Staff Spotlight - Karen Causley - Friday 26 June 2020

For our next Staff Spotlight we speak to Karen, our Accounts Assistant. She was once a self-employed administrator that allowed her the flexibility she needed for her young family. She loves travelling, crafts and the fun and laughter that the Stimulus office always provides. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Ben Marshall - Friday 19 June 2020

For our next Staff Spotlight we talk to Ben, our Head of Implementations. Before Stimulus, Ben worked in Insurance. In his spare time, we loves to try new foods and is constantly being kept on his toes by his toddler. His favourite thing about Stimulus life is the fact that the team are so supportive and motivated. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Sam Walley - Thursday 11 June 2020

For our next Staff Spotlight, we talk to Sam Walley. He started out as a helpdesk advisor before his Salesforce journey began. He's a lover of music and wine making and since joining Stimulus, has built up an impressive Marketing Cloud reputation in the training community. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Jiri Dvorak - Friday 5 June 2020

For our next Stimulus Staff Spotlight, we talk to Jiri. Before joining us, he attended University in the U.S. One of his current hobbies is learning Chinese and he loves the culture and challenges that working at Stimulus provides. MORE INFO

Salesforce Development - 6 Things to Consider - Friday 5 June 2020

So, you may have decided that your business could benefit from Salesforce, but did you know there are a few things that you should think of/be aware of prior to any Salesforce development taking place? We have put together some considerations and tasks that you should address prior to progressing with your Salesforce implementation. MORE INFO

Quick Text: how to save time when writing, well, almost anything! - Thursday 4 June 2020

We’ve all been there before – those repetitive tasks that usually involve heaps of copy & pasting. Maybe you’re a salesperson ardently following your sales process, and a part of that process is including a standard comment? Well, then – look no further, Quick Text is here to help. MORE INFO

What is the Financial Services Cloud? - Friday 29 May 2020

If you work in the financial sector and you like Salesforce as much as we do, it’s likely you’ve heard of the Financial Services Cloud. Even if you haven’t, this is still the blog for you! MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Amanda Lewis - Thursday 28 May 2020

Before joining us, Amanda had a very interesting background. She started as a florist before spending 16 years in the Navy as a Weapons Analyst! Prior to moving to Swindon, she lived in Scotland with her husband Mark, who also works for Stimulus. MORE INFO

Using the Compact Layout in Sales Cloud - Tuesday 26 May 2020

In this blog we are jumping back in time a little to a platform feature that is so valuable, but in our experience under used. The Compact Layout. MORE INFO

Salesforce for Outlook Retirement (And what to do about it!) - Wednesday 20 May 2020

It may be that you’re still using the Salesforce for Outlook add-on. I’m talking about the original installed version, rather than the Lightning for Outlook cloud-based add-on. If you are, you might know that Salesforce are planning to retire the old add-on as they phase out support for Internet Explorer 11 in December 2020. MORE INFO

Salesforce Field Trip - Wednesday 20 May 2020

It’s no secret that the quality of your data has a direct impact on the accuracy of your Salesforce reports. Sounds obvious doesn’t it? But the action you can take to validate and improve your data may not be so obvious. MORE INFO

Permission Set Groups - A Whole New World - Thursday 7 May 2020

Calling all Admins, hold on to your hats. Salesforce has gone and shaken up how we think of managing user permissions by introducing permission set groups. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Emma Weston-Burt - Tuesday 5 May 2020

Our next Stimulus Staff Spotlight focuses on Emma. Growing up she wanted to be a lawyer. She is a Wagamama fanatic and loves the fact that working at Stimulus allows her to travel quite a lot. MORE INFO

Translation Workbench - Friday 1 May 2020

One of the questions that many of our new admins ask is how they can translate custom terms when their org is in multiple languages. Luckily for us, there is the Translation Workbench which makes this job really easy for us! MORE INFO

A Post-Covid Ecomony - Thursday 30 April 2020

Our Director Phil talks about what Post-Covid in the business world may look like and what effects and changes we have seen so far in our own business. MORE INFO

