Is a marketo downlaodable asset (PDF URL) considered a webpage visit?

[Leticia_DoPrado]

Hi,

When I upload a PDF as a downloadable asset in Design Studio, if someone clicks on the URL for the PDF that was generated by Marketo, and they scroll through the PDF, is that considered / captured as a web page visit in Marketo?

Thanks,

-Leticia 

[SanfordWhiteman]

No, not even a single PDF visit (let alone scroll) is a Visit Web Page.

Which is why you should always Stop using direct download links (unless you want to lose tracking!) 

[Leticia_DoPrado]

That's unfortunate!! Thank you Sanford Whiteman! Just read your blog post, slick stuff, I hope I can actually put it into practice --I get the idea of a redirector etc., but I got lost when I saw code. I'll go sleep on it and read it again tomorrow.   

[Dipika_Rang]

Hi @SanfordWhiteman ,

One question: If we use the redirect links in emails, any chance of a click by an email spam filter (false clicks) triggering a visit webpage as a result? I'm assuming the Munchkin code won't be triggered on the redirecting page but just wanted to confirm. 

Thanks,

Dipika

[SanfordWhiteman]

Mail scanners can trigger Visit Web Page, yes.

[Dipika_Rang]

Thank you for your response!