Salesforce for Future Developers

#Journey2Salesforce

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The biggest revolution in industry was brought by Information Technology, No matter where we go we find IT in every Industry with lots of developers, consultant, Admins working from 9 to 5 thinking to quit the job or to start their own business firm and all have almost same reason Not happy with the current pay or Boss or work culture. But what if I say there is one technology which provides better salary, good environment, stable job, and awesomeness. I know u must be thinking this guy is crazy, it’s too good to be true. Believe me when I say it’s possible. Many people reach out to me seeking help, for better carrier opportunity or technology in which they can mold their future. Well, I started my carrier with the most promising technology in the IT industry from the second year of my graduation and remains in the same one till now.

Salesforce is the no.1 CRM (founded in 1999 by Mark Benioff, Parker Harris and many more) which I keep bragging about to all friends and to people who reach out to me in search of something promising. Today I want to introduce you to a great initiative started by Salesforce in India ‘Journey2Salesforce’ (#Journey2Salesforce) with only one goal to generate and provide 1.1 million jobs by 2022 in Salesforce ecosystem. What I heard and totally agree, changing technology is a very gigantic step with having hundreds of considerations starting from where to begin, or who will be your mentor. Let me simplify it for you.

Journey2Salesforce is a 3+ months learning journey designed for legal residents of India. Salesforce provides a free and powerful learning platform called Trailhead . Trailhead empowers you to learn Salesforce the fun way based on your level of expertise by using the modules that teach you everything from beginners to advance level. It helps you to understand the fundamentals of the Salesforce platform, to the automation, Security, and custom coding that the platform provides.

Trailhead has turned the life of many people from non-tech background to full-time developers. I heard a lot of people starting with their first badge on Trailhead and our Salesforce community help and support each other to grow together. Its an era of digital marketing, IoT, Analytics and much more. Salesforce has developed its market in all, thinking for all the developers from different technologies can build future in Salesforce ecosystem.

If this is not enough Salesforce is giving you another reason, there’s also a chance to win prizes and FREE Salesforce certification vouchers (Worth 200$) throughout the journey. And best of all, you’ll have the chance to connect with prospective employers who partner with Salesforce to meet prospective candidates like you, through this program.

I would say come together and join the world of Salesforce ecosystem with better opportunities and future.

Sign up to start a new journey to salesforce ecosystem

Note: – This program is strictly for the awesome developers who have not worked on Salesforce before and willing to give a new direction to all the possible success.

Feel free to reach out to me for any help.

How to create a New Pardot form by cloning the existing one

Pardot is a B2B Marketing Automation tool by Salesforce, which helps in generating new lead and nurture them so the sales team when to convert them. Pardot uses the scoring technique to see the most engaged prospect with your brand and products and Pardot forms play a vital role in accomplishing this task. Following these simple steps to create a new form by cloning an existing form.

Steps are as follows:

Step 1: Navigate to Marketing >> Forms >> Forms as shown below:

Step 2: Choose the form you want to clone and click on the gear icon and select copy

To copy all the fields from an existing form

• Name your new form
• Choose a folder in which you want this form to be saved
• Choose Campaign
• Click Copy form

This will copy all the fields from existing form to the new form

This is how your new form looks like:

Congratulations! you have successfully cloned existing form.

Dreamforce Diaries

This is my Eleventh Blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “Dreamforce Diaries” #DreamforceDiaries.

Dreamforce is the biggest and the most awesome event organized by Salesforce.

A lot happen at Dreamforce you learn, share your knowledge, and make connections, memories, and friends that you may cherish a lifetime. This may surprise you; this Dreamforce had the biggest number of attendees of all time, so I reached out to some of the lucky people who got the chance to attend this year’s Dreamforce about their experience.

Here I share Awesome!! Dreamforce Experience of:

Adam Olshansky (Salesforce MVP | 13X certified | Developer at Google/Youtube)

Your experience at Dreamforce 2017?

