Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer Practice Exam

A Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer specializes in creating dynamic and personalized marketing experiences within the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform.  These developers leverage their programming skills and understanding of marketing automation principles to craft engaging campaigns across various channels like email, mobile, and social media.

Who can pursue Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer?

This certification is ideal for individuals with:

• Marketing Automation Expertise: Understanding of marketing automation concepts, campaign management, and customer segmentation.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in languages like AMPscript, SOAP API, and REST API for interacting with the Marketing Cloud platform.
• Marketing Cloud Knowledge: Solid grasp of Marketing Cloud functionalities such as email studio, landing pages, journey builder, etc.
• Data Management Skills: Ability to work with customer data and ensure its effective utilization within marketing campaigns.

Roles and Responsibilities

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developers perform a variety of tasks, including:

• Developing Custom Email Templates: Creating dynamic and responsive email experiences using HTML, CSS, and AMPscript.
• Building Landing Pages: Designing and developing landing pages that capture leads and drive conversions.
• Automating Marketing Workflows: Utilizing Journey Builder to automate personalized customer journeys across different channels.
• Integrating Marketing Cloud with External Systems: Connecting Marketing Cloud with CRM systems, web analytics tools, and other platforms for a unified marketing experience.
• Data Management and Reporting: Managing customer data within Marketing Cloud and creating reports to measure campaign effectiveness.

Exam Details

• Total Questions: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
• Exam Duration: 105 minutes
• Passing score: 63%
• Registration fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law

Course Outline

The Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer exam covers the following topics -

1. Data Modeling: 14%

• Configure account Contact model in Marketing Cloud.
• Given a scenario, differentiate the various types and uses of data extensions in Marketing Cloud.
• Describe how Contact Records relate across channels.
• Explain the Contact Delete process.

2. Programmatic Languages: 35%

• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of AMPscript and SSJS language syntax and functions.
• Implement standard development best practices using Marketing Cloud programming languages.
• Describe how Marketing Cloud handles AMPscript processing.
• Given a customer scenario, determine how to programmatically exclude a subscriber at email send time.

3. API: 22%

• Given a scenario, describe API objects, methods, and routes.
• Describe the OAuth authentication flow and how an access token is used in SOAP and REST headers.
• Given a scenario, evaluate the significance of response handling.

4. Data Management: 22%

• Configure import activity using various file formats within Marketing Cloud.
• Given a scenario, apply SQL to produce the desired results.
• Given a scenario, explain the different ways to extract data from Marketing Cloud.
• Describe SQL best practices for managing data in Marketing Cloud.
• Given a scenario, apply best practices for send logs.
• Given a scenario, describe how data is affected by the Contact delete process.

5. Security: 7%

• Identify different options to secure data in Marketing Cloud.
• Describe security best practices in Marketing Cloud.