PwC Announces Platinum Sponsorship at Dreamforce 2013

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US is a platinum sponsor of salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2013 conference, which will be held Nov. 18-21 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. PwC will exhibit in Moscone North #1307 and in West hall #501 in the Cloud Expo.

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"Smart organizations are using social and mobile cloud technologies to improve their sales, marketing and service capabilities while also defining new and innovative business opportunities," said Cornel Nolte, Advisory principal and PwC's global salesforce.com practice leader. "At Dreamforce, we will showcase our cross-industry experience to demonstrate how we are helping companies to re-invent themselves by building new revenue channels, enhancing brand loyalty, maximizing long-term customer value and working more effectively across the enterprise."

PwC will discuss innovative sales, customer service and social marketing applications during several sessions at Dreamforce 2013.  In addition, PwC's booth will showcase a number of real-life applications of salesforce technology for the retail, financial services, healthcare, technology and other industries.

"Businesses around the world are turning to social and mobile cloud technologies to create deeper connections with their customers," said Lynn Vojvodich, chief marketing officer, salesforce.com. "Dreamforce attendees will experience firsthand how working with salesforce.com and professional services firms such as PwC can accelerate their transformation into customer companies."

Dreamforce 2013 is the world's largest vendor technology conference, welcoming more than 120,000 registered attendees to experience the power of social and mobile cloud computing and connect with their customers in a whole new way. With more than 1,000 sessions and 350 cloud companies in the expo, attendees can participate in interactive sessions, hands – on training with cutting-edge technology, thousands of live demos and unparalleled networking. In addition, Dreamforce welcomes special guests Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook; Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo!; and Deepak Chopra, Founder of The Chopra Foundation. Dreamforce 2013 offers attendees everything they need to accelerate their customer company transformation in four days, under one roof.

For more information, visit: www.pwc.com/salesforce.

Additional Information

• Register for Dreamforce:  www.dreamforce.com
• Become a fan of Dreamforce on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dreamforce
• Follow @Dreamforce on Twitter: www.twitter.com/dreamforce

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