My experience at DF17 was a pretty great one! Even though there weren’t any crazy new products, there were a ton of enhancements and additional customizations announced this year. My Trailhead, my Lightning, and my Einstein all have tremendous potential and I’m looking forward to checking them out. Listening to thought leaders like Michelle Obama was very inspirational as well. Oh, and I got to meet Marc!

 

https://twitter.com/adam17amo/status/927602005555666945

 

Funniest moment of Dreamforce 2017?

My funniest experience at DF17 would have to be my performance at the lip syncing competition on the last day. I’m normally a pretty quiet and reserved person but I thought I’d have a little fun in a friendly competition. I ended up having a blast and got a pretty good reaction from the crowd!

 

https://twitter.com/Stay_Sea_/status/928725130225655808

https://twitter.com/MistyRaeJones/status/928731883948486656

https://twitter.com/adam17amo/status/928741367777452032

 

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Dreamforce Diaries

This is my Tenth Blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “Dreamforce Diaries” #DreamforceDiaries.

Dreamforce is the biggest and the most awesome event organized by Salesforce.

A lot happen at Dreamforce you learn, share your knowledge, and make connections, memories, and friends that you may cherish a lifetime. This may surprise you; this Dreamforce had the biggest number of attendees of all time, so I reached out to some of the lucky people who got the chance to attend this year’s Dreamforce about their experience.

Here I share Awesome!! Dreamforce Experience of:

Bill Powell (Salesforce MVP | Member of #GifSquad)

 

 

Your experience at Dreamforce 2017?

Dreamforce 2017 was my second Dreamforce and by far my favorite. I had just got into the admin side of Salesforce in early 2016 so I really didn’t know anyone at DF16 and wasn’t too involved in the community at the time, so most of 16 for me was learning. Dreamforce 2017 was an entirely different story.

I made sure I came in a few days early to be able to spend some time as a tourist. I ran into a few new friends in the Ohana, and was talked into walking the Golden Gate Bridge with them! It was a great walk and I got to see some iconic places with some great people.

Next, I got to speak for the first time for a large audience this year (on CPQ). I did a smaller engagement at Trailhead Live Philly but that’s was maybe 30 people, this was easily over 100 people! I was really nervous especially since my timer wasn’t working and I had no idea if I was talking too fast or too slow, so I wound up finishing 8 minutes early, but I guess I’d rather finish early rather than late, right?

Last, but certainly not least I was able to spend time with my great friends in the Ohana and meet a lot of them for the first time (in person). I never realized how many people I knew until my co-workers started calling me a “celebrity” because everywhere we went I either stopped to talk to someone, or they stopped me. It was amazing to meet so many great, caring people, and finally, meet some of my Salesforce idols in person.

Funniest moment of Dreamforce 2017?

 

 

My funniest moment was a really good one. After one of the parties, some friends and I in the #GifSquad were trying to figure out what to do afterward. We bounced to a few different after-hours spots and they were either too crowded and we couldn’t get in, or there was a long line outside in the pouring rain. Amy and I decided we were hungry, and since it was late we were going to pass on any more parties and go get food. We walked across the street to a restaurant that had a long line, and frustrated, I joked and said we should go to a “classy” restaurant…Burger King. We laughed about it and went to Burger King that was open late. The next day I joked that I took Amy to a classy dinner, and to this day still makes me laugh.

 

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Get Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certified

Salesforce is a leading CRM technology in the IT industry, so it is important to be Salesforce certified, speaking of certifications I am 4x Salesforce certified. Today I will share some tips on How to be ‘Marketing Cloud Email Specialist certified’ and this will help you get certificated. Some certificates are difficult to get, and Marketing cloud Certificates are one of them as you will not get any developer org until you are a registered partner with Salesforce. Then how did I got my certification? well, I got a chance to take training in Marketing Cloud from Salesforce. I will share some documents, videos, and guides that I have studied will help you as well.

What is Salesforce Marketing Cloud?

Marketing Automation is a powerful platform which helps a company to grow online. History says the former name of Marketing Cloud is ExactTarget and then renamed as Salesforce Marketing Cloud in October 2014. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is for scheduling, reporting and tracking emails, mobile, social and online marketing. Automation and Journey builder works together as one powerful tool which helps the audience in guiding and completing their journey and get the new experience with the better option.

