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Salesforce Partner Innovation Award

Thunder Recognized in Salesforce 2024 Partner Innovation Awards

November 12, 2024 No Comments

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Recognized in Salesforce 2024 Partner Innovation Awards Thunder Demonstrates Excellence within Salesforce Ecosystem SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Thunder announced that it has been named a recipient of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in Consulting for the Slack category for their engagement with Crestron Electronics. Thunder announced that it has helped Crestron

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Meet the Rainmakers: Eryn McHugh, Chief People Officer

October 30, 2024 No Comments

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Eryn McHugh, Chief People Officer We recently sat down with Thunder Chief People Officer, Eryn McHugh, to learn a little more about our ultimate people person. Here’s what she had to say! Q. Eryn, tell us a little bit about your role at Thunder. I joined Thunder as Head of Talent

Top 5 Challenges for High Tech Infographic

[Infographic] Top 5 Challenges for High Tech

INFOGRAPHIC Top 5 Challenges for High Tech Download Now At Thunder, we understand the unique

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8 Custom Agents with Agentforce Infographic

8 Custom Agents with Agentforce

INFOGRAPHIC 8 Custom Agents with Agentforce Download Now Build and deploy AI-powered autonomous, custom agents

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Top 9 Benefits of Amazon Connect

Top 9 Benefits of Amazon Connect

INFOGRAPHIC Thunder Top 9 Benefits of Amazon Connect Download Now Thunder is a certified Amazon

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Geoff Merrick

Thunder Welcomes Geoff Merrick, Head of Services

Thunder Welcomes Geoff Merrick, Head of Services Merrick to oversee delivery operations, optimize revenue processes,

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thundersf September 11, 2024

eLearning Solutions

Thunder eLearning Solutions

INFOGRAPHIC Thunder eLearning Solutions Download Now eLearning Solutions are part of the Thunder Enablement and

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thundersf August 23, 2024

Crestron Electronics Testimonial

Thunder + Crestron Electronics Testimonial

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIAL Thunder + Crestron Electronics Watch this interview with Cory Stene, Director of Technical

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thundersf August 21, 2024

Enablement and Training: Top 6 Tips for Salesforce Success

BLOG Enablement and Training: Top 6 Tips for Salesforce Success Written by Kailey Inhulsen, Training

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Kailey Inhulsen August 16, 2024

Sit Down with the CEO: Thunder + FiscalNote

A SIT DOWN WITH THE CEO Interview Thunder + FiscalNote Thunder CEO Carter Wigell and

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Achieve CX Excellence: Unlock the Full Potential of Marketing Cloud Capabilities

CASE STUDY Maximized Marketing Cloud Solutions: Enhanced CX Through Advanced Optimization How Thunder’s Strategic Partnership

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Salesforce RLM

The 411 on Salesforce RLM

INFOGRAPHIC The 411 on Salesforce RLM Download Now Salesforce Revenue Lifecycle Management (RLM) helps you

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thundersf July 19, 2024

Data Cloud Console

Thunder Announces New Offering of Salesforce Data Cloud

Thunder Announces New Offering of Salesforce Data Cloud A Thunder-exclusive data-driven solution that optimizes both

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Amplify + Salesforce

The Secret to Salesforce Success from a Salesforce Alum: Amplify

BLOG The Secret to Salesforce Success from a Salesforce Alum: Amplify Written by Derek Gilliland,

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Derek Gilliland May 16, 2024

SFS Listicle Blog Feature Image

6 Strategies To Optimize Your Operations With Salesforce Field Service

LISTICLE Six Ways to Optimize Your Operations with Salesforce Field Service Did you know that

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Grant Acosta

Meet the Rainmakers: Grant Acosta, Global Delivery Director

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Grant Acosta, Global Delivery Director We recently sat down with Thunder

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Carolyn Peys

Meet the Rainmakers: Carolyn Peys, VP, Customer Success

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Carolyn Peys, VP, Customer Success We recently sat down with Thunder

