Subscriber Data Management18% of the exam
Profile Center, Subscription Center and unsubscribes
What the default Profile Center shows and hides, how the Subscription Center handles per-list choices, the list, universal, business-unit and global unsubscribe scopes, what happens when a subscriber forwards an email, when to build a custom preference center, and how Marketing Cloud Connect maps Profile Center attributes to Sales or Service Cloud fields.
Explain preference and profile center concepts.
~7 min read · 19 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Describe the default Profile Center: what subscribers see, the global opt-out, hidden versus read-only attributes, and where to turn off its default link.
- Choose between the Profile Center and the Subscription Center for a subscriber's request.
- Pick the unsubscribe scope (list, company-wide, business unit or global) that matches what the subscriber asked for.
- Recognize when the default Profile Center isn't enough and a custom preference center is needed.
- Configure the Marketing Cloud Connect Profile Center so changes update Sales or Service Cloud records.
- Key terms: Profile Center (the page where subscribers maintain their attributes); Subscription Center (the page listing public lists to join or leave); attribute (a profile or preference field stored on the subscriber); public list (a list shown under Available Publications); global unsubscribe (an opt-out from every email sent from Marketing Cloud Engagement).
Key facts
Default link
- Detail
- In standard-template emails; disable in Setup, Email, Feature Settings, Email Studio, Optional Features
Hidden vs read-only
- Detail
- Hidden: not shown; read-only: shown, not editable
Global opt-out
- Detail
- Included in the default Profile Center
Subscription Center lists
- Detail
- Only lists marked Public appear under Available Publications
Unsubscribed status
- Detail
- Status changes, record stays; affects commercial sends (transactional classifications can opt in to list-level opt-outs)
Global unsubscribe
- Detail
- Suppressed from every Engagement list; can't be reactivated from your account
Forwarded email
- Detail
- Links open the original subscriber's pages
Data extensions
- Detail
- Not supported by the default Profile Center
Connect write-back
- Detail
- Requires mapping Engagement attributes to Sales or Service Cloud custom fields
BrandBuilder
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- Color scheme applies to Profile Center and Subscription Center pages
Sources for this section (6)
- Profile Centerhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- List Unsubscribehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Unsubscribeshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Global Unsubscribehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Profile Center and Marketing Cloud Connecthelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- BrandBuilderhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why does a colleague who clicks the Profile Center link in a forwarded email see someone else's data?
- When must an admin build a custom preference center instead of using the default Profile Center?
- Which lists does a subscriber see in the Subscription Center?
- Why can't an admin reactivate a globally unsubscribed address?
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