Nabil Shalan - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Information Technology at Edgo
Real User
Reliable, good for managing sales pipelines, and offers great integration capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "We haven't had any issues with integration."
  • "The cost is always a concern for anyone using a SaaS product."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for our marketing. It's for managing our opportunities for the sales and marketing teams for outreach to target customers. 

How has it helped my organization?

We're able to track opportunities for sales. We can have a customer pipeline and convert them into sales. 

What is most valuable?

We like that we can manage sales pipelines and see the process of sales, including pending activity. It really helps us manage our sales process. We're able to understand our capabilities and the conversion rates from our facilities and see everything from a national perspective. 

We haven't had any issues with integration. 

The initial setup is easy.

The solution is stable. 

What needs improvement?

I haven't noted any necessary changes. I haven't heard of issues from the sales and marketing team. 

The cost is always a concern for anyone using a SaaS product. We're always concerned about a price rise. However, it is not something that would turn us away from the product.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any issues with stability. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We never really looked at the scalability in order to grow it out. We only use certain modules. 

We have about 35 users at this point. 

How are customer service and support?

While there is a special team that handles the solution, I haven't had any issues with the standard support. We haven't had an issue that required real escalation. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution previously. 

How was the initial setup?

The implementation was not too complex and it did not take long. the setup is straightforward. 

We had four people working on the initial setup to ensure that all requirements were captured.

There is standard maintenance needed. However, it is minimal. Any issues with eh software itself would be handled by the vendor directly.

What about the implementation team?

We worked with a local vendor, and they were very helpful. 

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI and have been satisfied with what were are getting out of the product. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have standard licensing. I'd rate the affordability six out of ten. It can be a bit expensive. However, it's not too bad as it brings good value. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I'm not sure if a solution was looked at before I arrived at the company. My understanding is that this is the first solution the company wanted to work with. Some staff members were already familiar with it. 

What other advice do I have?

It's a SaaS solution, so we don't have it on-prem. We've subscribed to Salesforce for our sales team.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's a great product. If you know your requirements and what you need, it's a good product to work with. The functionality is great. However, the pricing could always be lower. 

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Consultant/Architect at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
A leading marketing automation tool with great versatility
Pros and Cons
  • "It makes it easy for a business to use any module based on their preference."
  • "The technicality of the solution can be streamlined."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is email automation by our clients. Additionally, some use it for email and mobile SMS. Other clients use it for Interaction Studio, while some use it for Web Studio and Journey Builder. Hence, the use case depends on what the client wants to achieve.

What is most valuable?

I like this solution because of its versatility. It covers almost everything on marketing automation. Depending on how deep we get into using the system, it can be a complex tool. However, I like it because many businesses use it for their emails, SMS, and Advertising Studio, Social Studio. There are so many angles of marketing that are covered in Salesforce Marketing Cloud so it makes it easy for a business to use any module based on their preference.

What needs improvement?

The technicality of the solution can be streamlined. There are so many things that are technical in Salesforce Marketing Cloud. I've seen some third-party applications that simplify. For example, I've seen third-party applications that simplify SQL and instead of writing SQL, you can use a drag and drop. The system does everything for you. Salesforce Marketing Cloud should also consider reducing its technicality to make it open to those who might not be as technical.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable, but it could be slow at times. So far, I haven't heard anything about it not being stable. They're constantly improving on the product. It is probably the number one marketing automation tool out there.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, but it depends on what you want to get out of it. Approximately six to seven people use it in our organization, but some of our big clients intend to increase their usage in the future. For small clients, Salesforce Marketing Cloud is expensive and is not for everyone. I would say that small clients should start with things like HubSpot or MailChimp and then progress from there, depending on what they need it for. But, if the client usually has the funds, they typically want to go for more options and features in Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

How are customer service and support?

My experience with customer service and support is good. There are some experienced people, and some are less experienced people. It depends on who you meet. But, they help solve the problem most of the time.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used MailChimp.

How was the initial setup?

Installation took approximately two days. It is not difficult, but there are a lot of steps to follow. But if you follow the steps, it is easier.

What about the implementation team?

Implementation usually occurs in-house.

What was our ROI?

