Time Saving Functionality - A Comparison between Workbench, The PermComparator and Dataloader.io - Monday 31 October 2022

As Salesforce admins, we’re trained to rely pretty heavily on the declarative functionality available to us through the Salesforce Setup menu. But frequently we’d find it really helpful if there were quick and easy ways for viewing/manipulating raw data, comparing certain Salesforce entities or simply accessing information that we need to write things like formulae in fields or validation rules. MORE INFO

Salesforce Winter '23 Flow Updates - Wednesday 19 October 2022

With the Winter ’23 release, there have been a host of improvements and exciting new features with Salesforce Flow, all delivered to make building Flows in Salesforce easier and more functional for both the developer and the end user. MORE INFO

Salesforce Winter '23 Analytics Updates - Wednesday 5 October 2022

In this blog, we take a look at the new features and updates to Salesforce Analytics from the Winter '23 release. MORE INFO

Salesforce Winter '23 Release - Platform Enhancements - Wednesday 5 October 2022

The days are getting short, nights are getting colder, which can only mean one thing…it’s time for the Winter ’23 Release Notes! Now, there are a lot of notable features to check out, but as always, we at Stimulus Consulting have made things a little easier to find out about them by pulling together all our favourite features into one place! So, let’s dive in! MORE INFO

Salesforce Winter '23 Marketing Updates - Wednesday 5 October 2022

Let's take a look at the marketing updates that have been introduced in the Salesforce Winter '23 release. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Deanna Chambers - Wednesday 5 October 2022

For our next staff spotlight, we talk to Deanna. Her previous work experience includes tutoring, training, implementation, coaching and quality assurance. In her spare time she loves walking, hiking and sight-seeing. Her favourite thing about our team is the friendly work vibe. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Nicola Reynolds - Tuesday 27 September 2022

Prior to joining Stimulus, Nicola worked as a teaching assistant. She is currently studying Criminology and Psychology at the Open University, and in her spare time she loves to sew and knit. MORE INFO

Salesforce Associate Certification - Thursday 22 September 2022

Last week we brought you the news that Salesforce have launched a brand-new certification! Now we can bring you more first-hand experience and knowledge about the cert itself and what you need to know. Read on... MORE INFO

Path Optimizer in Salesforce Journey Builder - Friday 16 September 2022

A/B Testing is a fundamental part of the Marketing process. For those who have never heard of it, A/B testing is a process of taking two versions of the same email and comparing them both based on several different variables (content of the email, time they’re sent, Subject Line etc). MORE INFO

Supported Browsers and Devices for Lightning Experience - Wednesday 14 September 2022

In this short blog we are going to explore all the browsers you can utilise for Salesforce on your mobile device, desktop and tablet. MORE INFO

Summer ’22 Release Updates – Cloud Specific Updates - Wednesday 6 July 2022

Let's take a look at the cloud specific updates that have been introduced in the Salesforce Summer '22 release. MORE INFO

Salesforce Summer ’22 Release – Platform Updates - Friday 24 June 2022

It seems like just yesterday that we were discussing the new changes brought in by the Spring ’22 release. But the longer days and warmer temperatures brings plenty of new features on the Salesforce platforms. Keep reading to find out more! MORE INFO

Summer ’22 Release Updates – Reporting and CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) - Wednesday 22 June 2022

Summer ‘22 is proving to be a big release in the world of Analytics including a new name, a new data manager and much more. MORE INFO

Summer '22 Release - Picklist Enhancements - Monday 20 June 2022

In this blog, we take a look at the new features in Picklist Enhancements as a result of the Salesforce Summer '22 Release. MORE INFO

Salesforce Permission Set Date Expiration - Friday 17 June 2022

We cannot remember how many times we’ve been asked whether it is possible to set an expiration date for a permission set – but this Beta feature is now generally available! You can now assign an expiration date to each permission set or permission set group. This will allow you to set a temporary permission to users and not worry about going back to remove them at a later date. MORE INFO

Customise and Filter Related Lists in the Lightning App Builder - Thursday 16 June 2022

Potentially one of the most significant UI changes coming to Salesforce in the latest Summer ‘22 release is the change to how we work with related lists. MORE INFO

Salesforce Maps in Summer '22 - Monday 13 June 2022

As always, it wouldn’t be a Release Notes Blog if there wasn’t a section on Salesforce Maps! There have been some slight changes to Salesforce Maps for the new release, but as always, it looks like they will be very helpful! MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Henry Babs-Jonah - Tuesday 24 May 2022

For our next staff spotlight, we talk to Henry. Prior to joining Stimulus, he worked as a call handler for NHS Track and Trace. 10 years ago he wanted to become a famous YouTube gamer. He is most looking forward to becoming a Salesforce Certified Administrator in the near future. MORE INFO

Goodbye Pardot – Hello Marketing Cloud Account Engagement - Friday 20 May 2022

So, one of the big pieces of news to come out of Salesforce recently was the renaming of some of the products in line with the ‘Salesforce Easy’ goal. The whole idea behind this is to make the vast array of products that Salesforce offers easier to understand for its customers, their partners and even those internally at Salesforce. MORE INFO

From myTrailhead to Sales Enablement - Thursday 12 May 2022

If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground, you’ll have heard some time ago that myTrailhead is now known as Sales Enablement. As a learning enablement tool, it is often used to enable sales teams, hence the new name, but is certainly not limited to that. Sales Enablement is a great tool to enable many of your teams including service, HR, customers, and partners to name a few. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Sarah Smith - Monday 9 May 2022

We speak to one of our newest recruits, Sarah. Sarah has worked and lived in Spain as well as working for National Trust. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren. MORE INFO

Introducing the Flow Trigger Explorer - Thursday 28 April 2022

Sometimes automation can get very complicated. Not only on the structural side of what you are wanting an automation to execute, but also on an organisational side. As you start building Flows and learning what they are capable of, you may notice the number of Flows you have on each Object starts to pile up. MORE INFO

What is Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP)? - Friday 22 April 2022

The Nonprofit Success Pack or NPSP is the foundation of the Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud. It transforms our typical for-profit data model in Salesforce and adapts it to suit the needs of Nonprofits. MORE INFO

Staff Spotlight - Ebony Bolter - Tuesday 22 March 2022

For our next staff spotlight we speak to Ebony who, prior to joining Stimulus, she worked for the NHS and helped with the Covid-19 vaccine and test rollout. MORE INFO

Getting into Salesforce - Wednesday 16 March 2022

Are you considering getting into Salesforce? Maybe you are thinking of a new career path, your work is migrating to Salesforce, or you just want to know a bit more about the platform. Here are some tips that we have come up with to get you started. MORE INFO

Record Triggered Flows in Salesforce - Wednesday 2 March 2022

Now, I’m not going to take you through everything about Flows in this blog, but I am going to tell you which Flow you can use to replace the automations that you would usually have built using Workflows and Process Builder. MORE INFO

Salesforce Spring '22 Release Updates - Manufacturing Cloud - Friday 25 February 2022

Let's find out what the Salesforce Spring '22 release is bringing to Manufacturing Cloud. MORE INFO

Salesforce Spring '22 Release Updates - myTrailhead and In-App Guidance - Friday 18 February 2022

Another release means new updates. Let's take a look at the new features that we will see introduced to myTrailhead and In-App Guidance. MORE INFO

Salesforce Spring '22 Release Updates - Search & Mobile - Wednesday 16 February 2022

Let's take a look at the search and mobile features that will be available in the Spring '22 release. MORE INFO