Marketing Cloud Next - Tips from the Trenches

The place where experts share practical solutions from real Marketing Cloud Next implementations. Learn how to solve challenges, apply best practices, and get answers to common questions on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Next.

Marketing Cloud Next: Understand the difference between a Relationship and a Mapping in Data Cloud

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #007

9 September 2025

MC Next Data Cloud: Mapping vs Relationships - Mapping creates DMO records from DSO/DLO at ingestion; Relationships link DMO-to-DMO for segments/Data Graph.

François Perret

Marketing Cloud Next: from Zero to First Email

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #006

3 September 2025

Step-by-step guide to setting up Marketing Cloud Next (Growth & Advanced) and sending your first email quickly. 16 Steps to discover the tool.

François Perret

Fix “Authenticated Domains” Setup Not Enabled in Marketing Cloud Next

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #005

2 September 2025

Authenticated Domains not enabled in Marketing Cloud Next? Complete Email Migration, click Transfer to Marketing Cloud, then add your domain and DNS.

Marketing Cloud Next – Winter’26 Release Notes Highlights

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #004

Discover Winter ’26 release highlights for Marketing Cloud Next—reusable content blocks, Agentforce enhancements, personalized landing pages, interactive push, and more.

Marketing Cloud Next: Dynamic images in Email, 2 ways that work

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #003

Learn two ways to show dynamic, per-record images in Marketing Cloud Next emails. Image component with Merge Field or custom HTML, plus Data Graph/field tips

François Perret

Clean URLs in Marketing Cloud Next Landing Pages: Dealing with the Random Suffix

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #002

Marketing Cloud Next landing pages add a random URL suffix. Learn why it exists, its SEO impact, and practical ways to handle it while keeping cleaner links.

François Perret

Marketing Cloud Next: Predictions about the Winter’26 release notes

MC Next - Tips from the Trenches #001

Explore predictions for Salesforce Winter ’26 release notes. Discover expected Marketing Cloud Next (Growth & Advanced) features, from forms to templates.

François Perret