Multiple Currencies in Einstein Analytics - Thursday 16 April 2020

In this blog we are going to address the limitation of customers using multiple currencies in Salesforce and how we can manage this in Einstein Analytics. MORE INFO

Keyboard Shortcuts - How to Make Salesforce Work for you. - Thursday 9 April 2020

In this blog, we go through some of the keyboard shortcuts that you can use within Salesforce. These shortcuts are keys you can press on your keyboard to allow you to do something quickly within Salesforce – such as edit a record, or to copy the record URL. MORE INFO

Salesforce Trailhead for Children? - Tuesday 31 March 2020

If you are struggling to get your kids to get some home work done and you are getting nowhere, then maybe getting them a Trailhead account, helping them through a few badges and getting them to enjoy the online learning experience MIGHT give you all a break from these challenging times! MORE INFO

Salesforce Appexchange - Thursday 26 March 2020

The Salesforce AppExchange is your Salesforce app marketplace, and just like the App Store for IOS or Google Play for Android, you can browse, upload and install the packages you desire. And YES, some are free for installation! MORE INFO

What is a Salesforce Sandbox? - Wednesday 18 March 2020

Some of you may be approaching this blog because you’ve heard of a sandbox in Salesforce and you’re curious about what they are. Perhaps you’re working on a large project and want to test your changes safely, or maybe you want to store a backup of all your org’s If so, this is the blog for you; I will be exploring the types of sandboxes available, how to create them, and what you can do with them. MORE INFO

Virtual Training - Top Tips for an Engaging Session - Tuesday 17 March 2020

As the world begins to shift toward a more virtual working environment thanks to the current climate, we thought we’d offer you our top tips on a topic that’s close to us here at Stimulus: Virtual training! MORE INFO

Marketing Cloud - Demystifying Data View Tables - Tuesday 10 March 2020

Let’s be honest, for many of us the data view tables can be a terrifying beast. You may know of their benefits but believe it too complex for you to understand. Well, hopefully after reading this blog, you will not only have a better understanding of them, but be able to figure out how to get the most out of the Data View Tables. MORE INFO

Using Trail Tracker to Guide your Learners - Friday 6 March 2020

Day 5 - Using Trail Tracker to Guide your Learners. Welcome to our final blog of this series on myTrailhead. Let’s talk about how we can help our users take the learning that they need to, and how do we know when they have achieved it? MORE INFO

Using Trail Maker to bring your content to life - Thursday 5 March 2020

Day 4 - Using Trail Maker to bring your content to life. So, you’ve now created your content, it has been edited and the stakeholders have signed off. Now let’s get into the fun bit - how Trail Maker works. We have discussed the thinking behind the planning, but when it gets to moving the final content into Trail Maker how do you do it? MORE INFO

Creating myTrailhead content - where to start? - Wednesday 4 March 2020

Day 3 - Creating myTrailhead content and where to start. In yesterday’s blog, we covered how to create your myTrailhead strategy. Today, we’re going to talk about how to write your actual content. MORE INFO

Planning your myTrailhead strategy - Tuesday 3 March 2020

Day 2 - Planning your myTrailhead strategy. When planning a successful Salesforce myTrailhead strategy, there are three things to consider - your content, your audience and your myTrailhead goverance. Lets take talk you through them. MORE INFO

What is Salesforce Trailhead and myTrailhead? - Monday 2 March 2020

Day 1 - What is Salesforce Trailhead and myTrailhead? Welcome to our series of myTrailhead blogs and videos. We’re starting the week off with the basics by making sure everyone knows the difference between Trailhead and myTrailhead before jumping into the detail in the coming days, starting you on the path to becoming a Salesforce Trailblazer! MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Dante - Thursday 13 February 2020

How could we not do a staff spotlight with our Dog CEO Dante? He's definitely part of the team. He tells us all about his love for unlimited office 'treatos' and how he came to England to run his own business. MORE INFO

Salesforce Spring '20 release. Our favourite features - Part 2 - Tuesday 11 February 2020

Welcome to part 2 of our Spring Release blog – in this one we bring you 4 additional features centred around enhanced email functionality from within Salesforce; and a couple of boosts around Reporting and analytics. MORE INFO