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Marketing + AI

Marketing’s Love Story: AI Takes Center Stage for Unprecedented Success

BLOG Marketing’s Love Story: AI Takes Center Stage for Unprecedented Success Written by Lauren Noonan,

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CPQ & Billing System Simplified: A Snapshot View

INFOGRAPHIC CPQ & Billing System Simplified: A Snapshot View Download Now Optimize your revenue management

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thundersf January 31, 2024

3 question approach

3 Question Approach To Supercharge Your Business Value Realization

BLOG 3 Question Approach To Supercharge Your Business Value Realization Sales cycles are fun. Everyone

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thundersf January 31, 2024

Amplify Infographic

Meet Amplify Infographic

INFOGRAPHIC Meet Amplify Your ticket to conquering the peaks of Salesforce’s full potential Download the

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thundersf January 16, 2024

Customer Service Turn-offs into Wins

How to Turn Customer Service Turn-offs into Wins With Service Cloud

BLOG How to Turn Customer Service Turn-offs into Wins With Service Cloud Whether you’ve checked

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thundersf January 9, 2024

Three Tips

How Salesforce CPQ & Billing Solutions Drive Workflow Efficiency

BLOG How Salesforce CPQ & Billing Solutions Drive Workflow Efficiency Unlock better accuracy, improve efficiency,

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thundersf January 8, 2024

New Year Offers

New Year, New Offers – Exclusively from Thunder

PRESS RELEASE New Year, New Offers – Exclusively from Thunder Exclusive offerings to accelerate, activate

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Data + Sales Quota

Missed Last Year’s Sales Quota? Here’s How To Turn it Around for 2024

BLOG Missed Last Year’s Sales Quota? Here’s How To Turn it Around for 2024 A

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AI + Activation

Fear (less) Factors that Make AI a Strategic and Supportive Addition to Activation

BLOG Fear (less) Factors that Make AI a Strategic and Supportive Addition to Activation You’ve

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Three Tips

Three Tips for Using Salesforce Billing

BLOG Three Tips for using Salesforce Billing Written by Mike Didonna, Senior CPQ Consultant at

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thundersf December 18, 2023

Field Service Relevance Groups

De-mystifying Salesforce Field Service Relevance Groups

BLOG De-mystifying Salesforce Field Service Relevance Groups Written by Steve Hupp ‘The Field Service Guy’,

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thundersf December 11, 2023

Amplify

It’s Time to ‘AMP UP’ Your Success With Amplify

BLOG It’s Time to ‘AMP UP’ Your Success With Amplify When is managed services more

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thundersf November 30, 2023

Marketing Cloud + AI

Free Your Mind With Marketing Cloud and AI Solutions

BLOG Free Your Mind With Marketing Cloud and AI Solutions Are marketers mind readers? With

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thundersf November 27, 2023

Revenue Cloud Lead Performance

Revenue Cloud Delivers a Lead Performance for Media Industries

BLOG Revenue Cloud Delivers a Lead Performance for Media Industries With the onset of an

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thundersf November 20, 2023

Revenue Cloud Makes Headlines in the Comm/media industries

Revenue Cloud Solutions Headline in the Media Industry

BLOG Revenue Cloud Solutions Headline in the Media Industry With the onset of an AI-backed,

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thundersf November 16, 2023

Building customer loyalty and retain customers

Is 2024 the year for leveraging customer loyalty?

BLOG Is 2024 the year for leveraging customer loyalty? According to a recent report, customer

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thundersf November 15, 2023

Service Cloud

A Winning CX Breakthrough: Data Management with Service Cloud

CASE STUDY A Winning CX Breakthrough: Data Management with Service Cloud Strategic partnership with Thunder

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thundersf November 10, 2023

Einstein 1

Dreamforce 2023: Where Einstein Meets AI Enthusiasm

BLOG Dreamforce 2023: Where Einstein Meets AI Enthusiasm Dreamforce 2023 is not your ordinary neighborhood

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thundersf November 8, 2023

Peace with CPQ

Give PEACE a Chance with CPQ Solutions

BLOG Give PEACE a Chance with CPQ Solutions In the manufacturing realm, where precision, speed,

