A blog from the ISV team.

Push Major Updates to Customers, Seamlessly!

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One of the most popular features for ISV partners just got better… and by “just” I mean last winter, so why haven’t you enabled it yet?! Prior to the Winter ’13 release, Push Patch Upgrades allowed partners to push small bug fixes and minor enhancements to customers seamlessly behind the scenes. Continue reading

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Can Government Embody Innovation?

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Can Government embody innovation and deliver ongoing increased levels of service? Salesforce.com’s Vivek Kundra and companies like BasicGov, Cloud Safety Net & LaunchPad believe so. Continue reading

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Introducing the Event Success Series

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Event marketing is high-profile, high-stakes, resource intensive, and has the potential to be highly profitable. Great event marketing is a major success factor for salesforce.com and many of our partners. We’re pleased to introduce the Event Success Series, featuring webinars and success stories from partners who are doing exceptional event marketing work and achieving outstanding results. First up: Xactly, Silverpop, The TAS Group and Selectica! Continue reading

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Security Review Survivor

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Without the right tools and resources, preparing for Security Review can feel like being stranded on a deserted island. Fortunately, your friendly Partner Operations team has some tips and tricks to help you become a successful Security Review survivor. Continue reading

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How to Build an Addictive App

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Your customers are addicted to apps in their personal lives. They have embraced the ‘there’s an app for that’ approach to getting things done. Now they want the same in their business lives. That’s great news. It means there is a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to build a new generation of enterprise apps. Read more to discover the key elements of building addictive apps. Continue reading

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APP Academy: Free Training for ISV and Channel Partners

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The AppExchange Partner Program is designed to help you be successful, not just with the technical bits and bytes, but with enablement best practices in operations, marketing, sales, and support to help you build your cloud business. Learn more. Continue reading

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How to Build an Enterprise App Without Really Trying…

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Ok, so maybe that’s a stretch. Of course almost all successful app businesses involve a tremendous amount of effort. However, in the enterprise market today there are thousands of apps that have yet to be built and you don’t need to look too far or think too hard to identify a process that is long overdue for a makeover.

That’s not to say we haven’t come a long way… Continue reading

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Cloud Talk: Model Metrics grows its mobile practice by 600 percent with Force.com

Model Metrics built its business around delivering consulting services and custom cloud development. Today, the company has more than 500 customers, including some of the world’s most well-known brands, and is a leader in enterprise deployments, custom mobile solutions, Service Cloud implementations, and social media integration. Dave Dahlberg is the CMO. Continue reading

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AppQuest ’11 Winner Bunchball interviewed on Salesforce Live

Missed the action at Dreamforce ’11? Then mosey on up to YouTube, and check out the Salesforce Live segment featuring AppQuest ’11 winner: Nitro for Salesforce by Bunchball, taken only a few minutes after their historic win!

Watch as Rajat Paharia, Chief Product Officer at Bunchball, shares his experiences competing in AppQuest ’11 and building on Force.com. You’ll learn that it only took him six weeks to build their… Continue reading

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AppQuest ’11: And the Winner is… Bunchball

4 killer apps. 4 all-star judges including Mike Gerholdt, Brett Queener, Gordon Ritter and Robert Scoble.  1 live finale. Only 1 cloud idol. The AppQuest ’11 winner has been picked. Please join us in congratulating Bunchball and their Nitro for Salesforce app (watch their 2 min AppQuest Video pitch submission here)

Find out more about Bunchball, their gamification app, and their big win right here. The judges… Continue reading

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