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Dreamforce 2019 sponsors are (or should be) in the middle of planning their engagement strategy: from utilizing six hours of meeting room time (Explorer: Insight Seekers), to the booth monitor and graphics (Navigator: Awareness Creators), to three Thought Leadership sessions (Groundbreaker: Engagement Generators). Getting the most out of Dreamforce sponsorship packages requires many decisions that often involve team collaboration such as input from previous event attendees, current event attendees, and stakeholders – trust us, we would know, having attended Dreamforce frequently – and this is on top of the general stress of planning event logistics.

Becoming an #AwesomeAdmin in Salesforce can be a daunting task. Orgs seem to be growing in their complexity due to increasing customization and there are countless apps on the AppExchange that can be installed that need to be configured and trained on. There is a lot of pressure on the Salesforce Administrator to create a seamless org and to make a perfect solution for all stakeholders. 

Last updated 1/30/25

There are significant limitations with the roll-up summary fields provided out of the box in Salesforce. If you are curious to learn more about the limitations, check out the resource links at the bottom of the blog.

Most individuals and businesses try to find the most "logical" solution to obstacles by doing research or looking at reviews before coming to a decision. Western cultures also value everyone having a say and the most popular choice wins. Combine the two and you get the quote, "Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." So it's no surprise that VPs and managers might vote to choose new company initiatives. 

Passage Technology is a 100% remote company.  Our office mates usually have four furry legs. Our commute is down the stairs, or sometimes even just down the hall (or possibly down the street at a local coffee shop if we’d like to brush-up on our non-verbal communication). If you weren’t reading this right now, you might have never known we aren’t sitting in adjoining cubicles.

Dreamforce 2019 will be here before we know it, November 19-22. For partners interested in presenting at the annual Salesforce conference, the application deadline for submissions is today, September 16th, and sponsorships remain available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Whether your company plans on running a booth, holding a speaker session, or having a meetup, the leadup to a cost- and time-intensive event such as Dreamforce is busy and borderline chaotic – we would know, we’ve done it multiple times.

Passage Technology, an ISV and consulting partner with Salesforce, is excited for a Smarter AppExchange with the launch of Smarter Recommendations.

On Thursday, April 12, Passage Technology ranked 25th on the 2018 Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business. This survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the 100 best companies to work for in Chicago.