Jun 17, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 AM (UTC)
Salesforce User Group, Wellington, New Zealand
Pip Marlow was appointed as Salesforce's Australia and NZ CEO in 2019. We are delighted to welcome Pip to speak virtually to our extended Salesforce Wellington and NZ Ohana. Join us to hear what's top of mind for Pip and Salesforce. Our usual Wednesday Zoom slot, 12 noon 17th June. All Ohana welcome. Queries: anna.loughnan@trailblazercgl.com THIS MEETING WILL START PROMPTLY AT 12 NOON NZT.
Many thanks to Pip for taking the time to speak to us. Countries represented on today's call: NZ, Australia, USA, Canada, Ecuador, and community group leaders from around the world, representing community groups in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Portland (Maine), Sacramento, Indianapolis, covering at least 12 other community groups!
Check out the photos below, Pip can be spotted in one with one of her cavoodles, Ollie.
Salesforce Auckland offices have reopened with two teams, Astro and Codey.
Marc Benioff is looking to New Zealand as Trailblazers for how the world is reopening.
Salesforce ANZ is definitely growing, and Pip is determined that roles will be distributed not just based in Sydney and Auckland (check job listing links below).
For the uninitiated, Pip and myself (Anna) are both from the same small city of Palmerston North, New Zealand
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palmerston+North/@-40.3530976,175.5599902,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d41ad9fbda34483:0x500ef6143a29915!8m2!3d-40.3523065!4d175.6082145
I asked her Foxton or Himitangi....
Foxton Beach - the winner with Pip
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Foxton+Beach/@-40.4650732,175.2029751,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d4060d06f58e31b:0x500ef6143a2c480!8m2!3d-40.458469!4d175.2239279 (also check out Foxton Fizz - world famous in New Zealand: https://www.foxtonfizz.com/)
Himitangi Beach - runner up
Upcoming community group meetings mentioned by group leaders:
Brisbane Admin: Tues 23 June: https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/events/details/salesforce-brisbane-au-administrators-group-presents-every-decision-you-make-is-wrong-just-not-yet-architecting-salesforce-to-scale-with-steven-herod/#/
Melbourne Admin: Wed June 24: https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/events/details/salesforce-melbourne-au-administrators-group-presents-summer-in-winter-and-mission-control/#/
Job Openings (main focus was around Wellington specific location, but some are NZ based), and at present you must already be based in NZ as borders are closed:
Xero roles, different locations: https://jobs.lever.co/xero
Deloitte Wellington functional consultant: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1879443854/?alternateChannel=topapp
Salesforce Wellington Program Architect: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1842814751/?alternateChannel=search
Other info:
Info about the data recovery retirement as mentioned by Charles on the call: https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000352139&type=1&mode=1
Trailhead News - check out Trailhead Live: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/live/ for a new release Tuesday 23 June :-) (every second Tuesday - Megan Petersen)
Fri June 27 here in NZ TrailheaDX, virtual free one day event: https://www.salesforce.com/trailheadx/ ** REGISTRATION NOW OPEN**
The Wellington Salesforce Trailblazer Community is excited to host Pip Marlow for a virtual Q&A session. Pip was appointed as Salesforce's ANZ CEO in mid 2019, and is a highly respected business leader.
Pip will join us for an informal Q&A session,, and will share what is top of mind for her and Salesforce, as we navigate these challenging times.
Read more about her appointment here: https://www.salesforce.com/au/blog/2019/08/pip-marlow-appointed-ceo--salesforce-anz-.html
This meeting will be run virtually even though we are no longer in lockdown in New Zealand! All of our extended Salesforce Ohana worldwide are welcome to attend this meeting, but please only register if you genuinely plan to attend, to allow as many as possible to attend!
THIS MEETING WILL START PROMPTLY AT 12 NOON NZT.
**Please update your RSVP if you will not be attending, as there will be a waitlist in place due to the popularity of this session! **
NB: If you are waitlisted please check spam for meeting acceptance, as you need to confirm your spot.
