Salesforce is at the heart of eComm, but it would be nothing without other systems across CU. Most of eComm's Salesforce Contacts come from a nightly updated source system, enriched with engagement data from eComm's other applications (Marketing Cloud & Cvent), constituents, and eComm Specialists.
The eComm Help Ticket is a robust resource designed specifically for eComm and is constantly updated. Check out an overview of the process (including a peek of the back end), benefits to those requesting help and those providing support, plus common missteps to avoid.
Person of Interest or POI data is used for Contacts with a non-traditional, close affiliation with CU. As of August 2024, POIs make up 47K+ Contacts. Some examples include Security / Training, Volunteer and Student-Athlete.
Effective email marketing is data-driven and should not be viewed as set it and forget it. As an email marketer, looking at reliable metrics when analyzing your email marketing performance is essential. Using your own data as a benchmark is the best practice for determining if you are meeting your goals or need to optimize to improve performance.
Upgrades occur all the time, but it doesn't always alter email marketing practices. Many email client upgrades over the last few years will enhance privacy for recipients, gradually resulting in inflated, artificial engagement rates for email marketers. With a key piece of reportable data becoming more unreliable, we must reconsider how success is measured.
When faced with a failed send, a send to 0, or failed Data Extension, review the items below. Often, the root cause is something over which you have control rather than a systemic failure in Salesforce or Marketing Cloud. If there is an outage or broad issue, users will be notified as soon as possible.
We know our eComm specialists and users understand the importance of CAN-SPAM and intend to follow it. But sometimes, mistakes can occur that lead to a violation. Learn about common ways to violate CAN-SPAM so you can avoid them. We highly recommend this wiki and the associated quiz as an annual refresher.
Does a contact need to start (or stop) receiving a communication of yours? If your Report or Data Extension is based on a Salesforce Campaign, users can manage Campaign Members and create new Contacts when needed. Those audience changes will be reflected the next time the corresponding Report is sent to or Data Extension is started. It's a great way for users to continually manage small changes to an audience, without involving an eComm specialist.
