Easy. Connected. Yours.
Blackthorn Forge
Manage Salesforce-native events in an easy-to-use workspace built specifically for planners. Click, set up, and run it all, no Salesforce training needed. Forge is Blackthorn’s web-based workspace for building and running events, from setup to reporting. No admin to ask for help, just an event workspace built for the person running the event.
Run your event without waiting for a Salesforce Admin
A ticket type that used to take a week because it needed a developer. A report only your Salesforce admin knew how to pull. Weeks spent training a junior staffer who’s never used Salesforce before. Each one takes time away from running the event.
Now it’s a few clicks, not a ticket in someone else’s queue. Set up the ticket yourself. Move the session yourself. Pull the report yourself, all without leaving your desk or waiting on anyone.
You shouldn’t have to choose between connected data and an easy-to-use platform. That tradeoff is over. Good software doesn’t need a manual. That’s why we created Forge.
Forge: everything your event needs, in one workspace.
Forge is designed with the event planner in mind. Set up a new event, or clone an old one. Manage sessions, speakers, sponsors, and staff. Configure tickets and registration forms exactly the way the event needs them. See who’s registered and reach them on your schedule. Track budget and revenue in the same place you built the event. Report on it all using the same Salesforce data your team already trusts.
No separate system, no integrations or exports, no second copy of your data.
Everything you need to run a high-impact event.
With Forge, your data model, security settings, and existing Blackthorn configuration stay exactly as they are. Every record Forge creates is a Salesforce record that follows your existing permissions and sharing rules. But now, in an easy-to-use, zero-complications web space.
Drag-and-drop your way to dynamic event pages
Build dynamic event pages with your brand guidelines in a few simple clicks. Our new drag-and-drop page designer makes it easier than ever to create a registration and event page.
Build & manage in one screen
Create ticket types, set pricing and capacity, manage promo codes, and track sales from a web-based workspace. No Salesforce training necessary.
Schedule, reorder, assign
Run a multi-track event from one workspace. Manage sessions, speakers, and sponsors, without tracking each piece in a separate tab or spreadsheet. What used to take multiple list navigations takes minutes.
Create, schedule, and send without switching tools
Build email campaigns directly within the event workflow. Your audience is already there, no exports, no list imports, no switching to a separate platform.
See who's coming, and manage your list at scale
Navigate large attendee lists with responsive tables, editing, and bulk actions. Update records, manage waitlists, process transfers, and pull exports, all in the same place.
Results in view, not in a queue
Live registration numbers, attendance rates, revenue breakdowns, and session performance, all inside Forge and connected to Salesforce. No running a report, waiting for it to load, and exporting to a spreadsheet.
What customers say about Forge
"I still found Forge much easier to use. It's much more user-friendly because it looks 'newer', feels easy to navigate… and being able to do everything in one spot is more efficient."
"The dashboard functionality is a big draw for those who find Salesforce reporting overwhelming."
"Creating complex session relationships and linking them to the relevant tickets was SUCH an improvement!!"