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Salesforce Sales Cloud

Score8.7 out of 10

3,299 Reviews and Ratings

What is Salesforce Sales Cloud?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a platform for sales with a community of Sellers, Sales Leaders, and Sales Operations, who use the solution to grow sales and increase productivity. The AI CRM for Sales features data built right in, so that companies can sell faster, sell smarter and sell efficiently.

Salesforce Sales Cloud is used for, and supports:

  • Buyer Engagement
  • Sales Engagement
  • Enablement
  • Sales AI
  • Sales Analytics
  • Team Productivity
  • Sales Performance Management
  • Revenue Optimization
  • Partner Relationship Management

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Top Performing Features

  • Customer data management / contact management

    The software acts as a single source for all customer data and enables users to access that data efficiently.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Custom fields

    Users can create custom fields to store additional information on standard and custom objects.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Custom objects

    Users can create custom record types that allow them to store information unique to their organization, and link them to standard and other custom objects.

    Category average: 6.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Billing and invoicing management

    This includes automated invoice creation and billing.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Mobile access

    Users can access the CRM system via mobile or tablet device, and potentially leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices, such as GPS and voice.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Help desk management

    This includes trouble ticketing, knowledge base, self-service, and service level agreement (SLA) management.

    Category average: 8.1

My experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a modern day customer relationship management software. The product allows us to improve marketing and increase customer loyalty. It is well suited in activity and workflow management. Use of the product in our organisation has enabled us to navigate through modern selling and automate sales processes from marketing campigns management to lead naturing and scoring.

Pros

  • The software has effective and advanced conversation intelligence tools that enhance sales productivity and general revenue growth.
  • Ability of the software in ensuring a unified view of our customer interactions and effectiveness in customer service management.
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud can be easily tailored to meet specific needs.

Cons

  • Software pricing is not favorable to small organisations and businesses.
  • The software has a slow loading time and limited data backup.

Return on Investment

  • Salesforce Sales Cloud has provided us with a competitive view of our each and every customer touch points across our sales and customer services.
  • The product has enabled us to fully maximise impact of our every interaction with our customers and businesses prospects.
  • Use of the tool has enabled us to drive more productivity and meet our customers needs. It has also increased performance and enhanced decisions making.

Other Software Used

Qualtrics XM for People Teams, Accolent ERP, Dokmee ECM

Seamless integration

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

360° Customer View

Gain a complete, real-time view of every customer — including their history, interactions, preferences, and activity — all in one place.

2. Smarter Lead & Opportunity Management

Track leads efficiently from prospect to close, prioritize high-value opportunities, and never miss a follow-up with automation and AI-powered insights.

Pros

  • Data driven Activity
  • Seamless integration
  • 360 view

Cons

  • Automate case routing using Omni-Channel or AI-based assignment.
  • Define clear SLAs and escalation rules.
  • Use macros and quick actions to reduce case handling time.

Alternatives Considered

BigMarker

Salesforce Sales Cloud Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use leads, accounts and opps. Duplicates and validation rules failures are the problems.

Pros

  • Convert leads
  • Automatic creation
  • Contact info

Cons

  • Buttons that yoj have to press twice

Return on Investment

  • Effective, fast
  • Secure data

Alternatives Considered

11:11 Solutions for AWS

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a great product

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am using it for Lead and Opportunity Management.

Pros

  • Lead Management
  • Opportunity Management
  • Account and Contact Management
  • Forecasting

Cons

  • AI capabilities
  • Integration with other systems

Return on Investment

  • For my client it has led to an approximately 20% increase in revenue

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Other Software Used

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Data Cloud

Fast Ramp Up

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Salesforce Sales Cloud for managing all customer communication and account information

Pros

  • Contact management
  • Case escalations
  • Deals and opportunities

Return on Investment

  • Quicker turn around times

Other Software Used

TaskRay, Atlassian Confluence