1.1 Flashcards
Northern Trail outfitters (NTO) need to provide an IT staff member with access to Marketing
Cloud. The staff member needs to perform the following tasks:
Maintain NTO’s master suppression list
Configure data relationships
Create new subscriber attributes
What role should be assigned to the IT staff member?
a. Data Manager
b. Analyst
c. Content Creator
d. Administrator
a. Data Manager
. A financial services customer states that families often share email addresses across
multiple checking, savings, loan and credit accounts. The customer needs to allow
individual accounts to use the same email address in Marketing Cloud but maintain
separate subscriber attributes. What component should be discussed with the customer to
allow for this use case?
a. Data extensions
b. Subscriber Key
c. Contact ID
d. Member Record
b. Subscriber Key
https://help.marketingcloud.com/en/documentation/exacttarget/subscribers/subscriber_key/
Maintain multiple sets of subscriber attributes for a single email address. For example, if a family
shares an email address, you can use a subscriber key to uniquely identify each member of the
family.
- A customer wants to send an email from Sales Cloud on behalf of the record owner. In
which two ways should the consultant meet this requirement? Choose 2 answers.
a. use a custom Delivery Profile
b. Use a custom Send Classification
c. Use the Organization-Wide Email address
d. Use the “Send from Record Owner” option.
b. Use a custom Send Classification
d. Use the “Send from Record Owner” option.
Reference:
https://help.marketingcloud.com/en/documentation/integrated_products__crm_and_web_analytic_solutions/marketing_cloud_connector_v5/sending_emails/
The email can be sent from one of the following:
Running User: the user currently logged into Salesforce.
Record Owner: the user who created the record as the sender.
Org-wide Email Address: a list of users in the Sales or Service Cloud whose email address qualifies as a possible sender.
Send Classification: uses the sender profile associated with it
Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) wants its monthly distributor newsletter email to appear to be
sent on behalf of the subscriber’s account representative without segmenting the audience
by sales representative. In which two ways should this distributor-specific sender profile be
configured in the Marketing Cloud? Choose 2 answers
a. Match the external keys of the sender profile and data extension containing account representative details.
b. Utilize data extension AMPscript lookups to dynamically populate the From Name and From Email values
c. Use substitution strings to populate the From Name and From Email values in the sender profile
d. Pick “Choose from list,” selecting the From Name and From Email values from the list of account
users.
b. Utilize data extension AMPscript lookups to dynamically populate the From Name and From Email values
c. Use substitution strings to populate the From Name and From Email values in the sender profile
Reference Doc:
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=mc_co_dynamic_sender_profile.htm&type=5
A user in Marketing Cloud needs to send an email to a Salesforce Report via a Guided send
process. How should the consultant meet this requirement?
a. Create a Salesforce Data Extension for the user to select during a Guided Send.
b. Create data validation rules for the integrated user in Sales Cloud.
c. Add custom VisualForce page to the age layouts in Marketing Cloud.
d. Assign the integrated user the Marketing Cloud AppExchange User permission set in Sales Cloud.
d. Assign the integrated user the Marketing Cloud AppExchange User permission set in Sales Cloud.
A customer wants to automate the process of sending a series of welcome emails based on
the subscriber’s data. Emails should be sent weekly for up to five weeks. If a subscriber
makes a purchase, they should stop receiving welcome emails. A Boolean flag should be
set in the data extension if the subscriber makes it through the welcome series. Which
should be used to accomplish this in Journey Builder?
a. Random Split, send Email, Wait, Define Goal
b. Update Contact Data, Wait, Send Email, Join
c. Define Goal, Update Contact Data, Send Email, Wait
d. Define Goal, Send Email, Wait, decision Split.
c. Define Goal, Update Contact Data, Send Email, Wait
Note: Goal acts as exit criteria to remove a contact from the journey when it meets the goal measure.
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=mc_jb_goals.htm&type=5
The Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) marketing team needs to pull email metrics for an
upcoming quarterly company meeting. These metrics need to be reported per email
campaign for each of NTO’s Business Units:
● Number of Sends
● Delivery Rate
● Overall Bounce Rate
● Block Bounce Rate
● Open Rate
● Click Rate
● Complaint Rate
● Unsubscribe Rate
What email report should NTO’s Marketing Analyst pull from Marketing Cloud to get the information? a. Email Send Report b. Campaign Email Tracking Report c. Account Send Summary Report d. Email Performance Over Time Report
c. Account Send Summary Report
Reference- Campaign Email tracking report doesn’t have “No of Sends” as part of the data which is just available in Account Send report
Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) has doubled in size over the last couple of years. Because
of this growth they have decided to organize their company into Business Units to better
manage operation. Which two statements are correct regarding the Business Unit
functionality within Marketing Cloud? Choose 2 answers
a. Business Units can have more than one parent Business Unit.
b. Subscribers can only appear in one Business Unit.
c. Business Units can mirror an organization’s operational structure.
d. Business Units can share information with other Business Units.
c. Business Units can mirror an organization’s operational structure.
d. Business Units can share information with other Business Units.
