Salesforce Marketing-Cloud-Email-Specialist - Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist (MC-202)

Einstein Content Selection uses AI to automatically select and deliver the most relevant content to each subscriber, increasing engagementand click rates. For Northern Trail Outfitters, this feature can help personalize holiday promotional emails based on individual subscriber engagement. More information can be found in theEinstein Content Selection documentation.

When a global template is moved to the shared folder and needs to be used across all business units whilemaintaining branding standards, selecting the "Edit Globally" permission option ensures that the template can be edited at the top level. This permission allows for updates to be made centrally, which are then propagated across all instances where the template is used, ensuring consistency and adherence to branding guidelines.

Using the "Preview and Test" feature in Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows you to simulate how an email will appear to specific subscribers. By selecting a targeted subscriber, you can ensure the dynamic content and AMPscript are functioning correctly before sending the email to actual recipients. This method builds confidence in the dynamic email capabilities by allowing internal team members to see exactly what the end user will see. Reference:Salesforce Marketing Cloud Documentation on Preview and Test.

When the file delivery cadence changes to multiple times a day, it is efficient to replace the existing schedule-based automation with a File Drop automation. This setup triggers the automation whenever a file matching a specific filename pattern is dropped into the SFTP, thereby minimizing network usage and ensuring timely processing of the files as they are received.

 As a good first step in adding automation to its email marketing, Northern Trail Outfitters should create an automation that imports subscriber dataregularly and updates key data extensions. This ensures that the data is always up-to-date and accurate, forming the foundation for all subsequent automated campaigns and decisioning processes.

To personalize the From Name in emails with the targeted customer's specific representative, Northern Trail Outfitters shoulduse a Sender Profile in conjunction with AMPscript Lookup. A Sender Profile allows the configuration of dynamic sender information, and AMPscript Lookup can be used to retrieve the representative's information from a data extension. This combination enables the dynamic personalization of the From Name in emails.

To view a dashboard showing the success rate of customers that have been through a Welcome Series Journey in the last 7 days, Northern Trail Outfitters' leadership should look at Datorama Reports - Journey Performance. This tool provides comprehensive insights and performance metrics for journeys,including success rates and engagement over specified time periods.

 The Not Sent Tracking Extract in Salesforce Marketing Cloud provides detailed information about subscribers who were part of the send audience but did not receive the email. This extract can be configured in Automation Studio to automatically generate and analyze the list of subscribers who did not get the expected emails. Reference:Salesforce Marketing Cloud Documentation on Tracking Extracts.

 The Verification Activity in Automation Studio is used to set additional guardrails before an email send occurs. This activity helps ensure that the audience criteria meet certain conditions and prevents sending to more subscribers than intended. According to Salesforce Marketing Cloud documentation, the Verification Activity can check for audience count thresholds and prevent sending if the audience exceeds the specified limit.

Journey Builder and EngagementSplit in Salesforce Marketing Cloud allow marketers to create sophisticated, no-code workflows that react to subscriber engagement. Engagement Split is a feature within Journey Builder that enables path branching based on actions taken by the subscriber, such as opens, clicks, or other interactions. This approach aligns with Salesforce Marketing Cloud's emphasis on personalized customer journeys and is well-supported by their documentation on Journey Builder and Engagement Splits.