Are you panicking, realising it is now 2024, and Google along with Yahoo will start enforcing some added protection mechanisms to safeguard their users against spam? Do you feel your engagement rates at risk, asking yourself what they mean by one-click unsubscribe? Let me calm you down and explain that you, as a Salesforce Marketing …
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Sender Authentication Package (SAP) features include Private Domain for Email sending, Custom Domain for CloudPages, Account Branding with view-as-webpage, link and image wrapping, Dedicated IP Address, and Reply Mail Management. While these features can be purchased individually, the view-as-webpage, link and image wrapping that brands your account only comes with SAP.
There can be some confusion on how and when to use Private Domain on Marketing Cloud vs a Sender Authentication Package. It took me some time to understand this myself, and I will share some key findings here.
Email authentication helps to ensure that an email message was sent by the domain it claims to be sent from, and that the message has not been modified in transit. Authentication is the effort to equip messages with enough verifiable information so that recipients (ISPs and end consumers) can recognize the nature of each message …
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I have an existing SFMC setup, with a warm private IP address and an authenticated domain already. I am launching a new product and therefore want to set up a NEW sending domain to send from. If I want to start sending from it, using new sender domain, will I need to purchase a new …
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DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is an email authentication protocol. It builds on the widely deployed SPF and DKIM protocols, adding a reporting function that allows senders and receivers to protect and monitor fraudulent use of a domain in email. DMARC allows domain owners, including ISPs and webmail providers, to …
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Regarding DKIM keys and DKIM DNS entries Q: Why is the DKIM TXT entry so long? A: Your DKIM key is a 2048 bit key, which results in a single, multi-string text record. This enhances security and better protects against spam and spoofing. The reason it is multi-string is because there …
