Salesforce Marketing Cloud can also be linked to your website directly via API. Whatever happens on the website or if there are any automatic forms for customers to fill out, it automatically creates leads in the system, in Salesforce.
Senior Channel Sales Executive at GFI Software
Good real-time reporting, performs well, and is user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "It has excellent lead and opportunity tracking."
- "Salesforce is an excellent choice."
- "The dashboards should be more intuitive, as there are far too many items on them. You're not always sure what you're looking for."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It has excellent lead and opportunity tracking.
What needs improvement?
The dashboards should be more intuitive, as there are far too many items on them. You're not always sure what you're looking for.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Salesforce Marketing Cloud for three years.
As a cloud-based solution, you are always using the most recent version.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is scalable.
The clients for whom I work, have a few hundred users.
How are customer service and support?
Personally, I have not had any issues, and have not contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I worked with SugarCRM. Approximately eight years ago. In my opinion, it was much less scalable. But it was also fine, and perhaps more intuitive. There weren't a lot of things. In my opinion, Salesforce is on a different level. However, because it has been eight years, SugarCRM may have moved on.
How was the initial setup?
I'm not familiar with the installation procedure. I am an end-user. I log myself in and that's it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.
What other advice do I have?
Salesforce is an excellent choice. I connect to my clients' Salesforce, I have access as well, with limited access because you can scale. I'm not sure if a small business requires it, or how difficult would it be to install in a really small, company, but, I would recommend it to others who are interested and any other company.
I would rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Digital Lead of Middle East/ North Africa and Ukraine at Organon
CRM used to build fully automated customer journeys using the journey builder
Pros and Cons
- "The ability to automate processes is one of the most valuable features of Salesforce, which sets it apart from other systems, and we use the journey builder to design a fully automated journey."
- "In a future release it would be great to have the ability to connect the data from social media and email marketing and have it in one dashboard."
What is most valuable?
The ability to automate processes is one of the most valuable features of Salesforce. This sets it part from other systems. We use the journey builder to design a fully automated journey.
What needs improvement?
In a future release it would be great to have the ability to connect the data from social media and email marketing and have it in one dashboard.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The support for this solution is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Salesforce Technical Lead at Tata Consultancy
Powerful CRM that is constantly evolving with a frequent cycle
Pros and Cons
- "Salesforce is constantly evolving and have a good release cycle."
- "The Salesforce ecosystem is more powerful than Siebel.Salesforce is fully integrated."
- "Clarity around new features could be improved when they are released."
What is most valuable?
Salesforce is constantly evolving and have a good release cycle.
What needs improvement?
Clarity around new features could be improved when they are released. They send out emails but a lot of important information and explanations are missed by email. Training or videos to guide us using new features would be great.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The support we have received is good. This does depend on the level of support you sign up for.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used Sabiel but I would recommend Salesforce due to its performance. There are guard rails for implementation to guide you. The performance is guaranteed because your development has to be within those specific parameters. The Salesforce ecosystem is more powerful than Siebel.
Salesforce is fully integrated. When using Oracle products, I had to use multiple tools to make things work which takes up a lot of time. The APIs are also more difficult to use with Siebel compared to Salesforce.
How was the initial setup?
Salesforce comes with an out of the box org so there is very little setup needed. You can just log in and start working.
What other advice do I have?
If you have a complex product structure and require a lot of customization for a stable backend system, I would suggest using Siebel. Siebel performs very well for that use case. For every other requirement, I would suggest for Salesforce.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
Client Relationship Manager at Capgemini
The ability to create dashboards provides a wider picture of what is going on
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Salesforce are the automation and the ability to create dashboards which provide a wider picture of what is going on."
- "Salesforce could benefit by implementing further integration with more platforms."
What is our primary use case?
For me, the primary use case of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is for sales marketing. We have over 1,000 users of the solution in our organization.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Salesforce are the automation and the ability to create dashboards that provide a wider picture of what is going on.
What needs improvement?
Salesforce could benefit by implementing further integration with more platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce for 2 years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Prior to Salesforce, there was no other CRM tool. We were using Excel.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend other companies should use this solution.
Salesforce is an 8 out of 10 overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Solution Professional at Red Hat
Useful AI integration, user-friendly interface, and performs well
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud are that it performs well and gives me what I need. It's the most friendly interface system for CRM I've worked with. Additionally, it integrates fairly well with different kinds of AI and ML to allow you to receive more out of your application."
- "Salesforce Marketing Cloud could improve by having more graphical options because a lot of tables are now only numbers and percentages and data. I prefer graphs, lines, and pie charts. I know there are ways to receive this from Salesforce Marketing Cloud. It doesn't play a huge role in my daily work to invest the time to figure it out. I feel that it would be time wasted. They could make the graphical options easier to find and use in the future."
What is our primary use case?
