About Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Meet Salesforce Marketing Cloud, the leading marketing solution to increase engagement with every consumer. Use powerful data management to collect, organize, and securely store first-, second-, and third-party data — alongside offline data — to create complete consumer data profiles. Tailor every interaction along the journey with your brand using built-in AI. Then, engage each individual consumer at scale using industry-leading email, mobile, advertising, and social solutions.

Pricing starting from:

$4,800.00

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Key benefits of Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The Salesforce Marketing Cloud email marketing solution, formerly ExactTarget, is designed to help you execute promotional campaigns, automated campaigns, highly personalized emails, transactional messages, behavior-triggered messages, and much more. Our robust email platform is perfect for sending everything from batch email communications to highly personalized and event-triggered emails with predictive content.

Here are 4 key benefits of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud (formerly ExactTarget):
1. Unparalleled Infrastructure - Powerful, scalable platform trusted by the world’s leading brands
2. Flexible Data Model - Leverages data from any source, automatically imports and exports
3. Native CRM Integration - Seamlessly connects to Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and more
4. Designed for the Marketer - Easy to use interface with intuitive drag and drop tools

Typical Customers

  • Freelancers
  • Small Businesses (2-50)
  • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
  • Large enterprises (500 and more)

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Markets

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China and 6 others

Supported Languages

Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English and 16 others

Pricing starting from:

$4,800.00

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Build audiences on Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and — with Salesforce DMP — the entire display advertising ecosystem.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Manage customer journeys at scale using data from any source with Email Studio.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Visualize consumer activity at every touchpoint, on any channel with Interaction Studio.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Create and save custom views of your data, understand how prospects are engaging, and enjoy a holistic view of every customer.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Use machine learning and artificial intelligence to define and reach your target audience more efficiently and effectively.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Monitor audience discussions on topics that matter to your brand using machine-learning sentiment analysis and image recognition.
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Build audiences on Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and — with Salesforce DMP — the entire display advertising ecosystem.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Manage customer journeys at scale using data from any source with Email Studio.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Visualize consumer activity at every touchpoint, on any channel with Interaction Studio.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Create and save custom views of your data, understand how prospects are engaging, and enjoy a holistic view of every customer.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Use machine learning and artificial intelligence to define and reach your target audience more efficiently and effectively.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software - Monitor audience discussions on topics that matter to your brand using machine-learning sentiment analysis and image recognition.

Features

Total features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud: 155

  • AB Testing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad Network Integration
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audience Targeting
  • Audio File Management
  • Auto-Responders
  • Automated Publishing
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Brand Tracking
  • CAN SPAM Compliance
  • CRM Software
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management Software
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Campaign Segmentation
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Canned Responses
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Channel Management Software
  • Click Tracking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management Software
  • Content Library
  • Content Management System (CMS) Software
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Engagement Software
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Surveys
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable CTAs
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard Software
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Visualization Software
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management Software
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Content
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Campaign Management
  • Email Distribution
  • Email Management Software
  • Email Marketing Software
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking Software
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • File Management
  • Filtering
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Capture Software
  • Lead Nurturing Software
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Segmentation
  • List Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation Software
  • Marketing Calendar
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Optimized Emails
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Attribution
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multivariate Testing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Scheduling
  • Predictive Analytics Software
  • Prioritization
  • Prospecting Tools
  • Publish Scheduling
  • Queue Management
  • ROI Tracking
  • Real Time Analytics
  • Real Time Data
  • Real Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Rewards Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Marketing
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Analytics
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Search Marketing
  • Search/Filter
  • Segmentation
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Signature Management
  • Social Advertising
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Spam Blocker
  • Subscriber Management
  • Subscription Management Software
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Management
  • Website Visitor Tracking
  • Whitelisting/Blacklisting
  • Workflow Management Software
  • eCommerce Management

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Reviews

Overall rating

4.1 /5
(351)
Value for Money
3.7/5
Features
4.2/5
Ease of Use
3.7/5
Customer Support Software
3.8/5

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Nick
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
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Salesforce is Still King of the Hill, even in Marketing

Reviewed on 01/10/2015

Salesforce is the central repository for our business. All of our user activities like signups,...

