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The Future of Event Marketing

The Future of Event Marketing ByChristina Anderson It is no secret that event marketing is important to B2B executives. Which is why marketing budget owners were caught off guard when 2020 hit and in-person events had to either be postponed or cancelled. Now, as we approach the Spring of 2021, and certain locations are opening completely, it begs the question…
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Why Pardot Scoring & Grading are Better Together

Why Pardot Scoring & Grading are Better Together ByChristina Anderson Marketing and sales alignment What is your Marketing Qualified Lead criteria for when a prospect is sent over to sales? Is it after they completed one form? How do you know if they have the Budget, Authority, Need, and Timing, to be considered as ready to talk to sales? How…
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Who’s the Sender on Your Pardot Emails? The Hidden Risks in Using Assigned Users.

You may know you have multiple options for who is the sender on your Pardot emails. They are as follows, from the least to the most restrictive:General User (any email address you want) Specific User (a specific named Pardot/Salesforce user)Assigned User (the person that owns the Salesforce lead or contact)Account Owner (the person that owns the Salesforce account) You also…
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Who’s the Sender on Your Pardot Emails? The Hidden Risks in Using Assigned Users.

You may know you have multiple options for who is the sender on your Pardot emails. They are as follows, from the least to the most restrictive:General User (any email address you want) Specific User (a specific named Pardot/Salesforce user)Assigned User (the person that owns the Salesforce lead or contact)Account Owner (the person that owns the Salesforce account) You also…
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Pardot’s New 2-Click Unsubscribe: not perfect, but enable it anyway

Pardot has just released 2 click unsubscribe for all orgs in the Spring '21 release. While this feature is still very much in "MVP" (minimum viable product) mode, here's why you should enable it, despite its shortcomings, and a few tips on how.Why 2 Click Unsubscribe?Enterprise Antispam / Antivirus software is the main culprit. If you've ever sent an email…
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Pardot’s New 2-Click Unsubscribe: not perfect, but enable it anyway

Pardot has just released 2 click unsubscribe for all orgs in the Spring '21 release. While this feature is still very much in "MVP" (minimum viable product) mode, here's why you should enable it, despite its shortcomings, and a few tips on how.Why 2 Click Unsubscribe?Enterprise Antispam / Antivirus software is the main culprit. If you've ever sent an email…
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Who is B2BMA Integration Anyway?

In version 2 Pardot Connectors, B2BMA Integration is the default "connector user" for Pardot. For many Pardot users, sticking with the standard connector is just fine. It's nice because it does not use up a Salesforce license, nor does it require you to use a named user for the connector, which can be confusing if that same user also is…
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Pardot-Only Identity License Upgrade: A One Way Street

With the coming shift to new Salesforce Identity licenses taking the place of Pardot-only users, there's an important limitation with Salesforce licensing that you need to know and understand. If you upgrade a Salesforce Identity license to a regular Salesforce license, you cannot revert it back to Identity. The upgrade is a one way street. Here's how this might play…
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Pardot Authentication Retirement FAQ

It's time to stop ignoring the increasingly urgent messages in your Pardot org about Salesforce SSO being required after Feb 15th and do something about it. February 15th is a Monday, by the way, so the last day to enact this change isn't a very good day to run to your Salesforce admin with a bunch of urgent changes. The…
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How to Create an NPS Survey in Pardot

I've heard the question more than once: "Can you do a simple survey in Pardot?" The answer is an unqualified "Yes!" And the most recommended type to use in Pardot is the Net Promoter Score (NPS) type survey. The reason is that it's very simple to deploy, and it's only 2 questions that never change. Here are the basic elements…
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Dreaming of ParDreamin’ 2020

If you follow @Pardot on Twitter and happened to check your timeline between Dec. 8 and Dec. 11, you probably saw us tweeting excitedly about the ongoing events at ParDreamin’ 2020. This was one of the biggest Pardot-related virtual events ever, and it was great to get the Pardot community together to network, share tips...
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Cool Handlebar Merge Language {{HML}} Tricks: Pardreamin 2020 Session

I originally presented this content at ParDreamin 2020. It explains all the fantastic things you can do with the new handlebar merge language feature released in Pardot in 2019. The session recording below is re-recorded and expanded to include instructions for how to enable prospect resubscribe, since that feature was only enabled on about a third of the orgs represented…
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Opted Out vs Do Not Email

In Pardot it's definitely not the same thing...It seems so simple, doesn't it? Email Opt Out. Until you look at Pardot and see that there's 2 fields-- Do not Email and Opted Out. So what does each mean and how are you supposed to use them?Let's start with what each field means. Opted Out means that your prospect has explicitly…
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Migrating from Pardot Salesforce Connector V1 to V2: What I Found

Pardot has finally made a migration path available for the Pardot to Salesforce Connector version 1 to version 2. The issue these days with remaining on V1 is that it requires a named user as the "connector user", which either requires you to burn a license to use as the "connector" or use a real user, which means that said…
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The Pardot Resubscribe Prospect Gotcha

The long awaited "Allow Prospect to Resubscribe" feature in Pardot is a dream come true for many marketers that have prospects that frequently return their site, and would like a way to remind them that they've opted out of email communications. In brief, the feature will show a message right on a Pardot form that tells the person that they…
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