Acquia Customer Data Platform Features

Ability to input, modify and extract data from the application in bulk through a structured file.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.

To what extent are there partner applications readily available for integrating into this product? Partner applications typically provide complementary, best of breed functionality not offered natively in this product.

Integrate with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

System provides sufficient customization to meet business requirements

Automates a process that requires a series of steps that typically require intervention by a several different users. Administrators can write rules to determine who and when a user needs to complete a step. Also includes notification of users when they need to take action.

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.

Allows administrators to easily develop and test changes to the CRM deployment. After changes are made admins can easily migrate the changes into the "live" or "production" environment.

Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.

Allows administrators to create templates that enable users to quickly generate dynamic documents in various formats based on the data stored in the application.

Manage the process of attracting and converting business prospects into leads

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Store information about leads or contacts and track, manage and nurture them throughout the sales process

Manage contacts across multiple mailing lists

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Create and design emails with an editor; manage templates; personalize dynamically

Create targeted lists, schedule and manage bulk email sending.

Ensure inbox delivery. Includes opt-in management, bounce handling, unsubscribe processing, suppression lists, email preview, spam checking, link validation, and delivery monitoring.

Set up automated nurturing emails based on events, online activities, and lead scores

Build customized landing pages and lead capture forms for specific marketing campaigns to maximize conversion and to capture the right qualifying information.

Dynamically customize emails, forms, and landing pages for specific segments of customers and prospects.

Test alternate versions of emails, landing pages, and forms. Learn what works, maximize response rates, and increase conversion.

Support mobile-optimized emails, online forms, and landing pages.

Track performance of keywords and links in major search engines. Measure search rankings and performance. Improve page-level SEO with tools to diagnose and improve page performance. Integrate with Google AdWords.

Improving user journey to boost the percentage of visitors who take a desired action (sign-ups or purchases)

Create many versions of emails, forms, or actions and gauge which is most effective

Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information

A marketing lead database is the system of record for your most important marketing asset: your leads and contacts. Includes a view of all marketing interactions between each prospect and your company, including website visits, email clicks, scoring changes, and data updates/history.

Data quality consists of deduplication, cleansing, and appending your marketing database.

Segment your database and build list of target leads and contacts. Filter on demographic and company attributes (title, company size, location) as well as behavioral filters and CRM information.

Automatically qualify and score leads based on demographics as well as prospect online behaviors, including recency and frequency. Assign your own weights to determine lead scores for prioritization.

Automate drip marketing campaigns that send relevant messages over time, based on prospect behaviors and pre-defined campaign steps.

Track delivered, received, and opened emails

Create tasks automatically and provide real-time sales alerts over email, RSS or mobile device.

Sync lead, contact, account, and opportunity information with your CRM system.

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Receive data and information in real time

Manage campaigns and track engagement for marketing efforts across social media channels

Create and send email blasts/campaigns

Coordinate marketing efforts across channels (email, landing pages, social media, etc.)

Measure return on ad spend by tracking the actions people take such as sign up or download after engaging with ads

Monitor conversion rates and analyze effectiveness and profitability of marketing efforts

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Tracks metrics that provide insight into how a user interacts with any interface or product

Track visibility and traffic from search engines

Send promotional campaigns or transactional messages via text messages

Monitor activity of individuals who visit your website using cookies

Manage marketing campaigns and programs across multiple channels, including online ads, video campaigns, mobile, virtual events, and social media. Create and optimize program assets such as landing pages, emails, campaigns, and lists. Track program objectives, results, and costs to assess the program ROI.

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Monitor what leads and contacts say on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs, and online communities. Incorporate into your lead and customer DB and use social insights to segment prospects. Trigger campaigns, and update lead scores.

Add intelligent social share buttons to your campaigns and content. Track who is sharing your content and driving conversions.

Schedule automated posts to one or more social accounts; use or integrate with URL shortening services; and measure likes, comments, replies, and retweets.

Social apps including polls, sweepstakes, and referral programs can enhance audience engagement. Include these on your website, landing pages, Facebook pages, and emails.

Amplify brand and community stories; Reach customers by social profile and activity; Optimize social ad campaigns in real-time

Send automated marketing emails based on user actions over a predetermined period

Manage multiple campaigns in one system

Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards to measure leads by source/campaign/month, email performance, landing page performance, and web and social activity. Create report subscriptions that can automatically send updates to your team and executives.

Track which pages prospects and customers visit and how often they come back. Capture the history in database for lead scoring and sales intelligence. Use anonymous company look-up to identify anonymous visitors. Send alerts to sales reps of which of their prospects and customers web activity.

Measure leads, prospects generated, pipeline, revenue, investment, and ROI by marketing channel or program. The result is that you can see which marketing investments are generating the greatest return and get visibility into how marketing budget should be allocated going forward.

