Note: Email Blast campaigns will allow you to send a simple email to your target audience, without any learning assignment attached to it. It can be useful to promote events, provide support and guidance, communicate important information, drive platform adoption etc.
To create a new email campaign, click on the [+] plus button on the upper right corner of the screen then click on Create New Campaign. A modal will be displayed.
Fill in the required information.
- Campaign Type: Choose Ecosystem Email Blast from the drop-down menu.(This option allows you to send a campaign to a group of users).
- Write the name you want to give the campaign.
- Write a description for the campaign (optional).
- Select the Launch Date, to define when the emails will start being sent out.
- Click on the Save button.
After clicking on the Save button two new tabs will appear Email and Syndication.
Email tab
In the drop-down menus select the templates for the Launch email and for the Reminder email. Then click on Save. Email templates can be created and edited separately using the “Email Templates” application (refer to the corresponding user guide).
Click on the Save button.
Send test email
To test your learning campaign before launching. return to the Set-Up tab and on the lower right corner click on the Send Test Email button.
Type the email address where you want to send the Test Email and click on Submit.
Verify that you have received the test email as it should be.
Syndication tab
Allows you to select the different nodes or sub-nodes to which the campaign will be directed.
Launch
Click the Launch button and confirm.
The campaign will be activated and users will be able to have access either by e-mail or by logging in to the platform.