Marketing
Campaigns

Email Campaigns

4min

For Email best practices see our blog: Email Deliverability Tips & Tricks.

Before You Begin

Complete your Email / Domain Settings before creating Email Campaigns.

Create Email Campaign

  1. Navigate to Marketing > Campaigns
  2. Click Create Campaign button
  3. On the Channels screen, select Email
  4. Click Continue
  5. See Campaign Builder for more information about Campaign Info and Recipients.
  6. Continue to Content
  7. Fill out The Sender Info tab. Subject Line is required. This is what the customer will see in their inbox. For Subject Line Tips, see Email Best Practices.
  8. Add the Sender Name (your company) and Sender Email Address. sender's email address. If left blank, we will default to the email that's listed in your @email.

Both the "Sender name" and "Sender email address" will be overwritten if this campaign is used within a Co-Marketing template.

9. Tap the Content tab and see our doc around Visual Designer: Emails & Landing Pages

10. (Optional) Email actions:

  • Save as template: To save the email as a template in the future, enter the name of the email design. Click on the clipboard button next to the design name.
  • Preview & Test
    • Click this button in the upper right
    • Enter in test emails
    • Click Send Test

11. Continue to Review. See Campaign Builder for information about Saving as Draft vs sending and approval permissions.

Email FAQs

What's the difference between a hard bounce vs a soft bounce?

Bounces occur when an email cannot be delivered to a recipient's email address. They are categorized into two types: hard bounces and soft bounces.

  • A hard bounce is a permanent delivery failure. This means the email will never reach the recipient's inbox because the issue is not temporary. These occur for several reasons:
    • Invalid Email Address: The email address doesn't exist or is misspelled.
    • Domain Doesn't Exist: The domain part of the email (e.g., @example.com) is invalid.
    • Blocked Address: The recipient's server has explicitly blocked your email.
  • A soft bounce is a temporary delivery failure. The email cannot be delivered at the moment, but it might succeed later. These occur for several reasons:
    • Full Inbox: The recipient's inbox has exceeded its storage limit.
    • Server Issues: The recipient's email server is down or overloaded.
    • Message Size: The email exceeds the recipient's server size limits.
    • Spam Filtering: The email is temporarily flagged or filtered.
  • What can I do / what can AIQ do for me?
    • AIQ has a toggle in Settings > Company Account > Account Info: Enable automatic email opt outs for hard bounces
      • This will automatically remove hard-bounced addresses from your email list to maintain a clean list and protect your sender reputation.
    • We do not currently have a way to provide a list of soft bounces.
      • If the issue persists and becomes a recurring soft bounce, you may eventually need to remove the address manually.