#1MinuteTip The word is out that Salesforce is interested in buying Slack, causing a jump in Slack shares. If the deal goes through it would be the biggest acquisition Salesforce has ever made till now.

Not familiar with Slack? Here is a 2:33 minutes video explaining what is Slack.

Reference URLs:

• News Article – CNBC – Salesforce is in talks to buy Slack, deal could be announced next week
• News Article – TechCrunch – Slack’s stock climbs on possible Salesforce acquisition

#1MinuteTip You can use these Salesforce Background Images for your Live Meetings. Web Conferencing tools like Zoom and Google Meet allows you to set a background image so that you don’t have to display the actual background.

To download these images please navigate to the Salesforce Tweet at this URL, click on one of the images -> right click -> and select ‘Save Image As’. Save it on your PC and then use this in your web conference application. 

Reference URLs:

• Setting up Virtual Background in Zoom
• Change your background in Google Meet

#1MinuteTip Salesforce offers a number of business automation tools. Like approval process, workflow rules, process builder & flows. Which automation tool should you be using and when? Here is a help article that can help you make the right decision

#1MinuteTip Salesforce announced the general availability of Customer 360 Truth on 17th November 2020. Customer 360 Truth comprises of the following products

1. Customer 360 Data Manager: connects customer data within Salesforce and non-Salesforce systems such as ERP and point-of-sale systems to create a global profile and issue a single Salesforce ID for each person
2. Customer 360 Audiences: capture and understand all customer data across their CRM and other data sources, like marketing tools, commerce systems, data warehouses and more
3. Customer 360 Identity: delivers an easier sign-up and login experience for end users and a single source of truth for IT departments.
4. Customer 360 Privacy Center: Automate the management of sensitive personal data — including addresses or birthdays — in compliance with data protection regulations.

Reference URLs:

• News Article – Customer 360 Truth — Delivering a Single Source of Truth for Every Customer Experience

#1MinuteTip #SalesforceWinter21 You can now schedule when to send a list email. Before Winter ’21, scheduling was available for individual emails only.

Reference URLs:

• Winter ’21 Release Note

#1MinuteTip Writing SOQL queries is now going to be much easier. Salesforce introduces SOQL Query Builder extension for VS Code that will make it easy for you to write and run queries and save the results. You can download the extension from VS marketplace

Once installed, create a file with .soql extension, right click on the file and click ‘Open With’ and then select SOQL Builder

Reference URLs:

• Extension Documentation – SOQL Builder (Beta)
• Salesforce Developer’s Blog – Introducing the SOQL Query Builder, Now in Beta!

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