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Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator: Tips And Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : February 5, 2023 February 5, 2023

If you have completed the Salesforce Administrator Certification, you may wonder what to do next. One option is the ‘Advanced Administrator’ certification. Recently, a colleague of mine, Chris Sheppard, did just that. In this post, we share our experiences to help you gauge: The difference between Administrator and Advanced Administrator Exam format and structure Is …

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Communication: Three key skills

By Richard Pomeroy : January 14, 2023 January 14, 2023

Whether you are an admin, developer, consultant, superuser or architect, communication matters. Whilst being technically skilled is one thing, you need to bring others with you. For example, you may work with teammates, implementation partners, contractors, customers, and business users. Every stakeholder has their own needs. I recently completed FlowRepublic’s Communication Bootcamp to see ways I …

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Salesforce Certified Administrator: Tips and Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : January 7, 2023 January 7, 2023

The ‘administrator’ certification is a key milestone for anyone entering the Salesforce ecosystem. It is also important for anyone who is already working with Salesforce, but wants a deeper understanding. Employers recognise the certification and as a result it helps to open doors. You may wonder: How hard is the exam? How long will I …

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Salesforce Certified Associate: Tips and Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022

Salesforce has released a new certification: Salesforce Certified Associate. I recently took and passed this exam. This blog summarises: Exam background, purpose, format, and structure Resources to help Tips and recommendations About the Exam A common question for many at the start of their Salesforce journey is: “Which certification should I do first?” Afterall, there …

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Service Cloud Consultant Certification: Tips & Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : July 31, 2022 July 31, 2022

I recently took the Service Cloud Consultant exam and passed! In this post, I’ll cover: Exam background: purpose, format & structure Resources to help you pass your certification exam Personal tips and experiences As always, I hope this will help you with your own learning journey! With that said, let’s begin! About the Exam Purpose …

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Marketing Cloud Email Specialist: Tips & Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : June 3, 2022 June 18, 2022

I recently took the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification exam and passed! In this post I will share my experiences. I’ll cover the exam format, resources used and a few helpful tips. Hopefully, this will help your learning journey. Ok, let’s get started! About the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Exam The exam covers the skills …

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End User or Consultancy: Things to Consider

By Richard Pomeroy : March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022

There are many things to consider when choosing a Salesforce job. One choice for admins and developers is whether to work in an ‘end user’ or ‘consultancy’. In fact, this is a common point of conversation with the mentees I have the pleasure of mentoring in Supermums. This can sometimes seem a daunting choice. However, it …

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Salesforce CRM Introductory Course

By Richard Pomeroy : November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021

Over the past few months I’ve been working with my friend, Yau, to create an introductory course for new Salesforce users. I am pleased to announce that “Salesforce CRM: A Complete Introduction” is now available! In this post, I’ll share with you some of the high-level content of the course and how to access the course …

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Salesforce Data Architecture and Management Designer Certification – Tips & Resources

By Richard Pomeroy : October 23, 2021 October 24, 2021

Earlier today I took the Data Architecture and Management Designer certification exam. Happily, I passed! In this post, I wish to share some tips and lessons learned for anyone seeking to study this certification. Table of Contents About the Exam The certification is one of four pre-requisites to earn the Application Architect certification. The exam covers …

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Salesforce Certifications: How to Prepare and Study for them

By Richard Pomeroy : June 5, 2021 January 17, 2022

Welcome back to this mini-series on Salesforce Certifications! In the last post we covered the reasons and benefits for passing certifications. Here, we will look at some of the key resources to help you. We will also give you some tips to help you prepare for your certifications. Salesforce Certified Professional Logo Table of Contents …

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