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When Salesforce Doesn’t Fit: Customizing Salesforce Around Your Workflow

Out of the box, Salesforce is generic. Here’s how to shape it around the way your team actually works.

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What’s Included in a Salesforce Health Check, and Why You Need One

A free Salesforce health check shows where your org stands: complexity, data quality, security, performance, and what to fix first.

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5 Common Salesforce Challenges (and How Blue Engine Solutions Solves Them)

Low adoption, clunky workflows, messy data, poor integrations, and weak dashboards: five common Salesforce problems and how we fix them.

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Team Retreat in DC!

Photos from the Blue Engine Solutions team retreat in Washington, DC.

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Salesforce Highlights Our Consultant Steven Trumble

Salesforce featured Blue Engine consultant Steven Trumble, and added one of his explanations to the official Salesforce documentation.

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Salesforce vs. HubSpot: What’s the Best CRM for Me?

The pros and cons of HubSpot and Salesforce, and how to decide which CRM fits your business.

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Love What You Do

New research shows “interesting projects” is the number one factor for Salesforce consultants choosing their next role.

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The Best and Worst Salesforce Consultants in Washington, DC

What separates a good Salesforce consultant from a bad one, and what to look for when hiring in Washington, DC.

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Seeing Duplicates? Fix It Before Everyone Goes Cross-Eyed

Duplicate records undermine Salesforce as a single source of truth. Here’s why they matter and how to fix them.

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Why Is the Mailchimp Salesforce Integration Not Working?

The Mailchimp Salesforce integration has a poor track record. Here’s why, and the email tools that connect to Salesforce better.

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How Far Is 6 Feet? Oh, It’s 182 Chickpeas.

A restaurant sign measuring social distance in chickpeas is a great lesson in designing systems people actually follow.

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Salsa Engage Integration with Salesforce

Salsa Engage’s Salesforce NPSP integration mostly works, but hidden fields like Gender and County can cause headaches. Here’s what to watch for.

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