Analyze how leads flow through the funnel by measuring stage to stage conversion rates and velocity. Allocate pipeline and revenue credit among all the marketing activities that have successfully touched an opportunity as it moves through the pipeline.

Monitor and track how you rank for relevant keywords on major search engines and compare your overall performance to competitors.

Track and analyze user behavior within a system or network

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Track and interpret campaign performance metrics

Track and analyze information regarding website visitors

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Track in detail how users interact with your campaigns and pages (scrolling, button interactions, etc.)

Import and export large media files or folders into or from the database quickly and efficiently.

Navigating media collections is logical and elegant with visual file hierarchies and customizable thumbnail/filename display.

Able to search and filter assets by keywords and metadata.

Provides insights into the performance of digital content across its entire lifecycle.

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Software supports a wide range of file types.

Automatically adds descriptive metadata like file size and upload date, can extract XMP, IPTC and EXIF metadata, has standard metadata fields like keywords, and allows the definition of custom fields and vocabulary.

Automatically or manually convert files into different sizes or file types within the DAM system.

Keep track of incrementally changing versions of the same asset.

Automatically archive, delete, or revoke access to assets that have reached the end of their life cycle.

Apply visual watermarks to images and video.

Manage the licensing and copyright information for assets within the DAM system.

Houses an organization's brand guidelines in a centralized location within the digital asset management platform

The software is optimized to load, preview, search and edit video media files.

The software is optimized to load, preview, search and edit audio media files.

The software is optimized to load, preview, search and edit image media files.

Create rules that automate processes, such as converting into certain file types or routing projects to certain users for review and approval.

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Publish media or media collections to your website or share externally via temporary hyperlink.

Allow creatives to access, edit and upload assets in the DAM system directly from design or photo/audio/video editing software.

Integrate digital assets automatically into marketing workflows and marketing technologies like web content management and e-commerce software.

Integration with content management software

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Collect and maintain structured information that describes data or content

Store and manage online video content

Create, save, and store files

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Track which pages prospects and customers visit and how often they come back. Capture the history in database for lead scoring and sales intelligence.

Analyze inbound marketing traffic to identify which campaigns are working best.

Helps users understand audience demographics and evaluate visitor behavior.

Create reports and dashboards to analyze results of campaigns.

Streamlines personalization by integrating customer data repositories into systems that deliver content.

Handles broad-reaching marketing orchestration by pulling customer data from CRMs and other data repositories to deliver content across multiple channels.

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Suggested workflows that can be adopted as is or adapted to fit business needs.

System allows the storage and management of rich media files.

Able to create user portals and sites.

Optimize and manage the search engine optimization efforts for a website or digital content

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Collect and maintain structured information that describes data or content

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Supports audio files

Manage assets throughout their lifecycle to optimize profit

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

The process of developing, monitoring, and maintaining the brand value, reputation, and awareness across the target audience.

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Provides drag and drop tools usable by admins with little to no coding experience in order to build applications which automate workflows and business processes.

Provides development environments to allow users to develop applications which automate workflows and business processes with minimal coding.

Provides native A/B testing for content and campaigns.

Allows users to build and analyze customer profiles.

Presents messaging depending on customer behavior.

Presents messaging depending on customer context.

Content triggered by customer's given geolocation.

Emails triggered by customer activity or behavior.

Messages triggered by customer activity or behavior.

Provides recommendations based on customer metrics.

Calculates and presents customized discounts.

Personalizes web experiences and presented content based on customer metrics.

Uses external data sources to improve customer profiles.

Can be updated to accept new sources and types of data.

Can act as a content marketing platform.

Can engage with customers across any device with a consistent message.

Create and send email blasts/campaigns

Coordinate marketing efforts across channels (email, landing pages, social media, etc.)

Receive data and information in real time

Provides analysis of marketing program ROI and efficiency.

Predicts outcomes based on statistical models; can give insight to "what-if" scenarios.

Uses artificial intelligence to provide suggestions based on desired outcomes.

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Ability to export customer journey maps in a variety of formats to present and analyze.

Allow team members to invite others to collaborate on journey maps and make direct changes.

Provide the ability to compare the experiences of multiple personas in one journey map.

Ability to integrate with cross-channel, real-time data analytics to power customer journey map creation.

Predict future data based on historical data sets

Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network

Track and interpret campaign performance metrics

Track and analyze information regarding website visitors

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Provides users the ability to dynamically segment their users based on varying criteria (i.e. email opens, product features, etc.).

Automates the testing and optimization of customer-facing messaging and campaigns.

Ability to uncover and visualize how users move through your website, marketing campaigns, and product(s).

Ability to measure product usage by feature, campaign performance by source, and other trending metrics.

Provides dashboards to combine and visualize quantitative and qualitive customer journey data.

