{"id":4867,"date":"2024-10-23T06:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayaninsights.com\/?post_type=guestblogs&p=4867"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:12:56","slug":"journey-builder-in-marketing-cloud","status":"publish","type":"guestblogs","link":"https:\/\/test.ayaninsights.com\/?guestblogs=journey-builder-in-marketing-cloud","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Journey in Salesforce Marketing Cloud?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a powerful tool that helps businesses connect with their customers in a more meaningful way. It makes it easy to send personalized emails, texts, social media posts, and even mobile app messages. This helps businesses keep their customers engaged and interested.<\/p>\n

Let’s explore how to effectively Setup the Journey in Salesforce Marketing Cloud to create engaging customer experiences.<\/p>\n

What is Journey Builder?<\/h2>\n

Marketing Cloud Engagement’s Journey Builder is a powerful tool for creating and automating personalized campaigns. It helps marketers guide customers through tailored interactions, enhancing their brand experience.<\/p>\n

Journey builder is a Multi-Channel, Responsive, and adaptive.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s check out the Journey Builder product strengths and benefits:<\/p>\n

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Before discussing a use case, let\u2019s understand what measures to take while planning the journey and how it works.<\/p>\n

How to Plan a Journey?<\/h2>\n

1. Define the smart goals.<\/h5>\n

Specific<\/strong>: Clearly define the goal, making it focused and well-defined.<\/p>\n

Measurable<\/strong>: Ensure the goal can be quantified, so progress is trackable.<\/p>\n

Achievable<\/strong>: Set a realistic and attainable goal, one that is challenging but possible to accomplish.<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/strong>: Align the goal with your broader objectives and priorities, ensuring it matters to you.<\/p>\n

Time-bound<\/strong>: Set a clear deadline to achieve the goal, creating a sense of urgency.<\/p>\n

2. Identify the target audience.<\/h5>\n

Always choose the right audience to make the journey most effective considering Demographics, Geographic Location, the behavior of customer, etc.<\/p>\n

3. Target the data<\/h5>\n

Identify Key Data Sources<\/strong>: Determine where your data comes from, such as customer databases, social media, surveys, or website analytics.<\/p>\n

Segment the Data<\/strong>: Break the data into relevant groups based on factors like demographics, behaviors, purchase history, and so on.<\/p>\n

4. Channel & Content<\/h5>\n

The platforms or mediums through which you deliver your content to your target audience. Channels can include Facebook, Instagram, email, website & other social platforms.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s understand how to access Journey Builder in the marketing cloud!<\/p>\n

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Also Read<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n

Don\u2019t forget to checkout: <\/strong>Top Strategies for Implementing Salesforce Marketing Cloud<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Navigate to Journey Builder in Marketing Cloud<\/h2>\n

Login to the marketing cloud then you can see the UI as below. Then go to Journey Builder.<\/p>\n

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Once you are in, you can see the journey builder dashboard, let’s understand how to read it.<\/p>\n

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  1. List all Journeys created; we can see them here. View a list of all journeys or those within specific folders. This list displays the journey’s status, performance, and the last modified date.<\/li>\n
  2. Search for the specific journey you want to find.<\/li>\n
  3. To create a new journey from scratch or a template.<\/li>\n
  4. View the entry sources used in your journeys, which can be either unique or shared across multiple journeys like entry source and mobile app events created.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Next, will see what are all the 3 steps available in the Journey Builder to get started with. Also, there are some prebuilt journey templates available. You can also use this and customize it as needed.<\/p>\n

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    Next, will understand all the entry sources to the journey builder.<\/p>\n

    Entry source in Journey Builder is the method or data point that triggers contacts to enter a marketing journey, like a data extension, audience segment, or API event, etc. Choose the best option when determining your audience for your journeys.<\/p>\n

    Disclaimer<\/strong>: The content and wording used in the table below are credited to Trailhead, Salesforce’s official learning platform.<\/p>\n

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    In Journey Builder, we have many activities such as messages, flow control, customer updates & sales, and service cloud. Let\u2019s see the picture of all those at once.<\/p>\n

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    Use Case<\/h5>\n

    A customer signs up for a giveaway offer on the company\u2019s website. After subscribing, they receive a “Thanks for participating” email acknowledging their opt-in.<\/p>\n

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    1. Customer Action<\/strong>: The customer subscribes to the promotional offer via a sign-up form.<\/li>\n
    2. Trigger<\/strong>: The submission triggers an automated email journey.<\/li>\n
    3. Email Sent<\/strong>: The customer receives a ” \ud83c\udf89 You\u2019re Entered in the Salesforce Giveaway! \ud83c\udf89” email, confirming their opt-in for the giveaway.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For this use case, we\u2019ll need to set up a few prerequisites before we can connect everything in Journey Builder. These include creating a Data Extension, a Cloud Page, and an email. Once these elements are ready, we\u2019ll bring them all together in Journey Builder.<\/p>\n

      Let\u2019s go through the steps one by one, starting with creating a Data Extension.<\/p>\n

      A data extension in Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a table that stores and organizes data about contacts, such as their names, email addresses, and preferences. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      How to create a Data Extension in Marketing Cloud?<\/h2>\n
      Create a data folder.<\/h5>\n

      Go to Email studio ->Subscribers->Data Extension -> right-click on the data extension folder -> create new folder -> add name -> save.<\/p>\n

      Create Data Extension.<\/h5>\n

      Select the created folder above -> right-hand side click create -> select standard data extension -> then in properties -> Add name & choose a creation method then click next.<\/p>\n

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      Either you can create a new data extension or choose an existing one. Here I’m creating a new extension from scratch.<\/p>\n

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      Keep the data extension policy as is; if the change is needed then do the change.<\/p>\n

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      Then add the required fields for this extension. \u00a0Then map the relationship. Once verified click Create. Here I have chosen the email address as the subscriber key.<\/p>\n

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      How to create a Cloud Page in Marketing Cloud?<\/h2>\n

      A Cloud Page in Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a web page that you can create and host directly within the platform. Cloud Pages are often used to create landing pages, forms, and microsites that integrate seamlessly with your marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n

      Create a Data folder.<\/h5>\n

      Go to ->Web pages ->Cloud Pages -> click Drop down left side next to cloud page -> create new -> then add a name.<\/p>\n

      Create a Cloud Page.<\/h5>\n