Exam Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant topic 1 question 38 discussion

Actual exam question from Salesforce's Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant

Question #: 38
Topic #: 1

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A customer wants to automate the send of a monthly promotional email. The customer will upload an audience file to their account's Enhanced SFTP on a monthly basis on the 15th day of each month, expecting the email to be deployed upon completion of the import activity. However, if the 15th of the month falls on a
Saturday or Sunday, the customer will provide the file on the Friday prior to the 15th and expect the promotional email to be sent on that Friday.
Which method should be used to automate their monthly promotional email?

A. Create a scheduled daily automation which includes an Import File Activity and Send Email Activity.
B. Create a file drop automation which includes an Import File Activity and Send Email Activity.
C. Create a scheduled monthly automation which includes an Import File Activity and triggered send.
D. Create a file drop automation which includes an Import File Activity and triggered send.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Since Time is not fixed, its triggered Automation and User Initiated. Triggered send is used for transactional message.

by KJBae at Feb. 25, 2021, 7:13 a.m.

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KJBae

1 year, 11 months ago

Isn't the answer C?

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GTSalesforce

10 months ago

The time varies so can't be scheduled

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