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Salesforce and Certinia Administration & Operational Support

How Iqra Technology partnered with one of the world's leading advertising and marketing services companies to consolidate its global sales and marketing data onto a single, unified platform — implementing and customizing Salesforce Sales Cloud and Certinia to streamline operations, enhance reporting capabilities, and deliver a 360-degree view of every client.

Salesforce Certinia Sales Cloud Email Studio AMPscript Automation Studio

Client Overview

Provides digital transformation to its partners by using the right technology, strategy, and training. Headquartered in the United Kingdom with multiple offices located in the USA, Israel, Japan, Europe, UAE, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

As a globally distributed organisation delivering digital transformation services across multiple geographies, the client faced growing complexity in managing sales and marketing data. With teams operating across continents, they needed a single, unified platform to consolidate data, streamline operations, and give every team a consistent, accurate view of their clients.

Iqra Technology was engaged to implement and customise Salesforce Sales Cloud and Certinia — building a dynamic data model, integrating key business systems, and deploying automated marketing capabilities to support the client's global growth and service delivery objectives.

Industry Details

IndustryAdvertising Services
LocationLondon, Greater London
Timeline18 Months
TechnologySalesforce · Certinia
Company SizeOver 5,000 Employees

Project Overview

Iqra Technology delivered a comprehensive Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation and Certinia administration engagement for a global digital transformation services firm. The project focused on consolidating fragmented sales and marketing data from multiple regional operations onto a single, unified Salesforce platform. A dynamic data model was developed within Salesforce to unify customer data from multiple sources — including the client's e-commerce platform and point-of-sale system. Dynamic dashboards were built for campaign tracking and integrated performance tracking across regions. The engagement also included the deployment of Salesforce Marketing Cloud tools — Email Studio, Automation Studio, and Audience Builder — powered by a flexible AMPscript framework to enable highly personalised, behaviour-driven email communications at scale.

Client Requirements

  • Consolidate global sales and marketing data from multiple sources onto a single Salesforce platform.
  • Implement and customise Salesforce Sales Cloud to streamline business processes.
  • Build a dynamic data model to unify customer data from e-commerce and point-of-sale systems.
  • Develop dynamic dashboards for campaign tracking and cross-regional performance reporting.
  • Deploy Email Studio, Automation Studio, and Audience Builder for marketing automation.
  • Build a flexible AMPscript framework to enable dynamic, behaviour-driven email personalisation.
  • Provide a 360-degree view of clients to support more effective digital transformation service delivery.
  • Integrate performance tracking across all global regions into a unified reporting layer.
  • Train end-users to drive smooth adoption across all business units and geographies.

Technologies Used

Salesforce Sales Cloud Certinia (FinancialForce) Email Studio Automation Studio Audience Builder AMPscript Apex Custom Dashboards & Reports

Challenges & Solutions

Problem 1 Disjointed workflows between teams — SEO tasks, campaign deliverables, and client reporting were managed across disconnected tools with no unified process or visibility.
Solution Unified SEO task objects and automated Salesforce Flows were developed to standardise workflows across all regions, ensuring every team operated from the same process and data model — eliminating duplication and miscommunication between global offices.
Problem 2 Manual tracking of SEO deliverables and campaign performance — managers had no real-time visibility into task status, campaign metrics, or regional performance data, making timely decision-making difficult.
Solution Dynamic dashboards and automated report subscriptions were built within Salesforce, giving managers real-time visibility into deliverable status and campaign performance. End-users were trained for smooth platform adoption.
Problem 3 No centralised performance reporting across regions — data was siloed across multiple geographies, making it impossible for leadership to get an accurate, consolidated view of global sales and marketing performance.
Solution A dynamic Salesforce data model was developed to unify customer data from multiple regional sources, e-commerce platforms, and point-of-sale systems — providing leadership with a true 360-degree view of the business across all regions.
Problem 4 The email content personalisation logic was highly complex, requiring dynamic content based on customer behavior — which could not be achieved with standard template-based approaches.
Solution A flexible AMPscript framework with reusable code blocks was developed within Salesforce Marketing Cloud, enabling sophisticated conditional logic, behaviour-triggered personalisation, and scalable dynamic content delivery across all campaigns.

Measurable Results

30%
Operational Efficiency Boost
The successful implementation resulted in a scalable and efficient marketing automation system with a 30% boost in operational efficiency for the SEO team.
Real-Time Visibility
Real-time visibility into task status and campaign metrics for managers across all global regions from a single unified dashboard.
Faster Onboarding
Faster client onboarding and deliverable tracking through unified workflows and automated processes across all business units.
360°
Client View Achieved
A unified data model consolidated customer data from all sources, giving every team a complete and accurate 360-degree view of each client.

