Today at Salesforce’s gigantic Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Slack unveiled product innovations that make it even more productive for teams to work together in Slack. The updates allow Slack users to pull in actionable data directly from Salesforce Customer 360 and get more value from Slack as their digital HQ – a place where […]
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Salesforce Launches Genie, the World’s First Real-Time CRM
Today, 71% of customers expect every interaction with a business to be personalized. However, data remains siloed and duplicative across most companies. Companies on average have 976 separate applications to run their business — that’s potentially 976 versions of a single customer, leading to disconnected digital experiences. Responding to customer needs in real-time is more […]
A Succinct Record of Slack
Slack is headquartered in Silicon Valley but was born in Vancouver, where it boasts a beautiful multi-floor downtown office. Like any good startup, Slack has an fascinating history. And as is so often the case, something came before it. In this case, a few things. Our tale begins in 2002—over a decade before Slack would […]
Salesforce Has Acquired Traction On Demand
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by partner and global leader in CRM, Salesforce. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With more than 14 years of experience building solutions on the Salesforce Platform, Traction on Demand is a leading dedicated Salesforce consulting and […]
It’s Official: Salesforce Acquires Vancouver-born Slack
Salesforce announced today it is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7 billion mega-deal. Rumors of a pending deal surfaced last week, causing Slack’s stock price to spike. According to today’s announcement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share, representing […]
Vancouver’s Mobify Acquired by Salesforce
Mobify CEO Igor Faletski announced today that Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mobify in what he calls “a natural extension of our multi-year partnership”. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mobify has been a member of Salesforce’s beta program for their new Commerce APIs and launched a Headless Commerce Accelerated program […]
Salesforce Offers $10K Lifelines To 62 Businesses To Recover From Downturn
Small businesses are the heart of Canadian communities and the backbone of Canada’s economy. Canadians everywhere have been supporting their local businesses throughout COVID-19, from ordering take-out to buying gift cards. Civic-minded organizations with the resources and means are also pitching in. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has announced a new program called the Canadian […]
Vancouver Tech Companies Are Riding to Defeat Diabetes
Salesforce, Splunk, Clio, Mobify and Eventbase are among the Vancouver tech teams coming together this October for a fun event to raise money for diabetes research. The Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes is being hosted at the Vancouver Art Gallery Piazza on October 4 and for the first time there will be an hour […]
Salesforce’s Tableau Acquisition Bodes Well for Vancouver
With its $15.3 billion acquisition of Tableau Software this morning, Salesforce isn’t just making a bet on the business intelligence and data visualization market, it’s betting on Seattle. And that should benefit Vancouver as part of the Cascadia Corridor. “Seattle will become our second headquarters of Salesforce,” said Marc Benioff, the company’s co-founder and co-CEO, […]