Now that you've decided to bring that top of the line CRM, salesforce.com (the proverbial Mercedes E Class) home, how do you make sure its delivering the performance and the class that you paid for. Unfortunately, investing in even the best cloud development platform in the world does not automatically ensure your success. Neither does engagement of a salesforce.com certified partner.

This guide will layout FIVE simple and yet powerful tips to take your salesforce.com implementation from failure to success.

I would also argue that these are somewhat intuitive, however easily missed when things get as complicated as a fullscale CRM rollout (or for that matter, any custom app on cloud technologies like force.com).

Follow these with pigheaded discipline and determination, I guarantee your project rollout will be success.

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