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What is Salesforce Marketing Cloud?

Meet Salesforce CMS, the only digital experience platform build on the #1 CRM, so you can easily extend the marketing journey across channels. With content templates and visualization, it is easier than ever to develop and manage content across brands, regions, and beyond. Users can draft, publish, and update promotional emails, social, banners, and blog posts in seconds. Build content in one place. Deliver it anywhere.

Who Uses Salesforce Marketing Cloud?

Designed for small and midsize businesses in various industries.

Where can Salesforce Marketing Cloud be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Salesforce
  • Located in San Francisco, US
  • Founded in 2003

Salesforce Marketing Cloud support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 28 others

Languages

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

Salesforce Marketing Cloud pricing

Starting Price:

US$25.00/month
  • No free trial
  • No free version

Salesforce Marketing Cloud does not have a free version and does not offer a free trial. Salesforce Marketing Cloud paid version starts at US$25.00/month.

About the vendor

  • Salesforce
  • Located in San Francisco, US
  • Founded in 2003

Salesforce Marketing Cloud support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 28 others

Languages

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

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Features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud

  • A/B Testing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Audience Targeting
  • Automated Publishing
  • Autoresponders
  • Behaviour Tracking
  • Behavioural Analytics
  • Brand Management
  • CAN-SPAM Compliance
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Channel Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customisable Reports
  • Customisable Templates
  • Customizable Fields
  • Dashboard
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualisation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Content
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Tracking
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Full Text Search
  • Interaction Tracking
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Nurturing
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Segmentation
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Attribution
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Scheduling
  • Publish Scheduling
  • ROI Tracking
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rewards Management
  • SEO Management
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Segmentation
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Signature Management
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Subscriber Management
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Visitor Tracking
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews of Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Average score

Overall
4.2
Ease of Use
3.8
Customer Service
3.9
Features
4.3
Value for Money
3.8

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Rachid
Rachid
Sales Executive in United Arab Emirates
Verified LinkedIn User
Banking, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Salesforce marketing cloud

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Salesforce marketing cloud is one of the best way to maintain such as a strong relationships with customers and grow your business.

Pros:

The system provide many ways to grow the business you have.

Cons:

Customisation of emails into customers helps to get a strong relationships reports.

Karthik
AVP Digital Marketing in India
E-Learning, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Integrated Marketing Solution

5.0 11 months ago

Pros:

CRM and MAP are fully integrated. Ease of integration with ABM platform

Cons:

CMS and In-built Email functionalities are not great

Alternatives Considered: Marketo Sales Connect

Reasons for Choosing Salesforce Marketing Cloud: Integration with ABM platform and poor reporting functions of Zoho

Switched From: Zoho CRM and Zoho Campaigns

Sarah
Content Marketing Manager in Ireland
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Powerful tool but a steep learning curve

3.0 6 months ago

Pros:

The platform’s ability to segment audiences and automate marketing workflows is pretty powerful, allowing for precise targeting and engagement across email, social media, and SMS. Its integration with Salesforce CRM also makes it easy to pull insights into customer behavior and preferences.

Cons:

Navigating through its interface and setting up campaigns can be time-consuming, especially without prior experience or adequate training. Additionally, some tasks that should be straightforward, like creating email templates or setting up automation workflows, can be a bit cumbersome due to the number of steps involved.

John
Manager in US
Automotive, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Salesforce equals success

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Our overall experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud has been mixed. While implementation, cost, and learning curve were issues, once we knew what we were doing, we’ve been able to successfully market through multiple channels with one platform, which has been fantastic.

Pros:

What I liked most about Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the ability to manage email, social media, and text messaging from one platform.

Cons:

What I liked least about Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the complexity of implementation and the steep learning curve

Amanda
VP - Marketing in US
Packaging & Containers, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Most convenient marketing automation system in a Salesforce environment

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: I've used many different marketing automation solutionsbefore, and each have their pro's and con's, but anytime I'm working within a Salesforce environment, Salesforce Marketing Cloud is my goto. While other marketing automation systems offer Salesforce integrations, they're essentially iframed into Salesforce to give the visual impression that they're fully integrated, but once diving into the details, there are inconvenient gaps that open up opportunities for human error and data being out of sync. I have yet to encounter a marketing automation software that integrates as seamlessly as Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

Pros:

Extensive features, and seamless integration with Salesforce CRM. No other marketing automation system that I've used works as smoothly with Salesforce CRM as Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

Cons:

Price. Salesforce Marketing Cloud isn't exactly cheap.