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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series SFTP Marketing Cloud offers these advanced options for using FTP to import your large subscriber data files into a subscriber list: The basic FTP option allows you to upload files to our FTP site and import them through Marketing Cloud and …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Tracking and Reporting Basic tracking metrics are found on the Overview page. Detailed metrics are found when you drill down into a specific email. Any metrics on the overview tab can be exported and viewed in Browser or email to an …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Drag and Drop Segmentation Drag and Drop Segmentation works on both lists and data extensions. You can create random segments based on specific subscriber records or a particular percentage of subscriber records. You can also create criteria or rules based on …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Profile Centre and Subscription Centre Profile Centre – Allows a subscriber to update their personal information. When an attribute is built on a subscriber unless it is hidden the attribute will appear in the Profile Center. Ex: their home address, billing …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series List-Based Data Model Use the list model when: your lists contain 500,000 subscribers or less long term you prefer simplicity over performance you do not require fast import speed you plan to use a limited number of subscriber attributes you use …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Automation Tools Playbooks – step-by-step guides for executing digital marketing through the customer lifecycle. 3 are available: Welcome series, Birthday email, and Customer Anniversary NOTE: Playbooks will no longer be supported from January 2019. They are featured in Journey Builder for quick …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Email Sender Definitions Sender Profile: Specifies the ‘From’ information – From Name, From Email, Description of the Sender Delivery Profile: Specifies the IP Address the email is sending from, as well as configuring a standard Header and Footer profile Send Classification: …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Preview and Send Subscriber Preview in Content Builder allows you to view a single email, including dynamic content, A/B testing, and personalization. Brandon wants to use Subscriber Preview to see exactly what his email will look like to an individual subscriber …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Understand and Create Content Blocks In the world of digital marketing, content is typically characterized as either static or individualized. Static content does not change for any reason, for example, the company logo at the top of an email or social links at …
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This post is a part of the Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification Tutorial Series Email Marketing Best Practices CAN-SPAM Requirements The CAN-SPAM act requires that Commercial emails, whose primary purpose is to deliver commercial content, meet the following criteria: Accurately identify the sender in the header information. Use a subject line that accurately represents the …
In my earlier post, I have written about how to prepare for Marketing Cloud Email Specialist Certification in which I explained how I passed the certification using free training guides, webinars, trailhead, online courses, and mock tests etc. It was well received and become the most commented post on this website by followers with lots of …
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Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rebel, a startup that develops interactive email services for businesses to enhance their direct marketing services - recipients of interactive emails can write reviews, shop, do quizzes and take other actions without leaving the messages to do so. Rebel Mail redefines what email can do. It brings web functionality into …
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With over 171,000 Salesforce professionals descending on San Francisco in late September, and around 3,000 informative and inspiring breakout sessions decorating the four-day convention, Dreamforce 2018 was officially the biggest Salesforce event of all time. Part of what makes Dreamforce the premier technology event of the year is that Salesforce often takes the opportunity to …
I have cleared the Marketing Cloud Consultant Certification! Woohoo!! I have been working on Marketing Cloud for a year when I took this. The hands-on experience and the experience of working with different clients definitely helped in clearing the certification. Here's a video course on Marketing Cloud Consultant Certification that I made - Marketing Cloud Consultant …
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I have organized and attended many Salesforce developer events in Singapore but in June'18 I have attended my first Indian Salesforce community event - Hyderabad Trailblazin'. (I was selected as a Speaker too) It was a huge event, the first of its kind in Hyderabad, attended by big personalities of Salesforce community not just from …
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Ever wondered how much you should be earning as a Salesforce professional? What products other Trailblazers are using? What makes Salesforce experts tick? The 2018 Salesforce Salary Survey aims to answer all of the above – and any other questions you might have about the Salesforce community. The report is based on almost 28,000 data …
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If you are certified Force.com Developer, then March'18 is the final month for you to transition to the Platform App Builder Certification. The deadline is fast approaching to take the Platform App Builder Transition certification (20 Questions only) - as you know Salesforce is completely removing the Force.com Developer Certification. If you don't transition to this, …
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The path to Platform Developer II certification has changed and it now consists of two parts: A multiple-choice exam in Webassessor (similar to other certifications) AND 4 Trailhead Superbadges. All four of the Superbadges are available today on Trailhead: Apex Specialist, Data Integration Specialist, Lightning Component Framework Specialist, and Advanced Apex Specialist Why Change Before the trailhead Superbadges, …
Are you concerned about exposing the URL to an external system for integration and wish not to do so? Are you worried about sharing the Username / Password to connect to an external system and how to hide it? Then Named Credentials is the way to go and you are at right place to learn …
Are you concerned about exposing the URL to external system for integration and wish not to do so? Are you worried about sharing the Username / Password to connect with external system and how to hide it? Then Named Credentials is the way to go and you are at right place to learn and know …
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