The clients would be in a better position to identify the return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing is usually a yearly subscription. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive. Depending on the package you get, there is a limit to the number of contacts you can have. For example, if you have a million contacts in your package, you start paying for each of those contacts once you exceed a million contacts.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluate other options and decide based on our client's needs.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good, but the technicality in it can be streamlined. My advice to new users considering this product is to seek expert opinions. There has to be a requirement gathering station in place, so I advise them to seek input from consultants like me. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is not for everyone. It was not cheap. So, smaller businesses would be better off speaking to a consultant and might not need it. They may need iMailChimp, HubSpot, or any other marketing tool.

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Cristianne Aguiar - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analytics and Information Designer Lead at Oi S/A
Real User
Top 10
Allows communication with customers with an easy to handle journey builder
Pros and Cons
  • "Salesforce Marketing Cloud's journey builder is very easy to handle and quickly sets up a journey for clients who use a lot of communication."
  • "There is a lot of room for improvement in Salesforce Marketing Cloud's dashboards and the visualization of information in each journey."

What is our primary use case?

I'm part of the data analytics team in a major Brazilian telecom company and work on the implementation side. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is our main platform to connect with our customers. We are a telecom company that sells fiber and FTTH in the Brazilian market. We use the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform to send emails, WhatsApp messages, or push notifications to welcome our new customers. We also use the platform to remind customers to pay their bills.

How has it helped my organization?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud helps us have all the communication and logs we communicate with our customers in one place. This helps us work on our data to understand our customers better.

What is most valuable?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud's journey builder is very easy to handle and quickly sets up a journey for clients who use a lot of communication. Salesforce Marketing Cloud helps us communicate ad hoc when we need to communicate quickly with our customers. We also use the CDP.

What needs improvement?

There is a lot of room for improvement in Salesforce Marketing Cloud's dashboards and the visualization of information in each journey.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for around seven to eight months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten for scalability. We have plans to increase the usage of Salesforce Marketing Cloud in the future.

How was the initial setup?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud's initial setup was quick. However, it is complex to use the platform with CDP.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for someone planning to use Salesforce Marketing Cloud would be to learn a little about the product before implementation and plan your implementation well.

Overall, I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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QA Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Real User
Marketing platform widely used in the market that has improved our productivity and offers a large range of features
Pros and Cons
  • "Marketing Cloud has improved our productivity and our team enjoy using it."
  • "We have struggled to get resolution of support tickets from the Salesforce team."

What is most valuable?

Marketing Cloud has improved our productivity and our team enjoy using it. 

What needs improvement?

We have struggled to get resolution of support tickets from the Salesforce team. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for less than one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We found a couple of defects which were not able to be fixed by our development team and we are continuously working with Salesforce to provide any feedback and answer any questions.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

What about the implementation team?

We have a Salesforce dedicated team that takes care of deployments or any difficulties or hurdles.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Salesforce is an expensive solution. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Salesforce due to all the different features that are included inside the full package. If you aren't going to make use of all these features, there may be better options more suited to small businesses. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Salesforce Consultant
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Along with an easy initial setup process, the marketing tool also offers a good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
  • "The solution can have a better UI. Salesforce Marketing Cloud should consider making its solution more robust for error handling."

What is our primary use case?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is used for managing all the leads. It is also used for the marketing of products.

How has it helped my organization?

I can't specifically comment on how the tool has helped me because I have only done a few specific configurations on Salesforce Marketing Cloud, like writing up a code for sending out emails and writing up a code for creating one robust component for the related list.

What needs improvement?

There are some areas to be improved, especially for the sake of developers. The solution can have a better UI. Salesforce Marketing Cloud should consider making its solution more robust for error handling. Other than the aforementioned issues, everything else is fine.

In our company, we know some limitations of Salesforce, like how a user can subscribe and receive only five reports from Salesforce. Also, a user can subscribe to its dashboard only. So, these aforementioned points are some areas that can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud. I have done only one partial integration with the Marketing Cloud team. Also, I am unsure of the version I used since I was involved in some configuration-related work.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The solution's setup was easy because I remember working with my colleague, and it was pretty simple to follow the basic steps and the standard documentation, so that was not too hard.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is deployed on the cloud.

What was our ROI?

Since the users of the solution have experienced a good ROI using the tool, they have finalized their decision to use it since they are happy with the tool.