Marketing Cloud is business-to-consumer B2C automation solution which offers consulting and implementation services, in terms of Pricing Click here.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud has three Certifications.

1. Marketing Cloud Email Specialist.
2. Marketing Cloud Social Specialist.
3. Marketing Cloud Consultant.

Here, I will share the key points to get ‘Marketing Cloud Email Specialist’ certified and how to maintain this valuable certification. Below is the home page of the Marketing Cloud.

 

 

The first thing which comes to mind is the cost ($) Salesforce exam and maintenance is not cheap but fun fact, you don’t have to pay the maintenance fee for this certification. The maintenance of this certificate is done on Trailhead so here are the details.

Certification Name:  Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

• Exam contains 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions.
• Passing Score: 60%
• Cost is USD 200 + Taxes.
• Retake is USD 100 + Taxes.
• You will have 90 Minutes to complete the exam.

Resources available:

1. Marketing Cloud Provides e-learning Modules.
   • Email: Send Classification
   • Email Automation: Triggered Emails
   • Automation 101: Getting Started
2. Salesforce Marketing cloud YouTubebasic videos.
3. Email Essentials (EEB101) Marketing Cloud course is highly recommended.
4. Download the Study Guide.
5. Join Success Community.
6. Learn with fun from Trailhead earn all the badges for Marketing Cloud.

 

Sample Questions

• Which statement defines Primary Key? Choose one answer

1. A unique value that identifies a specific row in a data extension.
2. A unique value that identifies the data extension with an API call.
3. A unique value that allows an email address to be included multiple times.
4. A unique value that imports data to a standard data extension.

 

• Which tool mirrors the logic used by spam-filtering software to identify words, phrases, and patterns that are likely to trigger filters and then recommends a resolution to each identified problem in an email? Choose one answer

1. Content Builder
2. Content Detective
3. Inbox Preview
4. Triggered Send

 

Good Luck! And share your success below in comments.

 

MVP Vibes

This is my Fifth blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “MVP Vibes”. 

MVP Program by Salesforce include so many benefits, where it sounds so awesome, becoming MVP is not that easy, it takes continues contribution in Salesforce Community and real-time efforts.

Salesforce MVP is the one who guides community and recognizes for their Passion, Integrity, Knowledge, Courage, Vision, and Awesomeness.

Today I am introducing one of our new WINTER 2017 MVP

Fabrice Cathala

Salesforce MVP | 9x Salesforce Certified | #BaldForce | Thames Valley Developer Group Co-Leader

 

 

How did you start your Journey?

My first contact with Salesforce was Symantec’s global roll-out in 2005. My first contact with the community was a year later when I joined a group of people and co-founded the first user group in Europe: the London User Group.

Fast forward to 2013 when I joined the London developer group. The organisers were so friendly that not only did I come back every month to learn more but I also developed new friendships which were important to me considering that I had left my friends in France. Then, in 2015, Antonina Romanova was looking for help to start a new DG in Reading, and I jumped in as a way to give back to the community.

How do you feel?

First of all, being named an MVP was a huge and pleasant surprise for me. I’ll always remember, receiving this email from Holly Firestone on February the 28th, 2017…

Now that the news has sunk in, I still find it humbling to be part of a family of such talented individuals. It’s also a little pressuring because you naturally feel compelled to rise to the challenge of honouring your fellow MVPs.

What have you been working on?

You (Nitin Gupta) certainly are aware, since you’re part of the core team with Meighan Brodkey but, for your readers, I’m launching a community driven initiative to improve the Change Sets.

There are two parts of it:

Phase 1 is about reducing the number of manual tasks when deploying with change sets. This phase is crowdsourced.

Phase 2 is about improving the user interface essentially based on high-scorer ideas found in the IdeaExchange.

Phase 1 is currently live, and anybody can join the success community to help us listing the configuration tasks that can’t be deployed via Change Set. Manual tasks are not only a burden but also a risk of misconfiguration in Production. When done with this list, we’ll share it with Salesforce.

