The Blowfish Effect

The Blowfish Effect Erik Yewell, salesforce.com Tom O’Keefe, EthicsPoint Justin Sparr, Aerospace Composite Products Track: Professional Edition Advanced Admins

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Erik Yewell Principal Sales Engineer [email_address]

Agenda Introduction to the Session Two Customer Success Stories Q&A Appendix: Additional Ideas

Introduction: Drivers and Objectives for this Session The Drivers Customers gravitate towards businesses they find credible This impression is based on: … visits to your Web site … emails received … and the customer support experience Objective Learn how you can use Salesforce to give your customers an experience that is usually only possible from an organization with a lot of resources We'll go beyond brochureware and show you tangible examples of features you can implement to achieve “The Blowfish Effect"

Introduction: The “Who” and “How” of the Session Target the Advanced Administrators of Professional Edition Cover the basics and leave you with some “extra credit ideas” as inspiration = value for everyone! Present Features to Match Business Objectives Successful customers will highlight common business objectives and present high value Professional Edition features to help accomplish those objectives

Tom O’Keefe Vice President of Sales [email_address]

EthicsPoint, Inc. Leading provider of Governance, Risk, and Compliance services and software Founded in 1999 in Portland, Oregon Hosted application delivered online Services targeted at Compliance Offices and General Councils at public companies, select strategic private companies, and major universities. Complex sales process addressing the regulatory demands created by Sarbanes Oxley and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines INDUSTRY: Consulting EMPLOYEES: 72 GEOGRAPHY: Global PRODUCT(S) USED: “ Enterprise” user, 3 downloaded AppExchange applications # USERS: 32

Case Study – Key Challenges Business Challenge Limited Enterprise Credibility Short business history Nominal lead generation and tracking No sales process or pipeline understanding Inability to accurately access markets and product acceptance Technology Challenge Integrate Web site to CRM with message management Leverage the CRM across the enterprise in a scalable fashion with discrete user skill sets to improve our process and reputation Poor Business planning Stalled revenue growth Inefficiency Limited client understanding

Case Study – The Solution How did we address the challenges? Process was developed at all levels with credibility building as the top priority Implemented sales model with clear messaging and document management Automated lead generation integration to website with routing and acknowledgement Centralized forecasting Implemented email campaigns with integration with email partner Added custom objects to address contracts approval process, client implementation, partner management, client renewal process Professional Edition 30 Users Integration with Accounting, legal, CPE, and Sales All areas of the business touch the CRM Ongoing use of applets for improved change management and quality assurance. DEPLOYMENT DETAILS

Case Study – Results What were the results? Broad Market adoption and name recognition Improved Sales compression at all stages of the pipeline Increased visibility of sales staging and product adoption Clear forecasting and measurement for the board and senior team 45% average sales increase per rep, with improved training and reduced turnover 176% increase in dollar volume year over year

Justin Sparr Vice President [email_address]

Company Introduction Template Founded in 1984 Leading manufacturer of specialty carbon fiber panels for medical and aerospace applications 8 employees Recently moved to large manufacturing facility with upgraded equipment INDUSTRY: Manufacturing EMPLOYEES: 8 GEOGRAPHY: Global PRODUCT(S) USED: SFA, Service & Support # USERS: 5

Key Challenges Business Challenge Lack of automation Low lead generation & slow follow up Excessive phone calls – no customer self service Poor revenue growth Technology Challenge No automated lead capture and response Legacy architecture High Costs Reduced revenue Inefficiency Poor customer service

The Solution How are we addressing these challenges? Email Templates Multiple Web-to-Lead Capture Forms & Lead Assignment Automated Email Responses Customer Self-service Portal

Email Templates Key Idea: Leverage email templates to deliver consistent messaging and drive company branding Implementation Requirements Company logo and footer Key messages for each department or role Keep it simple! Key Benefits Company branding Consistent messaging Improved communication efficiency

Web to Lead Key Idea: Capturing leads directly from your web site improves response time and identifies key prospects Implementation Requirements Company web site Multiple lead capture forms Creativity re: where you put your forms Key Benefits Eliminate “double data entry” Capture leads from many different places on your site Make your web site a lead-generating machine!

Lead Assignment & Auto-response emails Key Idea: Respond to key prospects rapidly and efficiently Implementation Requirements Web-to-Lead capture forms Email Templates Lead Assignment Rules Key Benefits Route leads directly to the correct rep Prospects get instant, tailored information Your company looks “customer focused” right from the start!

Lead Assignment Rules & Auto-response Emails

Customer Self-service Portal Key Idea: Give your customers a portal to deliver first-class service Implementation Requirements Company web site Cases and assignment rules Auto-response email templates Key Benefits Minimize costly phone calls Respond to customer inquiries immediately – with a personalized message Route cases to the correct internal resource for immediate follow up

Conclusion Make your company look bigger to your customers using: Email Templates Web-to-Lead Capture Assignment Rules & Automated Email Responses Customer Self-service Portal

Ideas for PE Admins from AppExchange What can take your online presence to the next level… … with the biggest bang for your buck? Integrate with Google Search Marketing Salesforce for Google Adwords Integrate with Quickbooks/Yahoo! Merchant Solutions eCommerce AccountDynamix by salescentrix

Ideas from AppExchange salesforce for Google Adwords Integrate management of your Search Marketing Salesforce for Google Adwords Does not require “Campaigns” add-on for PE Free Trial Special dedicated Dreamforce session this week: Getting the most hits: Search Engine Marketing Best Practices Tuesday, 10/10, 3:45 PM Ensure your marketing dollars are being spent wisely: generating LEADS, not just clicks!

Tie into your Yahoo! Merchant Solutions eCommerce site and/or Quickbooks AccountDynamix by salescentrix Special dedicated session: Integrating salesforce and Quickbooks Wednesday, 10/11, 10:15 AM Ideas from AppExchange AccountDynamics

Winter ’07 features – Blowfish Specific Be more efficient – do more with the same resources Less scrolling: Efficiency improvements: hover over related lists Less clicks: World class access to information via the “console”: make your screen dense with relevant information Faster access to information = more responsive

Justin Sparr Vice President, Operations Tom O’Keefe Vice President of Sales Erik Yewell Principal Sales Engineer QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

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