Salesforce is the central repository for our business. All of our user activities like signups, payment history, the apps they have used and when, our marketing communications, our presentation collateral, and our customer support....all lie within the Salesforce cloud. It is the key to our customer facing business, and the Marketing Cloud is just one more piece to the puzzle.

Pros

Marketing Automation is hugely important to any business looking to scale their user base. SFDC's Marketing Cloud allows all communications that go to customers to be tracked, seamlessly within your overall SFDC instance. Campaigns to different groups are a cinch to setup. They have a nice, graphic UI for overall management, much better than the core SFDC stuff, for sure. Overall, this is a great tool to add to your company toolkit.

Cons

Maybe I am in the minority, but just about anything in Salesforce takes a little bit more time to learn than it seems like it should. Their UI is a touch clunky, and it certainly could use more design.

Madhusudan
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51-200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best marketing tool for integrating Salesforce CRM

Reviewed on 24/02/2023

With the help of the powerful CRM SalesForce, corporate firms can use account and customer...

With the help of the powerful CRM SalesForce, corporate firms can use account and customer information to enhance customer relationships, boost marketing and sales, and extract business data. The integration with SF is seamless and fluid. Automations that are both clever and unique are possible.

Pros

Awestruck by the platform. My marketing campaigns were set up and customised without much difficulty because to the user interface's excellent usability and intuitiveness. Particularly helpful has been my ability to divide up my audience into several groups and tailor the content for each one. The Salesforce CRM connectivity is one of my favourite features. It enables smooth data analysis and transmission, which has improved my ability to target customers and develop a deeper understanding of them.

Cons

As it is among the most effective in this sort of industry for the functions it provides and is also fairly simple to comprehend and include into business equipment, I have nothing unfavourable to say about it.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Expensive but not worth it

Reviewed on 07/05/2021

Disappointing. Don't waste your money, there are better tools out there.

Disappointing. Don't waste your money, there are better tools out there.

Pros

This product poses itself as top of class, but that's only in pricing. It is complicated and not marketing friendly. The interface is not userfriendly and the tool does not support multiple brands without a heavy pricetag.

Cons

The price, the user experience, the lack of multibrand use. When I threatened to take my business elsewhere we had one call with the VP but then he stopped responding to calls and emails.

Enni
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  • Industry: Accounting Software
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Excellent CRM tool

Reviewed on 14/01/2023

My overall experience with Salesforce has been very good. It generates more efficiency in our daily...

My overall experience with Salesforce has been very good. It generates more efficiency in our daily work and increases our companies sales and marketing activities.

Pros

Salesforce offers a comprehensive CRM solution with a lot of really good features. The analytics and reporting capabilities are excellent and the amount of customizable features is ridiculous. It is also easy to integrate with other apps which is one of it's most important features.

Cons

Salesforce can be complex and the price is also quite high. But if you want the best, you have to pay for it. In my opinion, Salesforce it the best CRM solution that i have used.

Tanner
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Utilitarian but outdated UI

Reviewed on 05/03/2018

Easy email marketing and list/preference center management.

Easy email marketing and list/preference center management.

Pros

Once users get up to speed, it's a very easy UI to master and accomplish email marketing tasks quickly. Good list management and customizability, along with reporting.

Cons

The UI is quite outdated, and the workflows are very intuitive -easy to get up to speed on, but it does require an "expert" on the team to help you onboard to how the business uses the software, as it's pretty free-form.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud FAQs

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: $4,800.00
  • Free Trial: Not Available

Salesforce CDP Corporate: $12500/month (billed annually) Enterprise: $50000/month (billed annually) Enterprise Plus: $65000/month (billed annually) Loyalty Management B2B — Loyalty: $30000/month (billed annually) B2C — Loyalty: $35000/month (billed annually) B2C — Loyalty Plus: $45000/month (billed annually) Contact Salesforce for further pricing details.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000

Salesforce Marketing Cloud supports the following languages:

Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese

Salesforce Marketing Cloud supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Salesforce Marketing Cloud integrates with the following applications:

Adobe Workfront, LinkedIn for Business, Meta for Business, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Shopify, Simply Measured, Twitter, Vidyard

Salesforce Marketing Cloud offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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