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Astrid van Dorst

CEO at CloudAnalysts

London, United Kingdom

Astrid is a Business and Salesforce Consultant with proven track record. Her 20 years experience helps companies like yours tackle strategic challenges. With Salesforce CRM. Together with her team at CloudAnalysts, she creates actionable solutions that propel clients forward. Strong focus on digital marketing, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Pardot (Account Engagement).

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing
Travels From: Wider Londen Area, UK
Speaking Topics: business strategy, digital marketing

Astrid van Dorst Points
Academic 0
Author 35
Influencer 80
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 30
Total 145

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

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Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Technology & Marketing Consulting - Salesforce, Pardot, Marketing Cloud, B2C & B2B Marketing

Areas of Expertise

AI
Business Strategy
Change Management
Cloud 34.43
CRM 36.70
Customer Experience 30.28
Customer Loyalty
Data Center 31.90
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation
EdTech
Emerging Technology
FinTech
Future of Work
HealthTech
Innovation
InsurTech
Leadership
Management 30.10
Marketing 31.35
Predictive Analytics
Sales 31.49
Social

Industry Experience

Automotive
Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
Higher Education & Research
Hospitality
Insurance
Professional Services
Real Estate
Travel & Transportation
Utilities

Publications

35 Article/Blogs
15 Tips for cold email that converts
CloudAnalysts.com
January 23, 2023
Learn the tricks to the trade - so that your email converts. Simply apply these rules and you'll be amazed at how much better your email will look and feel. Better success rates ensue.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

Millennials Marketing – Email is best way to reach ‘m
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November 29, 2022
Get the results you want from your Salesforce CRM and marketing tools with CloudAnalysts, UK Experts in Pardot, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce. Highly certified and experienced consultants. Servicing UK, EU, and US.
Our customers rate us 5-stars. Become one of our success stories. Learn more: Clou

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

Salesforce Genie – what you need to know
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November 23, 2022
Get the results you want from your Salesforce CRM and marketing tools with CloudAnalysts, UK Experts in Pardot, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce. Highly certified and experienced consultants. Servicing UK, EU, and US.
Our customers rate us 5-stars. Become one of our success stories. Learn more: Clou

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

Email personalisation is the new conversion rate optimisation
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November 16, 2022
Get the results you want from your Salesforce CRM and marketing tools with CloudAnalysts, UK Experts in Pardot, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce. Highly certified and experienced consultants. Servicing UK, EU, and US.
Our customers rate us 5-stars. Become one of our success stories. Learn more: Clou

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

Salesforce winter 23 release notes best free features
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October 24, 2022
Get the results you want from your Salesforce CRM and marketing tools with CloudAnalysts, UK Experts in Pardot, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce. Highly certified and experienced consultants. Servicing UK, EU, and US.
Our customers rate us 5-stars. Become one of our success stories. Learn more: Clou

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

What is Salesforce Integration? – An introduction
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October 12, 2022
Get the results you want from your Salesforce CRM and marketing tools with CloudAnalysts, UK Experts in Pardot, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce. Highly certified and experienced consultants. Servicing UK, EU, and US.
Our customers rate us 5-stars. Become one of our success stories. Learn more: Clou

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

DAY 4 of REINVENT YOURSELF: Marketing During Lockdown
LinkedIn
April 02, 2021
"We'll pause for a couple of weeks." -- I hear more and more people halt their marketing automation plans with Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, Pardot*, a.o. Saving money when sales go down seems admirable, but really....

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Marketing

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Case Study – Membership Organisation in Luxury Sector
Salesforce
December 13, 2020
Featuring first-class dining and banqueting and entertaining, beautiful luxury accommodation and a wide range of sporting facilities, year-round events and a thriving activities calendar, the Club provides a unique, unmatched luxury offering for members and their guests to enjoy.

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing

Salesforce Pardot Named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant on Lead Management
Salesforce
August 26, 2020
It’s 3x in a row now, and something to celebrate: Gartner positioned Salesforce as a Leader in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for CRM Lead Management!

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Management

Tips to Pass the Salesforce Certified Administrator Exam
Salesforce
August 15, 2020
If you have used Salesforce for a while, you’re an ideal candidate to take the Salesforce Admin Exam. When you prep working through the Trailhead trails that are specifically for this Salesforce Admin exam, you’ll learn a thing or two that you otherwise would not have known about by just working in your day job. That’s because every company uses Salesforce differently, and not all companies are embracing Salesforce latest and greatest new features when they first come out at the New Releases, 3x per year. Then, all you’ll need is to develop test-taking skills and you’re all set.

