1. How to create a campaign
To access the email automation tool, go to Marketing > Email.
Click on Create a campaign.
You will need to enter the name of the campaign (for internal reference), the sender's email, and the sender's name.
Then you will be able to select the list of recipients.
To do so, you can use the filters. The filter feature uses the same filters as the attendee list.
The Customer marketing opt-in is automatically set to yes
This complies with GDPR rules. If you desire to send a communication about an event, that does not require GDPR compliance, you can select No.
Next step, you will need to select the trigger of the email: when it will be sent.
You have now created your campaign, now you will need to design and create the email.
2. How to create an email
Here you will be able to use our simple editor to create good-looking and attractive emails easily.
Enter the subject of the email.
Select one of our pre-defined templates or start from scratch.
The email builder is a drag & drop so you click on each element and add it wherever you want.
The email builder is separated into 4 sections. You need to start in that order to set up an email.
Content.
Blocks.
Body.
Images.
At the end, you can save your email as a template.
2.1. Content
Content is where you add your specific content. Here is the list of all the available content & how to manage them.
Columns | Add or modify columns to your content block. |
Buttons | Each button will have a special URL, a target, a background/text colour, the size of the button, etc. Other layout customizations are available (position, borders, etc.). |
Dividers | This is purely for the visual layout and allows you to separate specific content or block sections. Customization: color, size, width, alignment, etc. |
Headings | This is designed for large titles with various layouts, fonts, and colors. |
HTML | This field is available if you wish to embed custom HTML code into the email. |
Menu | Add additional menus with unique links for each menu. This is important for providing informative content to different users. |
Text | This is the main feature to add text content. You can custom everything like a text editor. |
2.2. Blocks
This is where you set up your template layout:
Divide sections with a special layout.
Each block will have specific content & columns.
2.3. Body
This is where you set up your general template details.
Text colours.
Background colour.
Content width & Alignment.
Font family.
Link colours.
Note that Preheader Text (in the body section) is really important as it corresponds to the Email preview that is used to visualize the beginning of the email before opening The more text is included, the better it is (between 80 to 100 characters) to ensure having nice emails.
2.4. Images
You can add pictures, set up alignment, links, etc. You can add an image to a box designed for this purpose, but not in a text box.
3. See your campaign results
3.1. From a specific campaign
To view the stats for a specific email campaign, go to Marketing > Email, click on an existing campaign, and a pop-up will appear.
On top you will see the email subject and filters.
Then the campaign performance (sent, delivered, opened, clicked).
Actions:
You can consult the list of recipients (either in the section at the bottom or click on the top-right button and a recipient list will open).
You can edit the campaign.
3.2. From dashboards
Go to Analytics > Marketing > Automated email campaigns.
Campaign performance: you will see some general numbers about all your campaigns. You can select a specific campaign or a time period in the filters.
Campaign performance details: you will see some specific numbers for all your campaigns. You can select a specific campaign in the filters.
Recipient details: You can see the recipients for all of your campaigns. You can filter out by date/ status, etc.
4. Mobile and desktop previews
It is possible to view your email in desktop and mobile format.
Go to the bottom of the campaign creation page > click on the computer or phone in the black box in the bottom of the page.