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The two giants have successively announced during the last 6 months a flurry of partnerships concerning the integration of their tools (even leading to rumors of a merger). Here is a brief overview of the products that are concerned by those partnerships and the impact they may have on clients.

Salesforce for  Google Adwords

Salesforce for Google Adwords enable companies to manage their Adwords’ marketing campaigns directly from within Salesforce.  Marketers and Deciders can then measure the exact return on investment on search marketing programs, linking  Adwords’ cost with lead and sales tracked within Salesforce with custom reports.

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Salesforce for Google Apps

Salesforce for Google Apps make it  easy for users to  collaborate, and share business information between Salesforce and Google Products.

Google products, which are concerned by this integrated access are :

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Google Calendar
• Google Doc
• Google Start Page

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Force.com Toolkit for Google Data APIs

This toolkit offers developers to have access to Google Data APIs  directly within the Force.com environment  in order to take advantage of Google tools among application hosted by Salesforce’s platform. The concerned APIs are :

• Google Documents API
• Google Calendar API
• Google Spreadsheet API
• Blogger API
• Contacts API
• Google Data Authentication

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Force.com for Google App Engine

Force.com for Google App Engine is a way to connect Google’s and Salesforce’s Cloud Platforms. Thanks to a Python library, Google App Engine developers are able to create apps with direct access to Force.com functionality through Force.com Web Services API.

Click here to know more about Force.com for Google App Engine

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