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Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   In this article, you will learn about campaigns created via API, information on each campaign, how to search and filter through the list.   API campaign list To view your API campaign list: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns. A Campaign list for your project will be displayed. Campaign list via API sending  Click on the API tab to display all campaigns created via API.   More about information on each API campaign result. Each campaign results are listed by the following fields: Campaign ID - The ID for the campaign. Published at (date and time) - When the campaign was sent. Updated at (date and time) - When the draft campaign was last updated. Scheduled for (date and time) - When a campaign was scheduled to be sent  Audience ID - The ID from the audience selected during the campaign creation Channels - The channel selected during the campaign creation. Status - The specific status of the campaign. It can be draft, published or scheduled. If the campaign has a URL in the message content: Clicks - The total URL clicks.  Click rates - The total percentage of clicks on URL.   ... View more

Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   Schedule a campaign Follow these steps to schedule a campaign: After setting up, designing and reviewing the campaign, click Schedule button. The Schedule campaign dialog box displays: Select the timezone for when you want the campaign to be sent. Choose the date and time for when the campaign is to be sent. Review your selection and click Schedule campaign. After scheduling the campaign, you will see the most recent campaign is scheduled for sending on the Campaigns page.      Cancel a scheduled campaign To cancel or stop a scheduled campaign, follow these steps: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns. A Campaign list for your project will be displayed. From the dropdown menu of the scheduled campaign, click Cancel sending. We now have a Canceled campaign. To reuse this Canceled campaign, click Duplicate from the dropdown menu.   After clicking on Duplicate, the campaign can now be edited. ... View more

Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   In this article, you will learn about campaign list, information on each campaign, how to search and filter through the list and so on. Campaign list To view your campaign list: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns. A Campaign list for your project will be displayed. More about information on each campaign result. Each campaign results are listed by the following fields: Campaign name - The name given to the campaign upon creation. Sent at (date and time) - When the campaign was sent. Updated at (date and time) - When the draft campaign was last updated. Scheduled for (date and time) - When a campaign was scheduled to be sent or when a scheduled campaigns was canceled. Audience - The customers targeted for the campaign. It could either be from a list of saved customers or a CSV file. Channels - The channel selected during the campaign creation. Status - The specific status of the campaign. It can be draft, scheduled, sent, canceled or processing. If the campaign has a URL in the message content: Clicks - The total URL clicks. Click rates - The total percentage of clicks on URL.  Information on each campaign result Search and filter campaigns Easily find campaigns in your project with our search or filter feature. To search through campaign list: From the search input, type in a campaign name and hit enter key. Instantly see results related to your search term. To filter campaigns: From the filter row, you can add multiple filter rules like: Status - This is the status of each campaign. They include draft, scheduled, sent, canceled, processing. You can select more than one of these status for your filter rules. Channels - This is the list of all available channels in your project. You can also select more than one of these channels for your filter rules. Date - This could be when the campaign was created, updated, scheduled or sent.  Filter campaign via channels ... View more

Note: This article is intended for who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   In this article, you will learn how to create and send a new campaign to your customers on Sinch Engage.   Here are some things you need before you start creating a campaign: Ensure you connect your project to your customer's favourite channels. To send a personalised campaign a targeted audience, you need to create your audience in advance. You also have an option to Import your contacts from a .csv file during the campaign creation. If you'll be sending a WhatsApp campaign, create a WhatsApp message template, and submit for Meta's approval right away.    To create a new campaign: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns.   Click the Create button. The Create a new campaign view opens. In the Setup campaign step, do the following: Give your campaign a name Define your audience by either selecting from an existing audience list or importing your contacts from a CSV file Select one channel to target your audience   Click Next button. The Design your message view opens. In the Design your message step, do the following: Select either option to Use existing template or Create a freeform message If your option is Use existing template, continue by selecting an existing template and language, or Create a template.  If your option is Create a freeform message, continue by choosing a media file (not mandatory), and type in your message. To personalise this message to your customers, replace the message variables with customer properties from your selected audience or with the columns from your CSV file imported.    Click Next button. The Review your campaign before sending view opens. In the Review and send step, you can review your campaign details before sending. To make any changes to your campaign creation, you can either click on the Edit button or the Previous button on the bottom navigation. Finally, you can either schedule your campaign by clicking the Schedule button or publish immediately by clicking the Send button.   ... View more

Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   In this article, you will learn how to view, understand campaign details and other URL click performance.   View details To view a campaign details: From the campaign list view, either click on the Campaign name. or click the campaign drop-down and choose View details. Sinch Engage campaign lists   Campaign details In the campaign details view, you'll see the campaign highlights, details and other performance.   Here is what you'll see in your Campaign highlights: Audience size: Total customers from your selected audience Message sent: Total messages sent to customers If your message has an URL in the text body and if the shortener setting is enabled: URL clicks: Total URL clicks URL click rates: Total percentage of clicks on URL  Sinch Engage campaign highlights   Here is what you'll see in your Campaign details: Status: This could be sent, scheduled or canceled Audience name: The audience selected when creating the campaign (either the existing audience or the name of the CSV you've uploaded) Channels: The channel selected when creating the campaign Sent at: The date and time the campaign was finally sent Scheduled for: The date and time the campaign was scheduled to be finally sent User: The person who created this campaign Message type: The type could either be existing WhatsApp templates or a freeform message CSV column names or customer properties: The csv column names or customer properties that replaced the body variables when creating the campaign Sinch Engage campaign details   Here is what you'll see in your URL click performance (if your message has an URL in the text body and if the shortener setting is enabled:) This includes a list of the URLs that were in the campaign message Each of these links will show the channel and how many customers clicked on the URL, and the click rate Finally, you can see the total number of clicks and percentage of click rate per URL and per channel: Sinch Engage URL click performance   Message previewer The previewer allows you to visualize the appearance of your campaign message once it is sent to your customers. Sinch Engage message previewer   ... View more

Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   In this article, you will learn the best practices for personalising campaign messages to your customers.   Here are some things you need before you start: Create a customer property. Learn more Definition Variables - They are used to store important information for each customer data. Unlike freeform messages, WhatsApp templates uses variables as placeholders to replace real customer properties when you're ready to create your campaign. Example of variables are: {{1}}, {{2}}.    Customer properties -  These are customer's data that allows you to keep personal touch with your customer. Examples are: customer_name, customer_address, customer_country .   Add variables to template When creating a WhatsApp message template, you can add variables in the body text field. Variables are placeholders that can be replaced with customer-specific data when sending a message. These customer-specific data are also called Customer properties on Sinch Engage. Learn more about variables.   Replace variables with customer properties As a business, you want to send personalised campaign messages that make your customers feel special. By including your customer's individual data such as name, city, and more, you give the impression that you have considered their unique needs, making your messages appear personalised rather than spam. To create a new campaign, you can Select an audience when defining your targeted customers. Every selected audience has customer properties and they can be reused to replace body variables.   Replace variables with .csv file's column titles Importing recipients from a CSV file is another option for defining your targeted customers when creating a new campaign. The file column titles can be reused to replace variables in your campaign message. Keep your file's column titles properly named, and ensure that each row must contain an entry.    Img1: Before replacing variables with customer properties   Img2: After replacing variables with customer properties If any user does not have the customer property or the CSV column filled in, the variable will be replaced by "---" in the message content, so make sure all customers have a value filled in the property you want to use as a variable.  ... View more

Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article.   To create a campaign from existing templates, you need to first create a WhatsApp message template. WhatsApp message templates allow business to use pre-created and approved templates to send structured messages to customer who have agreed to receive messages.   To create a campaign from existing templates: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns. Click the Create button. if it's the first time you're creating a campaign the Start a campaign button will appear for you The Create a new campaign view opens.   In the Setup step, do the following: Give your campaign a name Define your audience by either selecting from an existing audience list or importing your contacts from a CSV file Select one channel to target your audience Click Next button. The Design your message view opens. In the Message step, do the following: Select Use existing template Continue by selecting an existing template and language, or Create a template. A Body textarea will be pre-filled with the selected template's approved message. To personalise this message to your customers, replace all Body variables with customer properties from your selected audience or with the columns from your CSV file imported. If the selected template has a media, you need to upload one clicking on Add files button   Review your message from the previewer Click Next button. The Review your campaign before sending view opens.   See also: [Create a campaign] [Create a freeform campaign message] ... View more

  Note: This article is intended for customers who have access to the following options in the Campaigns menu: All campaigns, Analytics and Settings. If in the campaigns menu you see Newsletter and Settings options, check out this other article. A freeform message is a message that doesn't need to be pre-approved to be sent. You can define the message content at the time of sending.   In this article, you will learn how to create a freeform campaign message on Sinch Engage.   Here are some things you need before you start: Ensure you connect your project to your customer's favourite channels. To send a personalised campaign a targeted audience, you need to create your audience in advance. You also have an option to Import your contacts from a .csv file during the campaign creation.   To create a freeform message: Go to Campaigns > All campaigns. Click the Create button. if it's the first time you're creating a campaign the Start a campaign button will appear for you The Create a new campaign view opens.   In the Setup step, do the following: Give your campaign a name Define your audience by either selecting from an existing audience list or importing your contacts from a CSV file Select one channel to target your audience Click Next button. The Design your message view opens. In the Message step, do the following: Select Create a freeform message Continue by choosing a media file clicking on Add file button (not mandatory), and type in your message. The media size can be maximum 25 MB and the following formats are supported: Image: JPG, JPEG, PNG, and GIF Video: MP4 and MOV Document: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS and XLSX Audio: MP3 And after, add buttons to the message (not mandatory). It is possible to add up to 3 buttons to the same message and choose between 3 types of buttons: Text - Buttons with text only for quick reply answers. Call phone number - Call to action button to allow customers call a phone Website - Call to action button to allow customer visit a website Click Next button. The Review your campaign before sending view opens. In the Send step, you can review your campaign before sending. To make any changes to your campaign creation, you can either click on the Edit button or the Previous button on the bottom navigation. Finally, you can either schedule your campaign by clicking the Schedule button or publish immediately by clicking the Send button. ... View more