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thundersf October 27, 2023

Lauren Noonan

Meet the Rainmakers: Lauren Noonan, VP, Marketing Cloud Practice Lead & AI GTM

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Lauren Noonan, VP, Marketing Cloud Practice Lead & AI GTM We

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thundersf October 6, 2023

Countdown to Dreamforce '23

Thunder Countdown to Dreamforce ‘23

BLOG Thunder Countdown to Dreamforce ‘23 Dreamforce ‘23 is just around the corner, and the

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thundersf August 29, 2023

SchooLink

Case Study: Billing Solution for Education Tech Platform SchooLinks

CASE STUDY Billing Solution for Education Tech Platform SchooLinks Addition of Salesforce Billing to CPQ

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thundersf August 24, 2023

One Off Charges

How to Easily Bill One Off Charges with Salesforce Billing

DEMO How to Easily Bill One-Off Charges with Salesforce Billing Presented by Christopher Dryden, Sr.

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thundersf August 21, 2023

Hyphen Solutions

Case Study: Complex Pricing CPQ Solution for Hyphen Solutions

CASE STUDY Complex Pricing Salesforce CPQ Solution for Hyphen Solutions Thunder implemented CPQ And Advanced

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thundersf August 18, 2023

Series A Press Release

Thunder Secures $16M in Investment From Recognize and Salesforce Ventures

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Secures $16M in Investment From Recognize and Salesforce Ventures Participants led by

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thundersf August 15, 2023

Dave McCall

Meet the Rainmakers: Dave McCall, VP, Innovation

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Dave McCall, VP, Innovation We recently sat down with Thunder VP,

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thundersf July 31, 2023

Oracle RightNow migration

10+ Considerations to Ease Migration from Oracle RightNow to Salesforce Service Cloud

BLOG 10+ Considerations to Ease Migration from Oracle RightNow to Salesforce Service Cloud If you’ve

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thundersf July 18, 2023

Thunder Announces Generative AI Practice

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Announces Generative AI Practice SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Thunder, a Salesforce

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thundersf July 13, 2023

Zach Goodchild

Meet the Rainmakers: Zach Goodchild, Alliances Manager

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Zach Goodchild, Alliances Manager We recently sat down with Thunder Alliances

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thundersf July 5, 2023

Clean Data

It’s Generative AI, Stupid: Why You Need Clean Data

BLOG It’s Generative AI, Stupid: Why You Need Clean Data Co-written by THOR, Internal AI

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thundersf July 4, 2023

Why I Chose Thunder

Why I Chose Thunder

BLOG Why I Chose Thunder Written by Neil Nagar, Client Partner at Thunder Choosing to

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thundersf June 26, 2023

WIIFM Pyramid

Salesforce Activation Tips: The WIIFM Pyramid

VIDEO Salesforce Activation Tips: The WIIFM Pyramid Presented by Susan Jaggers, VP, Activation at Thunder

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thundersf June 22, 2023

CNX23 Recap

CNX23 Recap

BLOG CNX23 Recap Written by Daniel Barnett, VP, Marketing & Marketing Cloud Practice Lead at

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thundersf June 19, 2023

Heart of Service Summit

Heart of Service Summit 2023

BLOG Heart of Service Summit 2023 Written by Yaron Wilf, VP and Service Cloud Practice

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Yaron Wilf June 12, 2023

Top 4 Reasons Customers Struggle Implementing Salesforce Field Service

Top 4 Reasons Customers Struggle Implementing Salesforce Field Service

BLOG Top 4 Reasons Customers Struggle Implementing Salesforce Field Service Written by Steve Hupp (a.k.a.

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thundersf June 7, 2023

Zendesk migration

Zendesk Migrations: You get what you pay for

BLOG Zendesk Migrations: You get what you pay for Written by Yaron Wilf, VP and

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Yaron Wilf May 29, 2023

Alison Burchette

Meet the Rainmakers: Alison Burchette, AVP of Sales

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Alison Burchette, AVP Sales We recently sat down with Thunder AVP

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Thunder Loves Slack

Top 3 Reasons Thunder Loves Slack

BLOG Top 3 Reasons Thunder Loves Slack At Thunder we definitely drink our own Kool-aid.

