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Release Highlights: Gamechanging Sales Features
Posted on January 16, 2025 (Last modified on May 15, 2025) • 3 min read • 543 words3 Sales-Boosters Landing in Spring '25!
The Spring ‘25 Release brings a refreshing wave of innovations tailored for sales teams aiming to close deals faster and scale their pipelines effectively. In this post, we’ll explore three standout features that will revolutionize how your team identifies prospects, hones their skills, and scales lead qualification efforts. Grab your sunglasses, and let’s dive in!
Find Your Next Customer with Prospecting Center
Building a healthy revenue pipeline starts with targeting the right accounts, and Prospecting Center is here to help. Powered by Salesforce Data Cloud, this tool leverages AI and trusted data to identify accounts with high Fit, Engagement, and Intent scores. Sales reps benefit from a unified view, enabling them to focus more on nurturing relationships and less on searching for the next best customer.
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Where: Available in Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic for Performance and Unlimited editions.
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Who: Sales Cloud users with Prospecting Center enabled.
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How It Works:
Account Scoring: Sales reps create rules that calculate Fit, Engagement, and Intent scores, highlighting the most promising accounts.
Segmentation: Use business preferences to filter and target prospects effectively.
Third-Party Data: Seamlessly integrate data from providers like ZoomInfo and Demandbase for richer insights.
Coach Sales Reps at Scale with Agentforce Sales Coach
Salesforce introduces the Agentforce Sales Coach, an AI-driven assistant designed to enhance sales reps’ skills through personalized coaching at scale. By analyzing sales pitches and role-play sessions, the Sales Coach agent provides actionable feedback, helping reps close deals more effectively and handle tough conversations with confidence.
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Where: Available in Lightning Experience for Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions with the Agentforce Sales Coach add-on.
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When: Rolling out in late October.
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Key Features:
Opportunity Coaching: Guides reps through best practices for Qualification and Needs Analysis stages.
Role-Play Sessions: Provides simulated customer interactions for Proposal/Pricing Quote and Negotiation/Review stages.
AI-Driven Feedback: Delivers detailed insights and next steps to improve performance.
Scale Your Sales Funnel with Agentforce SDR
Meet Agentforce SDR, your AI-powered Sales Development Rep, designed to supercharge your top-of-funnel activities. This innovative agent handles initial outreach, responses, and meeting scheduling, allowing your team to focus on building relationships and closing deals.
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Where: Available in Lightning Experience for Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions with the Agentforce SDR add-on.
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When: Released in October 2024.
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How It Works:
Automated Outreach: SDR agent generates customized initial emails and follow-ups based on lead data.
Smart Responses: Detects lead interest and provides tailored answers using uploaded product literature.
Calendar Integration: Schedules meetings using the lead owner’s calendar and updates the lead’s Activity Timeline.
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Agentforce SDR works seamlessly with these additional features:
Sales Engagement: For planned outreach cadences.
Einstein Generative AI: Drafts emails and summaries.
Salesforce Inbox: Provides email and calendar integration.
Conclusion
The Spring ‘25 Release is packed with tools to help sales teams boost productivity, improve their skills, and scale operations effectively. Which feature are you most excited to try? Let us know in the comments below! And, of course, stay tuned here as we countdown to Spring ‘25 becasue we’ll be back with more features we’re looking forward to as we get closer to go-live!
Until then, keep working hard, smart, and happy. We’ll see you in the cloud!