Provides advanced data filtering capabilities to help users drill down, sort, filter, aggregate, and group customer journey data.

Ability to create visualizations or maps of past, current, or future customer journeys based on behavioral data.

Integrates with additional marketing analytics and other marketing, sales, and e-commerce-related software to provide one source of truth for customer journey analytics.

Provides the ability to setup automated alerts to drive targeted actions and customer experience improvements.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Addition of necessary external data, applications, tools, or features

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Plan and strategize marketing campaigns

Market event via social media tools

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Ability to chat online in real time

Visualize and analyze customer experience across all touchpoints and channels

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Send messages to multiple subscribers at the same time

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Pre-made examples and templates for emails

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Set campaign schedules by selecting start, pause, and end dates

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Track activity on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Automatically identify and save contact information of potential customers

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Automate workflows and trigger campaigns based on customer actions

Predefined actions automatically performed on the occurance of specific events

See past and upcoming campaigns and communications in a calendar view

Create unique call-to-actions to drive clicks (buttons, banners, graphics, etc.)

Allows communication with customers or users via multiple channels such as phone, email, live chat, etc.

Import and export data to and from software applications

Score a lead on their quality or likelihood to buy based on certain behaviors

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Facilitates online authoring and publishing of the content

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Centralized repository to store content and assets

Assign categories, labels, tags, or attributes to documents for organization, search and storage

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Multiple channels (email, web link, or social media) to distribute products, services, or surveys to customers

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Test multiple versions of emails, forms, content, or other campaign elements to gauge effectiveness

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Convert files to a different format

Access the system via a mobile application

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Share access to files and assets with individuals

Use AI to convert voice into text automatically

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Collection of all assets in the system

Supports various video file formats

Move files across different systems or networks

Organize assets into folders and subfolders or tag assets based on a custom file hierarchy

Ability of software to identify an image among other data

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes

Add a digital mark to show ownership of an image, video, document, etc.

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Process and analyze human language in text or audio form

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Store and manage images

Tracks metrics that provide insight into how a user interacts with any interface or product

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Visualize and analyze customer experience across all touchpoints and channels

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Test multiple versions of emails, forms, content, or other campaign elements to gauge effectiveness

Manage the process of attracting and converting business prospects into leads

Combining data from different sources and providing a unified view

A report showing what actions customers perform

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Group campaigns by project, client, or campaign for better management.

Automatically identify and save contact information of potential customers

Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc.

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Track visitors'/audience's responses across web pages and other optimized content

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps

Score a lead on their quality or likelihood to buy based on certain behaviors

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Predict future data based on historical data sets

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Adjust communications based on previous interactions or personal preferences

Plan and strategize marketing campaigns

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network

Track delivered, received, and opened emails

Track and interpret campaign performance metrics

Process of dividing customers into groups based on common characteristics

Allows communication with customers or users via multiple channels such as phone, email, live chat, etc.

Store information about leads or contacts and track, manage and nurture them throughout the sales process

Manage various distribution channels, build relations with channel partners, and track their performance

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Identify a particular segment of population based on specific criteria and customize your efforts to attract their attention

Ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation protocols

Record customer information, purchase history, and other notes

A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.

Allows users to manage data from a number of sources

Predefined actions automatically performed on the occurance of specific events

Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Coordinate marketing efforts across channels (email, landing pages, social media, etc.)

Create custom maps

Create and send email blasts/campaigns

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Collating information from different sources in order to create a more valuable and helpful data set.

Allows multiple users to simultaneously annotate on a digital whiteboard

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Graphical representation of data

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Group collaboration to solve ideas in a productive and concentrated manner.

Measure return on ad spend by tracking the actions people take such as sign up or download after engaging with ads

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Track visitors'/audience's responses across web pages and other optimized content

Adjust communications based on previous interactions or personal preferences

Alter the layout and content of reports

Visualize and analyze customer experience across all touchpoints and channels

Record customer information, purchase history, and other notes

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes

Identify a particular segment of population based on specific criteria and customize your efforts to attract their attention

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Import and export data to and from software applications

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Analyzes the amount of credit that should be assigned to sales and conversion touchpoints.

Detailed plan including steps, milestones, assignments, and timeline needed to complete a project, strategy or goal

Share maps with internal and external stakeholders

Tracks metrics that provide insight into how a user interacts with any interface or product

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Identify specific interactions between customers and brands

Track and understand a customer's overall satisfaction with a product or service to identify areas of improvement.

Enables schematic data presentation through org charts, mind maps, flowcharts, and process diagrams.

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Test multiple versions of emails, forms, content, or other campaign elements to gauge effectiveness

Dictate the order and pace of an eLearning course, including the logic for how different learners progress

Process of dividing customers into groups based on common characteristics