Founder narrative locked T-30 to T-7.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸T-30 to T-7
- ▸30-account cluster
- ▸Pavilion intro engineering


FORKOFF Dreamforce activation is a 14-day operating cycle for SaaS founders, Pavilion CMO Summit attendees, and RIA + RevOps + sales-enablement teams shipping inside the Salesforce ecosystem in San Francisco. Pre-event narrative, on-site cadence, post-event compounding, audit-tracked outcomes.
Most teams pay $80K for a Moscone booth. Some host a hotel-bar dinner and bounce. FORKOFF runs the Dreamforce week as a 14-day operating cycle.
Anonymized post-engagement. Names surfaced are Dreamforce 2025 ecosystem operators FORKOFF either ran intros into or co-attended Pavilion CMO Summit sessions with.
The Salesforce ecosystem compounds in ways no other software event week does. 170k attendees plus Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency plus AppExchange ISV density plus enterprise-IT buyer presence inside one 3-day window.
RIA, RevOps, sales-enablement buyers concentrated across Moscone plus the SoMa hotel grid plus Salesforce Park takeover.
Salesforce customers, AppExchange ISVs, and Pavilion CMOs all in-market during the same 72-hour window.
Side events make ecosystem operators reachable.
Press cluster and SaaS Twitter compound on residual.
The week breaks into a Moscone main-stage cluster, a side-event web across SoMa and Union Square, and a Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency circuit running parallel. Activating well means picking the right stripe of the week.
Sep 15-17, 2026
Main stage at Moscone Center (West, South, North halls). Salesforce Park takeover plus Marriott Marquis and St. Regis side events. Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency at Salesforce Tower. SoMa + Union Square hotel grid.
170,000+ attendees in 2025: 41% Salesforce-customer enterprise, 22% RIA + RevOps + sales-enablement buyers, 21% AppExchange ISVs and Salesforce-built SaaS, 16% press + analysts + KOLs.
Where the buyer-relevant rooms live. Pick 2 max for any single activation week.
Two prior cycles run on the FORKOFF audit ledger. Salesforce-built RevOps SaaS, AppExchange ISV pre-launch narrative. Both ledger entries delivered within T+30 of close.
Five days across the Moscone West main stage, the Ohana floor takeover circuit, and the Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency. Pre-event narrative, daily on-site cadence, post-event clip cascade. One operator carries every phase. Every phase closes with a ledger entry.
Founder narrative locked T-30 to T-7.
Daily founder posts from Moscone, Sun-Wed of Dreamforce week.
On-site Salesforce-ecosystem KOLs activated through bot-screened placements.
Clip cadence compounds T+1 to T+30.
Strategy 12 weeks out. Production 4 weeks out. Execution event week. Compounding 30 days post. Each phase closes with a ledger entry.
Sample schedule for a Standard-tier engagement. Tier-specific deliverables shown in the next section.
| Day | Date | Motion | FORKOFF owns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun (D-1) | Sep 14, 2026 | Land in SF · pre-event Pavilion-adjacent dinner setup | Venue + invite list + intro choreography |
| Mon | Sep 15 | Opening keynote attendance · founder posts from Moscone main stage | Daily post + on-site clip cadence |
| Tue | Sep 16 | ICP-account 1:1 meetings · Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency dinner | Meeting calendar + Pavilion-aware comms layer |
| Wed | Sep 17 | FORKOFF side event (intimate dinner / panel / moderated discussion) | Production + KOL invites + recording |
| Thu | Sep 18 | On-site podcast recording day · 3-4 founder interviews | Studio + production + same-week clip pipeline |
| Fri | Sep 19 | KOL placements live · partnership-conversation closes | KOL ledger + per-post tracking |
| Sat | Sep 20 | Founder thread recap of week · Salesforce ecosystem reciprocation | Thread craft + cluster activation |
| Sun (D+7) | Sep 21 | Departure · post-event clip cascade live | Distribution sequencing + audit ledger weekly |
Three Dreamforce-circuit campaigns, three lanes: pre-launch RIA pipeline, AppExchange ISV adjacency, post-event Pavilion compounding.
Pre-event narrative across 14 days locked the founder's positioning across the RIA + RevOps cluster before they landed in SF. Side-event panel + podcast recording fed a 14-clip post-event cadence. Audit ledger closed T+30 with qualified-pipeline math skewed Salesforce-customer enterprise.


Single-track Lite tier: 14-day pre-event narrative + 1 on-site podcast recording timed to the founder's AppExchange listing date. Audit-ledger entry shipped T+14 with qualified-intro list surfaced before the founder landed in San Francisco.

Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency dinner + 5 podcast recordings on-site. SaaS Twitter cluster activated for 30 days post-event. Sponsor-grade activation for a fractional CMO buyer roster, audit close T+60.
14-day pre-event narrative + 30-account Salesforce-ecosystem ICP map + qualified-intro list shipped before you land in SF. If we do not deliver the intro list inside 14 days, the $5,000 comes back.
FORKOFF runs the only Dreamforce activation we have seen built around a 14-day operating cycle, not a Moscone booth fee. The audit ledger told us exactly which Pavilion intros compounded post-event.
Founder · SaaS RevOps brand
Dreamforce 2025 standard tier · Pavilion adjacency layer
Two weeks of pre-event narrative + 30-account Salesforce-ecosystem cluster activation + Dreamforce-specific intro engineering. You leave with the audit ledger of qualified intros surfaced before you land in San Francisco. Lite tier scopes a single track. Selective on ICP, capped per quarter.
Receipt-by-receipt, on the same five dimensions every buyer asks about. No tier shell games, no asterisks.
| Feature | FORKOFF activationOutcome-priced | DIY booth + sponsorLogo on banner | Traditional PR firmPress retainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Outcome-priced. Per-event commit. $5K to $40K tier band. | Booth fee plus travel plus founder hours. Often $80K plus before any sourced lead. | Monthly retainer regardless of event outcome. $10K to $25K per month. |
| Pre-event narrative | 30-day RIA + RevOps cluster activation plus 30-account Pavilion intro engineering | Tweet announcing booth number one week before | Press release embargoed until keynote day |
| On-site cadence | Daily founder posts, Pavilion CMO Summit dinner, side event, KOL placements, podcast recordings | Founder at booth #B-1287, hopes the right buyer walks past | Press wrangling around the Marc Benioff keynote, no operating cadence on-site |
| Post-event compounding | 30-day clip cascade plus qualified-pipeline ledger sourced from Salesforce ecosystem | Folder of phone photos and a vague Slack debrief | Coverage clipping report, often disconnected from RIA + RevOps pipeline |
| Audit ledger receipt | Signed by operator, qualified-pipeline math, T+30 close | Whatever the founder remembers from Salesforce Park | Vanity coverage report, no pipeline math |
All tiers carry the audit ledger + qualified-pipeline reporting. Tier scales scope, not philosophy.
$5,000 to $10,000
By application
By application
Sep 2026 · Boston · Standard tier $15K to $25K
Dec 2026 · Las Vegas · Standard tier $15K to $25K
Dec 2026 · San Diego · Standard tier $15K to $25K
Sep 2026 · Seoul · Standard tier $15K to $25K
Oct 2026 · Singapore · Standard tier $15K to $25K
Dreamforce is Salesforce's flagship San Francisco conference and the largest software event on the calendar. The 2025 edition drew 170,000+ attendees across the main conference at Moscone Center plus 200+ side events organized by AppExchange ISVs, Pavilion CMO Summit, and Salesforce-ecosystem operators. Dreamforce 2026 runs September 15-17 in San Francisco. The room is the highest-density gathering of RIA, RevOps, sales-enablement, AppExchange ISV, and Pavilion CMO Summit buyers in the world.
Beyond Dreamforce week. SaaS-side ICP playbook for RIA + RevOps + sales-enablement buyers.
Pre-event narrative + intro engineering across 30 ICP accounts attending Dreamforce.
On-site podcast recording day during Dreamforce week. Studio + crew booked at partner venue.
Bot-screened Salesforce-ecosystem + Pavilion KOL placements during Dreamforce week.
Beyond Dreamforce week. SF Salesforce ecosystem GTM playbook + on-ground partner network.
Every event activation on the FORKOFF roster. Same operator, same audit ledger.
Lite activation $5,000 to $10,000 single-track. Standard tier $15,000 to $25,000 end-to-end. Full tier $25,000 to $40,000 sponsor-grade with Pavilion CMO Summit adjacency layer. Audit ledger on qualified pipeline across every tier.

ETH NYC 2026 hits June 8 to 14 (ETHConf + ETHGlobal NY). The 3-week activation playbook that lifted sponsor day-30 dev activations 8.9x across 11 audited teams.

Step-by-step Twitch clipping for desktop, mobile, and OBS plus the vertical re-cut workflow that earns qualified views off-platform.

Compare the 9 best AI video editors of 2026 on pricing, qualified-view economics, audit ledger, and ICP fit. Apply now to test the managed lane.