notes from across the pond

Sadly, I won’t be in San Francisco next week at Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual extravaganza for users, partners, developers, etc. I really wish I was.

Not for want of a decent offer mind you. Kudos to Salesforce who generously offered $100 tickets to non-profits and last week I received this enticing offer:

FREE: Day Pass to Dreamforce 07

NEW: Salesforce for Political Campaigns

Come see a demo of Salesforce for Political Campaigns (formerly CampaignForce) and hear how presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, political veterans John Kerry and Tom Harkin, and numerous state and local candidates and political consultants have revolutionized campaign management with Salesforce.com’s game changing on-demand technology solutions - with no software to install and no hardware to manage.

Join us for Dreamforce ’07 September 16-19 in San Francisco

Ed,

As you evaluate strategies for supercharging your political campaign, don’t miss salesforce.com’s annual user and developer conference with a dedicated track for Government, Nonprofit and Education and over 7000 attendees in San Francisco.

Get a 1-day pass FREE (the regular price is $999)

Hear from their staffs why Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John Kerry, Tom Harkin and numerous state and local political candidates are transforming their campaigns with Salesforce on-demand solutions.

Come see a demo of Salesforce for Political Campaigns and numerous other Salesforce Public Sector solutions

Attend our session “Government On Demand” to see how other government agencies have transformed their agencies

To register and receive the 1-day pass, please call Jules Tucker at (650) 653-5122 or email Jtucker@salesforce.com

View a web demo of Salesforce for Political Campaigns: http://salesforce.acrobat.com/p57784995/

Please let me know if you have any questions about Dreamforce or Salesforce for Political Campaigns.

Thank you in advance for your time

Thomas Jarvis
Account Executive - CampaignForce: Politics on Demand
(415) 536-7235
tjarvis@salesforce.com
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM)
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Learn More: http://www.salesforce.com/products/public-sector.jsp

Tempting, very tempting. I’ll have to rely on a report from my good friend Peter Churchill, Associate Director for CRM & Outreach Technology at the Center for American Progress, who will be in attendence.

It’s great to see more politicians and campaigns choosing to use Salesforce.com. Mitt Romney’s heavy use is well documented, but Kerry and Harkin are relatively new users (at least as far as I know). I have also heard rumors the Clinton campaign are experimenting with it. Several state parties also use it.