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thundersf May 2, 2023

Adam Secada

Meet the Rainmakers: Adam Secada, DevOps Practice Lead

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Adam Secada, DevOps Practice Lead We recently sat down with Thunder

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thundersf April 10, 2023

3 Ways Thunder Helps With Marketing Cloud Personalization

BLOG 3 Ways Thunder Helps With Marketing Cloud Personalization Written by Daniel Barnett, VP, Marketing

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thundersf April 4, 2023

Fighting for Transgender Visibility

BLOG Fighting for Transgender Visibility Written by Lys Fletcher, Senior Project Manager and ThunderTogether board

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Lys Fletcher March 30, 2023

women in tech

Thunder Women in Tech

FEATURE Thunder Women in Tech In honor of International Women’s Day, we asked the ladies

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thundersf March 7, 2023

Steve Hupp

Meet the Rainmakers: Steve Hupp, Field Service Practice Director

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Steve Hupp, Field Service Practice Director We recently sat down with

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thundersf March 1, 2023

Automating Professional Services Invoicing with Thunder PSA Invoicing Package

DEMO Automating Professional Services Invoicing with The Thunder PSA Invoicing Package Presented by Christopher Dryden,

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thundersf February 22, 2023

Activating CPQ Orders

DEMO Activating CPQ Orders in Salesforce Presented by Mike Didonna and Josh Hess, Senior CPQ Consultants

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Mike Didonna February 16, 2023

Daniel Barnett

Meet the Rainmakers: Daniel Barnett, VP, Marketing & Marketing Cloud Practice Lead

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Daniel Barnett, VP, Marketing & Marketing Cloud Practice Lead We recently

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thundersf February 7, 2023

Black History Month feature image

Five Ways to Celebrate Black History Month within the Salesforce Ecosystem

BLOG Five Ways to Celebrate Black History Month within the Salesforce Ecosystem February is Black

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thundersf February 1, 2023

RightRev

Thunder Announces Strategic Partnership with RightRev

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Announces Strategic Partnership with RightRev SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Thunder, a

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thundersf January 31, 2023

Salesforce Field Service Partner Advisory Board

My First Onsite Salesforce Field Service Partner Advisory Board Session

BLOG My First Onsite Salesforce Field Service Partner Advisory Board Session Written by Stephen Hupp

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thundersf January 26, 2023

ThunderTogether

ThunderTogether Ensures Everyone Belongs at Thunder

BLOG ThunderTogether Ensures Everyone Belongs at Thunder Written by Lys Fletcher, Senior Project Manager and

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Lys Fletcher January 17, 2023

Susan Jaggers

Meet the Rainmakers: Susan Jaggers, VP, Human Centered Change

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Susan Jaggers, VP, Human Centered Change We recently sat down with

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thundersf January 10, 2023

CPQ Renewals in Salesforce

DEMO CPQ Renewals in Salesforce Presented by Mike Didonna, Senior CPQ Consultant at Thunder Watch

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Mike Didonna January 4, 2023

Dan Magner

Meet the Rainmakers: Dan Magner, VP, Delivery

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Dan Magner, VP, Delivery We recently sat down with Thunder VP,

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thundersf January 3, 2023

Invoicing an Order Product in Salesforce

DEMO Invoicing an Order Product in Salesforce Presented by Mike Didonna, Senior CPQ Consultant at

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Mike Didonna December 27, 2022

Eryn McHugh

Meet the Rainmakers: Eryn McHugh, Head of Talent

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Eryn McHugh, Head of Talent We recently sat down with Thunder

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Off The Grid The Dos and Don'ts of Zendesk Migration

Off The Grid: The Dos and Don’ts of Zendesk Migration

WEBINAR Off The Grid: The Dos and Don’ts of Zendesk Migration Presented by Dave McCall,

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Dave McCall December 7, 2022

Salesforce Invoice Scheduler

DEMO Salesforce Invoice Scheduler for use in Salesforce Billing Presented by Mike Didonna, Senior CPQ

