Category Archives: Salesforce

Salesforce launches new, ‘more trustworthy’ generation of AI bots

Agentforce is designed to take actions on its own using guardrails and can be customized without much technical know. CEO Marc Benioff calls it, “AI for the rest of us.” Constantine von Hoffman on September 13, 2024   (October 31, 2024), Salesforce launched Agentforce — generative AI bots the company says can be trusted to … Continue reading Salesforce launches new, ‘more trustworthy’ generation of AI bots

Salesforce’s Summer 2024 release features time-saving enhancements

Streamline permission viewing, storefront demos, product imports and more will drive efficiency for Salesforce users. Joe Anzalone on July 12, 2024    Salesforce’s Summer 2024 releases will help teams work smarter, with new product innovations built on data, AI, CRM and trust. This edition’s enhancements save time for businesses and improve the end-user experience with … Continue reading Salesforce’s Summer 2024 release features time-saving enhancements

Salesforce: Shoppers are saving their big moments for later in 2024

Consumers are waiting for discounts in Q4 and new customers are more expensive to acquire (thanks in part to the election). Kim Davis on May 29, 2024     Audience at Salesforce Connections, Chicago. The latest Salesforce Shopping Index data suggests that shoppers are holding onto their purse strings until later in the year — … Continue reading Salesforce: Shoppers are saving their big moments for later in 2024

Salesforce Einstein: A deeper dive into data, personalization and Copilots

A closer look at Salesforce’s new announcements about Data Cloud, Einstein AI and Copilots and where they all fit into Salesforce’s architecture. Kim Davis on May 24, 2024   Salesforce launched a collection of new, generative AI-related products at Connections in Chicago this week. They included new Einstein Copilots for marketers and merchants and Einstein … Continue reading Salesforce Einstein: A deeper dive into data, personalization and Copilots

Salesforce delivers Unified Knowledge to service agents

Salesforce adds information from third-party systems to Service Cloud in addition to the data available in Data Cloud. Kim Davis on May 6, 2024     Salesforce announced a new source of intelligence for service agents, Unified Knowledge. The solution aggregates information from third-party sources and makes it available in Salesforce, complementing the customer data … Continue reading Salesforce delivers Unified Knowledge to service agents

Salesforce reportedly close to deal for Informatica

The deal would give the CRM giant powerful data managing tools, a significant customer list and more AI technology. Constantine von Hoffman on April 15, 2024 Salesforce is in advanced talks to buy Informatica, according to published reports.  Informatica helps companies — including Toyota, Unilever and Deloitte —  manage data across cloud and on-premise systems. … Continue reading Salesforce reportedly close to deal for Informatica