After going live with the solution, one of our clients who used the tool, along with all its features, was happy with the solution. They consider it the best solution since it is a top trending solution in the market that is robust and scalable.

What other advice do I have?

I totally recommend the solution to others because it has increased the ROI for our entire firm. Considering the solution's pricing, if someone has the budget to purchase the tool, I will push them to use the marketing cloud. I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Technology Strategy Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Useful customer journey information and easy deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is seeing the customer's journey."
  • "The majority of my clients are happy, but when it comes to the CDP of Salesforce, the client gets confused. They have no clue that Salesforce has a CDP platform too. If my clients want to go ahead with the same vendor, Salesforce, they get confused about the different marketing suites which are available. There is no clear marketing done for the suites available for the clients, this is where the client is facing the real challenges."

What is our primary use case?

The type of deployment depends on the client's requirements. Each client has different requirements. Some of them are on the cloud, and others are on a hybrid deployment.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is used mainly for the customer's journey and the customer orchestration campaign.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is seeing the customer's journey.

What needs improvement?

The majority of my clients are happy, but when it comes to the CDP of Salesforce, the client gets confused. They have no clue that Salesforce has a CDP platform too. If my clients want to go ahead with the same vendor, Salesforce, they get confused about the different marketing suites which are available. There is no clear marketing done for the suites available for the clients, this is where the client is facing the real challenges.

In an upcoming release, they should make their templates more organized.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for approximately eight years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is fantastic. There are a lot of integrations available.

How are customer service and support?

A few of our clients found using Salesforce Marketing Cloud challenging after they upgraded, they were finding it difficult to just move to the newer version of the Salesforce. They were using two different versions of the same platform and they were complaining about the customer support because they did not help them out. However, we are now satisfied.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Marketo and other Adobe solutions.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is very easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Salesforce has different versions of the solution and some are more suitable for smaller clients. However, Salesforce is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a fantastic solution, but be aware of its technicalities when installation.

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Marketing manager at Wowtickets
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Comes with automation and Einstein features which provides innovative ideas
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool's most valuable feature is its automation. We can integrate data with the Salesforce hub. Its Einstein feature tells us whether our campaigns are on the right track. It also helps with ideas."

    What is most valuable?

    The tool's most valuable feature is its automation. We can integrate data with the Salesforce hub. Its Einstein feature tells us whether our campaigns are on the right track. It also helps with ideas. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the product for seven years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud is scalable. I rate it seven out of ten. 

    How are customer service and support?

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud's tech support is responsive. There is a platform called Trailblazer where you can put in your queries. 

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I used HubSpot before Salesforce Marketing Cloud. I switched the platform since I changed the company. In terms of data management, Salesforce outshines HubSpot. It provides robust data handling and excels in generating innovative ideas and feedback. Specifically, tools like Einstein contribute significantly by offering insights on enhancing EDR.

    One standout feature is the 360-degree view in Salesforce, a capability absent in HubSpot.

    How was the initial setup?

    The tool's deployment was straightforward. Deployment can be completed in two weeks. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the product a nine out of ten. 

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    Head of Information Technology at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Top 5Leaderboard
    Maps customer journeys and works for email campaigns but pricing is expensive
    Pros and Cons
    • "Salesforce Marketing Cloud's integrations are seamless since it is a native application. It helps us with B2B and B2C send-outs and can handle large columns."
    • "Salesforce Marketing Cloud is expensive. The email functionality should be more modern and user-friendly."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the product for email campaigns. It also helps us to map customer journeys. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    The tool's report file creation functionality helps us with productivity. We can also use it to check CRM campaigns. The data is in one place. 

    What is most valuable?

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud's integrations are seamless since it is a native application. It helps us with B2B and B2C send-outs and can handle large columns. 

    What needs improvement?

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud is expensive. The email functionality should be more modern and user-friendly. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with the product for two years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product is stable. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    My company has around 10 users for the product. It is scalable. However, you need to be mindful of the cost while scaling. 

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We chose the product since it was a Salesforce native application. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The tool's deployment took six weeks to complete. We have a team managing the system: three in-house members and some external consultants. Our focus is not just on keeping things updated but also making sure they stay relevant.

    What about the implementation team?

    A Salesforce marketing consultant expert helped us with the deployment. 

    What was our ROI?

    We have seen ROI with the product's use. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

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