How to Send / Schedule a Campaign
We have moved to a new system, Constant Contact (www.constantcontact.com), for sending emails out to our district mailing lists (Listserv).
- Sign into the website at www.constantcontact.com
- To send a Campaign using our district-themed template
- From the Campaigns screen, click the dots next to the Campaign called "Template - Copy This To Create Campaign"
- Click Copy
- Name the Campaign (make it something specific to the mailing that you're doing, and it's recommended to include the date so it doesn't conflict with any past/future campaigns - ie: 2021-09-20 Test Campaign)
- Click Save
- Edit your Campaign
- This panel lets you add any new components that you might want included (drag-and-drop items into the body of the email to add)
- This panel lets you customize the Subject of the email (click on it to customize)
- This panel is the body of the email (to edit text, just double-click on any text component
- You'll notice a button that says "[insert attachment here]" - this button is used if you want to attach a file to the email. If you do not have an attachment, simply single-click the button, and click the trash can icon
- This button is for saving drafts of your campaign (use this if you're not done with your campaign and want to come back to it in the future)
- This button lets you preview your email before sending it, or send a test copy to yourself for viewing
- This button lets you continue and send the campaign
- To send a Campaign from a blank template
- From the Campaigns screen, click "Create" and then "Email"
- Choose a template from the list, or use a blank email
- Follow the same directions from Step 2 (start at Step 2 > Section 3)
- To send your campaign (after clicking the Continue button)
- Choose your recipient list (check off all lists that apply)
- Edit your subject (if needed) - other fields here do not need to be edited
- Schedule the send time for your campaign (now or later)
- For now, no other settings are needed
- For later, specify date and time
- Click Schedule in the top right
- To view stats on your previously sent campaigns, go back to the Campaigns screen and click More then Details
- From this screen, you can see stats on your campaign
- Bounces - emails that were rejected (incorrect email, spam, etc)
- Unsubscribed - recipients that clicked the "unsubscribe" button in this campaign's email footer
- Clicks - # of recipients that clicked a link you included in your campaign email
Any questions regarding this new platform, please contact Help Desk by opening a support ticket, at helpdesk@bethpage.ws or at (516) 644-4090