Campaigns
Posted on Sep 25, 2024A campaign is a series of individual emails sent to your subscribers, such as a product launch announcement or a regular newsletter.
Before creating a campaign, ensure the following are set up:
- At least one email service
- A list of subscribers to target
- An email template for your campaign
Viewing Campaigns
To view your campaigns, click the Campaigns link in the sidebar. This will display the campaigns index page.
Starting a New Campaign
To create a new campaign, go to the campaigns index page and click the New Campaign button.
For creating an email campaign, the following fields require to be filled
- Campaign Name : A friendly name used internally to identify the campaign (e.g., "Newsletter - May 2020").
- Subject : The email subject your recipients will see. You can include placeholders like {{first_name}}, {{last_name}}, or {{email}}.
- From Name : The name displayed as the sender in the email.
- From Email : During the onboarding process, you will receive an email containing the sender email details. This information is provided as the last field (sender email) in the email and is required for setting up your email service. Make sure to use this sender email when configuring your email services in the app.
- Template : The email template for your campaign. It is mandatory to create a template for the email campaign
Once complete, click Save and Continue to mark the campaign as a Draft.
Sending Campaigns
Campaigns are dispatched from the preview page.
Test Email
Before dispatching, send a test email to check how it looks and catch any errors. Enter an email address in the Recipient field and click Send Test Email.
Sending Options
- Recipients : You can send your campaign to your entire list or subscribers with specific tags.
- Schedule : Send the campaign immediately.
- Sending Behaviour : Sends messages automatically to your subscribers.