Knowledgebase

Sort by:
Issue Reporting on separate links in an email that both point to the same URL Solution When there are duplicate links in an email, the performance of those links will be consolidated into a single row in the Analytics report, so if there are three links that point to the same URL, there will only be a single line for that link on the Performance report. If you would like to differentiate between these duplicates, you can add URL Parameters. Example: google.com and    www.google.com?parameter=second-link In this example, Marketo Link Performance Reporting will show each individual link on Analytics Reporting, but both links will go to the same place.
View full article
Issue Emails with valid email address get soft bounced with this error:  Local address contains control or whitespace. Solution This error means that the email has a space somewhere in the the From email address or there was a comma or extra character in the From line.  If you do not see a space inside the email address, check the end of the address to see if a space somehow got added at the end. The email send did not occur due to the error with the address. The emails will need to be resent once after the associated address is corrected with white spaces or extra characters. Also, there is the possibility that email address "text" contains Paragraph marks or hidden formatting symbols (https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/formmark.htm) and instance users will required to have it reviewed and changed.        
View full article
Issue Is it possible to download the most recent report from the Smart List subscription email report? Solution If you click the Download Report button, it will be a static link containing the Smart List data at the time the subscription was sent. If you want real-time data, click the Smart List URL in the report email and then export the list.  
View full article
Issue Leads were sent the email and clicked on a web page link on the email. However, the web page activities were not associated to these leads.   Solution Issue Resolution Check that the link clicked in the email has tracked link enabled If the web page activities are associated to other records (e.g. duplicates), then: Check who was 'cookied' on the web browser before the visit web page activity was recorded for the other records. This can be checked by looking at the web page activities recorded in the activity log. Check the User Agent details of the Click Link activity of the lead that was sent the email and compare it with the User Agent details of the Web Page Visit activity of the other record. The following tool can be used to help interpret the device details from the User Agent details: developers.whatismybrowser.com/useragents/parse/#parse-useragent In case of a non marketo landing page , check whether the munchkin is enabled correctly over the page without any customization. Reference Doc :- Munchkin Tracking
View full article
Attached to this article is a ASP.NET C# implementation of Marketo's SOAP API. This is just a sample, but it may be useful for providing a starting point for building your own SOAP API client. Learn more: Marketo SOAP API Note: You will need access to experienced developers This is not supported development by Marketo Support. Our support engineers are not able to provide assistance in building or troubleshooting SOAP API's.
View full article
Issue How does Munchkin tracking work when you have one page inside an IFrame on another page?     Solution Munchkin will track page visits for whichever pages include the Munchkin tracking code. If you only have Munchkin on the main page, visits will only be tracked for the main page. If you only have Munchkin on the IFramed page, only the IFramed page will record a page visit. If you have Munchkin tracking on both the main page and the IFramed page, visits to both pages will be recorded in the lead's activity history.   If the main page and the IFramed page are on two different domains, the lead must be a known lead on both domains in order to be tracked on both pages.  Please see this post for more details on Munchkin tracking on multiple domains:  Using Munchkin on Multiple Domains.    
View full article
Issue Issue Description You have a field (e.g. Most Recent Website Visit) that you want to see previous values for without needing to look through the activity log.     Solution Issue Resolution This can be done using a few custom fields, and one trigger campaign. Make duplicates of the field you want to see most recent values of (e.g. Most Recent Website Visit 1, Most Recent Website Visit 2, etc.) while still keeping the original field. Use the original field as you previously have, but set a trigger campaign to look for data value changes to that field. In the flow of that campaign, set the logic like so:   Change Data Value: Most Recent Website Visit 3 new value: {{lead.Most Recent Website Visit 2}} Change Data Value: Most Recent Website Visit 2 new value: {{lead.Most Recent Website Visit 1}} Change Data Value: Most Recent Website Visit 1 new value: {{lead.Most Recent Website Visit}} Using the above flow, the most recent values for the field can be checked without looking into an activity log. This can be useful in a number of ways, for example this information could be included in an email or alert. Another example, if the primary field (in the above example it is Most Recent Website Visit) is updated to a value that it should not have, then you can setup another campaign to update Most Recent Website Visit using the value in Most Recent Website visit 2 to restore the previous value.   Warning Please Note: The above process can be somewhat resource intensive (particularly if a large number of records trigger the campaign at close to the same time), this should be done with as few fields as possible to assure good instance health overall.
