Dreamforce 2013: We Came, We Saw, We Conquered! by Jenna Cheng

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Dreamforce 2013: We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!
by Jenna Cheng

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Wow, what an amazing Dreamforce 2013 last week!  What could be more exciting than 130,000+ attendees, 4,500+ C-level executives and 350+ partners at the world?s largest software conference?  Besides hearing from visionary leaders such as Marc Benioff, Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg, we had the opportunity to discover 1,000+ solutions from the most innovative cloud computing companies. Check out this video by our awesome designer, Ben VanderVeen!

We were thrilled to sponsor this epic conference again and introduce our hottest new products to help marketers build better lists, create better campaigns and produce more sales qualified leads. Below is a recap of key highlights.

    Top 25 Sales Influencer Awards: On Monday, November 18th, we hosted the 1st Top Sales Influencers Awards Ceremony at Dreamforce. It was a fabulous gathering of sales leaders including John Barrows, Joanne Black, Ken Krogue, Donal Daly, Nancy Nardin, Matt Heinz, Jill Konrath, Josianne Feigon, Joe Galvin, Anneke Seley, Jill Rowley, Craig Rosenberg, Jim Keenan and Kurt Shaver. Thanks to Brian Bachofner for putting together this list! For those who missed our event, check out the photos on our Pinterest board.

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    Smart Sessions: At booth W630, InsideView experts offered 15-minute sessions on Smart Marketing, Smart Data and CRM Intelligence. Our Smart Sessions were a great hit and even the legendary Bono stopped by to check it out! We also gave away Google Chromecasts for all attendees. Kudos to Brian Kelly, James Hong and Nirav Bisarya on doing a fantastic job with presenting and Q&A! Take a look at our newest video to discover how CRM intelligence can help you turn data into opportunities and improve marketing campaign ROI.

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    Dreamforce Parties: As you may know, Dreamforce launches some of the best parties and we definitely had our share of fun. At the InsideView Social Happy Hour on Monday, we served up Anchor Steam on draft and announced the Dr. Dre Headphones winner ? Randy Shutt!  We also loved the Green Day band at the Dreamforce Gala on Tuesday. Lastly, we sponsored the Zuora Block Party and VIP party for special guests on Wednesday.  The live band was rockin? all night and we had a blast in the social photo booth. Check out the animated GIFs here!

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    Contests and Giveaways:  Last but not least, we announced several lucky contest winners at Dreamforce. Congrats to Judie McCue, the grand prize winner of our Smart Car Contest! Also, congrats to Aaron Bolshaw, the winner of our $1,000 Smart Car Selfie Contest! Lastly, congrats to the four winners of our daily $500 Race to Win contest ? Brian Gardner, Andrew Hawkins, Steve Lake and William Bryant! Hope you all enjoy your prizes.

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    Social Coverage: At Dreamforce 2013, there were over 148,474 social conversations happening about #DF13 and InsideView dominated on Twitter. Thanks to Lynn Langmade, the InsideView social commando team, our wonderful employees and fans ? our tag #IVDF13 was trending throughout the conference! Please continue to connect with us on Twitter, see photos of Dreamforce activities on Pinterest and join our growing community on Facebook.

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In conclusion, we absolutely loved Dreamforce 2013 and will treasure the awesome memories. It was truly a team effort, meticulously planned by Heather Holdorf and our InsideView team. We?d love to hear from you on how to make Dreamforce 2014 even bigger and better!

As Green Day says, ?It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right, I hope you had the time of your life.? Thanks to everyone who visited and we hope to see you next year!