Ian Jamieson

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  • Understanding Segments in Cvent: What They Are, How to Build Them, and Why They Matter
    Cvent

    Understanding Segments in Cvent: What They Are, How to Build Them, and Why They Matter

    Ian Jamieson
    Feb 3, 2026

    If you work with Cvent regularly—especially in a marketing operations or event‑tech role—you’ll know that clean, purposeful data is everything. Segments sit right at the…

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  • Cvent + Microsoft Teams: The Integration Every Modern Event Marketer Should Be Using
    Cvent, Microsoft Teams

    Cvent + Microsoft Teams: The Integration Every Modern Event Marketer Should Be Using

    Ian Jamieson
    Feb 2, 2026

    If you work in event tech long enough, you start to see patterns. Platforms evolve, integrations mature, and suddenly the thing that felt like a…

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  • What Is Cvent Participation Status and How Can It Be Updated?
    Cvent, OnArrival

    What Is Cvent Participation Status and How Can It Be Updated?

    Ian Jamieson
    Feb 1, 2026

    Cvent’s Participation Status is one of the simplest fields in the platform, but it plays a crucial role in reporting accuracy, onsite operations, and downstream…

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  • Core Attendee Statuses in Cvent
    CRM, Cvent

    Core Attendee Statuses in Cvent

    Ian Jamieson
    Feb 1, 2026

    Cvent attendee statuses track every stage of a participant’s journey — from invitation to attendance — and are essential for automation, reporting, and CRM sync.…

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  • Marketing Cloud Test Sends Not Arriving? A Practical Checklist to Fix the Problem
    CRM

    Marketing Cloud Test Sends Not Arriving? A Practical Checklist to Fix the Problem

    Ian Jamieson
    Jan 27, 2026

    If you work with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) long enough, you eventually run into the same irritating moment: you hit Send Test, wait for the…

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  • What Are Data Views In SFMCE?
    CRM

    What Are Data Views In SFMCE?

    Ian Jamieson
    Jan 26, 2026

    When I started out implementing Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement, I kept hearing other consultants refer to Data Views in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement (SFMCE). I…

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  • What Is Salesforce Referral Marketing?
    Marketing

    What Is Salesforce Referral Marketing?

    Ian Jamieson
    Jan 18, 2026

    I’ve been a long-time affiliate marketer and a long-time Salesforce Marketing evangelist, but rarely have the two things come together. That was until I noticed…

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  • How to Select The Default Fields For A  Custom Report Type
    CRM, Custom Report Types

    How to Select The Default Fields For A Custom Report Type

    Ian Jamieson
    Oct 8, 2025

    When you create a Report in Salesforce, have you noticed that a predefined set of column values appear? For example, I have started creating the…

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  • 25 Widgets And No More
    Dashboard

    25 Widgets And No More

    Ian Jamieson
    Oct 6, 2025

    Before you start gathering requirements for the greatest Salesforce Dashboard of all time, please bear in mind that you can only use a maximum of…

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  • Avoid Disruptions When Legacy Salesforce Host Name Redirections End
    Domains, Security, Identity and Privacy

    Avoid Disruptions When Legacy Salesforce Host Name Redirections End

    Ian Jamieson
    Jun 30, 2025

    The latest Salesforce Release Notes update (check out the full Summer 2025 Release Notes) ends temporary redirection of legacy (non-enhanced) host names in production and…

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