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Salesforce main revenue generation strategy is based on a subscription-based cloud service. Over 92% of Salesforce revenues come from four categories of cloud CRM (Customer Relationship Management) services, that span from the sales cloud to marketing cloud. The remaining revenues are primarily driven by professional services. In 2017 the company generated $8.39 billion in revenues.  Salesforce business model explained Salesforce is a leading provider of enterprise software, delivered through the cloud, with a focus on customer relationship management, or CRM. Salesforce introduced a first CRM solution in 2000. The key to Salesforce value added is based on the fact that service offerings can be deployed rapidly, configured easily and integrated with other platforms and enterprise applications, or apps. While this might seem trivial today, it wasn't back in the 2000s. CRM services often required high upfront costs together with expensive services hard to run and maintain. Salesforce changed all that. Those services are delivered in two ways: Via major internet browsers and on leading mobile devices Direct sales efforts and also indirectly through partners The revenue model Salesforce uses is the subscription-based business model. Salesforce cloud sales offering explained The strength of the company derives from its sales cloud offerings. Over $7.75 billion came from those services. That represented over 90% of the revenues for 2017. Those services can be broken down in: Sales Cloud: it was Salesforce first offering, and it continues to be the largest contributor to total subscription and support revenues. This is a service which enables companies to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through relationship intelligence and collaborate around any sale on the desktop and mobile devices. Service Cloud: which is the second largest contributor to total subscription and support revenues. It enables companies to deliver smarter, faster and more personalized customer service and support. Marketing Cloud: This service enables companies to plan, personalize and optimize one-to-one customer interactions across email, mobile, social, web and connected products. Commerce Cloud: it empowers brands to deliver a comprehensive digital commerce experience across web, mobile, social and store. Community Cloud: It enables companies to quickly create and manage trusted, branded digital destinations for customers, partners, and employees. IoT Cloud: it enables companies to harness the power behind billions of connected devices, products, sensors and apps to derive entirely new levels of customer insights. Analytics Cloud: it enables any employee across an organization to quickly and easily explore business data, uncover new insights, make smarter decisions and take action from any device Salesforce Quip: it is a next-generation productivity solution designed for teams with a mobile-first strategy, empowering everyone to collaborate more effectively, work smarter and supercharge their productivity, all without email. Salesforce Platform: (formerly App Cloud) that is for building enterprise apps— powering Salesforce’s CRM apps, with thousands of partner-built apps and millions of custom apps built by customers. Salesforce operating structure All of the cloud offerings that Salesforce offers to customers are grouped into four major core cloud service offerings: Sales Cloud Service Cloud Salesforce Platform and Other and Marketing Cloud Those represented the majority of the company's revenues in 2017. What distribution strategy does Salesforce tap into? Salesforce taps mainly into four sales and distribution strategies: Direct sales Referral and indirect sales Strategic investments Marketing Direct Sales Salesforce sells its services primarily through their direct sales force, which is comprised of: telephone sales personnel based in regional hubs, and field sales personnel based in territories close to their customers. Both telephone sales and field sales personnel are supported by sales representatives, who are primarily responsible for generating qualified sales leads. Referral and Indirect Sales Salesforce has a network of partners who refer sales leads and who then assist in selling to these prospects. This network includes: Global consulting firms, Systems integrators And other partners. In return, Salesforce typically pays these partners a fee based on the first-year subscription revenue generated by the customers to whom they refer. Strategic Investments Since 2009, Salesforce has been investing in early-to-late stage technology and professional cloud service companies across the globe to support key business initiatives to extend the capabilities of its platform and CRM offerings. The primary objective is to increase the ecosystem of enterprise cloud companies and partners, accelerating the adoption of cloud technologies and creating the next generation of mobile applications and connected products. Marketing Salesforce marketing strategy is to promote its brand and generate demand for its offerings. With a variety of marketing programs across traditional and social channels to target its prospective and current customers, partners and developers Multi-channel marketing campaigns span across email, social, and web. Other marketing activities refer to proprietary events of all sizes, ranging from Dreamforce to salon dinners, as well as participation in trade shows and industry events. Press and industry analyst relations to garner third-party validation and generate positive coverage for Salesforce. Some of the marketing activities comprise: Content marketing and engagement on all of the major social channels; Search engine marketing and advertising to drive traffic to Salesforce Web properties; Partner co-marketing activities with global and regional implementation partners; Website development to engage and educate prospects and generate interest through product information and demonstrations, case studies, white papers, and marketing collateral; Customer testimonials; Tools that enable the sales organization to more effectively convert leads to customers; Event sponsorships and primary real estate signage. While primary revenues are generated via cloud services. The largest market for Salesforce is America, followed by Europe and the Asia Pacific. Professional services and other revenues represent the remaining of its revenues. Those consist of fees associated with consulting and implementation services and training. Salesforce also offers some training classes on implementing, using and administering service that is billed on a per person, per class basis. Handpicked related articles:  How Does Twitter Make Money? Twitter Business Model In A Nutshell How Does DuckDuckGo Make Money? DuckDuckGo Business Model Explained How Amazon Makes Money: Amazon Business Model in a Nutshell How Does Netflix Make Money? Netflix Business Model Explained How Does PayPal Make Money? The PayPal Mafia Business Model Explained How Does WhatsApp Make Money? WhatsApp Business Model Explained How Does Google Make Money? It’s Not Just Advertising!  How Does Facebook Make Money? Facebook Hidden Revenue Business Model Explained Marketing vs. Sales: How to Use Sales Processes to Grow Your Business The Google of China: Baidu Business Model In A Nutshell