Salesforce.com Redefines Social Intelligence in Salesforce Chatter, Empowering Customer Companies to Tap Into the Power of Their Interest Graph
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Posted on April 4, 2013 at 7:07:01 AM
Salesforce.com Redefines Social Intelligence in Salesforce Chatter, Empowering Customer Companies to Tap Into the Power of Their Interest Graph
New Chatter Topics and Expertise will enable users to discover insights, connect with experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest
Salesforce.com further raises the bar for social CRM--unleashing the power of social intelligence to connect customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today redefined social intelligence in Salesforce Chatter, empowering customer companies to tap into the power of their interest graph and connect with their customers, partners, employees and products in entirely new ways. With new Chatter Topics and Expertise, users will be able to discover insights, identify experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest. Chatter, the leading enterprise social network, is built on the Salesforce Platform, delivering social intelligence in every Salesforce app.
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Comments on the News
-- "Serendipity is not a strategy for connecting employees with the right
information and experts," said Nasi Jazayeri, EVP of Salesforce Chatter,
salesforce.com. "Social intelligence in Chatter gives enterprises
unmatched ability to unlock their internal knowledge base and deliver
new levels of collaboration and productivity."
-- "Social intelligence in Chatter exposes ideas and content we didn't know
existed," said Robert Lacis, Director of Sales Operations at Maxim
Integrated. "Unlocking information and finding expertise in our company
empowers users in just a few clicks--it is changing the dynamics of
relationships between people, information and ideas. Chatter Topics is
the missing link that is connecting people and ideas across information
silos."
-- "As enterprise social software grows into enterprise social networks
(ESNs), solution functionality like profiles, activity streams and blogs
have quickly become assumed," said Vanessa Thompson, research manager
for IDC's Enterprise Social Networks and Collaborative Technologies.
"Social intelligence will only make ESN's more pervasive by adding
context to the funnel of data available and providing insight into past,
current, and future actions."
Empowering Customer Companies to Tap Into the Power of Their Interest Graph
Social networks are training people to communicate, connect and consume information in a new way. Consumers are building their social graph on Facebook based on their connections with people--friends, family, colleagues and groups. And consumers are building their interest graph on Twitter based on the collection of brands, experts and hashtags they follow.
Today, customer companies are asking for a new way to tap into their organization's social graph and interest graph. The intersection of these graphs uniquely surfaces the influence, expertise and trends--within any organization or community--to connect people and information in valuable new ways.
Chatter is the global standard for enterprise social networks, driving new levels of innovation with more than 195,000 active social networks globally. With more than 200 million Chatter recommendations delivered to users each month, Salesforce is harnessing big data to drive social intelligence in the enterprise and raise the social IQ of every employee.
Social Intelligence in Salesforce Chatter--Unveiling Revolutionary Chatter Topics and Expertise
Building on the success of previous social intelligence innovations like Chatter Recommendations, Chatter Influence and Chatter Similar Files, new Chatter Topics and Expertise will enable users to discover insights, connect with experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest.
Chatter Topics and Expertise will analyze and categorize structured and unstructured information within Salesforce. Through this process, Chatter Topics and Expertise will seamlessly connect related experts, files, groups and other information, all on a single topic page. These topic pages will be auto-curated through salesforce.com's patent-pending algorithms, magnified by ongoing user engagement and validation of topic suggestions in the feed.
With new Chatter Topics and Expertise, users will be able to leverage both their social graph and their interest graph. For example, a new hire will be able to discover topic pages and groups to help her become productive within a few hours versus days or weeks. Additionally, any employee will be able to identify and connect with experts in real-time, whether it is a product expert who provides insight into a development roadmap, or an influencer who drives thought leadership. Now, every employee can contribute, discover and connect like never before.
Salesforce Chatter: Setting a New Standard for Social CRM
Chatter is built on the Salesforce Platform and is embedded in all Salesforce apps and any custom or partner apps built on the Salesforce Platform. With social intelligence in Chatter, salesforce.com will set a new standard for social CRM, revolutionizing the way companies sell, service and market:
-- Sell: Salespeople will be able to instantly identify topics and experts
critical to the deal they are working on--whether it is finding the
latest competitive information as they walk into a customer meeting or
connecting with a pricing expert to close a deal.
-- Service: Customer service reps will be able to address customer issues
more quickly--whether connecting customers with experts to deliver more
in-depth solutions or anticipating a customer's next question based on
related resources on a topics page.
-- Market: Marketers will be able to collaborate and execute on campaigns
more effectively--whether it is reacting more quickly to new market
insights by topic, or leveraging experts to inform new creative
concepts.
Pricing & Availability
-- Chatter Recommendations and Chatter Similar Files are currently
available in Salesforce Chatter.
-- Chatter Influence is currently available in Salesforce Chatter Plus.
-- Chatter Topics is now available in pilot and is currently scheduled to
be generally available the second half of 2013.
-- Chatter Topics pricing is currently scheduled to be announced upon
generally availability.
Additional Information
-- Like Salesforce Chatter on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Chatter
-- Learn more about Salesforce Chatter:
http://www.salesforce.com/chatter/overview/
-- Follow @Chatter and @Salesforce on Twitter
About salesforce.com
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing leader. Salesforce.com's social and mobile cloud technologies enable companies to transform into customer companies by connecting with their customers, employees, partners and products in entirely new ways. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's apps and platform revolutionize the way companies sell, service, market and innovate.
-- Grow your business with the #1 sales app, Salesforce Sales Cloud
-- Deliver amazing customer service with the #1 service app, Salesforce
Service Cloud
-- Listen, engage, advertise and measure social marketing with the #1
social marketing app, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
-- Build and deliver social and mobile apps with the Salesforce Platform,
and extend success with the world's leading enterprise app marketplace,
the AppExchange
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Copyright © 2013 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce, Chatter, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Work.com, AppExchange, Salesforce Platform, and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Media Relations: Katie Duffy, salesforce.com, (415) 836-3734, kduffy@salesforce.com
Web Site: http://www.salesforce.com
New Chatter Topics and Expertise will enable users to discover insights, connect with experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest
Salesforce.com further raises the bar for social CRM--unleashing the power of social intelligence to connect customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today redefined social intelligence in Salesforce Chatter, empowering customer companies to tap into the power of their interest graph and connect with their customers, partners, employees and products in entirely new ways. With new Chatter Topics and Expertise, users will be able to discover insights, identify experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest. Chatter, the leading enterprise social network, is built on the Salesforce Platform, delivering social intelligence in every Salesforce app.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO)
Comments on the News
-- "Serendipity is not a strategy for connecting employees with the right
information and experts," said Nasi Jazayeri, EVP of Salesforce Chatter,
salesforce.com. "Social intelligence in Chatter gives enterprises
unmatched ability to unlock their internal knowledge base and deliver
new levels of collaboration and productivity."
-- "Social intelligence in Chatter exposes ideas and content we didn't know
existed," said Robert Lacis, Director of Sales Operations at Maxim
Integrated. "Unlocking information and finding expertise in our company
empowers users in just a few clicks--it is changing the dynamics of
relationships between people, information and ideas. Chatter Topics is
the missing link that is connecting people and ideas across information
silos."
-- "As enterprise social software grows into enterprise social networks
(ESNs), solution functionality like profiles, activity streams and blogs
have quickly become assumed," said Vanessa Thompson, research manager
for IDC's Enterprise Social Networks and Collaborative Technologies.
"Social intelligence will only make ESN's more pervasive by adding
context to the funnel of data available and providing insight into past,
current, and future actions."
Empowering Customer Companies to Tap Into the Power of Their Interest Graph
Social networks are training people to communicate, connect and consume information in a new way. Consumers are building their social graph on Facebook based on their connections with people--friends, family, colleagues and groups. And consumers are building their interest graph on Twitter based on the collection of brands, experts and hashtags they follow.
