Pardot Isn’t Perfect - Here Are Some Workarounds
Having been a part of hundreds of Pardot implementations over the years, I’ve fielded a lot of the same questions from new Pardot users with regard to the tool’s functionality. While Pardot is great at a lot of things, it’s not perfect. There are certain areas in which Pardot excels and other areas…
Bot Activity and Visitor Filters
You may have noticed some strange activity when viewing some of your email reports, or even when just viewing a prospect’s activity history. Email security and enhanced spam filters are becoming more and more common. Certain services out there will actually click every link in an inbound email to…
Pardot Feature: Ignore Bots Who Click Your Email Links
Did you notice a decrease in your email opens/clicks recently? Pardot rolled out a feature which will drastically impact your email KPIs. This feature will detect email link clicks which are performed by bots, and ignore them. As a result, your emails after November 12, 2018 will very likely have…
Pardot Consultant Tip: Personalize the First Name in your Pardot Emails
Want to get better open rates on your emails? Personalize them - Use your prospect's name. People love the sound of their own name! (Anyone who has read the classic 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' will agree.) This has science to back it up: Marketing Sherpa did a study, and personalized…
Enhanced Testing in Pardot Engagement Studio
Pardot recently rolled out a couple new features for the nurturing tool, Engagement Studio. First they introduced scheduled emails in Engagement Studio. Now we have enhanced testing on your nurturing flows. This new testing feature is a game changer. You can now specify a start date on your tests,…
Keep the Emails Moving: Scheduled Emails in Engagement Studio
Pardot recently released the long-awaited feature for scheduling emails to be sent on specific dates in Engagement Studio. This feature is very powerful, and you want to carefully set up the nurturing program for success. Nurture prospects faster The scheduled email feature works exactly as you…
Pardot Support Series: Email Template or List Email
There are a number of problems which we see over and over again in the Pardot community. The good news is they often have a fairly simple solution. This series of blog posts will cover the most common Pardot support questions, and detail common solutions. Pardot is all about email. Of course it has…
New Pardot Feature: Scheduled Emails in Engagement Studio
Pardot just announced a long-awaited feature: Scheduled emails in Engagement Studio! Scheduled Email in Engagement Studio You can now make nurturing programs with scheduled emails directly in the flow. AND you can leverage powerful Engagement Studio actions like measuring if prospects click the…
Pardot Support Series: Unmailable Prospects
There are a number of problems which we see over and over again in the Pardot community. The good news is they often have a fairly simple solution. This series of blog posts will cover the most common Pardot support questions, and detail common solutions. Pardot protects your sending reputation by…
Pardot Support Series: Email List is Smaller than Expected
There are a number of problems which we see over and over again in the Pardot community. The good news is they often have a fairly simple solution. This series of blog posts will cover the most common Pardot support questions, and detail common solutions. Sending email is a key part of marketing,…