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Caterpillar Inc. · Manufacturing · Global

Bringing WhatsApp conversations into Salesforce so marketing and communication run from one system.

Project
WhatsApp × Salesforce communication platform
Role
Lead Technical Consultant, Perficient
Period
Sep 2025 – present
Clouds
Integration, Sales Cloud, Automation
Context

A global manufacturer reaching customers and dealers over WhatsApp, with Salesforce as the system of record.

Problem

Conversations, consent and campaign history lived outside the CRM, making communication hard to coordinate, measure and govern.

Approach
  • Integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce so messages, opt-ins and templates are tied to the customer record.
  • Building the marketing and communication layer on top: audiences, journeys and reporting inside Salesforce.
  • Designing for robustness first: failure paths, rate limits, retries and clear operational ownership.
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