SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce
(NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that Maersk
Line—a worldwide leader in transportation and logistics, with a
fleet of more than 600 vessels that move in excess of 12 million
shipping containers each year—is expanding its use of Salesforce,
adding Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Einstein Analytics and Community
Cloud to its current deployment of Sales Cloud and Service
Cloud.
"Success in the complex and high-stakes world of global
transport and logistics relies on meeting customer expectations
every step of the way," said Steen Erik
Larsen, Senior Director IT at Maersk Line A/S. "With
Salesforce, we're bringing the entire customer journey, from lead
to prospect to customer, on one platform and adding analytics to
get deeper insights that will allow us to continually meet the
evolving needs of our customers."
"Shipping line operations are immensely complex," said
Cindy Bolt, SVP, Salesforce
Industries, Manufacturing and Consumer Goods. "Equally complex is
the ability to provide seamless customer experiences on a global
scale. Maersk Line is addressing this challenge by unifying its
sales, service and marketing on Salesforce, which will lead to more
personalized, 1-to-1 experiences across the customer
lifecycle."
About Maersk Line
Maersk Line is part of the A.P.
Moller Maersk shipping and logistics group, and is the world's
largest container shipping company, known for reliable, flexible
and eco-efficient services. The Maersk Line business also includes
Safmarine, Seago Line, SeaLand and
MCC. The company operates all over the world and has a fleet of
more than 600 ships which sail every major trade lane on the
globe.
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