When you first got involved in Community?

As I said, I first got involved in 2005, but actually started to put my weight on it ten years later! That was the time when I repurposed my Cloud Computing blog to focus on Salesforce (https://saas-components.com), I co-organised the Developer Group in Reading in the UK (https://www.meetup.com/Thames-Valley-Salesforce-Developers/) and started public speaking gigs (https://www.slideshare.net/fcathala).

I have to say that I was inspired in multiple ways by some of the community champions that I consider today as my roles models: Keir Bowden aka Bob Buzzard, Mike Gerhold, Wes Nolte, Jeff Douglas and Steve Molis aka SteveMo.

What do you find most challenging after becoming MVP?

Things are not more challenging after becoming an MVP. In the opposite, I’d say they’re getting easier since doors tend to open quicker. It’s just that you get more requests for help of all sorts, AppExchange reviews and so on. It’s fine since MVPs are a helpful bunch by definition, but you need to manage your time and avoid spreading yourself too thin.

What can Community Expect from their MVP?

I’m preparing a presentation for India Dreamin held in Noida on Saturday, September the 30th (http://www.indiadreamin.in/). I also have a new interest in WIT and equality in the workplace. I was lucky to have a great clarification of the topic by Louise Lockie at Dreamforce 16 and am now raring to help one way or the other. I’m researching what should that way be…

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Dreamforce Diaries

This is my Ninth Blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “Dreamforce Diaries” #DreamforceDiaries.

Dreamforce is the biggest and the most awesome event organized by Salesforce.

A lot happen at Dreamforce you learn, share your knowledge, and make connections, memories, and friends that you may cherish a lifetime.  This may surprise you; this Dreamforce had the biggest number of attendees of all time, so I reached out to some of the lucky people who got the chance to attend this year’s Dreamforce about their experience.

Here I share Awesome!! Dreamforce Experience of:

Amanda Malloy

 

 

Your experience at Dreamforce 2016?

Dreamforce 2016 was my third Dreamforce and I have to say that this year I finally felt “prepared”, much more so than the first two years. I had a solid plan going into it. I had spent time creating a schedule that wasn’t too overwhelming but would keep me on track and also allowed for down time to meet people- because meeting people is one of the BEST things about Dreamforce!

Funniest moment of Dreamforce 2016?

 

 

 

I don’t know that I have a funniest moment. However, as I think back at the whirlwind of activities that week, one thing that always makes me smile is that I got to attend Dreamforce with several people that were there for the first time. Seeing the look of “awe” on their face and excitement in their voice the entire week was great! Until Friday, then it was a look of pure exhaustion. J But it reminds me of how lucky we all are to be on this path, to be able to share experiences like this and to be able to meet so many incredible people that share the same passion. Cant’ wait for #DF17!

 

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MVP Vibes

This is my Fourth blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “MVP Vibes”. 

MVP Program by Salesforce include so many benefits, where it sounds so awesome, becoming MVP is not that easy, it takes continues contribution in Salesforce Community and real-time efforts.

Salesforce MVP is the one who guides community and recognizes for their Passion, Integrity, Knowledge, Courage, Vision, and Awesomeness.

Today I am introducing one of our new WINTER 2017 MVP

Ohad Idan

Salesforce MVP | 5x Salesforce Certified | NYC Developer User group Leader

 

 

How did you start your Journey?

My name is Ohad Idan and I’ve been a Salesforce aficionado since late 2010.

I started, like so many others, as an accidental administrator when my boss handed me off the keys to the company’s Salesforce Org without neither him or I knowing what it is.

I quickly realized the potential to impact our company and started to teach myself how to get the most out of the platform, and when I reached the end of the declarative capabilities, started to teach myself to code.

I was able to single-handedly drive tremendous business impact by using Salesforce to automate so many of the company’s manual processes – which is a testament to the power this platform holds.

The local Salesforce community in NYC was a phenomenal tool for me to network, learn, and interact with others, and a few years ago I joined the leadership of the NYC Developer User Group.

How do you feel?

