Mail Shot Design

Until the mail shot has been sent (or scheduled to be sent) the design is fully editable. To edit the design of a mail shot first open it from the mail shot list and then click the 'Design' tab from the page header.

The main design of the mail shot is performed using either the Drag and Drop editor or the HTML/WYSIWYG editor.

From Addresses 

From the main design section you must specify one or more 'From' addresses. These are the addresses that your mail shot will be sent on behalf of and also what the end recipient will see.

To edit the 'From' addresses click the 'From' label as shown in the image below.

A dialog box will load as shown in the image below. This will allow you to add and remove 'From' addresses from your mail shot.

Please Note: It is possible to add multiple 'From' addresses to a single mail shot. When doing this a random 'From' address will be used per recipient when the mail shot is sent. Using this functionality can improve deliverability, especially if you mail to large numbers of Hotmail, Live, Yahoo, Gmail or similar addresses.

To add a new 'From' address enter the pre-@ and name you wish to use and then click the 'Add' button. Click the small delete/trash icon to remove addresses and finally click 'Save' when you are complete.

Subjects 

From the main design section you must specify one or more 'Subjects'. These are the subjects that will be displayed to the end recipient when your mail shot is sent.

To edit the 'Subjects' click the 'Subject' label as shown in the image below.

A dialog box will load as shown in the image below. This will allow you to edit the 'Subjects' for your mail shot.

Please Note: It is possible to add multiple 'Subjects' to a single mail shot. When doing this a random 'Subject' will be used per recipient when the mail shot is sent. Using this functionality can improve deliverability, especially if you mail to large numbers of Hotmail, Live, Yahoo, Gmail or similar addresses.

To edit the 'Subjects' select between 'Single' and 'Multiple' and enter the subject lines as required.

Plain Text Version 

Advanced users may wish to take advantage of the ability to edit the 'Plain Text' version of the email, available in the HTML/WYSIWYG editor. By default an automatic 'Plain Text' version of your mail shot will be created and sent as part of the mail email in both the drag and drop, and the HTML/WYSIWYG editor to aid those recipients who choose not to view rich-content emails.

If you wish to provide your own version of the 'Plain Text' part of the email follow the instructions below.

  1. Click the 'Design' tab under the mail shot screen
  2. Ensure you save any design changes
  3. Click the 'Plain Text' tab
  4. Click the 'Custom Plain Text' button
  5. Enter your text in the box provided
  6. Click 'Save'

Recipients

From this tab you can search for and view valid and invalid recipients

Invalid Recipient Download

You can download invalid recipients to a CSV file from the mailshot screen. This will appear only if there are invalid recipients present.