View full article
Issue Description Email Insights does not display any data or metrics for specific program when the emails in the program are operational.   Issue Resolution Operational emails are hidden by default, so no data or metrics will be shown in Email Insights unless 'Operational Emails' are included   "Does Email Insights support Operational emails? Yes. By default, Operational emails are hidden from view and querying. However, you may change this setting under the Personal Settings panel." docs.marketo.com/display/public/DOCS/Email+Insights+FAQ   Who This Solution Applies To Customers using Email Insights Is this article helpful ? YesNo
View full article
Issue Discrepancy between Marketo webinar atttendance and webinar provider attendence report Solution Compare Webex report with Marketo Program members list to determine which leads are involved. Check to see if the leads involved have the same email address but used different names to register/attend. Workaround: Upload Webex final report to a static list and use the list to update the program attendance.   Root Cause Webex issues two reports, a preliminary when the webinar is finished and a final report approx. 12 hours later, which may have updated attendance info.  Marketo Engage uses the preliminary report to set the attended status in the program and does not update when the final report is released. Environment Webex Marketo Event Program synced to Webex webinar Final attendance report from Webex, not preliminary
View full article
Issue Issue Description When a lead is created through an API call, the Reason and Source attributes say "Web Service API" with no further detail.       Solution Issue Resolution As described in the doc here, https://docs.marketo.com/display/DOCS/Understanding+System+Managed+Fields, "Source" and "Reason" fields are managed by Marketo: Web Service API for Original Source Type means Person was discovered by a web service API. For Registration Source Type, it states that Person was created via SOAP/REST API When a lead is created via API, no additional "Source" or "Reason" is provided to Marketo. A possible workaround is to create a custom field and populate it as needed through the API.    
View full article
Issue The format of the landing page is distorted in comparison to the version displayed in the landing page preview.  Environment SSL Certificates Landing Page Domain Landing Page format is different from preview Landing Page contain unsecure content Landing page template has http instead of https   Solution Ensure all the links used in HTML code used in the landing page template is referencing "HTTPS" and not "HTTP". You can follow the steps outlined in the document below on how to edit landing page template.  Link: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/marketo/using/product-docs/demand-generation/landing-pages/landing-page-templates/edit-a-marketo-landing-page-template.html **NOTE: If the landing pages is approved, a draft version of the landing page is created for any landing pages which is using the landing page template. You can mass approve those landing pages via following steps outlined in the document below. Link: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/marketo/using/product-docs/demand-generation/landing-pages/landing-page-actions/approve-multiple-landing-pages-at-once.html?lang=en Root Cause Once you secure your Marketo landing pages to be served over "HTTPS", you should have not links referencing "HTTP" (unsecured) assets or pages. 
View full article
Issue When an A/B test is in scheduled state and you would want to cancel it. On clicking "Unapprove Program", an error message shows up saying 'Cannot unapprove program -<program name> - is in use'. Solution Within the program, go to the trigger campaign which references these assets in their smart list, for example  1. 'Program_1.Email_Asset_1' used in 'Open Emails' trigger step in smart list 2. 'Program_1.Email_Asset_1' used in 'Clicks Link in Email' trigger step in smart list Remove asset references above within the smart list of the campaign, navigate to program and click "Unapprove Program". Root Cause This is due to the program asset being used in trigger campaigns within the program. Environment Marketing Activities A/B Test
View full article
Processing feedback from the blocklists is a manual process for Marketo’s Compliance team. While we try to get the reports out to you on a daily basis, sometimes we get backlogged and notifications may not go out the same day that you triggered the blocklist.   But not to worry: most blocklists are dynamic, meaning that they resolve themselves after a given time period or when email statistics improve. Typically blocklist issues are resolved after 24 hours, so chances are you are not still being blocklisted.   Still, you need to complete the blocklist remediation program to identify the source of the problem and ensure that this doesn’t happen again. While most blocklist issues resolve themselves, they can have a noticeable impact on deliverability. Furthermore, being blocklisted is an indication that you have a problematic data source in your lists that could lead to even bigger deliverability problems.   For a quick run down of the blocklists that our customers run into trouble with the most, visit our Top Blocklists article.   Additional resources: Blocklists: Frequently Asked Questions Blocklists: Frequently Asked Questions
View full article
Issue You have exported the fields under the Field Management section as mentioned in this document to view the API name of the Marketo fields  You see there are few fields missing and would like to know their API names. Solution Here's a list of the Marketo Standard fields that are available via API. If there are fields which are not available in the list export, it means they likely do not have an API name or not accessible through API calls.    
