--- title: Ask PT About Listing the Primary Contact on the Account in Salesforce description: Ensure you are engaging the right Contact with your Salesforce Accounts. A rollup created by Rollup Helper can better organize your contacts in one place. image: https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/ASK%20PT%20gif15.gif --- [GET DEMO](https://www.passagetechnology.com/any-product-one-on-one) **+1 (224) 655-6779 [![Trusted Salesforce service partner Passage Technology](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/2021/Nav-header-logo_PT.png) ](https://www.passagetechnology.com) # Ask PT About Listing the Primary Contact on the Account in Salesforce 2022/05/26 [![Free Salesforce business guides to help admins/developers, project managers, sales managers, and decision makers. Download the free PDF series now: Reinventing Your Business, Reimagining Your Salesforce®.](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/2021/Essential-Salesforce-Guide_Helper-Suite.png) ](https://www.passagetechnology.com/en/essential-guide-for-salesforce-admins-developers) *Dear PT, * *With all of the Accounts our company manages, there is usually a point of contact who is the primary go-to person for the relationship. However, sometimes we engage a different (or wrong) Contact, bypassing the key point person. This happens with both human interactions and automated solutions. It may lead to confusion, miscommunication, and missed opportunities for all involved. How can we better address these situations?* *M. Istor-Wright from The Keys, FL* Dear M, Clearly, it's vital to make sure the lines of communication are open with the correct person or role in an Account. And different functions may need different primary contacts. 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