I was surprised and extremely honored to be named an MVP. I’ve always enjoyed contributing to the local and online community. The sense of satisfaction I get by helping people reach new places in their journey is extremely fulfilling, so I never really expected to get anything beyond that.

To me, being an MVP doesn’t mean that I’m in any way special, since there are so many others in the community who contribute their knowledge and time. To me it’s just a spotlight that allows members of the community to identify some users who have helped others in the past and that they should feel comfortable enough reaching out to with questions.

What have you been working on?

The timing of my MVP nomination was crazy, I received my MVP in March, and just a month later, in April of 2017, I started my own consulting company. I’ve been working on creating relationships with new customers, and starting to build what I hope will one day become a prominent Salesforce consulting company. It’s been a wild ride already!

I am planning to start cranking up more certifications (I only have 5) in the next few months.

 

When you first got involved in Community?

I got involved in the NYC Community a few months after I started administrating Salesforce. I used to come to the morning sessions that the NYC User Group had. I honestly had no idea what I would learn there when I first started coming, and I knew no-one. It didn’t take long to start making friends, though.

I just wanted to learn what others are doing, how they are doing it… figure out what I don’t know that I don’t know. The community meetups were a great place for that. There was always someone sharing something they’ve done, and I always came back to work with a bunch of new ideas to try out.

On the User-group side, Cheryl Feldman has always been an unstoppable force, kind, friendly, and happy to help in any way she can. On the Developer User Group, Luke Cushanick has been guiding me and helping me grow as a developer and as a member (and later a leader) of the community.

What do you find most challenging after becoming MVP?

I’m not really sure how to answer this question… My biggest challenge has been keeping up with all of my existing commitments while working on creating and establishing my new business.

It’s easy for me to contribute when I’m at a UG Meetup or any Salesforce event, but it’s been harder to find time to contribute online.

What can Community Expect from their MVP?

The local community is where I shine. I love the face-to-face conversations, getting to know local Salesforce users or developers, talking to them about their journey, and helping when asked. I will always be at any UG Meetup that I can join, and will always continue to contribute.

Over the next couple of months I plan to redirect a lot of my energy back to my blog. It was a lot of fun when I started it, but once I started my business it was hard to keep writing – I want to get back to that.

I Hope you liked my blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “MVP Vibes”.

In case you missed the first blog:

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If you also want to share your experience with Salesforce Community, please contact me.

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I will be introducing other ambassadors soon and will be sharing their stories too.

 

 

 

 

Dreamforce Diaries

This is my Eighth Blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “Dreamforce Diaries” #DreamforceDiaries.

Dreamforce is the biggest and the most awesome event organized by Salesforce.

A lot happen at Dreamforce you learn, share your knowledge, and make connections, memories, and friends that you may cherish a lifetime.  This may surprise you; this Dreamforce had the biggest number of attendees of all time, so I reached out to some of the lucky people who got the chance to attend this year’s Dreamforce about their experience.

Here I share Awesome!! Dreamforce Experience of:

Gillian Bruce

 

 

 

Your experience at Dreamforce 2016?

Dreamforce 2016 was amazing! It was the first year where the whole campus adopted our Trailhead theme, and it was magical to see our new mascots Codey, Astro, and Einstein walking around the conference. I was blown away by all the great content our #AwesomeAdmin community shared on the Admin Theater stage and in the Admin Track breakout sessions. My personal highlight was being able to demo some fantastic new Admin features on stage during the Admin Keynote to thousands of my favorite Salesforce Admin friends.

Funniest moment of Dreamforce 2016?

 

 

Dreamforce has a ton of great content, but there is also a little room for fun and celebration. One of the funniest moments was watching the Lip Sync Battle on the Admin Theater stage. I had no idea how much the contestants were going to get into it, but WOW their costumes and performances had me cheering and laughing for a solid hour! I mean, Amy Oplinger’s MJ routine was as killer as her outfit – some might even call it thrilling. And the mysterious appearance by TSwift / Tay-Tay / Swifty was shocking! Who knew Shannon Hale had such a famous alter ego. Dreamforce never disappoints. I’m already excited for Dreamforce 2017!

