Let us help you navigate the resources in the eComm wiki so you can get the answer you're looking for when you need it. Select the eComm application for which you have a question (Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, or Cvent) and then view resources by category. Can't find what you need in this wiki? Submit a help ticket at cu.edu/ecomm/submit-help-ticket.
The eComm Help Ticket is a robust resource designed specifically for eComm and is constantly updated. Check out an overview of the process (including a peek of the back end), benefits to those requesting help and those providing support, plus common missteps to avoid.
Person of Interest or POI data is used for Contacts with a non-traditional, close affiliation with CU. As of August 2024, POIs make up 47K+ Contacts. Some examples include Security / Training, Volunteer and Student-Athlete.
If you need to send communications to internal audiences (faculty, staff or students) you'll want it delivered to their campus email addresses (eg; @colorado.edu, @ucdenver.edu, @cu.edu or @uccs.edu), To do so, you'll need to send to a Data Extension. Your eComm specialist will create the Data Extension but it's the sender's responsibility to re'Start' it before each send.
Effective email marketing is data-driven and should not be viewed as set it and forget it. As an email marketer, looking at reliable metrics when analyzing your email marketing performance is essential. Using your own data as a benchmark is the best practice for determining if you are meeting your goals or need to optimize to improve performance.
Upgrades occur all the time, but it doesn't always alter email marketing practices. Many email client upgrades over the last few years will enhance privacy for recipients, gradually resulting in inflated, artificial engagement rates for email marketers. With a key piece of reportable data becoming more unreliable, we must reconsider how success is measured.
This resource is designed for eComm specialists who are responsible for submitting provisioning and deprovisioning requests for their campus. Learn how to submit requests while being mindful of important deadlines and details that affect the user experience.
Beginning on February 1, 2022, Marketing Cloud will require multi-factor authentication (MFA) upon login as an additional security precaution. Learn more about MFA and how to enable it in this wiki.
