Sarah, a financial advisor at a boutique wealth management firm, starts her Monday morning with 47 unread emails. Three are urgent client questions about portfolio performance during last week's market volatility. She needs to check Salesforce for account details, consult with her operations team via Slack about transactions in progress, review portfolio positions in her financial planning software, and craft personalized responses—all while preparing for a 9:00 AM client meeting.
Your Agentforce agent is smart, connected, and capable—but none of that matters if customers can't reach it. Today: omnichannel deployment.
Industry Fact: Customers who engage across multiple channels have a 30% higher lifetime value than single-channel customers.
Source: Harvard Business Review
Embedded Service Deployments put Agentforce directly on your website with:
Salesforce Mobile SDK integration enables AI-powered support within your iOS and Android applications—no context switching required.
| Platform | Key Features |
|---|---|
| WhatsApp Business | 2B+ users, rich media, message templates |
| Facebook Messenger | Commerce integration, persistent menus |
| Apple Messages for Business | Deep iOS integration, Apple Pay |
| LINE | Essential for Asian markets |
SMS provides:
When customers switch channels:
✅ Conversation history follows them automatically
✅ Customer identity is recognized via Data Cloud
✅ Previous actions and resolutions are known
✅ No repetition required
That's the difference between multichannel and omnichannel.
✅ Omnichannel deployment meets customers where they are
✅ Web chat provides immediate website support
✅ Mobile SDK enables native in-app experiences
✅ Messaging apps leverage existing customer habits
✅ SMS ensures universal accessibility
✅ Unified context across channels eliminates repetition
Series Navigation: Day 4 of 12 | ⬅️ Day 3: Action Types | ➡️ Day 5: Coming Tomorrow
Tomorrow: Five prompt patterns for truly intelligent agents!
David Cockrum founded Vantage Point after serving as Chief Operating Officer in the financial services industry. His unique blend of operational leadership and technology expertise has enabled Vantage Point's distinctive business-process-first implementation methodology, delivering successful transformations for 150+ financial services firms across 400+ engagements with a 4.71/5.0 client satisfaction rating and 95%+ client retention rate.