Marketo - because you need to know where that lead has been
Updated June 16, 2015

Marketo - because you need to know where that lead has been

Erik Charles | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Standard

Modules Used

  • Marketo Lead Management
  • Marketo Sales Insight

Overall Satisfaction with Marketo Marketing Automation

Marketo is used in Marketing to manage leads and the ongoing nurturing of those leads.
  • Quick answers to questions regarding what is working, and what is not.
  • Easy to review data in various formats, plus I can quickly dump to Excel if needed.
  • Integrated with Salesforce.com and CAKE, so that I can see the entire customer journey from anonymous browsing to closed/won.
  • Automated email updates sent out, so that I can keep key people up-to-date without needing to run separate reports.
  • Simple to build a campaign that I can turn on, and it runs automatically as I add new leads.
  • Full support for keeping compliant with various international email marketing laws.
  • Biggest challenge is keeping campaigns organized over time. Sometimes tough to go backwards and clean out poorly detailed or run campaigns.
  • Cleaning out bad emails, lacking emails, etc. Again - the auditing process is cumbersome.
  • Risk of bloatware. As more functionality is added, tougher for a manager (as opposed to a daily user) to find what they want to see. Not there yet - but an ongoing concern.
  • Nomenclature of names, leads, contacts, accounts discrepancies between different products (i.e. Salesforce calls it one thing, Marketo calls it another).
  • I can see exactly what is happening with our leads.
  • Reports are automatically sent out.
  • Reporting needs to be simplified for an exec sponsor only dashboard view / email.
Ability to adjust licensing / control the price when you fill your database with junk leads.

Adobe Marketo Engage Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
7
Dynamic content
Not Rated
Ability to test dynamic content
Not Rated
Landing pages
8
A/B testing
7
Mobile optimization
8
Email deliverability reporting
8
List management
9
Lead nurturing automation
9
Lead scoring and grading
8
Data quality management
6
Automated sales alerts and tasks
7
Calendaring
7
Event/webinar marketing
9
Social sharing and campaigns
Not Rated
Social profile integration
Not Rated
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
8
Custom reports
7
API
10
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

Using Marketo Marketing Automation

Switching costs plus it does what I want.