# Marketing Cloud Engagement apps and product family

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Which Marketing Cloud Engagement app does which job (Email Studio, Mobile Studio, Journey Builder, Automation Studio, Content Builder, CloudPages), how Engagement differs from Account Engagement and Marketing Cloud Next, which products are licensed separately, and the current names after the Data 360 rename and the Advertising Studio retirement.

- Certification: Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement Administrator
- Exam section: Digital Marketing Proficiency
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/marketing-cloud-engagement-administrator

**Official exam objective:**

> Describe Marketing Cloud product inventory and product offerings.

## What the exam expects

- Pick the Marketing Cloud Engagement app for a stated job: email sends, SMS and push, multi-step journeys, scheduled data tasks, reusable content or landing pages.
- Name the channels inside Mobile Studio.
- Separate Engagement's own apps from separate products such as Marketing Cloud Personalization and Marketing Cloud Intelligence.
- Distinguish Marketing Cloud Engagement from Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) and from Marketing Cloud Next, including Engagement+.
- Use current names: Data 360, and Data Cloud Ad Audiences as the successor to Marketing Cloud Advertising (formerly Advertising Studio).
- Key terms: **studio/builder** (an app inside Engagement); **journey** (the communication plan Journey Builder runs); **Engagement+** (Next features added to an Engagement account); **Account Engagement** (the B2B marketing automation product, formerly Pardot); **Data 360** (the new name for Data Cloud).

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Email Studio | Promotional, transactional and triggered email | [Email Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_es_email_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Mobile Studio | MobileConnect (SMS/MMS), MobilePush, GroupConnect (LINE; Messenger via API only) | [Mobile Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_mobile_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Journey Builder | Every journey needs an entry source; contacts are evaluated to move to the next activity | [Journeys and Messages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_jb_journey_builder.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Automation Studio | Automates sends, queries, imports and data tasks | [Automation Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_as_automation_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| CloudPages | Landing pages, microsites, Smart Capture forms; reuses Content Builder blocks | [CloudPages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_cp_cloudpages.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| People objects | Engagement: Subscribers; Account Engagement: Prospects, Leads, Contacts, Person Accounts | [Explore Salesforce Marketing Solutions](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/salesforce-marketing-cloud-quick-look/discover-salesforce-marketing-solutions) |
| Engagement+ | Next features while keeping existing campaigns, data extensions and journeys | [Marketing Cloud Engagement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_overview_marketing_cloud.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Advertising retirement | Not renewable from August 15, 2026; successor Data Cloud Ad Audiences | [Retirement of Advertising Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005166882&language=en_US&type=1) |

## Check yourself

- Why is a wait-and-branch welcome series built in Journey Builder rather than Automation Studio?
- When does an Engagement customer get Marketing Cloud Next features without rebuilding?
- Which people object does Engagement use, compared with Account Engagement?
- Which messaging apps does GroupConnect support?

## Sources

- [Marketing Cloud Engagement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_overview_marketing_cloud.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Explore Salesforce Marketing Solutions and Tools](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/salesforce-marketing-cloud-quick-look/discover-salesforce-marketing-solutions)
- [Email Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_es_email_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Mobile Studio in Marketing Cloud Engagement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_mobile_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Journeys and Messages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_jb_journey_builder.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Automation Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_as_automation_studio.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [CloudPages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_cp_cloudpages.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Retirement of Marketing Cloud Advertising Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005166882&language=en_US&type=1)
- [Using Cross-Cloud Products with Marketing Cloud Engagement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_cross_cloud_products.htm&language=en_US&type=5)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 13 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Marketing Cloud Engagement Administrator pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams