{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"rupy3ghzv9","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0","title":"Step 6: Send your first campaign","slug":"article/rupy3ghzv9-step-6-create-your-first-campaign","html":"\u003Ciframe src=\u0022https://player.vimeo.com/video/842970143\u0022 width=\u0022640\u0022 height=\u0022360\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C/iframe\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022campaign_starter\u0022\u003ECampaign Starter\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampaigns are a cornerstone feature of DailyStory. Everything in DailyStory is associated back to a campaign. Think of campaigns as the house for all your marketing assets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce you create a new campaign, you\u0027ll be ready to send your first message.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022recommended\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003ERecommended\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor step-by-step guidance on creating some of our most popular campaigns, see our Help Section: \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/category/7fila4jp5w-popular-campaigns\u0022\u003EBuild Popular Campaigns\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022create_a_campaign\u0022\u003ECreate a Campaign\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the Campaigns drop-down menu, select \u003Ccode class=\u0022inline-code\u0022\u003ECreate Campaign\u003C/code\u003E:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221136\u0022 data-height=\u0022317\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/99fa0b61-43f4-4b69-956f-e1bb69e9bba7.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022configure_the_campaign\u0022\u003EConfigure the Campaign\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo create a campaign, enter a campaign name:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221091\u0022 data-height=\u0022712\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/fc776d78-7658-4b22-ba84-8c245e996a11.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile there are other option for setting up your campaign, this is all you need to get started.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022add_segments_to_the_campaign\u0022\u003EAdd Segments to the Campaign\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile not required, you can also add segments to the campaign. This will pre-configure the campaign for outbound marketing which can be targeted to those segments.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022recommended\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003ERecommended\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can add multliple segments to a campaign. Which segments you assign to a campaign determines the segments available when you schedule your messages in the campaign, as you will see in more detail below.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a more detailed explanation on campaigns, their settings and types of segments, see the different articles in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/category/3kxz5po0gl-campaigns\u0022\u003ECampaigns section\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022campaign_leads\u0022\u003ECampaign leads\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimply put, leads are customer records (contacts) associated with a campaign. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen a contact from your system is in a campaign, we call that contact a lead. And, it is possible for a contact to be in multiple campaigns at the same time. For example, a new customer campaign, a newsletter campaign, and a webinar campaign.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeads that are created by submitting forms, or through other inbound channels, will show up in your campaign\u0027s inbound leads list:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221091\u0022 data-height=\u0022965\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/9f2d66dc-217b-403e-82f5-7330e149737e.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022create_your_first_outbound_message\u0022\u003ECreate your First Outbound Message\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo add an email or a text message, click on the \u003Ccode class=\u0022inline-code\u0022\u003EAssets\u003C/code\u003E tab and then click on \u003Ccode class=\u0022inline-code\u0022\u003E\u002B Create new\u003C/code\u003E and select and email or text message:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221092\u0022 data-height=\u00221087\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/5b49ee1d-b0a6-402b-bfdc-19538c29f827.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more detailed help with emails and text messages, see our sections on \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/w474gmcg29-daily-story-email-marketing\u0022\u003EEmail Marketing\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/2bj7cc7yl6-text-messages\u0022\u003ESMS Marketing\u003C/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022schedule_your_first_message\u0022\u003ESchedule your First Message\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheduling your messages will become a familiar screen, whether you are sending email or text messages.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, click on the \u003Ccode class=\u0022inline-code\u0022\u003ESchedule\u003C/code\u003E\u0026nbsp;button from the bottom of your email or text message page:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221023\u0022 data-height=\u0022174\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/d4b224f2-e481-4760-a448-b5adfef6dd03.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022select_recipients_and_send_date__time\u0022\u003ESelect Recipients and Send Date / Time\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChoose who you want to receive the message from the list of segments you assigned to the campaign:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022919\u0022 data-height=\u0022576\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/607cd98c-cbb8-4e9d-84e1-e2feebfbe0b2.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on scheduling, see our articles \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/article/b6crj8sfja-scheduling-an-email\u0022\u003EScheduling an Email\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/article/e3stpju18w-sending-a-text-message\u0022\u003ESending Text Messages\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022view_results_in_reporting\u0022\u003EView Results in Reporting\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo see the reporting metrics for your email or text messages, navigate to the reporting sections. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom here you can view dashboards and lists of various reports. 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