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# Tutorial Prerequisites

Complete these prerequisites before starting the Marketing Cloud Connect for Marketing Cloud Engagement Drip Campaign tutorial.

Complete these items before starting the Drip Campaign tutorial:

- Install and set up Marketing Cloud Connect.
- Ensure that Automation Studio is included in Engagement.
- Create three test emails in Engagement for Day 1, Day 14, and Day 27 messages.
- Create a test contact with a Simulation Date of today, a test contact with a Simulation Date of 14 days ago, and a test contact with a Simulation Date of 27 days ago.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_cross-cloud_products-264-0-0-production-enus/bd617332-480f-48e8-b283-3477883c1320/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note In this example, Contact includes a custom date field called Simulation Date that uses a relative date value. You can use another date field, such as Create Date, for this tutorial.