Marketo at a small company serving a niche market
July 30, 2015

Marketo at a small company serving a niche market

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Spark

Modules Used

  • Marketo Lead Management
  • Marketo Sales Insight

Overall Satisfaction with Marketo

We use Marketo with SFDC for lead tracking and basic lead nurturing. Marketo is used by our Marketing Department only. We have invested significantly in capturing leads through external events and use Marketo to nurture them through our sales process.
  • Tracks activities associated with our campaigns - opens, CTAs, etc.
  • Has good terms/definitions integration with SFDC, but could be much tighter. Use more common language.
  • I anticipate faster lead conversion, but we're just getting started with the tool.
  • I also anticipate increased employee efficiency since integrating Marketo with SFDC will create "one version of the truth" regarding our customers and potential customers.
We used Oracle Siebel CRM at HP before we switched to SFDC and Eloqua (before it was acquired by Oracle). Siebel was cumbersome and not cloud-based so difficult to access when not at the office. Both SFDC and Eloqua were cloud-based so a BIG improvement. Eloqua was a very difficult but comprehensive marketing automation tool. I liked their ability to show campaigns in a flow chart manner (I'm an engineer so I love flow charts). Marketo seems to just provide lists and icons.
We market to niche markets and industries, some of whom are not very computer literate. I'm still learning the tool and how to best apply it to our markets.

Adobe Marketo Engage Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
8
Dynamic content
7
Ability to test dynamic content
Not Rated
Landing pages
8
A/B testing
Not Rated
Mobile optimization
Not Rated
Email deliverability reporting
8
List management
5
Triggered drip sequences
Not Rated
Lead nurturing automation
8
Lead scoring and grading
8
Data quality management
Not Rated
Automated sales alerts and tasks
Not Rated
Calendaring
Not Rated
Event/webinar marketing
Not Rated
Social sharing and campaigns
Not Rated
Social profile integration
Not Rated
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
Not Rated
Custom reports
Not Rated
API
Not Rated
Role-based workflow & approvals
Not Rated
Customizability
Not Rated
Integration with Salesforce.com
9
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Not Rated
Integration with SugarCRM
Not Rated