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The Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ buyer's guide.

What Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ does, when it fits and when to wait, how 8 industries use it, how to roll it out, and the mistakes we are most often called in to fix. Written for buyers, by consultants who implement it.

  • 7 chapters
  • 6 capabilities explained
  • 8 industries
  • 5,480 words
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  1. What Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ does

    6 capabilities explained in plain language.

  2. When Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ fits, and when to wait

    A checklist of when it is a good fit and when to think twice.

  3. Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ by industry

    How 8 industries use Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ, with use cases and what to get right first.

  4. How to roll it out

    Step-by-step rollout plan.

  5. Mistakes to avoid

    4 mistakes we are most often called in to fix, and what to do instead.

  6. Results from our projects

    1 results from Abstrakt Solutions projects.

  7. Next steps

    Free assessments and how to reach a consultant.

Excerpt from the guide

Is Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ a fit?

Three of the signs that Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ is the right next step. The full guide adds when to wait, the rollout plan and the mistakes to avoid.

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  • Reps regularly quote bundles where option compatibility matters, and ordering or engineering keeps sending quotes back because the configuration cannot be built.
  • You sell a mix of one-time, recurring and usage-based charges and want one quote to carry all three through to billing.
  • Discount authority varies by product line, deal size or region, and finance wants every exception recorded with the approver and the reason.

Who wrote it.

Abstrakt Solutions is a Salesforce Select partner based in St. Louis that implements Salesforce Revenue Cloud / CPQ, with 108 Salesforce certifications and a 4.95 out of 5 rating from 92 reviews on Salesforce AgentExchange (formerly AppExchange).

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