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SalesForce Marketing Cloud (SFMC)

Information Technology > Customer relationship management CRM

Description

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a powerful digital marketing platform that allows businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences across multiple channels. It includes tools for email marketing, social media, mobile messaging, and web personalization. Key features include Email Studio for creating targeted email campaigns, Journey Builder for designing customer journeys, Audience Builder for segmenting audiences, Content Builder for creating personalized content, and Contact Builder for managing customer data. Advanced users can also automate processes with Automation Studio and analyze campaign performance with Analytics Builder. Mastery of Salesforce Marketing Cloud involves learning to use these tools effectively to engage customers, drive conversions, and measure results.

Expected Behaviors

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LEVEL 1

Fundamental Awareness

At the Fundamental Awareness level, individuals are expected to have a basic understanding of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and its various components such as Email Studio, Journey Builder, and Audience Builder. They should be familiar with the interface and understand the purpose of each tool within the platform.

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LEVEL 2

Novice

Novices should be able to create simple email campaigns and set up basic customer journeys. They should also be able to use Audience Builder for audience segmentation and have an understanding of Content Builder and Contact Builder. At this level, they may need guidance to complete tasks.

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LEVEL 3

Intermediate

Intermediate users should be capable of designing complex email campaigns and building advanced customer journeys. They should be proficient in segmenting and targeting audiences, creating personalized content, and managing data. They should also understand how to integrate Salesforce Marketing Cloud with other Salesforce products.

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LEVEL 4

Advanced

Advanced users should be able to optimize email campaigns for deliverability and engagement, implement multi-step, multi-channel journeys, and use advanced audience segmentation strategies. They should be proficient in creating dynamic content, managing data relationships, implementing automation, and analyzing campaign performance.

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LEVEL 5

Expert

Experts should be able to develop comprehensive email marketing strategies, design and implement complex customer journeys, and leverage predictive intelligence for audience segmentation. They should be highly skilled in creating personalized content, managing and analyzing data, automating complex processes, interpreting insights from analytics, and integrating Salesforce Marketing Cloud with external systems.

Micro Skills

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LEVEL 1

Fundamental Awareness

Recognizing the purpose and benefits of Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Identifying the main components of Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Understanding the role of Salesforce Marketing Cloud in customer relationship management
Navigating through the Salesforce Marketing Cloud dashboard
Identifying key features and tools in the interface
Understanding the layout and organization of the interface
Recognizing the purpose of Email Studio
Identifying the main features of Email Studio
Understanding how to navigate through Email Studio
Recognizing the role of Journey Builder in customer engagement
Identifying the main features of Journey Builder
Understanding the basic concept of customer journeys
Recognizing the purpose of Audience Builder
Identifying the main features of Audience Builder
Understanding the basic concept of audience segmentation
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LEVEL 2

Novice

Understanding the basics of email design
Setting up an email campaign
Choosing the right audience for the campaign
Sending a test email
Scheduling and sending the email campaign
Understanding the concept of customer journeys
Creating a new journey
Adding activities to the journey
Testing the journey
Activating the journey
Understanding the concept of audience segmentation
Creating a new audience segment
Adding criteria to the segment
Saving and naming the segment
Applying the segment to a campaign
Navigating through Content Builder
Creating new content items
Editing existing content items
Organizing content in folders
Previewing and testing content
Understanding the concept of data management
Navigating through Contact Builder
Creating and managing data extensions
Importing and exporting data
Understanding the basics of data relationships
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LEVEL 3

Intermediate

Creating responsive email designs
Using dynamic content blocks
Implementing A/B testing
Setting up triggered sends
Configuring multi-step journeys
Using decision splits and engagement splits
Implementing wait times and scheduling
Tracking and analyzing journey performance
Creating audience segments based on demographic data
Creating audience segments based on behavioral data
Exporting and importing audience data
Analyzing audience data
Using personalization strings and dynamic content
Creating content blocks
Managing content assets
Implementing content validation
Setting up attribute groups and relationships
Analyzing contact data
Integrating with Salesforce CRM
Integrating with Salesforce Service Cloud
Integrating with Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Sharing data across Salesforce platforms
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LEVEL 4

Advanced

Learning about ISP and email client requirements
Implementing authentication protocols
Managing bounces and complaints
Identifying key touchpoints
Creating customer personas
Visualizing the customer journey
Defining segmentation criteria
Implementing dynamic segmentation
Evaluating segment performance
Learning scripting syntax and functions
Implementing dynamic content
Integrating scripts with Salesforce data
Understanding data relationships
Implementing data retention policies
Troubleshooting data issues
Using activities in Automation Studio
Scheduling and monitoring automations
Troubleshooting automation issues
Selecting appropriate report types
Customizing reports and dashboards
Sharing and exporting reports
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LEVEL 5

Expert

Identifying key performance indicators for email campaigns
Designing email templates for different campaign types
Planning and executing A/B testing for email campaigns
Analyzing and interpreting email campaign data
Mapping customer journey touchpoints across multiple channels
Setting up triggers and actions in Journey Builder
Testing and optimizing customer journeys
Analyzing customer journey data and making adjustments based on insights
Using predictive scoring to identify high-value prospects
Creating dynamic segments based on predictive behaviors
Applying predictive recommendations to personalize content
Evaluating the effectiveness of predictive intelligence strategies
Writing and debugging AMPscript and SSJS code
Using scripting languages to personalize email content
Implementing dynamic content blocks in emails
Optimizing script performance
Building complex data models in Contact Builder
Performing advanced data queries and segmentation
Implementing data cleansing and deduplication strategies
Analyzing and visualizing data with Analytics Builder
Setting up automated workflows in Automation Studio
Using SQL queries for data extraction and manipulation
Scheduling and monitoring automation activities
Troubleshooting and optimizing automation processes
Creating custom reports and dashboards in Analytics Builder
Analyzing campaign performance metrics
Identifying trends and patterns in data
Making data-driven decisions to improve marketing outcomes
Understanding API capabilities and limitations
Setting up and managing API integrations
Troubleshooting integration issues
Ensuring data security and compliance in integrations

Skill Overview

  • Expert3 years experience
  • Micro-skills115
  • Roles requiring skill0

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