Contacts & Smart Lists · 2 min read
How To Build, Manage and Use Manual Actions in Campaigns
Manual Actions are tasks added to your system in the form of a queue. They become available in a user’s account and are marked as complete once the user manually completes a task. To create and manage manual actions, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Create a Campaign
- Navigate to Campaigns
- Click + Create Campaign
- Type in a Campaign Name.
- Choose a folder where the campaign will be added from the dropdown.NOTE:You may also edit an existing campaign instead of creating a new one.
Step 2: Set up the Campaign Configuration
- Select Campaign Configuration to add information such as:Window - Configure when the Campaign will runUsers - Assign users to campaignNext campaign - Campaign that is next in the pipelineFrom address - Shows from address Lead Value - $ value of leadTags - Tags assigned to campaignMultiple Allow - Allows campaign visitors to visit the same or next campaign in the pipeline multiple timesStop on Response - Stops all subsequent events in the case a lead responds to campaignEvent Start Date - Choose when the campaign will begin
- Saveto confirm your changes.
Step 3: Add an Event
- Click on + Add Event
- Click on Manual SMS or Manual Call for an event.
- For a Manual SMS:Type SMS nameSelect template if neededCustom Values - Select values from the drop down to be added to your SMS messageTrigger Links - Provide links to triggers created in your accountIn the text box you may type out the SMS you want sent outCustom Time - Toggle Custom time to on if you'd like the SMS to be sent out at a specific day and timeAttach file - Files such as logos can be added hereAdd File Through URL - Add link here
- You can test your message by entering a number and clicking on Send Test.
- Click Save once you have the desired manual SMS
- For a Manual Call:
- This Adds manual call as a task for selected users after user is added to the campaign
- Task is marked as complete after task is executed.
- Save any changes you make to the campaign, and switch it from Draft to Published mode, in order for it to run.
Step 4: Accessing and Completing the Tasks/Manual Actions.
- Once Contacts are added to the campaign(s) with manual SMS or call events, the tasks will be generated and formed into a queue you can access in the system.
- Navigate to Contacts >Manual Actions.
- Here you will see a list of your pending tasks/actions. They can be sorted by Campaign or Assignee (if you have multiple users). Once executed, the tasks can be marked complete.
