Here is a sampling of salesforce.com CRM consulting partners and how they can help you:

• ACF Solutions. ACF Solutions is a business systems consulting firm with a salesforce.com consulting practice focused on CRM strategies for improving the pace, accuracy, and flexibility of customer-facing organizations, from sales and fundraising to support and professional services. Their experienced team performs business analysis, Salesforce CRM configuration and customization, data migration, interface development, CRM training, and support.
• Acumen Solutions. Leading business and technology consulting firm Acumen Solutions, Inc. takes a focused, results-oriented approach to CRM consulting, developing client-specific solutions and CRM strategies. With offices across the U.S. and Europe, Acumen specializes in CRM consulting services for companies in communications and media, financial services, technology, life sciences, and the public sector. Global 1000 companies and other emerging industry leaders are among their CRM consulting clients. Acumen provides a blend of industry experience, technology savvy, and CRM strategy expertise, and has a dedicated Public Sector CRM consulting practice.
• Appirio delivers CRM consulting services, products, and CRM training to help medium and large enterprises accelerate their adoption of cloud-computing solutions. Appirio has a proven CRM consulting track record in the design and implementation of mission-critical software-as-a-service solutions. Their CRM consulting expertise includes CIO & business CRM strategy, customer service and support, and Apex development. In the realm of CRM training, Appirio is a Salesforce.com Authorized Instruction Partner. The company shares its real-world experience through exceptional CRM training and a structured curriculum for implementing CRM strategy to leverage the full potential of the salesforce.com applications and platform.

CRM Training

To bring your team up to speed quickly, include Salesforce CRM training as part of your CRM implementation strategy. Many salesforce.com CRM consulting partners are authorized to provide CRM training as well. These partners pass rigorous tests, so we can assure you that their CRM training will help you get the most from your Salesforce.com applications. CRM consulting firms that also specialize in CRM training include:

• Astadia. With offices across the U.S. and in Europe, Astadia is one of the largest Salesforce CRM consulting firms. In addition to CRM strategies for productivity in sales, marketing, and customer service, the company provides expert CRM training and support.
• ClientHouse. Denmark’s ClientHouse CRM consulting firm specializes in CRM strategy and implementation, CRM training, and custom Force.com application development. ClientHouse is the authorized CRM training provider for Germany, providing administrator and developer certification courses in their CRM training centers.
• Etherios. Etherios is an educational services company specializing in CRM training for salesforce.com applications and the Force.com platform. Etherios' deep expertise in CRM strategy and technical CRM consulting bring a unique perspective to both standard classroom CRM training and tailored CRM consulting for salesforce.com implementations. All members of the Etherios CRM consulting team are salesforce.com Authorized Instructors for CRM training, Certified Administrators, or Certified Developers.
  If you have hands-on expertise in Salesforce CRM, consulting opportunities abound in the area of CRM training. We’ve seen a significant increase in the demand for Force.com and Salesforce CRM training globally—there’s never been a better time to become a salesforce.com CRM training instructor. That’s why we need you. Grow your services revenue: Make becoming a Salesforce CRM consulting and training partner a part of your CRM strategy!
• Authorized CRM Training Centers. Our Salesforce Authorized Training Center (ATC) program makes Salesforce CRM consulting and CRM training even more accessible. Authorized Training Centers are located in strategic metropolitan areas across the globe, with curricula delivered by individually authorized Salesforce CRM training instructors. If you’re planning a large Salesforce.com implementation involving hundreds or thousands of users, your CRM strategy might include utilizing these training resources in addition to CRM consulting services.

Thinking of becoming a CRM training partner yourself? If so, you can set up, teach, and maintain a salesforce.com Authorized CRM Training Center.

Is CRM Strategy Part of Your Expertise?

• Make Force.com AppExchange Part of Your CRM Strategy Force.com AppExchange is the Web marketplace for on-demand applications. The AppExchange lets you find, sample, and select from hundreds of applications that run on the Force.com platform—all built and pre-integrated by Salesforce.com partners, developers, and Salesforce CRM customers. Consulting and CRM strategy services are also offered by many of these partners, as is CRM training. However, if your focus is building innovative applications for CRM and ERP systems, consider becoming a Force.com Independent Software Vendor (ISV).
• Become a Strategic CRM Partner. You can provide CRM training and expertise to ensure that our customers’ on-demand implementations are successful right from the start. Team up with us anywhere in the world as a CRM consulting partner, and put your skills to work building customer success—from CRM strategy and business processes to CRM training, application development, and everything in between.

CRM Partnership Opportunities

Salesforce.com provides a comprehensive set of enablement resources and go-to-market benefits for all our CRM consulting, CRM training, and application partners. There are three basic steps to getting the most out of the salesforce.com Partner Program:

• Join—Sign up to be a partner in one or more of our partner categories, including CRM consulting, CRM strategy, and CRM training. Among other benefits, you can earn a referral fee on closed business almost immediately.
• Build—Become an authorized provider of Salesforce CRM consulting and/or CRM training, or a Force.com Independent Software Vendor (ISV) to accelerate your path to success and boost your business.
• Grow—Expand your CRM strategy to take advantage of our partner resources and tools, exclusive marketing programs, sales collaboration, and CRM consulting opportunities. The deeper your relationship with us, the more opportunities you have to grow.