Implementation Highlights

  • Implemented and customised Salesforce Sales Cloud to streamline business processes.
  • Built a dynamic data model to unify customer data from e-commerce and point-of-sale systems.
  • Developed dynamic dashboards for campaign tracking and cross-regional performance reporting.
  • Deployed Email Studio, Automation Studio, and Audience Builder for marketing automation.
  • Built a flexible AMPscript framework to enable dynamic, behaviour-driven email personalisation.
  • Provided a 360-degree view of clients to support more effective digital transformation service delivery.
  • Integrated performance tracking across all global regions into a unified reporting layer.
  • Trained end-users to drive smooth adoption across all business units and geographies.

What Our Clients Say

Verified reviews from Clutch.co — rated 4.7/5 across 8 client engagements.

★★★★★

"What stood out most about Iqra Technology was their genuine commitment to delivering quality work and their proactive approach throughout the project. It felt like working with a partner rather than just a vendor."

MJ
Mohd Jaukh
HR Leader, ThinkBiz Technology Pvt Ltd
5.0
Clutch
★★★★★

"Working with Iqra Technology was an excellent experience. They understood our requirements clearly, built the website, and completed the API integration smoothly. The end result has streamlined our operations."

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Anonymous Director
Financial Services Company, Australia
5.0
Clutch
★★★★★

"Iqra Technology played a key role in enhancing our internal digital workplace. The portal is now easy to navigate, visually clean, and aligned with our business needs."

AE
Anonymous Executive
DataHeights, Canada
5.0
Clutch
★★★★½

"They performed as promised, communicated regularly, and completed the project on time. All requested data was properly and securely migrated."

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Todd
Managing Partner, Emanuel Law Group
4.5
Clutch
★★★★½

"They're flexible and professional. If the company has a tight budget, they're the best company to work with. The team provides good value for money."

GI
Anonymous
Group IT Director, Investment Management, Dubai
4.5
Clutch
★★★★★

"The developer integrated seamlessly into our project, delivering high-quality dashboards that improved decision-making for our clients."

SB
Serge Barros Chaves
CEO, PRODEVA, Spain
5.0
Clutch
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Frequently Asked Questions

Salesforce Sales Cloud manages leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities, and sales pipelines — solving fragmented customer data, manual sales processes, and lack of pipeline visibility for sales teams and managers across the organisation.
A dynamic data model in Salesforce defines how objects, fields, and relationships are structured — designed to be flexible enough to accommodate future changes without major rework, ensuring reporting accuracy and scalability as the business grows.
Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation and operational support projects typically start from $10,000+. Iqra Technology provides experienced Salesforce consultants from $15/hour, $1,500/month, or $2,500/month. Contact us for a customised quote.
Salesforce connects to e-commerce and POS systems through REST APIs, SOAP APIs, native connectors, middleware platforms, or custom Apex integrations — unifying customer data from multiple source systems into a single Salesforce environment.
A standard Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation covering lead and opportunity management, custom workflows, reports, and dashboards typically takes six to twelve weeks. Iqra Technology provides a detailed project plan following a scoping workshop.
Salesforce operational support covers day-to-day administration, user management, automation enhancements, data quality management, integration monitoring, custom reporting, and platform alignment with evolving business requirements.
Iqra Technology provides dedicated Salesforce Sales Cloud consultants with experience in CRM implementation, workflow automation, data model design, and third-party integration. Contact us at iqratechnology.com/contact-us to discuss your project.
Iqra Technology is an experienced Salesforce CRM implementation and operational support partner, delivering Sales Cloud configuration, automation, reporting, and ongoing administration services globally. Contact us to discuss a support model for your organisation.
Iqra Technology offers fixed-scope Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation packages. Contact us at iqratechnology.com/contact-us to receive a tailored quote based on your user count, integration requirements, and customisation scope.
Iqra Technology has experience implementing Salesforce Sales Cloud for digital marketing and transformation companies, unifying sales and marketing data, building dynamic data models, and delivering real-time dashboards. Contact us at iqratechnology.com/contact-us.
Iqra Technology provides Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation services that unify data from CRM, e-commerce, and marketing platforms into a single 360-degree customer view. Contact us at iqratechnology.com/contact-us to get started.

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