Reference - https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=mc_es_business_units.htm&type=5
Which two statements are correct regarding Attribute Groups? Choose 2 answers
a. They link data extensions to contacts.
b. They link subscriber lists to contacts.
c. They link data extensions to subscriber lists.
d. They link data extensions to other data extensions.
a. They link data extensions to contacts.
d. They link data extensions to other data extensions.
Reference: https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=mc_cab_create_an_attribute_group.htm&type=5
Point 14 indicates an attribute group is able to link DE to contacts or another DE.
. A customer would like to send a quarterly reengagement email to subscribers who have not
opened in the previous three months. The customer’s plans are to:
● Use an existing Paste HTML email for the first send.
● Make only minor changes to the email creative for future sends.
● Use an existing Measure to build the subscriber audience for current and future sends.
● Deploy emails manually for now, but possibly automate in the future.
Which send method is recommended for the reengagement?
a. Triggered Send
b. Send Email Activity
c. Guided Send
d. Send Flow Activity
c. Guided Send
Explanation- Triggered send is not applicable in this case; Send Flow is not an activity.
Since question specifies that it would be done manually for now- Send Email activity
cannot be used either.
. A customer has several values that need to be used in the body of an email send:
The data should be stored in a reference data extension, related on SubscriberKey.
There may be one or more records for each subscriber.
The audience is generally over 1 million subscribers.
The content is time sensitive and should be sent as quickly as possible.
The customer is not using burst sending
The reference data extension contains 25 columns.
What method should be used?
a. Server Side Javascript a single LookupOrderedRows Function
b. AMPscript a single LookupOrderedRows Function
c. Dynamic content via the Dynamic Content Wizard
d. AMPscript a single Lookup Function
b. AMPscript a single LookupOrderedRows Function
Reference: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.noversion.mc-programmatic-content.meta/mc-programmatic-content/lookuporderedrows.htm
A retail company does business in both the United States and Canada. They also have a
loyalty program in which a customer can enroll. The company will provide a pre-segmented
customer file, per campaign, which has a “Version” data field indicating the type of email the
customer is to receive. Which two questions should be asked to determine a
data/segmentation strategy? Choose 2 answers
a. Will a lookup table be needed for a dynamic “From Name”?
b. Will “Version” values/meanings change, precluding reusable AMPscript?
c. Is the purpose of these emails for acquisition or retention or transactional?
d. Will customers be able to sign up for the loyalty program at the store
a. Will a lookup table be needed for a dynamic “From Name”?
c. Is the purpose of these emails for acquisition or retention or transactional?
A publishing company has presented the following:
A need to send renewal reminders to customers whose subscriptions expire in 15 days and
7 days
A campaign needs to be created and managed by a general marketing user who will not
have administrative rights and who is not technical.
The customer’s expiration date is included in the data file.
Which three components should the customer’s solution include? Choose 3 answers
a. Triggered Send
b. Template-based emails
c. Automation Studio
d. Data Filter
e. Suppression list
b. Template-based emails
c. Automation Studio
d. Data Filter
Explanation- Triggered send is not applicable and suppression list has a different function altogether.
Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) is considering adopting Attribute Groups when incorporating
data from their external systems. Which two statements are accurate regarding Attribute
Groups? Choose 2 answers
a. They can contain only one data extension
b. They can be created by templates to accomplish certain tasks.
c. They replicate the structure from the external system data into templates.
d. They link data extensions to other data extensions or contacts.
Explanation:
B there are predefined templates to us
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=mc_cab_create_attribute_groups_with_templates.htm&type=5
D- Link
. Which three statements about Send Log data are correct? Choose 3 answers
a. Can be added to a standard data view.
b. Can be accessed via SQL Query Activities.
c. Can be included in measures and filters.
d. Can be stored for a set period of time.
e. Can be incorporated into standard reports.
b. Can be accessed via SQL Query Activities.
c. Can be included in measures and filters.
d. Can be stored for a set period of time.
Information on Send Log here
. What statements are correct regarding the automation tools in Marketing Cloud? Choose 3
Answers:
a. Automation Studio allows users to inject Contacts from a data extension into an interaction in
Journey Builder.
b. Like Automation Studio, Journey Builder allows users to repeat an interaction indefinitely.
c. Like Journey Builder, Automation Studio allows users to define the parameters for a send within the
tool.
d. Automation Studio and Journey Builder allow users to define a wait activity based on duration or
duration + time.
e. Journey Builder allows users to update a contact record in an interaction or import data into a data
extension.
a. Automation Studio allows users to inject Contacts from a data extension into an interaction in
Journey Builder.
b. Like Automation Studio, Journey Builder allows users to repeat an interaction indefinitely.
c. Like Journey Builder, Automation Studio allows users to define the parameters for a send within the
tool.
Explanation- d- Duration+time only available in Journey, e- Update of record is possible
but not imports though JB.
