Account Manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Gets quotes out quickly but forecasting needs improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the ability to get quotes out in a timely manner."
  • "Marketing Cloud's forecasting could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I mostly use Marketing Cloud to create sales opportunities, keep track of my pipeline, and create quotes.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the ability to get quotes out in a timely manner.

What needs improvement?

Marketing Cloud's forecasting could be improved. I also think it's overrated when it comes to its CRM - I've seen other platforms do it just as well, if not better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for nine months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce is stable, especially in comparison to Oracle Sales Cloud, which tends to crap out and require refreshing, especially when creating quotes.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I find that Marketing Cloud is scalable.

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

I've also used Oracle Sales Cloud, which I find is better for creating opportunities and keeping track of your pipeline. With Salesforce, you need to create specific custom reports to see all your opportunities in one spot, whereas it's a little more intuitive with Fusion to click a few buttons and see everything. Salesforce has almost too many options. However, creating a quote is much easier with Salesforce than with Oracle Sales Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

There's a learning curve to Marketing Cloud - it requires a ramp-up time of about a month playing around with the CRMs in order to be fairly proficient.

What other advice do I have?

I would give Marketing Cloud a score of seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Product Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Good technical support, extremely good scalability and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very, very scalable."
  • "The solution can be difficult to set up for non-technical individuals."

What is our primary use case?

Basically, in the present company where I'm working right now, I'm into the firewall purely on a security end. There are two kinds of deployment, whether it can be on-premises or on-cloud. We don't need any additional features or additional things to the firewall itself. If the customer is demanding "Okay, we want a specific cloud", they can have that flexibility. They specifically can name features and everything. 

How has it helped my organization?

The solution helps to boost the basic revenue generation of a company. 

What is most valuable?

The most interesting part is knowing your customer. If we go for any person who is just a random person we don't know anything at the start. However, we get to know something more about their infrastructure, their architecture, their flow, et cetera, over time. Accordingly, we can do some research and increase our productivity in our field and also in our company.

The solution is very, very scalable.

The solution is stable.

Technical support has always been helpful.

What needs improvement?

The product can improve security. If we can get better security on the cloud, it would be ideal. With the cloud, you don't need any infrastructure or any kind of end-user person. We'd like to increase the security protocols and increase the policies which have been assigned or have been deployed from years back. 

The solution can be difficult to set up for non-technical individuals.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been in marketing for over five years, and in that time, have adopted Salesforce.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. It helps if there's a technical person on hand to handle the deal flow when pitching to customers to showcase proper handling.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is completely scalable. The sky really is the limit. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so as much as it wants.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've dealt with technical support in the past. It's been pretty good overall. They seem to be helpful and responsive. We're satisfied with their level of support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can vary in complexity.  

If a customer is from a non-technical department or a non-technical field, then we struggle a bit in explaining what needs to be done. However, if a particular person is knowledgeable about the technology or the upcoming trends, it will be a fairly easy process. 

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

The pricing is reasonable. However, it depends on the particular customer. It depends on what their needs are and how much of the product they will use, et cetera.

The pricing can also vary depending on the deployment model.

What other advice do I have?

I'm in distribution. I'm a developer.

We work with different deployment models, depending on what the client needs.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Sr. Systems Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
Central management, easy to build reports, and high availability
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the reporting engine. Reports are very good and easy to build."
  • "In a future release, adding end-user personalization would be a benefit."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Salesforce Marketing Cloud for the CRM functionality. We have the accounts for each of our customers, the contact points, the opportunities, and the lists of assets, and entitlements they have. We can have a comprehensive view of all the customer history inside our company, such as contract dates. If they need to renew or replace anything, it's easier to keep in touch with the customer, because we have the information in a single place.

How has it helped my organization?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud has helped the organization by having centralized management capabilities. We have all the information from a single point of view. It is useful for me, for example, if I am to be looking at a customer account with my boss, which is in a different location from me, we can see the same account. He has access to the same piece of information I have. He has more access and can bring me more details. The solution is good for collaborative work, things can get done faster.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the reporting engine. Reports are very good and easy to build.

What needs improvement?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud could improve by having the ability to detect duplicate accounts. Sometimes you search for a customer and you have five or six different records for the same customer. You look inside, all the records have the same data, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud says it could not find any duplicate accounts for it. It would be nice to have more intelligence for the detection of duplicates.

In a future release, adding end-user personalization would be a benefit.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is good.

We have approximately 600 to 700 users using this solution from the sales and marketing team.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Salesforce Marketing Cloud, but I heard it was good.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation of Salesforce Marketing Cloud was done by the vendor.

The maintenance is done by the vendor.

What other advice do I have?

There are many different pieces of Salesforce, I would advise others to run a deep analysis and a proof of concept to evaluate everything before purchasing because it's a huge solution. It has very different modules and features. It may be too big for what they need. It's important to evaluate and do a proof of concept.

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Head of Data at Gauri Ltd
Real User
Reliable, effective for small to medium business, and beneficial lead to opportunities
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the seamless conversion of lead to opportunity, in relation to orders is good. That seamless connection is beneficial and simple."
  • "When you use your iPhone or Android phone, Salesforce is not as user-friendly as it could be. That UX needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use Salesforce Field Service for engineer visits. For example, to keep track of when they visit and when they went to service.  All this can be done through the Salesforce field service. In adition, we mainly use it in the marketing space, we did two project(s).  

