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Marketo is THE marketing automation solution - hands down!
Updated December 09, 2016

Marketo is THE marketing automation solution - hands down!

Christopher Young | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Global Enterprise

Overall Satisfaction with Marketo

We're utilizing Marketo for lead nurturing, email delivery, landing page, real-time personalization, customer communication, retention efforts across our entire organization. We initially implemented Marketo as a replacement for our email blast program but our implementation was not completed for about 8 months as we had some restructuring across the organization. Once we were able to iron out those items we went full force to implement Marketo in phases - initially we used it for email blasts to our customers similarly to our previous system however, we knew the potential was greater. Once we participated in their 'Smooth Transition' program and had our staff up to speed we quickly implemented additional programs w/in Marketo. We moved forward with lead scoring and lead nurture by way of engagements that have helped us more easily move potential customers down the funnel to purchase. We've found it to be boundless when it comes to functionality w/in our organization!
  • Automated Engagement! We can set up an engagement program that will nurture customers & leads down the purchase funnel efficiently.
  • Lead scoring & alerts. We're able to easily assign scores to leads and send timely alerts to the sales team so they can target the right customer at the right time.
  • Trigger campaigns. Once you have your site set up for tracking it's easy to follow your customers journey and present them with real time personalization to help funnel people to purchase.
  • It's not as intuitive to find out some simple items like what percentage of your audience is opening email on a mobile device. You can set up special reports to find the information but in far simpler programs its much easier to see your audience split.
  • Engage and grow customers over time
Our goal was to engage our customers and continue talking to them over longer periods of time instead of only when someone decided to send a new communication. We've been able to keep the conversation going with customers & leads and have seen a much higher response rate than from other simple programs.
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If you're looking to send simple emails to your customers, e.g., batch and blast, then Marketo is not for you. Think about what you're trying to accomplish with your email and spend the time to develop a sound strategy before even considering purchasing Marketo. Marketo is highly suited for automation, I mean, it IS the solution for automation. If you're jumping in then be ready for the challenges of getting your organization buy-in...and Marketo can help you with your business case. Honestly, it's one of the best programs I've ever used!

Adobe Marketo Engage Feature Ratings

9.3
WYSIWYG email editor
5
Dynamic content
10
Ability to test dynamic content
10
Landing pages
10
A/B testing
9
Mobile optimization
10
Email deliverability reporting
10
List management
10
Triggered drip sequences
10
10.0
Lead nurturing automation
10
Lead scoring and grading
10
Data quality management
10
Automated sales alerts and tasks
10
10.0
Calendaring
10
Event/webinar marketing
10
10.0
Social sharing and campaigns
10
Social profile integration
10
9.0
Dashboards
10
Standard reports
7
Custom reports
10
10.0
API
10
Role-based workflow & approvals
10
Customizability
10
Integration with Salesforce.com
Not Rated
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Not Rated
Integration with SugarCRM
Not Rated

Using Marketo

Marketo is easy to navigate - one of the easiest tools I've used. The GUI is intuitive for new users too. The constantly ask for user feedback which helps them remain at the top of the class in usability! (imho)