The Marketing Cloud component
Marketing Cloud is composed of several different products built on a variety of technologies. Many of the core messaging and journey-building components reside on the core Marketing Cloud platform, but newer products that have been added to the portfolio such as Datorama, Salesforce CDP, and Interaction Studio are entirely separate. This hybrid approach to technology means that fully leveraging Marketing Cloud and understanding its role in a B2C solution means understanding the Salesforce Platform, as well as the various technologies within the Marketing Cloud ecosystem.
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The core Marketing Cloud platform refers to the product formerly known as ExactTarget, acquired by Salesforce in 2013 and rebranded as Marketing Cloud. This core platform includes contact management, email messaging, social communication, journey orchestration, and the flexible Data Extension capability. This is the product that's most often referred to in a B2C solution...