CRM migration

Migrate from eMarketeer to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between eMarketeer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

eMarketeer logo

eMarketeer

Source

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales  logo

Compatibility

63%

5 of 8

objects map 1:1 between eMarketeer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from eMarketeer to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a cross-category migration from a marketing automation platform into a full sales CRM. eMarketeer organizes around Contacts, Campaigns, Segments, and Flows; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales uses Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, and Activities. The primary migration axis is contact records and their engagement histories, but the structural differences in how each platform models campaigns, segmentation, and automation require deliberate mapping decisions. eMarketeer Segments use real-time criteria rules rather than static lists, so we snapshot current membership at migration time and create static audience lists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales rather than attempting a live-linked segment. Campaign send history migrates as aggregated Activity records against the Contact, preserving open and click counts where the eMarketeer export exposes them. Flows, Forms, and Templates do not migrate as automation code; we deliver a written inventory of each for the customer's admin to rebuild using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales automated flow capabilities or Power Automate.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

eMarketeer logo

eMarketeer

What's pushing teams away

  • The forms editor is described by users as visually outdated and less flexible than modern form builders, prompting teams with evolving design needs to seek alternatives.
  • The platform carries a relatively small review footprint with limited public documentation, making technical due diligence and troubleshooting harder for enterprise buyers.
  • Some users report that certain advanced automation features feel constrained compared to larger platforms, leading marketing teams with complex nurture requirements to migrate to HubSpot or ActiveCampaign.

Choosing

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

What's pulling them in

  • Deep Microsoft 365, Teams, and Outlook integration makes Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales a natural fit for Microsoft-first organizations already invested in that ecosystem
  • Sales Enterprise and Premium tiers offer unlimited custom tables and advanced AI-driven forecasting and predictive analytics not available in lower tiers
  • Professional tier pricing at $65 per user per month offers a lower entry cost than Salesforce for SMB teams with straightforward CRM needs
  • Flexible customization options allow businesses to build bespoke apps, tailor forms and views, and integrate with other Dynamics 365 modules
  • Microsoft Copilot AI tools are embedded directly into the sales workflow on Enterprise and Premium, automating routine tasks and providing deal intelligence

Object mapping

How eMarketeer objects map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Each row shows how a eMarketeer object lands in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales , including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

eMarketeer

Contact

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

eMarketeer Contact records map directly to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Contact. We map email, firstname, lastname, phone, custom properties, and lifecycle stage to standard Contact fields plus any custom fields created in the destination. Owner resolution is by email match against the Dynamics 365 User table. Any Contact without a matching User goes to a reconciliation queue for admin provisioning before record import. Lifecycle stage from eMarketeer is preserved in a custom field em_lifecycle_stage__c for segmentation and reporting continuity.

eMarketeer

Campaign

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Campaign

1:1
Fully supported

eMarketeer Campaigns map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Campaign. Campaign name, description, send date, and send status migrate. eMarketeer open and click engagement metrics per contact aggregate into CampaignMember activity records (Sent, Opened, Clicked status) rather than individual activity log entries. If the eMarketeer export exposes granular per-contact engagement timestamps, we create Task or EmailMessage records against the Contact for timeline continuity.

eMarketeer

Segment

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Marketing List

lossy
Fully supported

eMarketeer Segments are defined by real-time criteria rules that re-evaluate continuously, not by static membership lists. This is a key mapping decision: we snapshot the current segment membership at migration time using the live criteria as of the export date, then create a static Marketing List in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales with those contacts pre-populated. Any segment that requires real-time re-evaluation post-migration requires the customer's admin to rebuild the criteria using Dynamics 365 Marketing dynamic list rules or Power Automate logic.

eMarketeer

Flow

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Sequence (manual rebuild documented)

1:1
Fully supported

eMarketeer Flows use trigger-action logic with conditions, delays, and multi-step sequences. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Sequences (available from Sales Enterprise tier) provide cadence-based sales engagement but use a different trigger model. We do not migrate Flows as code. We audit each eMarketeer Flow during discovery, document its trigger type (contact lifecycle change, form submission, time delay, CRM event), conditions, actions, and recommended Dynamics 365 Sequence or Power Automate equivalent, and deliver this as a written inventory for the customer's admin to rebuild post-migration.

eMarketeer

Custom Property

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Custom Field on Contact or Account

1:1
Fully supported

eMarketeer custom properties extend Contact and Campaign records with business-specific fields. Property types (text, number, date, dropdown, checkbox) map to equivalent Dynamics 365 field types. Enumerated values in dropdown properties require explicit value mapping to Dynamics 365 option set values. Default values are preserved in the field definition. Custom properties are discovered from the export during scoping because eMarketeer does not publish a public field registry; we include schema derivation time in the scoping phase and surface any unmapped fields before transformation begins.

