What is Sales Cloud for Slack?

As the name suggests, Sales Cloud for Slack is an integration between the two platforms: Salesforce Sales Cloud and Slack. It’s designed to improve collaboration and streamline the sales process by bringing key CRM data and workflows directly into Slack. This allows sales teams to work efficiently by accessing and sharing Salesforce information within Slack, where they already communicate.

Using the integration, teams can collaborate on specific Sales Cloud Opportunities with dedicated Slack Channels, referred to as ‘Deal Rooms’. It can send automated notifications to Slack channels or individual users when there are important updates on deals, such as changes in opportunity status, new leads, or upcoming tasks, keeping them informed at all times.

Customers can also access Sales Cloud data within Slack, removing the need to switch between platforms, and likewise, salespeople can update records, log calls, receive sales reports, and complete tasks directly from Slack messages. Through automation and enhanced communications, the sales process is streamlined and teams work more efficiently.

Screenshot of Slack Sales Elevate dashboards
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Capabilities & More information

Capabilities of Salesforce

Sales Cloud for Slack provides customers with the functionality to:

  • Collaborate on sales opportunities
  • Avoid pinballing between platforms for the latest sales updates
  • Update records directly within Slack
  • Automate sales workflows with triggered messages
  • Streamline approval processes
  • Reduce lag between CRM updates and team communication
  • Receive reports and metrics within the context of conversations
  • Achieve faster decision-making

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