SAN FRANCISCO
(Salesforce.com)
May 16,
2007
—
Campaignforce, Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition provides campaign
and advocacy groups with ability to strategically manage constituent and
donor relations. Built on Salesforce CRM application and Apex on-demand
platform, it puts polling data, contribution tallies, and campaign
efforts at fingertips of campaign managers. It features web-based
control panel to access campaign data through any browser or
Internet-enabled mobile device.
Salesforce.com Introduces Campaignforce, New Sales force Political
Campaigns Edition
Now political campaigns can use the same powerful tools as businesses to
build enduring relationships, raise money, track news, and organize
campaigns
Romney campaign successfully uses Apex platform to build customized
solutions for improved donor relations and increased fundraising
New vertical product allows campaigns to manage fundraising and
relationships with donors, track polls and buzz - all with only an
Internet connection
The market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today
introduced Campaignforce, Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition, the
first on-demand application to provide campaign and advocacy groups the
ability to strategically manage constituent and donor relations with
ease and efficiency. From staffing and fundraising to tracking media
buzz and furthering agenda issues, Salesforce Political Campaigns
Edition enables political organizations to jump start their campaigns.
"Political campaigns are embracing the same trend that businesses are:
harnessing the power of The Business Web to deepen relationships.
Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition allows organizations to take full
advantage of that power, providing a way to capture and share
information, track the public's attention, collaborate on communicating
the agenda, and maximize fundraising," said Marc Benioff, Chairman and
CEO of salesforce.com.
Built on the award-winning Salesforce CRM application and the Apex on-
demand platform, Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition is an industry-
specific constituent relationship management application that puts
polling data, contribution tallies and campaign efforts at the
fingertips of campaign managers through a user-friendly Web-based
control panel.
With the ability to customize and build an almost unlimited range of
additional functionality using Apex, the world's first on-demand
platform, and the wide array of additional applications available on the
AppExchange, such as Netfile (for campaign finance management and
Federal Election Committee reporting) and TubeMogul (for Web buzz
tracking), Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition enables a
revolutionary approach to campaign management. The Web buzz dashboard,
for example, leverages Web 2.0 mash-up capabilities to enable tracking
of press articles and blog entries, and also keep count of YouTube video
viewings and Google searches so users can keep a constant finger on the
pulse of donors and the larger voter community.
The presidential campaign of Governor Mitt Romney recently illustrated
how CRM can be a strategic tool for fundraising and pushing political
agendas. Leveraging Salesforce CRM and the customization capabilities of
the Apex platform, the Romney campaign team created "ComMITT," a
tailored solution used to manage outreach to constituents and drive
higher campaign contributions. "With salesforce.com, ComMITT is able to
connect our fundraisers across the country, push essential information
to the field, and provide access to critical data anytime, anywhere,"
said Deputy National Finance Director Ben Godley, who oversaw the
salesforce.com implementation. "In doing so, it has allowed us to extend
and empower the Romney fundraising machine, and at the same time cut our
costs."
"CRM technology can have a significant impact on political campaigns.
Look at Romney's 2008 presidential bid," said Paul Greenberg, author of
"CRM at the Speed of Light: Essential Customer Strategies for the 21st
Century," and president of The 56 Group. "I'm glad to see that
salesforce.com has taken a market-leading position again by providing
Salesforce Political Campaign Edition. As far as I see, it's the first
donor relations management tool from any CRM vendor - and not only is it
first, but it's good."
Manage Political Campaigns
Strategically While on the Campaign Trail
Election cycles often dictate that campaign and advocacy groups get up
and running quickly -requiring orchestration of a dispersed team of
staff and volunteers, and execution of donor outreach and events that
support aggressive fundraising targets. Salesforce Political Campaigns
Edition provides an application that eliminates the need for buying,
implementing and maintaining hardware and software so campaign managers
can hit the ground running and focus on their political goals.
Like all salesforce.com solutions, Salesforce Political Campaigns
Edition centralizes data into a single location that eliminates the need
for duplicate databases and helps ensure information is both accurate
and up-to-date. Campaign data can be accessed through any browser or
Internet-enabled mobile device, so fundraisers and field staff around
the country always have information needed to run local efforts. With
its preconfigured dashboards and ability to drill down into details on
donors, staff and events, CampaignForce is an unmatched political
management tool that gives campaign and advocacy groups the ability to:
■
Maximize Fundraising - gain a 360-degree view of donors, including key
agenda concerns, events attended and donation history
■
Recruit and Manage Staff and Volunteers - have visibility into
available resources, contact details, assigned responsibilities and
performance levels
■
Optimize Operations - manage events, purchasing, accounts payable and
receivable within the context of budgets and goals
■
Spread and Track Key Messages - coordinate media relations and
advertising efforts; track results against competition
Pricing and Availability
Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition is currently scheduled to be
available in calendar Q2 2007. Salesforce Political Campaigns Edition is
currently scheduled to cost $65 per user per month for the Professional
Edition and $125 per user per month for the Enterprise Edition. For more
information, visit
www.campaignforce.com.
Apex and the AppExchange
Apex is the on-demand platform for the next generation of business
applications. Apex reinvents traditional customization and integration
and enables a whole new generation of on-demand applications that go
beyond CRM. All Apex components and applications can be easily shared,
exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's
AppExchange directory, enabling all the innovation that Apex unleashes
to benefit the entire on-demand community.
The Apex on-demand platform is generally available today. The Apex
programming language is available today for developer preview, and is
currently scheduled to be available in beta to salesforce.com customers
later in 2007.
About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in on-demand business
services. The company's Salesforce suite of on-demand CRM applications
allows customers to manage and share all of their sales, support,
marketing and partner information on-demand. Apex, the world's first
on-demand platform, enables customers, developers and partners to build
powerful new on-demand applications that extend beyond CRM to deliver
the benefits of multi-tenancy and The Business Web across the
enterprise. All Apex components and applications can be easily shared,
exchanged and installed via salesforce.com's AppExchange directory,
available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange.
Customers can also take advantage of Successforce, salesforce.com's
world-class training, support, consulting and best practices offerings.
As of January 31, 2007, salesforce.com manages customer information for
approximately 29,800 customers and approximately 646,000 paying
subscribers including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), America Online
(AOL), Avis Budget Group, Inc, Dow Jones Newswires, Polycom and SunTrust
Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other
press releases or public statements are not currently available and may
not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase
salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based
upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has
headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM". For
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