Today, customer companies are asking for a new way to tap into their organization's social graph and interest graph. The intersection of these graphs uniquely surfaces the influence, expertise and trends--within any organization or community--to connect people and information in valuable new ways.
Chatter is the global standard for enterprise social networks, driving new levels of innovation with more than 195,000 active social networks globally. With more than 200 million Chatter recommendations delivered to users each month, Salesforce is harnessing big data to drive social intelligence in the enterprise and raise the social IQ of every employee.
Social Intelligence in Salesforce Chatter--Unveiling Revolutionary Chatter Topics and Expertise
Building on the success of previous social intelligence innovations like Chatter Recommendations, Chatter Influence and Chatter Similar Files, new Chatter Topics and Expertise will enable users to discover insights, connect with experts and find related resources, all based on topics of interest.
Chatter Topics and Expertise will analyze and categorize structured and unstructured information within Salesforce. Through this process, Chatter Topics and Expertise will seamlessly connect related experts, files, groups and other information, all on a single topic page. These topic pages will be auto-curated through salesforce.com's patent-pending algorithms, magnified by ongoing user engagement and validation of topic suggestions in the feed.
With new Chatter Topics and Expertise, users will be able to leverage both their social graph and their interest graph. For example, a new hire will be able to discover topic pages and groups to help her become productive within a few hours versus days or weeks. Additionally, any employee will be able to identify and connect with experts in real-time, whether it is a product expert who provides insight into a development roadmap, or an influencer who drives thought leadership. Now, every employee can contribute, discover and connect like never before.
Salesforce Chatter: Setting a New Standard for Social CRM
Chatter is built on the Salesforce Platform and is embedded in all Salesforce apps and any custom or partner apps built on the Salesforce Platform. With social intelligence in Chatter, salesforce.com will set a new standard for social CRM, revolutionizing the way companies sell, service and market:
-- Sell: Salespeople will be able to instantly identify topics and experts
critical to the deal they are working on--whether it is finding the
latest competitive information as they walk into a customer meeting or
connecting with a pricing expert to close a deal.
-- Service: Customer service reps will be able to address customer issues
more quickly--whether connecting customers with experts to deliver more
in-depth solutions or anticipating a customer's next question based on
related resources on a topics page.
-- Market: Marketers will be able to collaborate and execute on campaigns
more effectively--whether it is reacting more quickly to new market
insights by topic, or leveraging experts to inform new creative
concepts.
Pricing & Availability
-- Chatter Recommendations and Chatter Similar Files are currently
available in Salesforce Chatter.
-- Chatter Influence is currently available in Salesforce Chatter Plus.
-- Chatter Topics is now available in pilot and is currently scheduled to
be generally available the second half of 2013.
-- Chatter Topics pricing is currently scheduled to be announced upon
generally availability.
Additional Information
-- Like Salesforce Chatter on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Chatter
-- Learn more about Salesforce Chatter:
http://www.salesforce.com/chatter/overview/
-- Follow @Chatter and @Salesforce on Twitter
About salesforce.com
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing leader. Salesforce.com's social and mobile cloud technologies enable companies to transform into customer companies by connecting with their customers, employees, partners and products in entirely new ways. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's apps and platform revolutionize the way companies sell, service, market and innovate.
-- Grow your business with the #1 sales app, Salesforce Sales Cloud
-- Deliver amazing customer service with the #1 service app, Salesforce
Service Cloud
-- Listen, engage, advertise and measure social marketing with the #1
social marketing app, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
-- Build and deliver social and mobile apps with the Salesforce Platform,
and extend success with the world's leading enterprise app marketplace,
the AppExchange
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Copyright © 2013 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce, Chatter, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Work.com, AppExchange, Salesforce Platform, and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE salesforce.com
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
salesforce.com
CONTACT: Media Relations: Katie Duffy, salesforce.com, (415) 836-3734, kduffy@salesforce.com
Web Site: http://www.salesforce.com