- What are two capabilities of the Import within Contact Builder? Choose 2 answers
a. The target destination can be a data extension, list, or All Contacts for Mobile Push or Connect.
b. The data source can be a local file, data filter, or file on any FTP.
c. In order to user Map by Header Row, the fields in the data extension and file must match exactly.
d. Like the Import Wizard, the Contact Builder import definition can be executed without saving.
a. The target destination can be a data extension, list, or All Contacts for Mobile
c. In order to user Map by Header Row, the fields in the data extension and file must match exactly.
Explanation-
a) Available option are – DE, list and all contacts- this is correct
b) Data source can be local file, existing data extension, or FTP- data filters is not an
option
c) Correct
d) In order to execute the import definition, we need to save it first- not correct
Which three reasons would cause a contact to fail to enter a Journey Builder interaction?
Choose 3 answers
a. The entry event was not fired via Automation Studio
b. The interaction has an A/B/n split, and the contact does not meet the criteria.
c. The contact falls below the High Water Mark.
d. The interaction allows re-entry only after exiting, and the contact already exists.
e. The Contact did not meet the entry criteria.
c. The contact falls below the High Water Mark.
d. The interaction allows re-entry only after exiting, and the contact already exists.
e. The Contact did not meet the entry criteria.
Explanation for option c is here, look in answer paragraph 2
19. Which data object should be used in conjunction with data extensions to create an opt-down strategy for customers? a. Publication Lists b. Preference attributes c. Profile attributes d. Preference Lists
a. Publication Lists
. A customer team wants to retarget subscribers who click on links of key items promoted
across email campaigns. The customer has indicated the following:
● Emails will be built using a custom dynamic template for these messages.
● Links will vary over time and across campaigns.
● Click activity will be cross-referenced with subscribers’ regional markets on a master subscriber data extension.
● Retargeting messages will dynamically populate context based on regional market.
In order for this solution to be viable, what skill set does the customer team need to possess?
a. SQL
b. HTML
c. SSJS
d. AMPscript
d. AMPscript
Explanation: In order to dynamically populate context based on regional market,
AMPScript knowledge will be required to use Lookup function from the master
subscriber DE And dynamic content.
Northern Trail outfitters (NTO) is launching a new campaign, driving them to redesign their
data structure. NTO needs to change the cardinality between two data extensions inside
Contact Builder. What are two consequences of this change? Choose 2 answers
a. All filters created before will adapt automatically to the new cardinality.
b. All scheduled sends using a filter based on one of the data extensions should be reviewed.
c. One of the data extensions must be deleted from the attribute group in order to change the
cardinality.
d. A contact may not show up in the filter based on one of the data extensions.
b. All scheduled sends using a filter based on one of the data extensions should be reviewed.
d. A contact may not show up in the filter based on one of the data extensions.
To fuel their expansion, Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) recently acquired Eagle Outfitters
(EO). There is currently a 30 percent overlap between the guests of each brand and they
will be pursuing cross-marketing opportunities. It was recommended that their Marketing
Cloud account now include a separate business unit for EO and the company secure a new
sender authentication package for EO using the private domain e-EO.com. Which two
statements correctly describe the implication of their recommendation? Choose 2 answers
a. The private domain, e-EO.com, will be used for all link wrapping, image URLs, and landing page
URLs.
b. The email headers for EO will still reflect the private domain for NTO since that is the parent
company.
c. The EO business unit can also have the NTO authentication package applied simultaneously for
cross-marketing emails.
d. The e-EO.com domain will act as the From Address for the emails and authenticate using SPF,
SenderID, and DKIM authentication.
Reference - Here
Option A- Paragraph with title “Account Branding”
Option D- Paragraph with title “ Private domain”
A retail company needs to create journeys that will target subscribers based on website
behavior. They have identified three separate groups:
Customers who searched for an item on their website.
Customers who abandoned a cart on their website.
Customers who made a purchase on their website.
Which three questions should the consultant ask in order to design the data structure for
this solution? Choose 3 answers
a. How are subscribers identified in your web analytics?
b. Should a single customer exist in multiple journeys at the same time?
c. How long after the behavior occurs will a subscriber need to enter a journey?
d. How many messages should be included in each journey?
e. Should customers exit the journey when the goal is met
a. How are subscribers identified in your web analytics?
b. Should a single customer exist in multiple journeys at the same time?
e. Should customers exit the journey when the goal is met
An online retail customer needs daily promotional email context to generate with minimal
time spent on creation. Their service contract includes building a custom dynamic template
for this purpose. The customer has communicated the following:
The email content will highlight new inventory each day.
A small team will run both their digital marketing operations and their email program.
A user needs to build, test, and send a daily email in less than an hour.
Images for the emails will be hosted on their website CMS.
Which three questions are relevant to identify strategies for designing the custom template
for the customer’s daily promotional email? Choose 3 answers
a. What is the maximum file size of the images being used?
b. How often will email content be image-only with text overlaying images?
c. Will image URLs be available publicly?
d. How often will the layout of the content in a content area change?
Explanation :
a- Image size limit is 200Kb ( here )
b. How often will email content be image-only with text overlaying images?
d- Layout change may require more work in terms of page look and support in the used
template