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Define the target population defining-the-target-population
For each delivery, you can define several types of target populations:
- Main audience: profiles who will receive messages. Learn more
- Proof: recipients of proof messages, involved in the validation cycle. Learn more
- Seed addresses: recipients who are out of the delivery target but will receive the delivery (in the context of a marketing campaign only). Learn more
- Control groups: population which will not receive the delivery, used to track behavior and campaign impact (in the context of a marketing campaign only). Learn more.
Select the main recipients of the delivery selecting-the-main-target
In most cases, the main target is extracted from Adobe Campaign database (default mode). However, recipients can also be stored in an external file. Learn more in this section.
To select the recipients of a delivery, follow the steps below:
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In the delivery editor, select To.
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If the recipients are stored in the database, choose the first option.
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Select the target mapping in the Target mapping drop-down list. Adobe Campaign default target mapping is Recipients, based on nms:recipient schema.
Other target mappings are available, and some can be related to your specific configuration. For more on target mappings, refer to Select a target mapping.
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Click the Add button to define restriction filters.
You can then select the type of filtering to apply:
You can select recipients using the types of targeting defined in the database. To use a target type, select it and click Next. For each target, you can display the recipients concerned by clicking the Preview tab. For certain types of target, the Refine target button lets you combine several targeting criteria.
The following target types are offered by default:
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Filtering conditions : this option lets you define a query and display the result. The method for defining queries is presented in this section.
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Subscribers of an information service : this option lets you select a newsletter to which the recipients must be subscribed to be targeted by the delivery being created.
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Recipients of a delivery : this option lets you define the recipients of an existing delivery as a targeting criterion. You must then select the delivery in the list:
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Delivery recipients belonging to a folder : this option lets you select a delivery folder and target the recipients of the deliveries in that folder.
You can filter the behavior of recipients by selecting from the drop-down list:
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Recipients included in a folder : this option lets you target the profiles contained in a specific folder of the tree.
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A recipient : this option lets you select a specific recipient from the profiles in the database.
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A list of recipients : this option lets you target a list of recipients. Lists are presented in the this section.
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User filters : this option lets you access the preconfigured filters to use them as filtering criteria for profiles in the database. Preconfigured filters are presented in this section.
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The option Exclude recipients corresponding to this segment lets you target on recipients who do not satisfy the defined target criteria. To use this option, select the appropriate box and then apply targeting, as defined earlier, to exclude the resulting profiles.
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Enter a name for this targeting in the Label field. By default, the label will be the label of the first targeting criterion. For a combination, it is better to use an explicit name.
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Click Finish to validate the configured targeting.
The targeting criteria defined are summarized in the central section of the main target configuration tab. Click a criterion to view its contents (configuration and preview). To delete a criterion, click the cross located after its label.
Select external recipients selecting-external-recipients
You can launch a delivery on recipients who are not saved in the database, but stored in an external file. For example, we will send here a delivery to recipients imported from a text file.
To do this:
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Click the To link to select the recipients of your delivery.
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Select the Defined in an external file option.
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By default, recipients are imported in the database. You must select the Target mapping. For more on target mappings, refer to Select a target mapping
You can also choose Do not import the recipients into the database.
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When importing the recipients, click the File format definition… link to select and configure the external file.
For more information on data import, refer to this section.
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Click Finish and configure your delivery as a standard delivery.
Define exclusion settings define-exclusion-settings
Address errors and quality ratings are supplied by the service provider (IAP). This information is automatically updated in the recipient profile following delivery actions and with files returned by service providers. It can be viewed in the profile on a read-only basis.
You can choose to exclude addresses that have reached a certain number of consecutive errors, or whose quality rating is below a threshold specified in this window. You can also choose whether or not to authorize non-qualified addresses for which no data has been returned.
The Exclusions tab is used to limit the number of messages.
Click the Edit… link to modify the default configuration.
The following options are available:
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Exclude duplicate addresses during delivery. This option is active by default: it lets you eliminate duplicate email addresses during delivery. The strategy applied can vary according to how Adobe Campaign is used and the type of data in the database.
The default value of the option can be configured for each delivery template.
For example:
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Delivery of a newsletter or electronic document delivery. No exclusion of duplicates in some cases if the data has no native duplicates. A couple subscribing with the same email address can expect to receive two specific personalized email messages: one addressed to each individual by name. In this case, this option can be unselected.
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Delivery of a marketing campaign: duplicate exclusion is essential to avoid sending too many messages to the same recipient. In this case, this option can be selected.
If you unselect this option, you can access an additional option: Keep duplicate records (same identifier). It lets you authorize multiple deliveries to recipients who satisfy several targeting criteria.
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Exclude recipients who no longer want to be contacted , i.e. recipients whose email addresses are on denylist (‘opt out’). This option must remain selected in order to observe the professional ethics of e-marketing and the laws governing e-commerce.
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Exclude quarantined recipients. This option lets you exclude from the target any profiles with an address that does not respond. We strongly recommend keeping this option selected.
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Limit delivery to a given number of messages. This option lets you enter the maximum number of messages to be sent. If the content of the target exceeds the number of messages indicated, a random selection is applied to the target.
Reduce the size of the target population reducing-the-size-of-the-target-population
You can reduce the size of the target population. To do this, specify the number of recipients to be exported in the Requested quantity field.
Select the recipients of proof messages selecting-the-proof-target
The proof is a special message that lets you test a delivery before sending it to the main target. Proof recipients are responsible for approving both the form and content of the message.
To select the target of the proofs, follow the steps below:
- Click the To link.
- Click the Target of the proofs tab.
- Click the Targeting mode field to choose the method to apply: Definition of a specific proof target , Substitution of the address , Seed addresses or Specific target and seed addresses.
Define a specific proof target defining-a-specific-proof-target
When selecting the proof target, the Definition of a specific proof target option lets you select the proof recipients from the profiles in the database.
Select this option to choose recipients using the Add button, as in the case of defining the main target. See Select the main target.
For more on proof sending, refer to this section.
Use address substitution in proof using-address-substitution-in-proof
Instead of selecting dedicated recipients in the database, you can use the Substitution of the address option.
This option lets you use the recipient profiles of the delivery and replace their email addresses with one or more other addresses that will receive the proof.
When this option is selected, the proof addresses will be filled in via a special editor that lets you configure the substitution(s).
Configuration is performed as follows:
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Click the Add icon to define a substitution.
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Enter the recipient address to be used, or select it from the list.
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Select the profile to use in the proof: save the Random value in the Profile to use column to use the data of any profile of the target in the proof.
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Click the Detail icon to select a profile from the main target, as in the following example:
You can define as many substitution addresses as necessary.
Use seed addresses as proof using-seed-addresses-as-proof
You can use Seed addresses as target of the proofs: this option lets you use or import a list of existing seed addresses.
You can combine the definition of a specific proof target and the use of seed addresses using the Specific target and Seed addresses option. The related configurations are then defined in two separate sub-tabs.
See also:
Tutorial video seeds-and-proofs-video
In this video you will learn how to add seeds and proofs to an existing email and how to send it.
Additional Campaign Classic how-to videos are available here.