Marketing Practice · Email · Journeys · Referral

Marketing Cloud,
Pardot & Referral.

End-to-end marketing automation, B2B demand generation, and enterprise referral programs — from strategy through campaign execution, at the scale global brands require.

10M+
Advocates Managed
8+
Marketing Cloud Orgs
100+
Journeys Built
3
Marketing Clouds Migrated
Enterprise Marketing Clients
HomeServe REFERRAL + MCAE
L'Oréal MARKETING CLOUD
Bank of America JOURNEY BUILDER
Kaplan PARDOT / MCAE
OnDeck Capital MARKETING CLOUD
Our Marketing Practice
Three disciplines.
One integrated practice.

Marketing Cloud for B2C journeys, Pardot/MCAE for B2B demand gen, and enterprise Referral Marketing programs that operate at millions of advocates — all connected to Salesforce CRM and Data Cloud.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Marketing Cloud

Omnichannel B2C marketing automation — email, mobile, advertising, and social — powered by real-time Data Cloud segmentation and Journey Builder orchestration.

  • Email Studio — template architecture, deliverability, and send cadence
  • Journey Builder — multi-step, triggered, and transactional journeys
  • Mobile Studio — SMS, push notifications, and in-app messaging
  • Advertising Studio — CRM-matched audiences on paid channels
  • Interaction Studio (Personalization) — real-time 1:1 content
  • Data Extensions, SQL queries, and AMPscript automation
  • Einstein Send Time Optimization and engagement scoring
  • Business Unit architecture and multi-brand org design
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Account Engagement (Pardot / MCAE)

Pardot / MCAE

B2B marketing automation built for demand generation — lead scoring, nurture programs, Salesforce-native sync, and revenue attribution for enterprise sales teams.

  • Lead scoring and grading model configuration
  • Nurture tracks and drip program automation
  • Form handler, landing page, and asset studio
  • Salesforce CRM bi-directional sync and lead assignment
  • Engagement Studio multi-branch journey logic
  • B2B Marketing Analytics and attribution reporting
  • Account-based marketing (ABM) program design
  • Pardot → MCAE migration and org upgrade
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Referral Marketing Programs

Referral Programs

End-to-end enterprise referral program architecture — advocate lifecycle, reward automation, referral code generation, and Marketing Cloud journey orchestration at millions of advocates.

  • Advocate data model design in Salesforce CRM
  • Referral code generation, encryption, and URL tracking
  • Tango / reward API integration for automated fulfillment
  • Journey Builder orchestration for advocate email flows
  • Sitecore / Contentful integration for landing pages
  • ESB / Heroku middleware for referral event capture
  • CAN-SPAM and unsubscribe compliance architecture
  • Real-time advocate status and reward tracking
Journey Architecture
Journey Builder at enterprise scale.

Complex multi-branch journeys for millions of contacts — built for deliverability, CAN-SPAM compliance, and real-time personalization via Data Cloud.

From strategy to
production journey.

How ETI approaches Journey Builder engagements

Most Marketing Cloud implementations go wrong at the data layer — bad segmentation, unvalidated email addresses, and journeys that fire based on stale CRM sync. ETI builds the data foundation first, then the journeys.

At HomeServe we manage 2,972 active journeys across multiple Business Units, including a referral program serving millions of advocates — with Sitecore, Heroku, ESB, and Salesforce CRM all in the chain.

Discuss Your Journey Architecture
1
Data Architecture First

Audit Data Extensions, Contact Builder relationships, and CRM sync filters before building a single journey entry source.

2
Journey Strategy & Mapping

Define entry criteria, goal conditions, exit rules, and branch logic — documented before any configuration begins.

3
Template & Content Architecture

Email template system, AMPscript personalization blocks, dynamic content, and version control for content assets.

4
Build, Test & QA

Test mode validation, seed list sends, rendering across 40+ clients, spam score checks, and end-to-end journey walk-through.

5
Compliance Sign-off

CAN-SPAM headers, unsubscribe flow validation, publication list architecture, and suppression DE review before activation.

6
Go-Live & Monitoring

Staged activation, deliverability monitoring, bounce handling rules, and first-send performance review with the team.

Referral Architecture
Enterprise referral programs,
end to end.

Referral programs at scale are not a Salesforce Flow and a Tango API call. They are multi-system architectures with compliance obligations, fraud controls, and marketing orchestration across millions of advocates.

What a real referral
program looks like.

ETI's referral architecture for HomeServe — 10M+ advocate events

We architected, built, and maintain HomeServe's enterprise referral program — spanning Salesforce CRM, Marketing Cloud, Sitecore CMS, Contentful, a custom Heroku middleware, an ESB proxy layer, and Tango for reward fulfillment. This is the level of integration complexity we handle.

CAN-SPAM compliance, encrypted referral URLs (AES-256), Experian email validation, BU-scoped publication lists, and real-time unsubscribe architecture — all production, all compliant.

Discuss Your Referral Program
1
Advocate Identification & Data Model

Account / Contact model design, advocate status tracking, tier logic, and Salesforce CRM object architecture for the referral lifecycle.