eMarketeer

Engagement Activity

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Task, EmailMessage, or CampaignMember

1:many
Mapping required

eMarketeer tracks opens, clicks, unsubscribes, SMS sends, and form submissions per Contact per Campaign. We aggregate this history into Contact Activity records in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . Opens and clicks with timestamps migrate as EmailMessage records linked to the Contact. Unsubscribe events migrate as a Contact preference update (HasOptedOutOfEmail = true) with the original timestamp preserved in a custom field em_unsubscribed_at__c. SMS send history migrates as Task records with TaskSubtype = SMS and content in the Description field.

eMarketeer

Event

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Campaign

lossy
Fully supported

eMarketeer Events manage registrations and attendance tracking. Event name, date, location, and registration count map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Campaign fields where applicable. Attendee registration lists migrate as CampaignMembers with AttendanceStatus populated. Custom event types and per-attendee check-in statuses require field-level mapping against the Dynamics 365 campaign schema and may need custom fields if the out-of-box fields do not capture the same granularity.

eMarketeer

Template

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Email Template (documentation only)

1:1
Fully supported

eMarketeer email templates export as HTML blobs. We extract and deliver the HTML content and any dynamic field placeholders as a written reference document for the customer's admin to reconstruct in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales using the native Email Template editor or Dynamics 365 Marketing. Visual template editors with locked or proprietary components do not reconstruct identically; we flag any unsupported blocks and provide raw HTML for manual adaptation.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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eMarketeer gotchas

Medium

Segment membership depends on real-time rules, not static lists

Medium

Flow automation triggers may not map 1:1 to destination platforms

Low

Custom property schemas vary between accounts and lack a documented field registry

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales gotchas

High

Professional tier 15-table custom table limit blocks migrations

High

October 2024 pricing increase applies at renewal for all customers

Medium

Custom fields must be created in the UI before API writes

Medium

Power Platform request limits apply to bulk migrations

Medium

Activity records orphaned to inactive owners fail silently

Pair-specific challenges

  • eMarketeer segments are criteria-based, not static lists

    eMarketeer segments are defined by rules that re-evaluate continuously against the live contact database, not by static membership lists. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales uses static Marketing Lists (or dynamic lists computed at send time) which do not automatically update when contact properties change. We resolve this by snapshotting current segment membership at export time and creating pre-populated static Marketing Lists in Dynamics 365. Any post-migration segmentation logic requires rebuild using Dynamics 365 Marketing dynamic list rules or Power Automate. We identify which segments use real-time criteria during scoping and advise on behavior differences at the destination before transformation begins.

  • Flow automation triggers do not map 1:1 to Dynamics 365

    eMarketeer Flows support triggers based on contact lifecycle changes, form submissions, time delays, and external CRM events. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Sequences use cadence-based triggers for sales outreach, and complex automation requires Power Automate or Dataverse workflows with different trigger models. We audit every Flow during discovery, map supported triggers to Dynamics equivalents, and flag flows with unsupported trigger types in a written inventory document. The customer's admin rebuilds these steps post-migration; we do not migrate Flow logic as executable code.

  • Campaign send history requires engagement aggregation

    eMarketeer tracks opens, clicks, and unsubscribes per Contact per Campaign as individual engagement events. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales represents campaign engagement as CampaignMember status values (Sent, Opened, Clicked) rather than individual activity records. We aggregate eMarketeer engagement events into CampaignMember records, with individual open and click timestamps preserved in custom fields if the export exposes them. High-volume engagement histories (tens of thousands of events) require batch processing with parent-record lookup resolution against the Contact and Campaign tables.

  • Custom property schemas lack a documented registry

    eMarketeer accounts frequently have custom properties unique to the customer's implementation, particularly for industry-specific verticals. There is no publicly accessible field registry, so we derive the full schema from the export during discovery rather than from documentation. Custom properties with enumerated values require explicit value mapping to Dynamics 365 option set values, and any property with a default value must be carried through the import configuration. We include schema derivation time in the scoping phase and surface all unmapped fields before transformation begins.

  • Owner resolution requires matching Users before import

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales requires a valid OwnerId on Contact, Account, Lead, and Opportunity records at insert time. We resolve eMarketeer Owners by email match against the destination org's User table. Any Owner without a matching Dynamics 365 User goes to a reconciliation queue. The customer's admin must provision missing Users (or inactive Users for departed team members) before the record import phase begins. Skipping this step blocks Contact and Account inserts because the OwnerId lookup fails silently on most API responses.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful eMarketeer to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales data migration

  1. Discovery and schema derivation

    We audit the eMarketeer account across contacts, campaigns, segments, flows, events, custom properties, and engagement history volume. Because eMarketeer does not publish a public field registry, we derive the full custom property schema from the live export during discovery. We pair this with a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales edition assessment: Sales Professional (€65/user/mo) covers basic CRM with static marketing lists; Sales Enterprise (€105/user/mo) is required if the customer uses Sequences, Copilot, or advanced pipeline forecasting; Sales Premium (€150/user/mo) adds Sales Insights and AI-powered data enrichment. The discovery output is a written migration scope, custom property map, and Dynamics 365 edition recommendation.