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Tags: Cloud, Management

Terminus – Pardot ABM Integration: Definitely a Superior Solution
Salesforce
August 14, 2020
For those who are unfamiliar with these two platforms: Terminus is the leading account-based marketing platform. Salesforce Pardot is the leading B2B marketing automation platform.

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing, Data Center

Salesforce Marketing Cloud FAQ
Salesforce
July 29, 2020
When I meet new clients as a Salesforce Marketing Cloud consultant, I’m often asked the same questions over and over. So, I decided to write a Salesforce Marketing Cloud FAQ, in the hope to answer some of the basic questions before we meet. Then, if you have further questions, I’d love to hear from you directly.

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing, Data Center

The Future of Accounting in Salesforce
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April 29, 2019
Accounting looks backwards, by definition. So, let’s start with Salesforce & Accounting today, before looking at the Future of Accounting in Salesforce. Accounting in Salesforce Today You can gain significant benefits from integrating your Accounting package with Salesforce: Eliminating double key

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

The Future of Accounting in Salesforce
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April 28, 2019
Accounting looks backwards, by definition. So, let’s start with Salesforce & Accounting today, before looking at the Future of Accounting in Salesforce. Accounting in Salesforce Today You can gain significant benefits from integrating your Accounting package with Salesforce: Eliminating double key

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Highlights Salesforce Summer 19 Release – Preview
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April 24, 2019
Ok, it’s a bit early, but based on what I’ve seen, here are the preview highlights of the Summer 19 Release Notes. Highlights New Tools to Transition to Lightning Experience, and Empower Productivity in Salesforce Overall: 2020 is the year that EVERYONE will be in Salesforce Lightning. So, it’

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

What is Datorama?
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April 23, 2019
Ok. It is official now. We have landed in the Data-Era. Like it or not, creativity is being complemented by Data science in most advanced marketing departments. And other companies, are trying to keep up, or … ahum … avoid it as long as they can as they dwell on branding and market value. But [

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Marketing

Highlights Salesforce Summer 19 Release – Preview
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April 23, 2019
Ok, it’s a bit early, but based on what I’ve seen, here are the preview highlights of the Summer 19 Release Notes. Highlights New Tools to Transition to Lightning Experience, and Empower Productivity in Salesforce Overall: 2020 is the year that EVERYONE will be in Salesforce Lightning. So, it’

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

What is Datorama?
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April 22, 2019
Ok. It is official now. We have landed in the Data-Era. Like it or not, creativity is being complemented by Data science in most advanced marketing departments. And other companies, are trying to keep up, or … ahum … avoid it as long as they can as they dwell on branding and market value. But [

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Salesforce buys MapAnything – what it means for Service Delivery
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April 18, 2019
Salesforce buys MapAnything, was announced today. Our consulting minds immediately go to think ‘How can that revolutionise Service Delivery’? It’s an excellent strategic move, as MapAnything integrates map-based visualization, asset tracking and route optimization to drive efficiency for field

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

Salesforce buys MapAnything – what it means for Service Delivery
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April 17, 2019
Salesforce buys MapAnything, was announced today. Our consulting minds immediately go to think ‘How can that revolutionise Service Delivery’? It’s an excellent strategic move, as MapAnything integrates map-based visualization, asset tracking and route optimization to drive efficiency for field

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Top Salesforce Chrome Extensions 2019
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April 16, 2019
What’s with that clock in the picture? This article about Top Salesforce Chrome Extensions is all about saving time. Being more efficient in our general computer usage is a ‘must do’. It is increasingly exciting as technology evolves, I have to confess. As a Salesforce consultant. but also as

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

Salesforce Summer 19 Release Dates – Preview Info
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April 15, 2019
Salesforce upgrades its CRM software 3x per year, and the count-down for the Summer Release 19 will start in a mere 3 days. Find all the Salesforce Summer 19 Release Dates here in this article. The Salesforce Release Schedule What’s in 3 days? April 18 marks the sign-up date for a Salesforce ‘Sa

