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Becoming a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing Functional Consultant

By : Malin Martnes
Book Image

Becoming a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing Functional Consultant

By: Malin Martnes

Overview of this book

Marketing is one of the most powerful entities in the modern world with the potential to make or break a business. The mighty Microsoft Dynamics 356 Marketing tool offers a wide range of marketing automation tools, understanding which is an essential skill for a successful marketer. This in-depth guide to the ins and outs of Dynamics 365 Marketing will help you grasp all the information you need to implement and use the system the right way. Starting with the setup and configuration of your Dynamics 365 Marketing instance, you'll explore fundamental concepts, such as leads, accounts, and contacts, and the creation and administration of segments and lists. Once you've grasped these basic concepts, you'll advance to the core of the book. From the email editor to outbound and real-time customer journeys and from the event module to Customer Voice, you'll develop a solid understanding of the fundamental topics crucial for anyone who wants to be a Dynamics 365 Marketing functional consultant. By the end of the book, you'll be ready for Dynamics 365 Marketing end-to-end implementations.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Part 1 –The Foundation of Dynamics 365 Marketing
5
Part 2 –Core Features of Dynamics 365 Marketing
11
Part 3 –The Microsoft Ecosystem Adding Value

Creating marketing emails

According to Litmus (https://www.litmus.com/resources/email-marketing-roi/), an email drives more ROI than any other marketing channel – $36 for every dollar spent. No wonder most companies prefer to use emails in their marketing strategy. Sending emails and creating good emails are important features of any marketing automation system. Before you can start sending your emails, you will first have to create your emails. In this section, we’re going to go through everything we need to know to create high-performing emails.

Getting started with emails in Dynamics 365 Marketing

Because there are two different marketing areas, there are two different ways of creating your marketing emails:

  • If you are using Real-time marketing, you will find your emails under Channels as shown in Figure 5.1:

Figure 5.1 – Emails under Channels in Real-time marketing

  • If you are using Outbound marketing, you will...