2
Referral Code Generation & URL Tracking

Unique code generation, AES-256 encryption of Salesforce IDs in referral URLs, Sitecore landing page integration, and UTM attribution.

3
Event Capture & ESB Middleware

Heroku / ESB proxy layer capturing referral events from Sitecore / Contentful, validating payloads, and writing to Salesforce CRM in real time.

4
Marketing Cloud Journey Orchestration

Journey Builder for advocate welcome, reward notification, status update, and re-engagement flows — triggered by CRM events via synchronized Data Extensions.

5
Reward Fulfillment via Tango API

Automated reward order placement, catalog management, and fulfillment status tracking — connected to Salesforce Flow and the advocate record.

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Compliance & Unsubscribe Architecture

BU-scoped publication lists, suppression Data Extensions, Experian email validation on entry, CAN-SPAM footer compliance, and CloudPage-based unsubscribe flows.

What We Deliver
Every marketing engagement,
covered.

Implementation, migration, audit, and managed services — across the full Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform and beyond.

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Marketing Cloud Implementation

Greenfield or expansion — from org setup and Business Unit architecture through first journey go-live.

  • Business Unit design and brand architecture
  • CRM connect and synchronized Data Extension setup
  • Email template library and AMPscript framework
  • Sender authentication (SAP, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Automation Studio and triggered send config
  • Deliverability audit and IP warm-up plan
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Pardot / MCAE Implementation

B2B marketing automation setup aligned to your Salesforce sales process — lead lifecycle from first touch to closed-won attribution.

  • Pardot business unit and connector configuration
  • Lead scoring and grading model design
  • Engagement Studio journey build-out
  • Salesforce sync rules, assignment, and field mapping
  • Forms, landing pages, and tracked link setup
  • B2B Marketing Analytics dashboard and attribution
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Referral Program Build

Full referral program design and delivery — data model, middleware, CRM, Marketing Cloud journeys, and reward fulfillment in one integrated architecture.

  • Salesforce advocate data model and lifecycle flows
  • Referral code generation and encrypted URL tracking
  • Heroku / ESB middleware for event capture
  • Journey Builder advocate email orchestration
  • Tango / reward API integration
  • CAN-SPAM and unsubscribe compliance build
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Marketing Cloud Migration

BU-to-BU migrations, org consolidations, and legacy ESP migrations — with full journey, Data Extension, and content asset inventory.

  • Full asset, journey, and automation inventory
  • Data Extension mapping and migration scripts
  • Journey rebuild and trigger re-wiring
  • Subscriber and All Subscribers reconciliation
  • Suppression list and publication list migration
  • Post-migration QA and send validation
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Data Cloud for Marketing

Real-time segmentation and personalization powered by unified customer profiles in Data Cloud — feeding Journey Builder with accurate, current audiences.

  • Data Cloud ingestion from CRM, web, and commerce
  • Identity resolution and unified contact profiles
  • Calculated insights for engagement scoring
  • Real-time audience segments for Journey Builder
  • Einstein Send Time Optimization integration
  • Personalization rules for email and web
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Managed Services & Support

Ongoing Marketing Cloud administration, release management, journey optimization, and compliance monitoring — post go-live.

  • Marketing Cloud seasonal release management
  • Journey performance review and optimization
  • Deliverability monitoring and reputation management
  • Ongoing Data Extension and SQL automation support
  • CAN-SPAM and compliance posture maintenance
  • Backlog enhancement delivery and admin support
Data Cloud + Marketing
AI-powered marketing starts
with unified data.

Marketing Cloud alone is powerful. Connected to Data Cloud, it becomes a real-time personalization engine — every journey entry, segment, and Einstein model grounded in your most current customer data.

What ETI connects
for marketing teams.

We build the full data pipeline — from raw source systems through Data Cloud unification into Marketing Cloud segments and Journey Builder entry sources. No disconnected point solutions.

The result: journeys that fire based on real-time behavior, not a 24-hour CRM sync batch. Segments that reflect today's customer, not yesterday's snapshot. Einstein recommendations grounded in complete data.

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CRM + Transactional Data

Salesforce Sales, Service, Commerce — unified into a single customer profile

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Web & App Behavioral Data

Clickstream, session, product view, and cart event ingestion in real time

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Identity Resolution

Email, phone, cookie, and device ID stitched into a deterministic unified profile

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Einstein AI Scoring

Engagement likelihood, churn risk, and next-best-action calculated from the unified profile

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Real-time Journey Activation

Segments and scores pushed to Journey Builder and email sends in sub-second latency

Compliance & Deliverability
Compliant by design.

Marketing at enterprise scale means compliance is not optional. Every ETI engagement is built with deliverability and regulatory compliance from day one — not reviewed afterwards.

CAN-SPAM Compliance
GDPR / CASL Frameworks
DKIM / DMARC / SPF Setup
Unsubscribe Architecture
Publication List Governance
Experian Email Validation
IP Warm-up Management
Suppression DE Architecture

Ready to activate your
marketing data?

Whether you're implementing Marketing Cloud, rebuilding your referral program, or migrating to Data Cloud-powered segmentation — let's talk.

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