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

Top Salesforce Chrome Extensions 2019
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April 15, 2019
What’s with that clock in the picture? This article about Top Salesforce Chrome Extensions is all about saving time. Being more efficient in our general computer usage is a ‘must do’. It is increasingly exciting as technology evolves, I have to confess. As a Salesforce consultant. but also as

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Salesforce Summer 19 Release Dates – Preview Info
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April 14, 2019
Salesforce upgrades its CRM software 3x per year, and the count-down for the Summer Release 19 will start in a mere 3 days. Find all the Salesforce Summer 19 Release Dates here in this article. The Salesforce Release Schedule What’s in 3 days? April 18 marks the sign-up date for a Salesforce ‘Sa

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Sales force Management System – definition in marketing
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April 13, 2019
I make no secret about my background. I was originally in strategic marketing and business planning. Back in my days in Silicon Valley where I worked with Gartner, I also taught digital marketing in the community college. As part of this work, I would explain to new professionals the Sales force man

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Sales force Management System – definition in marketing
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April 12, 2019
I make no secret about my background. I was originally in strategic marketing and business planning. Back in my days in Silicon Valley where I worked with Gartner, I also taught digital marketing in the community college. As part of this work, I would explain to new professionals the Sales force man

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

How much Marketing Expenditure to budget as % of Revenue? (updated)
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April 12, 2019
Just came back from a client prospect meeting. My prospect shared his marketing budget with me, in absolute dollar figures. It’s a nice amount, but perhaps not enough for him to reach his goals. Maybe sufficient for his organisation to professionally establish itself as a brand; but insufficient t

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

How much Marketing Expenditure to budget as % of Revenue? (updated)
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April 11, 2019
Just came back from a client prospect meeting. My prospect shared his marketing budget with me, in absolute dollar figures. It’s a nice amount, but perhaps not enough for him to reach his goals. Maybe sufficient for his organisation to professionally establish itself as a brand; but insufficient t

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

4 Easy Steps to Align Sales – Marketing
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April 08, 2019
4 Easy Steps to Align Sales – Marketing STEP 1: Agree on what the ideal prospect looks like. Now, Account Execs might have their view on this. However, this view is to be complemented with market research.The person who converts the most easily can be great for quick-win sales. However, what you r

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Marketing, Sales

4 Easy Steps to Align Sales – Marketing
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April 07, 2019
4 Easy Steps to Align Sales – Marketing STEP 1: Agree on what the ideal prospect looks like. Now, Account Execs might have their view on this. However, this view is to be complemented with market research.The person who converts the most easily can be great for quick-win sales. However, what you r

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lessons Learnt
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March 29, 2019
This was arguably one of the best sessions we had in a while in our London SFMC User Group, on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lessons Learnt. Great contributions from everyone, including the audience! Good discussions. Our own Jimson Lee from CloudAnalysts, who usually only hosts the event, finally took

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lessons Learnt
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March 28, 2019
This was arguably one of the best sessions we had in a while in our London SFMC User Group, on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lessons Learnt. Great contributions from everyone, including the audience! Good discussions. Our own Jimson Lee from CloudAnalysts, who usually only hosts the event, finally took

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Tags: Cloud, CRM, Data Center

Pardot Spring 19's New Marketing Automation Tools & Treasures
linkedin
February 13, 2019
As registered Salesforce implementation consulting partner, we have been fans of the Pardot Marketing Automation tool ever since it appeared in Europe and the UK. I have written about it extensively on my blog at CloudAnalysts.

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

10 Tips to Boost your Online Holiday Sales
linkedin
October 14, 2016
Online Holiday Sales. Are you ready for the season? Whether you are B2B or B2C, you can and should take advantage of the opportunities that digital marketing offers to your business in Q4. Here are 10 practical ways for you too to boost your online holiday sales.

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing, Sales

10 Benefits of Marketing Automation
linkedin
May 31, 2015
Fundamentally, marketing automation allows your company to build your brand and collect and convert leads. But there's more to the story.... [ read the full article ]

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing

3 Industry Certifications
Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Administrator
Salesforce
July 20, 2020

Credential ID 21351632

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Tags: Cloud, CRM

Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant
Salesforce
July 01, 2020

Credential ID 21351632

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Tags: Cloud, Marketing

Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant
Salesforce
May 01, 2020

Credential ID 21351632

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Tags: Cloud, Data Center

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