Check & send a direct mail message direct-mail-test-send
Preview the extraction file preview-dm
Once the content of the extraction file has been defined, you can use test profiles to preview it. If you inserted personalized content, you can check how this content is displayed in the message, using test profile data.
To do this, click Simulate content then add a test profile to check how the extraction file rendering using the test profile data.
Detailed information on how to select test profiles and preview your content is available in the Content Management section.
Once that the file content is ready to be sent, close the simulate screen then click the Review to activate button.
Validate & activate the direct mail campaign dm-validate
Before activating the direct mail campaign, make sure that the campaign and the extraction file are configured properly. To do this, check alerts in the upper section of the editor. Some of them are simple warnings, but others can prevent you from sending the message. Two types of alerts can happen: warnings and errors.
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Warnings refer to recommendations and best practices. For example, a warning message is displayed if your SMS message is empty.
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Errors prevent you from publishing the campaign, as long as they are not resolved. For example, an error message warns you when the subject line is missing.
When your direct mail campaign is ready, click the Activate button. When the campaign starts, the extraction file will be automatically generated and exported to the server specified in your file routing configuration.
Once sent, you can measure the impact of your direct mail campaign within the Campaign reports. For more on reporting, refer to this section.
Manage consent for direct mail dm-consent-management
In Journey Optimizer, consent is handled by the Experience Platform Consent schema. By default, the value for the consent field is empty and treated as consent to receive your communications.
If a profile has opted out from receiving direct mail, in the corresponding Experience Platform profile attributes, the value for consents.marketing.postalMail.val will be n and the corresponding profile will be excluded from subsequent deliveries.
To enable it again, the profile attribute has to be changed back to consents.marketing.postalMail.val : y.
To manage a profile’s attributes, go to Experience Platform and access the profile by selecting an identity namespace and a corresponding identity value. Learn more in the Experience Platform documentation.
Learn more on managing opt-out in Journey Optimizer in this section.