Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        Pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Phillip M. Fernandez, the Chief Executive Officer of Marketo, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

(1)

this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the "Report") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and



(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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