Practicing Marketo without training: the 10 mistakes of the layman
Are you a digital native and understand any new interface you come across very…
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Are you a digital native and understand any new interface you come across very quickly? Do you like to jump right into the action and prefer to learn the rules on the job?
Well, do as you please. But be warned: ignoring a minimum of Marketo best practices can seriously damage your career!
Here are the ten most common mistakes made by laymen who overestimated themselves.
1. No program cost
Creating a program without indicating the cost of the program will prevent you from accessing a whole world of analysis reports! Even if you can’t figure out what a campaign costs you, don’t leave the “period cost” field blank.
2. No channels
It’s true, you can send an emailing without worrying about channels, program status or contact progress. But then you miss out on all the interesting part of the analysis, and you deprive yourself of great targeting opportunities.
3. Insufficient templates
To get the most out of Marketo, you need to take time to create charted and responsive templates: this will facilitate the work of your marketing colleagues who don’t necessarily have any knowledge of code.
4. Confusion between batch and trigger
In the smart list of Marketo campaigns, we sometimes find simple filters where we should have triggers. This is a pity, because it is thanks to triggers that we can talk about marketing automation!
5. Fancy naming
You may think that respecting a nomenclature for campaigns, programs and resources is a waste of time. On the contrary: it’s a huge time saver when you can do a search or a targeting based on a part of the name!
