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Our organization needed a way to step up our Marketing game. We were able to post to social media, make calls and schedule emails, but we had no way to track any of it. We had reached a level of maturity where we needed to see the results of our outputs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Coastal?

The experience with Coastal Cloud was painless! They are a fun yet professional team to work with and are highly organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

Coastal Cloud was incredible! The only thing that would have made things better is meeting in person vs. video chat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Tracking our marketing efforts now gives us insights into what works and what doesn’t! Now, our employees are equipped to make the best decisions for our organizations based on accurate data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Coastal?

Coastal is the #1 ranked Salesforce Consultancy. And while awards are nice, customer success is what fuels us. We believe in forming meaningful relationships with our customers, delivering work that matters, and being their trusted innovation partner. www.coastal.us Back in 2012, we launched Coastal with a simple goal: to help companies thrive using Salesforce—without the red tape or hassle of so many other consulting firms. Fast-forward to now, when we’ve partnered with 1,500+ organizations to deliver powerful solutions that make a real difference. Our North America-based experts bring the latest tech (think AI, Data Cloud), deep industry knowledge, and a committed, caring approach to every project. From digital strategy to platform evolution, we’re the Salesforce consultancy you’ll love working with. www.coastal.us

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Coastal Cloud delivers solutions for Sales, CPQ, Billing, Service, Analytics, Marketing & Communities.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Our North America-based experts bring the latest tech (think AI, Data Cloud), deep industry knowledge, and a committed, caring approach to every project. From digital strategy to platform evolution, we’re the Salesforce consultancy you’ll love working with.


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Coastal
Year Founded
2012
HQ Location
Palm Coast, FL
Twitter
@CoastalCloud_US
879 Twitter followers
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614 employees on LinkedIn®

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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Easy to Work With"
They are experienced in Salesforce and were able to easily determine what changes needed to be made with our current CRM. They are very easy to wor...
Kathy H.
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Kathy H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best Salesforce Consultants"
Coastal is extremely sharp and professional. It was impressive how quickly they acclimated and understood our business needs.
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Lightning Upgrade"
We discussed the scope of the project quite extensively and they were able to customize to our needs. We first started with smaller projects and as...

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Kathy H.
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Senior Enterprise Solutions Product Owner
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What do you like best about Coastal?

Coastal is extremely sharp and professional. It was impressive how quickly they acclimated and understood our business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

Honestly, can't really say anything bad. If I have to say something, it's how we had to promote the work in Copado. They provided all of the metadata, but I think the initial user stories we created weren't necessary since we create user stories only for the components we're promoting. The bot was part of every user story, which made things complicated. We ended up just using 1 user story and adding all the components that were needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

I highly recommend Coastal for any Salesforce project. They have a deep understanding of Salesforce and all its capabilities, thinking outside the box and going the extra mile. They're on top of everything, extremely detailed, and provide next steps and communication consistently and concisely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coastal helped my team implement a chatbot on our proprietary software. This is going to benefit our customers to get help in real time while reducing the call/case volume. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Coastal?

They are experienced in Salesforce and were able to easily determine what changes needed to be made with our current CRM. They are very easy to work with, and genuinely nice people. They are very responsive and quick to try and resolve issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

While it is not uncommon to experience bugs in a new system, there seemed to be more than usual after going live, even after doing extensive testing. To be fair, the issues may not have been a result of Costal's error, but with Salesforce or Amazon Voice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

They are a great team to work with. They are very knowledgeable and understanding. They are easy to reach when issues arise and are quick to find a resolution. You will feel as if you are their only client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building Amazon Voice Connector and installing on our current Salesforce CRM. This Connector will help with reporting, call center visibility and phone connnectivity issues, as well as assist in managing remote employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Coastal?

We discussed the scope of the project quite extensively and they were able to customize to our needs. We first started with smaller projects and as we got more comfortable, expanded to larger things. We primarily worked with the same team members who understood our org very well. Their solutions were heavy on out of box features so that we could manage in house in the future, which was something improtant to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

The nature of U.S. based resources equates to higher cost than off shore resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our company started using Salesforce in 2012 and had stayed in Classic for over a decade. It took us several years to get our employees on board to use Salesforce Classic so while we knew we needed to upgrade to Lightning, we were hesitant to do so. But many of the features we want to use are only available in Lightning and we finally decided to rip the bandaid off. Coastal was instrumental in this project as we did not have an internal IT project manager who can push this project to completion and we needed to heavily rely on their help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Coastal?

Bob at Coastal Cloud was the EXPERT. He was able to translate my non-Salesforce speak into solutions that could solve our problems. He was very familiar with how economic development organizations work and was therefore able to give guidance and recommendations for what he has seen work in the past. He was incredibly quick in all follow up and kept me on track for completion. I would send him lists of things I wanted done on the platform and they were often done within the same day. THANK YOU BOB AND COASTAL CLOUD! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

I truly don't have any complaints. Using Coastal Cloud to optimize our Salesforce platform was one of the best decisions we could make for our long-term tracking of our success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

When starting my position at Greater Louisville Inc., the systems they were using in our Salesforce account and the way it was set up were not at all aligned with how an Economic Developement agency works. Therefore, there were no efficiencies, it was not self-explanatory in any way, and everyone previous to our current team used it differently so the way data was input into the system varied by user. By working with Coastal Cloud, we were able to setup our account to align more with how we need to use it so that the data can serve our purposes. In addition, we've been able to get more specific with our metrics now that we have a way of reporting them. They're optimizations have also allowed us to understand more information and track more projects than we were able to in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kismet S.
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What do you like best about Coastal?

