In my opinion this has been a long time coming and I think Microsoft has finally introduced something that will be embraced by the majority of companies that struggle with marketing. The new Marketing app for Microsoft Dynamics 365 is ONLY available for the Business Edition.
There are 6 functional areas the Dynamics 365 Marketing App:
- Multichannel campaigns
- Email marketing
- Marketing Pages and Forms
- Lead Management
- Event Management
- Reports & Dashboards
Plus add on third party solutions and Azure services such as Customer Insights and other marketing services.
As a high level introduction to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing App here are eight specific reasons we think this is a great offering:
1) Target the Right Audience
- View all audiences in one place
- Dynamic segment with visual business user designer
- Combine multiple segments
- Invoke seamlessly in customer journey
2) Multi-channel Campaigns Made Simple
- Simple drag and drop design
- View edit marketing content in place
- Embedded content designers
- Event driven automation
- In place insights
- Easy visualization of journeys
3) Content
- Unified multi-channel content management
4) Easy Email Marketing at Scale
- Rich template gallery for easy setup
- Drag/drop block, HTML editors
- In place preview
- Inbox preview via Litmus
- Embedded analytics
- Heatmap, geo-map
5) Lead Management: Integrate Sales & Marketing Pipelines
6) Lead Management: Generate and Prioritize Demand
- Easy landing page creation
- Form creation in place
- Simple scoring rules
- Easy rule visualization
- In place analytics
7) Organize Webinars and Events with Ease
- Broad event management data model
- Agenda management
- Attendee portal
- Registration
- Attendee calendar
- Event mobile app (preview)
8) Streamlined Admin Experience
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing App is a tool that can help you turn prospects into business relationships.
- Simple & productive
Intuitive, simple user experiences with ready-to-use content - Customer-driven differentiation
Built from customer feedback with unique differentiators - Multichannel
Create and orchestrate personalized content for both online, offline and custom channels - Platform
Extensible with familiar tools and a strong ecosystem - Cloud
Global footprint, Azure hyper scale, compliance and performance
If you are interested in evaluating Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing please
By Ryan Plourde, Crowe Horwath, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Gold Partner
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A very thorough article regarding dynamic 365. It is very ideal for business and what I really loved about it can synchronize files.
I think you missed the cancellation of the business edition. The marketing app will be available spring 18 in enterprise.
Guido - You are correct, gone are the silos of ‘Business’ and ‘Enterprise’ editions. Combining them into a unified edition allows users to choose the right app and capabilities they need. Now customers can choose Adobe Marketing, 3rd Party tools like ClickDimensions, or the Marketing App. -Ryan
Should be also available for enterprise edition users 🙁