Adobe Marketo Certified Expert Exam

[Mahmod Ohner]

Asthe difficulty of the exam increased over the years, it became necessary to split certification into two levels, associate and expert, with additional specialization assessments now available on top of the preliminary certifications.

For most marketers, outside of marketing operations, Marketo Certification is an unnecessary step. The cost, time, and attention required to complete the exam make it unique in the marketing industry. Unlike other superficial certification programs, Marketo Certification cannot be completed in a weekend. As a result, Marketo Certified Experts are in higher demand than most platform-specific specialists.

After Adobe officially acquired Marketo, it added another layer of credibility to the certified expert status. Today, passing the Marketo Exam* is table stakes for many large employers, giving MCEs access to more jobs, higher-paying roles, and more senior titles.

Since this exam is more focused on setting up basic email programs, the questions focus less on high-level problem solving, and more on the foundations of the Marketo Engage platform. Some additional considerations before you dive into this certification include:

Marketing professionals looking to showcase their skills and expertise in various Marketing Technology platforms surely have come across the range of certifications available for Adobe Marketo Engage. With a massive community dedicated to sharing knowledge, years worth of online forums detailing exam experiences and tips for preparing, it may be tough to understand how to get started and where to find the most relevant information. Read on to learn what the Adobe Marketo Engage Business Practitioner Expert Certification is and how it can add major (even monetary) value to your career, who the exam is best suited for, when you should consider taking it and how to prepare.

The Adobe Marketo Engage Business Practitioner exam is a timed, multichoice test consisting of 50 questions that span six core areas of Adobe Marketo Engage. The intention of this exam is to designate technical expertise to marketing professionals who can successfully demonstrate a proficiency within those core areas, including:

In comparison to the former, Marketo Engaged Expert exam, the new exam contains less questions and more time, but this is because the questions are designed to be more challenging. Here are three helpful tips to keep in mind as you prepare for the exam:

Obtaining this certification will showcase to fellow peers, future and/or current employers that you have worked to obtain a proficiency in a basic skill set that you can continue to build upon. Having a marketing automation certification sets you apart from the pack due to the level of effort and expertise these exams require.

For folks looking to invest in their MOPs professional development through agency work, certifications may be a core requirement to be considered for a specific role, as agencies are highly incentivized to have employees with marketing automation certification. Marketing professionals working in-house may run into issues receiving administrative access to tools like Adobe Marketo Engage without a certification, and many companies prefer to hire professionals who are certified as it also validates the experience of a new hire to the rest of the organization.

Next to the opportunities and access this certification can provide, it can also make a huge difference in salary, especially for those working through entry-level positions. As a professional starts to grow into higher, leadership level positions, this type of certification may not hold the same value, so investing in professional development early on can make a strategic difference in your salary as your career grows. (Source)

While all marketing professionals are encouraged to take the business practitioner exam, Adobe encourages professionals to spend at least 18 months working with Adobe Marketo Engage working to build, launch and analyze campaigns, operationalize demand generation, and worked to understand the underlying technologies such as HTML, integrations, databases and CRM. Those best suited to take this exam are familiar or have experience with tools and technology such as: Excel file formats, API concepts, CRM basics, familiarity with social media platforms, Microsoft Office and HTML, at minimum.

The best way to get started is by gauging your current familiarity with the platform by taking the Adobe Marketo Engage Business Practitioner Readiness Questionnaire. This questionnaire will help you determine what percentage of your current experience and knowledge covers the minimum experience and knowledge defined for the exam. All in all, it will help determine if you should spend more time working with different areas of the platform before proceeding with the exam.

As mentioned above, any professional looking to further develop their marketing automation expertise would be a great candidate for the Adobe Marketo Engage Business Practitioner Exam. Managers, specialists, experts or analysts across the following domains tend to find the most value from obtaining a Adobe Business Practitioner Expert certification:

Our experts are there to go into the details of the Marketo solution: from operational use to admin settings, including the strategic view of scoring and lead lifecycle, to answering your questions and helping you to better understand the exam.

The training includes mock tests with questions taken from the actual MCE certification, with the aim of assessing your level and identifying your areas for improvement. 3 days of revisions alternating theory and practical exercises will be on the program, to end with a new final white test in real exam conditions.

As a recent Marketo user, I was first trained in-house on the different graphic assets for emailing creation within a marketing department as a graphic designer, then I moved on to the automation side, and it was when I took this step that I turned to Merlin/Leonard's training courses.

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A big thank you to Sylvain for the Marketo Essentials training. A very well constructed two day course that covers many aspects: data model customization, data integration, building marketing assets and an end-to-end campaign... and more generally understanding the pillars of Marketo. Sylvain is an experienced integrator and trainer, expert in the Marketo solution and CRM systems but also extremely educational. Able to juggle business issues to the most technical subjects, all explained with simplicity!

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