Hi Steve,
Thanks for reaching out to the community!!
Well I am moving up stream in your river; I am an adobe campaign architect and Now learning Marketo which qualifies me to answer your question.
Marketo and AC both of them are marketing automation framework so they work on the same core principle like if you are good with the core concept of marketing automation such as program strategy, monitoring and analyzing, governance, training and deployment and you understand that we supports strategic marketing leadership as a marketing advisor and technologist. I believe you are familiar with the core concepts like
- Demand creation, nurturing and scoring program strategy
- Email campaigns, landing pages, forms and reports
- Nurturing and scoring programs to support the marketing organizations
Apart from this knowledge you need to be proficient with Scripting i.e Java Script and database languages such as SQL and web services.
If you look closely than you will find it's just the way of implementing these concept that is different in Adobe campaign and Marketo so if you are a good marketing automation consultant than it doesn't mater whether you are using Marketo or Adobe campaign; you will prevail.
Regards,
Amit