article thumbnail

Using Salesforce to Track Sales Commission: The Pros & Cons

The Spiff Blog

Why share this story at the beginning of an article about using Salesforce to calculate sales commission? Salesforce was the next. A few years ago, the current state of the art commission solution was to use Salesforce + Excel. But, then, we experienced another seminal change in business software.

article thumbnail

How to Prevent and Fix Duplicate Records in Salesforce

Sales Hacker

Duplicate records in Salesforce (or “dupes”) are hands-down the most common issue that we’re called in to clean up at Iceberg. But as we’ll see in this article, deduping your records actually takes more tactical work than you’d expect. Scenario 1: You sell ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software to Fortune 100 companies.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10 Salesforce Alternatives That Will Enhance Your Sales Process

Hubspot Sales

Note: This article is authored by HubSpot. Ultimately, you want to enhance your sales process without being burdened with overly complicated software. Ultimately, you want to enhance your sales process without being burdened with overly complicated software. Freshsales is a highly rated alternative to Salesforce.

article thumbnail

Better Together: Vainu and Salesforce

Vainu

With more than 100,000 concurrent customers, and a host of accolades to their name, Salesforce is a giant within the CRM software industry. Given the title of this article, that answer really can’t have come as much of a surprise. Well, you might be inclined to ask: “How?” A question to which I would answer: “With Vainu”.

article thumbnail

Salesforce contracts, explained: 7 things you didn’t know were in your Salesforce user agreement

Nutshell

It always pays to read the fine print—especially when it comes to Salesforce contracts. While Salesforce remains the most well-known name in CRM software , their billing practices, one-sided contracts, and minimal user support can make them a bad fit for small businesses.

article thumbnail

Artificial Intelligence AI & Sales Automation Software Tools Platforms

Mr. Inside Sales

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sales Automation Software Tools Platforms are Affecting Inside and Outbound Sales. If your head is still in the clouds (sorry, I just couldn’t help the pun) when you hear the mention of AI then this article is for you. AI and Inside Sales: 3 Things You Need to Know Now. By Mike Brooks, [link].

article thumbnail

Salesforce alternatives: 6 feature-packed CRMs for diligent sales pros

Nutshell

Salesforce offers multiple suites and its app market has more than 3,400 applications and plugins. And to buyers, Salesforce’s promise of 3,400 apps really translates into about 3,395 things your team is never gonna use. Salesforce, plus all the possible apps, is simply a monstrous suite of software. It was huge.