The general use case of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is to manage marketing relationships with customers.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud are that it performs well and gives me what I need. It's the most friendly interface system for CRM I've worked with. Additionally, it integrates fairly well with different kinds of AI and ML to allow you to receive more out of your application.
What needs improvement?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud could improve by having more graphical options because a lot of tables are now only numbers and percentages and data. I prefer graphs, lines, and pie charts. I know there are ways to receive this from Salesforce Marketing Cloud. It doesn't play a huge role in my daily work to invest the time to figure it out. I feel that it would be time wasted. They could make the graphical options easier to find and use in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud has been a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is scalable because they have a lot of large customers. I'm not on that side of the technology to know exactly.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the support of Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My company pays to use this solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Salesforce Marketing Cloud to others.
I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of Data at Gauri Ltd
Reliable, effective for small to medium business, and beneficial lead to opportunities
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the seamless conversion of lead to opportunity, in relation to orders is good. That seamless connection is beneficial and simple."
- "When you use your iPhone or Android phone, Salesforce is not as user-friendly as it could be. That UX needs to be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use Salesforce Field Service for engineer visits. For example, to keep track of when they visit and when they went to service. All this can be done through the Salesforce field service. In adition, we mainly use it in the marketing space, we did two project(s).
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the seamless conversion of lead to opportunity, in relation to orders is good. That seamless connection is beneficial and simple.
What needs improvement?
When you use your iPhone or Android phone, Salesforce is not as user-friendly as it could be. That UX needs to be improved.
React Native is a newmobile app based framework, where you can build one framework which will work with Android, iPhone, tablets, and all browsers. What you see is what you get on all the different platforms. I get this in Salesforce as well, but the UX is not beautiful. This is not required for business, but when you spend some money, the UI should look very beautiful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Field Service for approximately 4 Years
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is good.
We have two clients using this solution and one of them has over 100 field engineers are using it.
How are customer service and support?
We provide support for Salesforce, Marketing, Sales, CPQ, Service/Field service and Tableu Reporting .
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used SAP CRM previously and Salesforce Marketing Cloud is more flexible.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup or implementation is straightforward. You can be in operation within three to four weeks subject to the scope and size of the Organaisation.
What about the implementation team?
We have approximately seven people for the maintenance and support of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and another 5 to 7 consultants for Field service space.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is paid for monthly.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution for small to medium companies. If they are large enterprises I would choose SAP CRM.
I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Salesforce Silver Partner
Technology Strategy Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Useful customer journey information and easy deployment
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is seeing the customer's journey."
- "Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a fantastic solution, but be aware of its technicalities when installation."
- "The majority of my clients are happy, but when it comes to the CDP of Salesforce, the client gets confused. They have no clue that Salesforce has a CDP platform too. If my clients want to go ahead with the same vendor, Salesforce, they get confused about the different marketing suites which are available. There is no clear marketing done for the suites available for the clients, this is where the client is facing the real challenges."
- "A few of our clients found using Salesforce Marketing Cloud challenging after they upgraded, they were finding it difficult to just move to the newer version of Salesforce and they were complaining about the customer support because they did not help them out."
What is our primary use case?
The type of deployment depends on the client's requirements. Each client has different requirements. Some of them are on the cloud, and others are on a hybrid deployment.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is used mainly for the customer's journey and the customer orchestration campaign.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is seeing the customer's journey.
What needs improvement?
The majority of my clients are happy, but when it comes to the CDP of Salesforce, the client gets confused. They have no clue that Salesforce has a CDP platform too. If my clients want to go ahead with the same vendor, Salesforce, they get confused about the different marketing suites which are available. There is no clear marketing done for the suites available for the clients, this is where the client is facing the real challenges.
In an upcoming release, they should make their templates more organized.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for approximately eight years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is fantastic. There are a lot of integrations available.
How are customer service and support?
A few of our clients found using Salesforce Marketing Cloud challenging after they upgraded, they were finding it difficult to just move to the newer version of the Salesforce. They were using two different versions of the same platform and they were complaining about the customer support because they did not help them out. However, we are now satisfied.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Marketo and other Adobe solutions.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Salesforce has different versions of the solution and some are more suitable for smaller clients. However, Salesforce is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a fantastic solution, but be aware of its technicalities when installation.
I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
CEO at growthmolecules
A robust solution with good Email automation and good scalability
Pros and Cons
- "Email automation is most valuable."
- "We use it to communicate with our customers, look at the reports to see the communication engagement, and then do sequencing to make sure that there are continuous touchpoints with the client."
- "The general setup and understanding of how to use it can be improved. There should be easier self-service for setting up dashboards. Currently, we have someone setting them up for us. I wish it was easier."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to communicate with our customers. We look at the reports to see the communication engagement, and then we do sequencing to make sure that there are continuous touchpoints with the client. We are using its latest version.
What is most valuable?