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the seamless conversion of lead to opportunity, in relation to orders is good. That seamless connection is beneficial and simple.

What needs improvement?

When you use your iPhone or Android phone, Salesforce is not as user-friendly as it could be. That UX needs to be improved.

React Native is a newmobile app based framework, where you can build one framework which will work with Android, iPhone, tablets, and all browsers. What you see is what you get on all the different platforms. I get this in Salesforce as well, but the UX is not beautiful. This is not required for business, but when you spend some money, the UI should look very beautiful.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using  Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Field Service for approximately 4 Years

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is good.

We have two clients using this solution and one of them has over 100 field engineers are using it.

How are customer service and support?

We provide support for Salesforce, Marketing, Sales, CPQ, Service/Field service and Tableu Reporting .

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have used SAP CRM previously and Salesforce Marketing Cloud is more flexible.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup or implementation is straightforward. You can be in operation within three to four weeks subject to the scope and size of the Organaisation.

What about the implementation team?

We have approximately seven people for the maintenance and support of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and another 5 to 7 consultants for Field service space.

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

The solution is paid for monthly.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution for small to medium companies. If they are large enterprises I would choose SAP CRM.

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Leonardo Lecaros - PeerSpot reviewer
South Europe Enterprise Sales Executive at Dataiku
Real User
Good performance, great support, and scales everywhere
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a great solution. I like its stability, scalability, and performance."
  • "They can perhaps simplify the dashboards. In my opinion as an end-user, reports could also be simplified, but it also depends on how your company is set up. It depends on how the processes are set up within your company natively. It is linked to the way you do business. So, it varies."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it for doing the quotes, reports, and sales. We are using its latest version. 

What is most valuable?

It is a great solution. I like its stability, scalability, and performance.

What needs improvement?

They can perhaps simplify the dashboards. In my opinion as an end-user, reports could also be simplified, but it also depends on how your company is set up. It depends on how the processes are set up within your company natively. It is linked to the way you do business. So, it varies.

For how long have I used the solution?

It has been 20 years. I have been using it since it came out.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales everywhere. It is perfect. In our company, everyone is working with this solution. We have around 1,000 users, and I assume we have 10 to 20 people for deployment and maintenance.

How are customer service and support?

Their support was great. They were very responsive.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't set it up, but it seems to depend on the teams. It's quite simple, but it becomes more complex depending on the scalability of your operation. It's always an ongoing task because you're always improving the process.

What other advice do I have?

Salesforce is the best and more established CRM. I wouldn't use other ones.

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Diganta Tah - PeerSpot reviewer
Director - Customer Experience at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Has great features and can be designed to fit requirements
Pros and Cons
  • "Offers many great features and is intuitive."
  • "The data extension tools are not very user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

I'm the director of customer experience and we are partners with Salesforce. 

What is most valuable?

The Journey Builder, which has been around for a while and follows the steps that customers use, is the greatest tool that Salesforce has. In terms of newer features, Einstein Analytics for marketing is in a very hot happening area. I also like the Interaction Studio and the Datorama marketing analytics.

What needs improvement?

The data extension tools are not very user-friendly. They've been working on the CDP capability for the last couple of years but it needs improvement in terms of it being within the tool and real-time activation of data. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable because it's got a multi-business unit architecture. It can be designed as required. We have multiple customers so it's hard to measure the number of users. If it's a deployment tool, for example, then there might be an average of 600-700 users that would require a team of five or six for support. 

How are customer service and support?

Customer service is quite responsive.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very intuitive and straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

This solution is absolutely on the top and I rate it 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Steven Hall - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Consulting at Acurus
Real User
Top 10
Highly scalable, basic features easy to use, but priced high
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud are the ease of use of the basic features."
  • "If you want to use advanced features in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, they are extremely difficult to use."

What is our primary use case?

We use Salesforce Marketing Cloud for the opportunity, lead, and contact management.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud are the ease of use of the basic features.

What needs improvement?

If you want to use advanced features in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, they are extremely difficult to use.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is very good. We have five users that are using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted the support from Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

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

I have not used another solution previously. 

What was our ROI?

We haven't seen a return on investment using Salesforce Marketing Cloud. We're investing more into it to advance our marketing capability at the moment but we've not seen that return on investment to date.

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

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a highly expensive solution, it needs to be less expensive. We are on an annual license to use the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Salesforce Marketing Cloud to others, it fits a certain hole in the organization's CRM capability. It depends on the size of the organization and how much money they have to spend because it could be very expensive.

I rate Salesforce Marketing Cloud a six out of ten.

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ALEJANDRO NOVO - PeerSpot reviewer
Director South EMEA at Veracode
Real User
Scalable CRM used for reporting, pipeline generation and forecasting
Pros and Cons
  • "We use this solution for reporting, pipeline generation, and forecasting."
  • "This solution could be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for reporting, pipeline generation, and forecasting.

What needs improvement?

This solution could be more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

The response from the customer service team could be faster and the agents could be more knowledgeable. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward but using the solution as a user for the first time is complicated.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution for large companies compared to smaller ones.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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