  2. Segment snapshot and static list design

    We identify all eMarketeer Segments and categorize them by criteria complexity. Real-time rule-based segments are snapshot at migration time: we execute the segment criteria against the live contact database, extract current membership, and prepare static Marketing List records for Dynamics 365. Segments with simple criteria are flagged for potential rebuild as Dynamics 365 Marketing dynamic lists post-migration. We deliver the snapshot membership as a contact ID list and a segment definition document describing the original criteria so the customer's marketing team can rebuild logic where appropriate.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales sandbox using production-equivalent data volume. The customer's RevOps lead reconciles record counts (Contacts in, Accounts in, Campaign members in), spot-checks 20-30 random records against the eMarketeer source, and reviews custom field values for accuracy. Any field mapping corrections, option set value mismatches, or engagement aggregation gaps surface here and are resolved before production migration begins. Sandbox validation typically takes one to two weeks depending on stakeholder availability.

  4. Owner and User reconciliation

    We extract every distinct eMarketeer Owner referenced on Contact, Campaign, and Engagement records and match by email against the Dynamics 365 destination org's User table. Owners without a matching User go to a reconciliation queue. The customer's Dynamics 365 admin provisions any missing Users, specifying active status for current team members and inactive status for departed users whose contact history must be preserved. Owner resolution must be complete before record import begins because Dynamics 365 requires a valid OwnerId on most standard object inserts.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from eMarketeer Company equivalent, if present), Contacts (with OwnerId resolved and custom properties mapped), Leads (if a separate lead model exists in the destination), Campaigns (with send history and recipient list), CampaignMembers (with aggregated engagement status from eMarketeer opens and clicks), Engagements (Tasks, EmailMessages, and SMS records via Dynamics 365 API with batch chunking), Custom Properties (last if they reference Lookups to Contact or Account). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze eMarketeer writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as the system of record. We deliver the Flow inventory and Template HTML package to the customer's admin team with a written rebuild guide for each Flow. We support a five-business-day hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the sales or marketing team. We do not rebuild Flows as Power Automate workflows or Dynamics 365 Sequences inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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eMarketeer

Source

Strengths

  • Unified marketing hub combining email, SMS, and event management without requiring multiple vendor subscriptions
  • Intuitive interface that non-technical marketers can operate without developer support
  • Native CRM integration capabilities that sync with existing sales pipelines
  • Flexible segmentation engine that supports behavioral, demographic, and custom property-based audience rules

Weaknesses

  • Limited public documentation and small review footprint make technical due diligence difficult for new buyers
  • Forms editor is visually dated and less flexible than modern drag-and-drop form builders
  • Relatively narrow feature set compared to enterprise platforms like HubSpot or Marketo
  • Pricing transparency is low, with no clear published tiers or per-contact limits
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Strengths

  • Native integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint for unified productivity workflow
  • Unlimited custom tables and complex workflows on Enterprise tier enable deep customization for complex sales processes
  • AI-driven predictive analytics and deal intelligence on Enterprise and Premium tiers help sales teams prioritize pipeline
  • Dataverse unified data layer provides a consistent API and data model across all Dynamics 365 and Power Platform apps
  • Strong security model with Field-Level Security and Record Ownership rules for governance-conscious enterprises

Weaknesses

  • Sales Professional tier caps custom tables at 15, creating a migration ceiling for highly customized SMB environments
  • October 2024 pricing increases of $15 per user across all tiers apply to existing customers upon renewal
  • Implementation typically requires costly certified partners, adding 30–50% to total project cost
  • Updates and platform releases can disrupt customizations and plugins, requiring regression testing after each wave
  • Non-Microsoft integrations require additional configuration or middleware, limiting flexibility for heterogeneous tech stacks

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. All 8 core objects map 1:1 between eMarketeer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across eMarketeer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

  • Object compatibility

    A

    All 8 core objects map 1:1 between eMarketeer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    eMarketeer: Not publicly documented..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    eMarketeer doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for accounts under 15,000 Contacts with basic field mapping, no complex custom property schemas, and straightforward campaign send histories. Migrations with large engagement histories (over 100,000 events), complex custom property schemas, multiple segment snapshots, or multi-campaign structures with granular open and click data move to six to eight weeks because of engagement aggregation, criteria-rule translation, and Dynamics 365 validation rule handling.

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