(NB: our weekly meetings will proceed throughout June and July, some weeks are still to be finalised)
Wed 17 June 4pm NZT Virtual Circle of Success: Drive Einstein Analytics Adoption - https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/837789784350739969
Wed 24 June 12 noon: SF Welly weekly meeting (watch for announcement)
Wed 24 June 4pm NZT Virtual Circle of Success: Email Integration - A Simple Approach to Sales Productivity - https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/1954055770314698753
**Thurs June 26 (but in all likelihood Fri June 27 here in NZ!), TrailheaDX, virtual free one day event: https://www.salesforce.com/trailheadx/** REGISTRATION NOW OPEN**
Wed 1 July 12 noon: SF Welly weekly meeting (watch for announcement)
Wed 1 July 4pm NZT Virtual Circle of Success:Improve Customer Service Using Reports & Dashboards - https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/4357357291191087107
Tues 7 July 4pm NZT Virtual Circle of Success:Best Practices for Planning & Adjusting Your Journey Strategy - https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/6583834252577278977
Trailhead Live: Make sure you check out https://trailhead.salesforce.com/live/ - there is a lot of great content broadcast live, then available on demand, some in NZ-friendly times! Recent items to check out are Low Code Love and Trailhead News. Watch out for live trivia sessions on the schedule too!
Virtual Dreaming: http://virtualdreamin.com/ Although this event has now completed, keep an eye out for the recorded sessions, many were excellent, in particular those on the special architect track, and presented by CTAs, or near CTAs. These are slowly being uploaded to their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXk5YIxoQ3KaZT331q3SayQ/videos
This is copied from Fiona Coote's post on the Success Community...
APAC FRIENDLY TIMES DETAILED BELOW (but link to all: https://pub.s7.exacttarget.com/ryqkengawga)
Preparation for Your Administrator Certification
13 JULY 2020 - 3.30pm - 8.30pm NZT Registration URL: https://help.salesforce.com/LA_ShoppingCart?id=a1y0M000000yK3V
Preparation for Your Platform App Builder Certification
14 JULY 2020 - 3.30pm - 8.30pm NZT Registration URL: https://help.salesforce.com/LA_ShoppingCart?id=a1y0M000000yK3a
Preparation for Your Platform Developer Certification
15 JULY 2020 - 3.30pm - 8.30pm NZT Registration URL: https://help.salesforce.com/LA_ShoppingCart?id=a1y0M000000yK3f
Preparation for Your MC Email Marketers Certification
20 JULY 2020 - 3.30pm - 8.30pm NZT Registration URL: https://help.salesforce.com/LA_ShoppingCart?id=a1y0M000000yK3u
Are you a new Salesforce customer or looking to revisit the fundamentals of success? Are you looking for best practice guidance focused on getting started? Then please join us at our virtual Camp Success Getting Started event coming up in June.
You will be able to connect with our Salesforce Success experts who will provide you with practical advice, tips and tricks and resources to accelerate your time to value!
With this 3 part series, you can tailor your learning journey to your interests or attend the whole experience. Two session times available each day.
Day 1 | Tuesday June 16 : Sales Cloud
Manage data effectively and customize Salesforce to align with your business processes and enhance your sales user experience.
Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/CampSuccessDay1
Day 2 | Wednesday June 17 : Service Cloud
Get setup quickly to move your business forward and improve your operations with Reports & Dashboards.
Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/CampSuccessDay2
Day 3 | Thursday June 18 : Marketing Cloud
Create personalised emails at scale and enhance your Content Marketing with Social Studio.
Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/CampSuccessDay3
** PLEASE CHECK SPAM FOR WAITLIST ACCEPTANCE / ZOOM MEETING LINK! Note there will not be a valid Zoom link in your original registration confirmation**
Please keep your RSVP accurate as that really helps with the planning.
I am working with scheduling other speakers as well for future meetings, if there is someone or specific content that you would be interested in, then please reach out to me. We may also schedule further virtual meetings with no formal content planned, if this is something you would also be interested in, let me know!
Thanks for your continuing support, and I look forward to connecting virtually. Please feel free to contact me for any reason, I am happy to continue to support our local SF Welly Ohana, to chat, have virtual coffee, provide advice on Salesforce, careers, Trailhead, certifications, introductions, all the usual! Just virtually for now :)
You can reach me at: anna.loughnan@trailblazercgl.com
Kind regards... Anna Loughnan
Salesforce
CEO ANZ & ASEAN
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