Pros and Cons of Marketo
Updated February 17, 2019

Pros and Cons of Marketo

Danielle Guarino | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Marketo Analytics

Overall Satisfaction with Marketo

Marketo is being used by our marketing department. Our business model allows us to have a captive audience, so mostly use it for email blasts and sales nurtures.

Pros

  • Marketo's cloning and tokens saves so much time.
  • You can set up subscriptions so certain reports are emailed to your selected recipients at the frequency you choose.
  • The iPad Check-ins for live events are easy to use and update in Marketo instantly.

Cons

  • The analytics section isn't as intuitive as I'd like it to be.
  • When building landing pages, I haven't figured out if I can "bring to front" or "push back" different page elements to layer them.
  • When building emails in Marketo, sometimes there are discrepancies in what I see in Marketo VS the same (via Outlook). The main culprits involve centering images and tables, as well as things like different fonts appearing in the tables.
  • The Marketo tracking token has broken links in the past. I believe it's only happened on long links - the marketo tracking adds more characters in the URL and hits a predetermined limit, making the link null and void
We selected Marketo because we could scale it as we grow larger.
When selecting a marketing automation platform, I think the size of your company and database will be the most important factors to determine if Marketo is the option or another competitor.

Adobe Marketo Engage Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
8
Dynamic content
7
Ability to test dynamic content
5
Landing pages
9
A/B testing
5
Mobile optimization
5
Email deliverability reporting
7
List management
3
Triggered drip sequences
8
Lead nurturing automation
8
Lead scoring and grading
8
Data quality management
8
Automated sales alerts and tasks
8
Calendaring
8
Event/webinar marketing
9
Social sharing and campaigns
6
Social profile integration
6
Dashboards
7
Standard reports
7
Custom reports
8
API
8
Customizability
9
Integration with Salesforce.com
9
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Not Rated
Integration with SugarCRM
Not Rated

Using Marketo's core features

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