Kelley Johnson, Lead, Student Experience Platforms (Salesforce) at UTS explains the ins and outs of implementing Salesforce.
If you’re interested in procuring Salesforce or a competitor product to help optimise your CX – then this episode will teach you how to go about it.
“It’s not just the product you’re buying. It’s all the governing around that – security policies, data policies, privacy policies … You do not want to have any breaches.”
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Kelley’s pivotal career moments, including three leaders that had a profound influence on Kelley’s career
- Why UTS chose to deploy Salesforce and how it aligned with their digital experience strategy
- Insights into the procurement process itself including what set Salesforce apart
- The importance of having the right people at the procurement table – and giving them enough time to absorb, review and contribute to the process
- The importance of building requirements with the end-users of the software
- How the response from vendors can tell you a lot about how much effort they’re willing to put into your account
- Which Salesforce modules UTS chose to purchase and why
- Which internal audiences are using Salesforce
- Why marketers today, need to have an IT sense and sensibility
- The four must-have roles you need on your team to get out of the blocks with Salesforce
- The biggest challenges and the wins so far
Kelley is an accomplished leader with more than 25+ years’ experience in digital technology. Her expertise extends to strategy, operations, digital transformation, stakeholder/partner engagement and design.
This is an insightful conversation about implementing one of the most prolific sales automation stacks out there.
References
- University of Sydney Technology
- UTS 2027 Strategy
- Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud Platform
- Salesforce’s Social Studio
- Salesforce’s Advertising Studio
- Salesforce’s Email Studio
- Power: A Woman’s Guide to Living and Leading Without Apology,” by Kemi Nekvapil
Contact Kelley Johnson
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- Email Kelley any follow-up questions you have, kelley.johnson@uts.edu.au
- Find out more about UTS
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