Email automation is most valuable.
What needs improvement?
The general setup and understanding of how to use it can be improved. There should be easier self-service for setting up dashboards. Currently, we have someone setting them up for us. I wish it was easier.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is pretty robust, and I've never had issues with it being unstable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable, and it grows with your company. Currently, it is being used by only three marketers. As we grow, we probably will increase its usage.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have not contacted them. It might be a paid service, and I don't know if we have that.
How was the initial setup?
It was complex.
What about the implementation team?
We hired an outside company to help us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We did a yearly license. We negotiated and got a great deal. I don't think we would have gotten far with the regular price, but they negotiated, so it was worth that.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others to invest in onboarding and implementation because you want to set it up right from the beginning. If you set it up wrong, you'll be spending more money.
I would rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Enterprise Mobility & Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Scalable, stable, and lets you add leads and set up meetings, but it needs a data exporting feature
Pros and Cons
- "I like that I can constantly add leads to Salesforce Marketing Cloud and look at accounts there. I also like that the solution lets me set up meetings."
- "The main action I want to do in Salesforce Marketing Cloud is to export data into Excel and use it. My company may have that feature locked down, or if the Excel data exporting function still isn't available in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, that's the feature I want."
What is our primary use case?
I use Salesforce Marketing Cloud for prospecting, chasing new business, and looking for new business. I also use it to keep track of conversations I have with customers. I also use the solution for following up with customers.
What is most valuable?
I like that I can constantly add leads to Salesforce Marketing Cloud and look at accounts there. I also like that the solution lets me set up meetings.
What needs improvement?
The main action I want to do in Salesforce Marketing Cloud is to export data into Excel and use it. That may be possible, but the company I work for doesn't allow it because of fear of the data getting exfiltrated or taken by salespeople who leave the company. My company may have that feature locked down, or if the Excel data exporting function still isn't available in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, that's the feature I want.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for about one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a cloud-based solution, so it's very scalable. Currently, my company has ten users, and if it wanted to increase that number to one hundred, it wouldn't be a problem in Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
How are customer service and support?
I've never used Salesforce Marketing Cloud technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Apart from using Salesforce Marketing Cloud, I used Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and to be honest, I prefer that over Salesforce Marketing Cloud. However, my company uses Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for Salesforce Marketing Cloud is okay, but I didn't deploy it because it was already there when I joined the company.
What was our ROI?
I'm sure Salesforce Marketing Cloud does give a return, but I don't know how much. Running the business without ROI from Salesforce Marketing Cloud or any other solution would be very difficult.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't know if my company pays for Salesforce Marketing Cloud monthly or yearly. It's a SaaS, so it's a recurring cost, but I have no information on its price.
What other advice do I have?
I'm using the latest version of Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
There's a plan to increase the number of Salesforce Marketing Cloud users, but only a little bit, such as one or two more users, but it's not going to be a one hundred percent increase. It'll be a slight increase.
I would recommend Salesforce Marketing Cloud to others because it's okay as a solution. However, I started with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and knew that system better, so I like it more, but Salesforce Marketing Cloud is okay.
I'm giving Salesforce Marketing Cloud a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director at Imaginedone
A great tool for using multiple end points to build a communication journey, but needs an upgraded script language
Pros and Cons
- "If you want to be able to communicate with your client using email, WhatsApp, and push notifications, know if the client opened the communication or not, and create and automate their journey, Marketing Cloud is very good."
- "Marketing Cloud should change the script language that it uses because it's not good. It's tricky and difficult to develop."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution to build one-on-one journeys for clients.
What is most valuable?
You can use many of the tools that they offer, not only email, to build a communication journey for your client and use many different end points to talk to the client. If you want to be able to communicate with your client using email, WhatsApp, and push notifications, know if the client opened the communication or not, and create and automate their journey, Marketing Cloud is very good.
What needs improvement?
Marketing Cloud should change the script language that it uses because it's not good. It's tricky and difficult to develop.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this product for about five years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We use this solution to send communication to 10 million users. After the initial setup, two persons can create a journey, with one person from marketing and one person to automate the journey.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is not simple. It's not entirely complex, but it's more complex than simple. If you had to rate it from zero to ten, where zero is easy and ten is complex, I think it would be a seven.
If you count the time needed to warn an IP address about sending the emails, you need at least one month to deploy it. If you don't consider the IP warning, you'll probably be able to complete the initial set up for Marketing Cloud in seven days.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Marketing Cloud is not the cheapest platform. It's probably one of the more highly-priced platforms on the market, but it's the best platform for deals. It's not cheap, which is why I recommend that you use Marketing Cloud to create automated journeys. If you plan to use Marketing Cloud just to send emails, use another tool.
What other advice do I have?
The roadmap and vision for the product is very good, and I think the team at Marketing Cloud is very up-to-date with their clients' needs.
I would rate this solution as a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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