View full article
Included in this article   Overview Testing Overview One of the most important steps in setting up new segments in RTP is testing it to make sure that it's working properly. This article will show how you can test known lead targeting in RTP.     Testing 1. Fill out a Marketo form on your webiste using a brand new email address that doesn't exist in this Marketo instance yet. 2. Go to the Lead Database and locate the new lead 3. Create a segment in RTP that targets known leads with the new email address: 4. Wait 5-10 minutes and refresh the webpage 5. Check if you matched the segment. You can check this by finding the lead under "Leads" and then select the lead to see what Segments it matches on the right:      
View full article
If your company moves to a new location, follow these steps to change the mailing address in your email templates located in the footer. 1. Find the email template that you want to update your company mailing address. We're using the Rounded Corners email template for this example. 2. Click Edit Draft. The email template shows in the preview window. 3. Click HTML Source. 4. Scroll to where your current mailing address is located (usually at the bottom) and update the information. 5 Click Preview to view your changes. Validate your changes. 6. Click Save and Close. 7. Approve your draft. 8. Click Emails from the tree on the left side of your screen. 9. Any emails that use the updated template will need to be re-approved. 10. You can approve the affected emails in this view (shown in the screen shot above) by highlighting the email(s) and choosing Email Actions > Approve Draft.
View full article
Issue When you click on ‘Forward to Friend’ link on an email template, it redirects you to the below 404 error page.       Solution The ‘Forward to Friend’ link will work only in a sent email and not on an email template. To test this functionality, you need to create an email using the template which contains "Forward to Friend’ link and then send the email to your test lead using a run action.  It will not work properly with a send sample. Open the email and click on the "Forward to Friend" link. Once clicked the email will open on a webpage and then the below "Forward to Friend" box will be visible.   This is a article attached imageThis is a article attached imageThis is a article attached image   To know more about "Forward to Friend", refer the below document.   http://docs.marketo.com/display/public/DOCS/%27Forward+to+a+Friend+Link%27+in+Emails    
View full article
Issue Why does the record in Marketo have an Opportunity when its matching synced Contact in Salesforce does not have an Opportunity? Solution The Contact in Salesforce has an Opportunity Contact Role associated with an Opportunity that belongs to other Contacts. Since "Marketo associates Opportunities and contacts using Opportunity Contact Roles.", Marketo syncs down the Opportunity for the record has it has an Opportunity Contact Role associated with it.experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/marketo/using/product-docs/crm-sync/salesforce-sync/sfdc-sync-details/sfdc-sync-opportunity-sync.html?lang=en If the Opportunity is needed to be removed from the record in Marketo, then: The Opportunity will first need to be deleted in SFDC. The visibility of the role value that is not the primary owner of the Opportunities will need to be removed from the Marketo Sync User. Re-create the Opportunity so that it can be associated to the primary owner.   Who This Solution Applies To Customers who has Salesforce integrated to Marketo
View full article
Issue Description How to use a script token to calculate and populate the number of years since a given date Issue Resolution This can be achieved by using a velocity (email script) token: #set( $defaultTimeZone = $date.getTimeZone().getTimeZone("America/New_York") )  #set( $defaultLocale = $date.getLocale() )  #set( $calNow = $date.getCalendar() )  #set( $ret = $calNow.setTimeZone($defaultTimeZone) )  #set( $calConst = $field.in($calNow) )  #set( $ISO8601 = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss" )  #set( $ISO8601DateOnly = "yyyy-MM-dd" )  #set( $calJoinDate = $convert.toCalendar(  $convert.parseDate(      $lead.JoinDate,       $ISO8601DateOnly,       $defaultLocale,       $defaultTimeZone     )  ) )  #set( $differenceInYears = $date.difference($calJoinDate,$calNow ).getYears() )  #set( $friendlyLabel = $display.plural($convert.toInteger($differenceInYears),"year") )  You joined us ${differenceInYears} ${friendlyLabel} ago!  Where $lead.JoinDate is the joining date. More at blog.teknkl.com/velocity-days-and-weeks/
View full article
The fields and records that will sync from Salesforce are defined by the permissions of the Marketo sync user. Therefore, if you want to prevent specific records or fields from syncing with Marketo, change the permissions of the sync user so they do not have access to the records and fields you do want to sync.
View full article