SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE:
CRM), the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM company,
today announced new innovations in Quip, a next generation
productivity solution designed for teams, that enable companies to
supercharge productivity. With Quip Connect, Salesforce users can
now use Live Data to instantly import CRM data into Quip documents
and spreadsheets, or leverage the new Quip Lightning Component to
link, access and create Quip's living documents within Salesforce.
In addition, Quip is introducing new functionality in its core
product, including Quip checklists and an enhanced user interface,
that make Quip living documents smarter and more productive than
ever.
In today's hyper-connected workplace, employees are forced to
sort through a host of disconnected email threads, to-do lists and
applications—all to gather the information they need, while the
work itself happens somewhere else. According to
IDC[1], knowledge workers spend 61 percent of
their workweek answering email, searching for information and
communicating internally. Additionally, the McKinsey Global
Institute estimates companies can raise, through new technologies,
the productivity of knowledge workers by up to 25
percent[2].
Quip is extending the power of Salesforce with a sleek,
next-generation productivity solution designed for teams—empowering
everyone across an organization with the tools they need to
collaborate more effectively, work smarter and supercharge their
productivity. New innovations announced today include :
Quip Connect: New Integrations for Salesforce Users
- Live Data allows users to import CRM data from
Salesforce, such as account values and service cases, to Quip
living documents. Once in Quip, the information automatically syncs
with Salesforce. For example, with a single export, sales reps can
generate forecasting spreadsheets that will seamlessly be updated
with the most recent Salesforce data.
- The Quip Lightning Component enables teams to link,
access and create Quip documents, spreadsheets and task lists
directly from within Salesforce, allowing users to find and
collaborate on living documents within the context of their
businesses. For example, a sales rep will be able to quickly create
a task list within an opportunity record to make sure the team is
aligned on the final steps necessary to close the deal. In
addition, because Lightning Components are used to create custom
apps, admins and developers will be able to extend Quip's
productivity benefits directly into the heart of any app.
Quip Enhancements to Supercharge Productivity
- Quip Checklists empower users to manage projects inside
Quip with tasks that go beyond owners and due dates. Simple and
flexible, Quip Checklists live alongside everything that makes up
the project—including roadmaps, meeting notes, budgets, design
assets and relevant conversations. With Checklists, Quip users can
enhance everyday workflows by adding reminders to anything ranging
from spreadsheet rows that need to be updated to drafts waiting for
review.
- A Smarter User Experience makes it easier than ever for
teams to get work done. An all-new Sidebar and contextual menus
reveal powerful document, spreadsheet and checklist tools that
adapt to the work users are doing—ensuring only the options they
need are front and center, and nothing else is in the way.
Comment on the News:
"We're proud to debut a new, smarter Quip that anticipates a
team's needs like never before," said Bret
Taylor, CEO of Quip, a Salesforce company. "By bringing the
power of dynamic business data into living documents, we're
introducing the next generation of team productivity and
collaboration."
Pricing and Availability:
- Quip's new user experience and Quip checklists are available
today for all Quip users at no extra cost.
- Quip Connect, including Live Data and the Quip Lightning
component, will be available for users of Quip Enterprise and
Salesforce on the AppExchange in mid-February 2017.
Additional Information
- Learn more about Quip, the leading team productivity suite, at
https://salesforce.quip.com/. For more details on today's
announcements, see https://quip.com/blog/new-smarter-quip
- Start exploring the Customer Success Platform via Trailhead
today: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/
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About Salesforce
Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM,
empowers companies to connect with their customers in a whole new
way. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit:
www.salesforce.com.
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