Their process and project management approach has worked very well for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

There is nothing to dislike about Coastal Cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

Start with a discovery process as an initial/independent project (like UCP did). Once you have that process complete, then decide what your organization can support from a resource and financial standpoint. Taking it in phases helps to acclimate to change and plan for future projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a consultant engaged with United Cerebral Palsy, I spearheaded the search for a proficient Salesforce consulting partner. Our objective was to find a vendor capable of meeting our current needs while guiding us towards future enhancements—specifically, transitioning from Salesforce Classic to Lightning and devising a strategic roadmap to optimize our system's processes both presently and in the long term.

From the initial discovery phase, which culminated in a thorough solution design, to overseeing data cleansing, implementing Lightning, and executing seamless data migration, the Coastal Cloud team has been our steadfast companion throughout this journey. Now that we've successfully completed the implementation phase, we're poised to embark on future initiatives, including the automation of grant management, case management, and the integration of advanced marketing tools.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to our dedicated project team—Dan, Trevor, Erik, and Karim—for their unwavering support over the past year. We truly appreciate all that you've accomplished for us and alongside us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joseph F.
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What do you like best about Coastal?

I value most their expertise; they could provide valuable recommendations both on the accounting side of our project and on the system side of the project. I also deeply appreciated their partnership approach to the process, leading us via many questions and clearly articulating requirements based on our answers. They were flexible with our budget, giving options along the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

Because of their thoroughness, responsiveness, and expertise, the total cost of the project ended up higher than we desired. It was money well spent though! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

Ask them for examples of solving the kinds of problems you are facing to ensure they can bring the same level of expertise to your project as they did for ours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coastal Cloud provided project management, customization, and implementation services for our launch of the Accounting Seed package on Salesforce. They asked the right questions, captured and documented our requirements, developed a scope of work to meet those requirements, built everything requested, provided the best User Acceptance Testing process I've ever seen, and supported us through and after go-live. It was incredibly beneficial expertise, leadership, and quality work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Coastal?

They are easy to work with and very responsive. The follow-up to meetings and requests are quick as well. The account team of Amanda, Emma, Jake and Sean have been great so far. We are utlizing Asana for PM and both teams have visibiltiy into the work. The weekly communication on hour utilization has been great. We know what we've used and what we have remaining for the month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

So far I don't really have a dislike yet. The partnership is too new for me to comment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

The team listened to what we had to say and asked the right questions. They are responsive and easy to work with. The team also explains any steps taken in support work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were ending our partnership with a different vendor and reached out to Coastal Cloud to explore a new partner. We initially asked Coastal to our current environment and provide enhancement recommendations. We had a series of meetings and demos. From there the team provided a handful of recommendations. We are now weaving these recommendations into a Waves program partnership. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azya J.
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Senior Director, Customer Success
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What do you like best about Coastal?

We have had a dedicated team that has been extremely responsive and very easy to work with. They are experts in their work and have been able to solution items for us that our previous consultants have not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

There's nothing to dislike, this team has been awesome to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

We moved to Coastal after having gone through three existing vendors. Coastal supported us in cleaning up our lead to sale pipline surrounding our marketing and Pardot setups. This has led to greater success for our sales team in generating and following through with our leads. Coastal has really served as our Salesforce and Pardot admins, leading our internal teams to viable solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Events Services
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What do you like best about Coastal?

Personable, friendly, thorough, good communication, great at managing expectations, great expertise Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

Unfortunately, I don't have anything I dislike. I could see prospective customers being a bit weary of their price. However, in my career, especially with SFDC, you get what you pay for when it comes to developing and maintaining a complex SFDC environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

If you want a firm that wants to understand your business, if you want a firm that will work tirelessly help you get to where you want to go, if you want a firm that meets deadlines and communicates well, I wouldn't look anywhere else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I started my new role at my current company, I inherited a SFDC environment that needed a significant amount of TLC. I partnered with Coastal Cloud to assess and remediate. The attention to detail, their willingness to go the extra mile for the customer, and the level of expertise they brought into the project greatly distinguishes them in a very overcrowded ecosystem of Salesforce partners. Overall, my SFDC environment has been rearchitected in a manner in which we were able to add Financial Force / Certina seamlessly from the engagement. We are currently working with them to bring Net Zero Cloud into our environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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What do you like best about Coastal?

Working with Coastal has been a delightful experience. They're not only incredibly pleasant collaborators but also consistently provide top-notch solutions tailored to our business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Coastal?

Currently, I have no specific feedback to offer the Coastal team. I am very satisfied with the work and support provided thus far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Coastal:

Keep doing what you are doing!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Coastal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coastal Cloud has significantly automated most of our email processes and reliably provides solutions for nearly all our requests, no matter the complexity. Their responsive problem-solving has streamlined our operations, allowing us to focus more on strategic tasks and improving overall efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.