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Salesforce to Change the Name of 35 Certifications: What You Need to Know
Salesforce and name changes have become pretty synonymous with each other, and this latest round of changes only proves that further.
The cloud giant recently announced that it would be changing the names of 35 certifications to “provide a consistent naming structure across the entire catalog of Salesforce certifications”.
These certification name changes are occurring across a variety of roles, including administrators, architects, developers, consultants, sales professionals, and more. Some of the most prominent ones include the Salesforce Certified Administrator, which will become the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator, and the Salesforce Certified Marketing Associate, which will become the Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Engagement Foundations.
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How the Ecosystem Reacted to Salesforce’s New Agentforce Pricing
Last week, Salesforce announced a new pricing structure for its primary AI offering, Agentforce, and it’s fair to say that opinions have been mixed.
Early reactions from Salesforce professionals are seemingly positive, praising the new transparency, flexibility, and accessibility. Yet amid the optimism, some professionals have highlighted issues with complexity, fairness, and administrative concerns.
A few highlighted opinions include the fact that real-world use cases are still limited, and the question of whether customers are ready to pay for automation tools that are still maturing.
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Does Salesforce Have a Resume Fraud Problem?
Resume fraud has emerged as one of the fastest-growing job market trends in the Salesforce ecosystem and beyond, and the issue runs much deeper than you might think.
Resume fraud, fake candidates, and recruitment fraud, in general, have been growing issues for a while, but thanks to the rapid acceleration of technological advancements, including AI, exaggerated experience is only the tip of the iceberg. Now, AI deepfakes, code assignments completed by AI, and more are becoming increasingly common.
And when you realize that resume fraud is estimated to cost employers $600B annually, it really paints the picture of how pressing this problem is.
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Your Guide to Salesforce Revenue Cloud
Now that Salesforce CPQ is in its End of Sale (EOS) phase, organizations are left with a question: where do they go next?
Well, that’s where Salesforce Revenue Cloud comes in. Salesforce Revenue Cloud is a powerful solution that unifies CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote), Billing, and Partner Relationship Management to streamline the entire revenue lifecycle. It helps businesses accelerate sales, reduce errors, and improve cash flow by connecting front and back office systems.
Some of its benefits include:
- Faster Sales Cycles: It automates quoting and approvals to speed up the sales process.
- Accurate Billing: Reduces errors with integrated billing and revenue recognition.
- Improved Cash Flow: Connects sales and finance teams to accelerate payments and reduce revenue leakage.
This truly versatile product definitely deserves an in-depth look.
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Most Popular Salesforce Chrome Extensions
Any good Salesforce Admin or Developer loves a handy Chrome extension, and this year, there’s even more choice for nearly every org purpose you could think of.
Chrome extensions for Salesforce can be great assets that help you work more efficiently and boost productivity. Here are some of the top ones that you should know about:
- Salesforce Inspector Reloaded: A step up from the pioneering Salesforce Inspector functionality professionals all know and love, with functionality to help with most admin tasks, including the possibility to navigate to the permission set and permission set group assignment with a click of a button.
- ORGanizer for Salesforce: This extension allows you to forget about having to remember your Salesforce.com username and password and helps you to recognize Salesforce.com tabs from various orgs on your browser. A real game-changer.
- Salesforce Colored Favicons: This choice may seem strange, but it really is the simplest safeguard for a user with administrative permissions in Salesforce not to make changes in production by mistake. Better to be safe than sorry!
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The Ultimate Guide to Every Salesforce Product in 2025
Let’s not beat around the bush here: Salesforce has a lot of products. Whether you’re ahead of the game and getting stuck in with Data Cloud, Agentforce, Revenue Cloud, and more, or you’re still barely making it past Salesforce Classic, then this video is for you.
In just under 17 minutes, Ben guides you through every product in Salesforce’s ever-growing product catalogue, keeping you updated and informed without taking up hours of your time.
Be sure to continually check Salesforce’s official pages, though, as a name change or a new product could crop up at any time!
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