Please refer to the table below to determine which communication types are suitable for use in Marketing Cloud.

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Example Communication Type

Audience

Preferred Platform

Email to all/many JMU employees

Internal

Marketing Cloud

Internal division/department email

Internal

Outlook

College/AU information

Internal

Outlook

Event invitations

External/Internal

Marketing Cloud

Newsletters

External/Internal

Marketing Cloud

Campus emergency alerts

External/Internal

Marketing Cloud

Faculty/staff announcements

Internal

Marketing Cloud

Student success reminders (registration, deadlines)

External/Internal

Marketing Cloud

Alumni engagement campaigns

External

Marketing Cloud

Admission decision notifications

External

Marketing Cloud

Donor communications/fundraising

External

Marketing Cloud

Internal meeting invites

Internal

Outlook

Orientation Communications

External/Internal

Marketing Cloud

IT system outage notification

Internal

Marketing Cloud

Course-related communication from faculty

Internal

Outlook

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