This week kicks off Salesforce.com’s 9th annual Dreamforce event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and the SIIA community will be there in full force. With over 30 SIIA member company sponsors (including Salesforce.com themselves) and thousands of SIIA member representatives attending, we will be there to support our community. Here are a few tips to get the most out of your Dreamforce experience:
1. Use the attendee portal to select the session you would like to attend. With close to 500 educational sessions you will want to map out your 4 days in order to be sure and see the sessions that most affect your business.
2. Meet as many people as you can. Dreamforce brings together a community like no other. I encourage you spend every moment networking because you never know who will be your next customer or business partner.
3. Pace yourself! Dreamforce is a jam packed 4 days of content and networking activities. It can be exhausting. Sometimes the best day to schedule or track down the person or people you are targeting is Friday, yes Friday. The first few days can be hectic so consider trying to schedule some business on Friday before you head home.
4. Finally……visit the SIIA community, including host, Salesforce.com! Here are a few highlights to look forward to from our members:
- Salesforce.com – Enough said!
- Eloqua – Fill out the webform in advance then stop by their booth #717 to receive the new book Revenue Engine
- Marketo – Bling your Dreamforce! Yes, I said bling! Stop by their booth #817 as 3 winners will receive 1 pass to the Global Gala, 1 pass to Marketo’s VIP party and a $200 VISA gift Card
- Dell Boomi – Hourly presentations will be given in their booth #921, check out the details
- FinancialForce.com – Will be releasing the results of their benchmarking survey showing the strengths and weaknesses of how Professional Service Organizations are using Salesforce CRM and Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions today. Check out the details at booth #421
- GoodData – Video-a-Rama right in their booth #1015
- IBM Cast Iron Integration – Booth #1101 will be featuring IBM’s SuperComputer and Jeopardy Champion Watson. Opportunity to sign up for a free trial
- InsideView – Learn how they expand social selling with new functionality for CRM, social intelligence, and actionability at booth #600
- Zuora – Will be holding their first “Customer Day” today at the St. Regis. In fact, a live Q&A was held submitting questions via twitter.
- Clarizen – Raffling off an iPad 2 on Tuesday. Stop by booth #404 for further details.
- M5 Networks – Will be at the Bluewolf booth #701 to outline a partnership that brings text-based communications to the enterprise
- Don’t miss the other SIIA member booths who also have a number of exciting announcements and giveaways: Accenture, Deloitte, CloudTrigger, FPX, Informatica, PWC, Xactly, Pervasive, Ping Identity, Symantec, McAfee, Scribe Software, SpringCM, ZoomInfo, and Adaptive Planning.