own.

With companies scrambling to get their Salesforce configuration updates up and running, Salesforce DevOps is a popular topic in the industry. You may not be aware of the significant impact a good DevOps approach can have on your company's success. When you consider what DevOps can do for your business, you'll be thankful that you made the investment! During this podcast interview, Andrew Davis explains how a strong DevOps strategy may make all the difference for your company's internal Salesforce releases. I'm certain you'll enjoy listening to this discussion as much as I enjoyed doing it!

These days, there is a lot of competition for people with Salesforce expertise. With the ever-growing number of businesses adopting the Salesforce platform, it's no wonder that there is a shortage of qualified professionals who know how to use it. Ian Gotts has been working with Salesforce for over 20 years and knows what it takes to be successful as a professional in this competitive, and ever-changing landscape. Learn about his insights on what it takes to manage Salesforce projects successfully, and the critical skills needed to crush it in today's job market.

USER ADOPTION: Salesforce is a great tool for your business. But if you're struggling with low user adoption, it can be tough to know what to do. During this episode you'll learn how to: INLINE EDITING ON REPORTS: During this segment, we will go over how to use inline editing of reports in Salesforce. OPEN Q&A: During the LIVE Q&A session, I will answer YOUR Salesforce questions!

In this podcast, Andrea Terrell shares advice for Salesforce Admins on how they can level up their Pardot skills. She has a proven track record of success and she’s here now with some secrets from the trenches!

Managing your Salesforce career is important. You are the CEO of yourself, so it's essential to take responsibility for your own development and career growth. This includes ensuring that you have a personal roadmap-a plan for self-development that you can follow. It also includes being aware of what skills you need to acquire in order to move forward within the company at which you work.