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Mike Didonna November 22, 2022

A story of belonging

BLOG A story of belonging Written by Lindsey Gad, Director of Corporate Marketing at Thunder

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Lindsey Gad November 21, 2022

How Empathy Lightens a Heavy Load

BLOG How Empathy Lightens a Heavy Load Written by Susan Jaggers, VP Human Centered Change

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thundersf November 7, 2022

PMO Fueled by Core Values

PMO Fueled by Core Values

BLOG PMO Fueled by Core Values Written by Erron Sparks, Senior Project Manager at Thunder

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thundersf November 2, 2022

company culture cake

Why Company Culture is More Than Just Cake

BLOG Why Company Culture is More Than Just Cake Written by Lindsey Gad, Director of

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Lindsey Gad October 20, 2022

New to Salesforce Blog Feature Image

5 Tips for Those New to Salesforce

BLOG 5 Tips for Those New to – or trying to break in – to

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Eryn McHugh October 18, 2022

Yaron Wilf

Meet the Rainmakers: Yaron Wilf, VP and Service Cloud Practice Lead

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Yaron Wilf, VP and Service Practice Lead We recently sat down

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thundersf October 11, 2022

Slack press release

Thunder Announces Strategic Slack Practice

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Announces Strategic Slack Practice Thunder is an innovative and strategic certified Slack

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thundersf October 6, 2022

Dreamforce Blog Feature Image

A Booming Welcome Home to Dreamforce

BLOG A Booming Welcome Home to Dreamforce Written by Ali Burchette, AVP of Sales at

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Alison Burchette October 3, 2022

project managers

10 Characteristics that Make Thunder Project Managers Mythical

BLOG 10 Characteristics that Make Thunder Project Managers Mythical Written by Carolyn Peys Mayer, MS,

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Carolyn Peys September 27, 2022

Vendor Selection

The Significance of Vendor Selection

BLOG The Significance of Vendor Selection – Say Cheese Written by Christopher Dryden, Senior Director,

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thundersf September 7, 2022

Revenue Rainmakers

Meet the Revenue Rainmakers

BLOG Meet the Revenue Rainmakers We recently sat down with the Thunder Revenue Cloud Practice

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thundersf August 30, 2022

design best practices

Design Best Practices for Success with Salesforce

BLOG Design Best Practices for Success with Salesforce Design… as easy as Boom. Nobody would

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thundersf August 23, 2022

Anthony Castro

Meet the Rainmakers: Anthony Castro, CFO/COO

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Anthony Castro, CFO/COO We recently sat down with Thunder CFO/COO, Anthony

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thundersf August 9, 2022

Thunder for Slack

Why Thunder for Slack

BLOG Why Thunder for Slack Written by Casey Styer, Slack Practice Lead, Engagement Manager at

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thundersf August 3, 2022

second year

Thunder Celebrates Second Year in Business by Closing New Growth Capital Investment

PRESS RELEASE Thunder Celebrates Second Year in Business by Closing New Growth Capital Investment Participants

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thundersf August 1, 2022

Migrate from ZenDesk

Now is the Time to Migrate from ZenDesk to Salesforce Service Cloud

BLOG Now is the Time to Migrate from ZenDesk to Salesforce Service Cloud Written by

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Yaron Wilf July 26, 2022

service cloud voice

Fall in Love with Service Cloud Voice

BLOG Fall in love with Service Cloud Voice Written by Dave McCall, VP, Innovation at

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Dave McCall July 13, 2022

carter wigell

Meet the Rainmakers: Carter Wigell, CEO

BLOG Meet the Rainmakers: Carter Wigell, CEO We recently sat down with Thunder CEO, Carter

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thundersf July 5, 2022

blog

Here Comes the Boom: Thunder Has a Brand New Blog

BLOG Here Comes the Boom: Thunder Has a Brand New Blog Welcome to the Thunder

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thundersf June 29, 2022

How Thunder Redesigned Its Brand

What’s in a name Our rebrand was never about the name. Our name exemplifies so

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thundersf February 11, 2022

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