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This is a guide to creating and sending a newsletter.

Step-by-step guide

  1. In the top left menu, choose Marketing.
  2. The first item in Marketing is the Newsletter Lists. 
  1. Inside Newsletter Lists will be your Installation name or Newsletter name. If you double click the list or the people icon on the right it will open with a list of people that have signed up through your website to receive a newsletter. 
  2. Please check your list for duplicate emails or random words. To delete an entry click the entry to highlight and then press the delete button on your keyboard.  
  3. You can also download the list by choosing the download icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
  4. To add a new list, click the plus button in the top left of the middle panel. 
  5. You can also add a test Newsletter List. By adding a test list, you can send the newsletter to yourself to preview first.
  6. To create a newsletter, choose the second menu item on the left called Campaigns.
  7. To add a newsletter, click the plus button at the top left of the middle column.
  8. Add a title and change template from None to Default.
  9. The Default Template is a basic centered template that you can add content to. Choose a group and then click the Next button.
  10. This is the Default Template. 
  11. You can change the color scheme in the Page Settings Gear which is located under the Profile icon on the right. This will bring up a screen called Campaign Additional Settings.
  12. Inside the Campaign Additional Settings is a tab for NMCI View. This tab allows you to type exactly what the customer viewing a newsletter would see if they opened the newsletter email on their NMCI computer. Please type content here.
  13. Also inside Campaign Additional Settings you can add attachments. This is helpful if you have a flyer or additional information that needs to be sent out.
  14. To edit the Default Template, roll over the image, blue title area and white area to see editable regions. By clicking on an editable region you can add content. The image size is 540 x 280 pixals.
  15. The blue area is for a heading or title. Everything entered in this area is centered.
  16. The next area is for content. Content can be text, smart lists from the the Content Explorer which could include events, classes, jobs, news, or programs. 
  17. To pull in particular events, jobs, news or programs with a smart list you will need to tag the item.  To add a tag, go to the taxonomy browser.