Discover the top 5 reasons to
adopt Salesforce and a Customer
Data Platform (CDP)

Discover the advantages of integrating Salesforce with a CDP and why our clients
adopt this strategic approach for their data landscape.

We often receive customer questions regarding needing a Customer Data Platform (CDP) in addition to Salesforce. There can be confusion due to the lack of understanding about how these solutions differ and work together.

Most customers use Salesforce and our Customer Data Platform (CDP) as complementary platforms. A convenient Salesforce connector lets them quickly and securely exchange data between the two platforms.

To help clarify any confusion, we've compiled five reasons why our customers choose to utilize both Salesforce and a CDP. We will outline the benefits and explain why combining these two solutions is an excellent strategic decision for your data landscape.

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Discover how to effectively use and distribute your customer data with our Customer Data Platform. Explore our CDP information to see the possibilities.

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A comprehensive customer view with data synchronization

A CDP, or Customer Data Platform, is essential for gathering, combining, and analyzing customer data from various sources. Many organizations use Salesforce as a critical data source, so syncing this information with the CDP through the Salesforce connector is crucial for obtaining a comprehensive view of the customers.

It's important to note that Salesforce is not an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) application, which means it's not ideal for handling complex data and identifying unique customers. However, a CDP provides the flexibility to connect Salesforce data with information from other applications, enabling you to have a single, reliable source of truth to work with.

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Leveraging 360-degree customer view to cater to customers’ needs and preferences

A Customer Data Platform (CDP) is a platform businesses use to integrate all their customer data into a comprehensive view. By doing so, they can get a complete picture of their customers, including their interests and preferences. This 360-degree customer view helps businesses better understand their customers and tailor their approach to increase sales.

Businesses can better understand their customers when they integrate their Salesforce data with other customer data sources in a CDP. This includes customer interactions with the company through Salesforce and their behavior on different online and offline channels and platforms. By having a comprehensive 360-degree view of their customers, businesses can respond better to their needs and preferences.

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Utilizing segmentation and targeting to deliver appropriate offers

Grouping customers into segments is crucial in personalizing marketing campaigns and messages. A CDP simplifies this process and helps businesses understand customers' information and patterns.

Integrating Salesforce data into the CDP through a Salesforce connector enhances customer segmentation without any manual intervention. This integration enables marketers and sales teams to create new and precise customer segments based on unique characteristics and behaviors. These segments can be used directly in marketing campaigns, lead nurturing, and other sales activities. In summary, the CDP and Salesforce connection collaboration ensures that the right offer reaches the right customer at the right time and through the right channel.

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Keep customer information up-to-date with real-time updates

One key advantage of a Customer Data Platform (CDP) is its ability to quickly process and utilize the most up-to-date customer information. This means you'll always have the latest customer data available, which can be incredibly beneficial for follow-up actions and decision-making. With this information, your marketing, sales, and customer service teams can make more informed decisions, improving the overall effectiveness of your customer communications.

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Optimize data storage without increasing costs through a broad storage process

When dealing with large amounts of data, storing them in Salesforce can quickly become expensive. In contrast, a CDP uses a more comprehensive storage process, which makes it a more cost-effective solution. Therefore, storing extensive data, like campaign history and website visits, in a CDP rather than in Salesforce is advisable. This way, you can avoid exceeding storage limits and incurring unexpected costs when adding more data. By doing this, you always have access to the most crucial information for your organization. Additionally, with the Salesforce connector, you can use all this data anywhere, including in Salesforce.

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Optimal use of data: Salesforce and a Customer Data Platform

Combining Salesforce with a CDP is wise as it provides more opportunities to use customer data effectively. The partnership brings many benefits, such as data synchronization for a more comprehensive customer view, a 360-degree view that helps respond to customer needs, focused campaigns through segmentation and targeting, always up-to-date customer information thanks to real-time updates, and more data storage without incurring higher costs.

Get access to customer data through multiple connectors

The Invenna Customer Data Platform is designed to integrate smoothly with Salesforce, providing you with centralized customer data and a comprehensive customer view. Additionally, our platform can be effortlessly linked with numerous other solutions for your convenience. To learn more about these options, please refer to our connectors page.

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