 

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MVP Vibes

This is my Third blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “MVP Vibes”. 

MVP Program by Salesforce include so many benefits, where it sounds so awesome, becoming MVP is not that easy, it takes continues contribution in Salesforce Community and real-time efforts.

Salesforce MVP is the one who guides community and recognizes for their Passion, Integrity, Knowledge, Courage, Vision, and Awesomeness.

Today I am introducing one of our new WINTER 2017 MVP

Justin Barss

Salesforce MVP | Non-Profit Technologist Cheerleader & Coach

 

 

 

How did you start your Journey?

The experience of “community” has been the water I have swum in since I graduated college and started my first internship at an urban ministry – living in the cross-cultural community providing services to youth and families in Wilmington, Delaware.  Through several community connections, this organization began using Salesforce in 2010 and I was offered the job to import our Donor and Volunteer information and grow it there.  It was one-quarter of my job at the time (like most nonprofit staff) but I loved the idea of Salesforce and building my own ways to measure and track important data.  Since then, I’ve helped build apps for legal tech, have done my own independent consulting, and finally, have found a home at Now IT Matters for the last four years.  I have grown incredibly through my positions there and love the constant challenge of finding ways to help clients and nonprofits leverage Salesforce to fulfill their mission.

How do you feel?

I was honestly surprised when I received the email about the MVP award.  I had tried to get it the year prior and “focused” on it as a career goal, but when I was promoted to Director of Sales and needed to learn a brand new skill set to help clients, then the idea of “becoming MVP” didn’t seem that important anymore.  At the time, I was traveling to Nonprofit Success Pack sprints, attending & helping at User Groups, however, I could, and meeting folks in person to talk through Salesforce.  I was honored and flattered and have found a brand new group of “co-conspirators” to try new ideas and build up our #Ohana.

What have you been working on?

I’ve had an incredible time developing more friendships with the awesome Women in Technology group in Washington, D.C.   Getting to know MVP Toya Gatewood, MVP Rebecca Lammers, and the User Group Leaders Rakia Finley & LeAndria Streeter has been a privilege and an honor.  As a husband, a father to two daughters, and a peer to some incredible female leaders in technology – I have a lot to learn in how to continue to support women’s voice in our community.

Apart from that, I’m stirring up some “Trailhead oriented” ideas after seeing how many resources are available to lower the learning curve for Users, Admins, and Devs to learn Salesforce more effectively.

When you first got involved in Community?

When I first heard about User Groups from attending a local World Tour, I immediately signed up for the Philadelphia Nonprofit User Group in 2011 or so.  The things I learned there from Dean Graham and a number of the Nonprofit Admins transformed the way I looked at solving Salesforce problems and coming up with solutions.  It also got me hooked – once I started learning better ways to do Salesforce through real people at User Groups and in person, I always wanted to meet with others to compare ideas and learn from each other.

What do you find most challenging after becoming MVP?

It feels a bit like the title and the MVP community offers you access to an entire network of “Ohana capacity” that you can develop your own “MVP path” in how you want to create value and drive people towards learning and development.  I’m looking to choose wisely and invest well with the relationships and people I know.  It’s hard drinking from the “firehose” when it comes to learning Salesforce, but it’s even more exciting to consider how “little old me” from small town Virginia can help folks throughout the Power of Us Hub and the Success Community with their learning.

What can Community Expect from their MVP?

I’ve begun to focus on select meetings with nonprofit Admins when I travel – looking to connect personally, hear their vision for Salesforce at their nonprofit, and help develop their abilities their abilities to do “more good, better” with their CRM and their data.  This has been my “community experience” over the years – especially at Now IT Matters – and I’m looking to have an exponential impact on Salesforce’s 1-1-1 model through investing well in the future.

 

I Hope you liked my blog post as part of the series of articles I am writing called “MVP Vibes”.

In case you missed the first blog:

In case you missed the second blog:

If you also want to share your experience with Salesforce Community, please contact me.

If you like my Blog, please share it on Facebook and Twitter.

I will be introducing other ambassadors soon and will be sharing their stories too.