Proactive Campaigns app for Zendesk is your universal helper in bulk messaging. Sometimes our clients share their opinions that the app has everything for email marketing, especially in union with Email Tracking. However, the Growthdot team continues making it a more powerful Zendesk tool, and updates in Proactive Campaigns became our daily activity. So, now we want to share with you other improvements. So, let’s see what we got here.
Select several items from a list
After this update, the selection process gets variety. Now you can open any list in the app and manually choose contacts, tickets or organizations to send an email campaign. There are a few steps you should pass. First, go to the Contacts, Tickets or Organization tab and select a list. Then, put the checkmark next to the necessary items, click 'Send Email to…' and choose Selected Users > Proceed in the modal window opened.
After, you will be taken to the Campaigns page, where you need to continue the creation. However, in the second stage, you will see a newly generated tab – ‘Selected Users.’ Just check out the list and go ahead as usual.
Custom Fields for Ticket Lists
We launched a new feature that expands the filtering capabilities of ticket lists. Previously, the application proposed creating lists based on system fields. But now, you also can use custom fields to make unique lists and segment tickets precisely.
Fields Improvement
We want to mention our little updates. You can now use the Any text field for Ticket and Organization lists that finds items by keywords in all text fields.
Another improvement regards creating lists using no-value fields. For example, you can filter contacts that have no tags. Therefore, the condition will be: ‘Tag’ - ‘Has no value.’ At the same time, the condition ‘Organization’ - ‘Have any value’ will include customers who have any organizations connected to them.
Send Attachments to Test Recipients
If you need to check how your recipient sees the attachment in the email, now it is possible! We applied some improvements to the app, allowing you to test a campaign with included attachments. If you send emails to check them out using Send to me Only or Send to test recipients buttons, then you will see the link with the attachment, but empty.
To overview the realistic look of the attachment, click the arrow next to these buttons. Then, select Send without ticket deletion/Send without tickets and imported users deletion. This way, tested tickets won’t be automatically deleted, preserving the actual view of attachments. So you will be able to check them out in your email inbox.
Ticket Forms Improvements - Clone and Edit
After cloning the campaign, the used ticket form with filled fields will also be duplicated. The previous application's functionality didn't allow doing this. Moreover, the new update will make your work faster. So, the information contained in fields is saved after you change the ticket form. Sure, the key condition is that both ticket forms must have the same fields. Only this way the data will be transferred from one ticket form to another.
Import Tags with a CSV file
Previously, you couldn't import tags with contacts using a CSV file. However, now we improved such an option, and it is possible to import tags. Before uploading the document, make sure the input data is correct. So, if one contact has more than one tag in the field, they should be divided by commas, like in the screenshot below.
When you are sure in a prepared file, create a new campaign > on the second stage of the campaign creation – 'Select Target List,' open the Import User List tab > drag and drop the file > select fields and continue as usual.
The Events Feature Added
From now you can easily monitor actions you and your agents perform with the help of Events. To see the whole list of events that occurred with campaigns, lists, and settings, go to the Settings page > Events tab. There you will find the event objects (campaign, lists, settings), action types that may differ from each other, the name of the agent responsible for actions made, and the accurate date of each one.
Besides, you use filters to make the search quicker and more precise.
Set different access levels for agents
If you need to segment the access levels for agents, then Access Control Management is what will help you. With the new update, you can entirely or partially restrict the agents' rights in the app or grant full access to some of your coworkers. Just click the Access Control Management icon on the Proactive Campaigns's sidebar and set the required permissions. Additionally, admins can specify what access new agents will get as well as change the current restriction levels for each agent.
Skip Invalid Customers in a CSV
We are all people, and it's not a secret we can make mistakes, primarily if we work with massive documents. Counting it, we decided to optimize the app and added an option of omitting invalid users from a CSV file. Thus, in the second stage of campaign creation, when you upload a CSV doc, mark Skip invalid customers to activate this function.
After launching a campaign, the app will inform you if there are skipped users. You also can click Export to CSV to download missed users and edit invalid fields.
The Highlight Placeholders and Remove Format Options
Sometimes, agents meet cases when a placeholder needs to be fixed in Proactive Campaigns. Usually, a placeholder breaks because of the wrong formatting copied from a third-party resource. Our team developed new features to recognize invalid placeholders and clear unnecessary formatting.
So, we move to the third stage of campaign creation. Here, we enable the {*} Highlight valid Zendesk placeholder button on the Body edit panel and insert two placeholders. As you can see, the first liquid markup is highlighted, which means it is a valid placeholder.
However, although the second one looks like a valid liquid markup, the app considers it a broken one. Why? Because the formatting is applied only to the text in curly brackets. If you need to color dynamic content, be careful to select the entire placeholder, including brackets. Therefore, if you copy a placeholder from, for example, Zendesk Knowledge Base, remember that it can be broken with the applied formatting.
Consequently, if you see a placeholder is not highlighted, then use the Remove Format option.
This element on the edit panel helps get rid of the color or other text styles. For this, we select the whole placeholder and click the Remove Format button, as shown in the screenshot.
Friendly App Hints
This time it’s not a new-released feature but some app improvement that will be handy for you. Therefore, we would like you to pay attention to our hints bar. It is located below the Body editor section, and its purpose is to inform you on how to make proper emails.
It works pretty simply. Just click on the side arrows to move hints back and forth. Also, keep in mind that we constantly update the hint bar, so check it periodically.
Create Organization Lists
If you need to sort out your contacts or tickets by organizations, this option is definitely for you. Now, you can create an Organization list similar to a Ticket or Contact list from Settings > List Management > Organization list > +Add New List > set the List Name and necessary conditions > Save. And when it's done, you will get several options to use this list.
1. If you go to the Organization Views tab, you will see all organizations from the list filtered by the app. So, when you click the Send Email to list button on the top right-hand corner of the page, the app will select contacts who relate to these organizations from the list.
2. To see a ticket list whose requesters belong to organizations of the recently created list, go to the Ticket Views page and switch on the tab to the organization list (at the bottom of the page). After clicking the Send Email to list, the app selects unique ticket requesters for the email campaign. Moreover, you also can update existing tickets. All you need is to checkmark the Update existing tickets instead of creating new ones at the second stage (Select Target List) of the campaign creation.
3. In case you need to view the complete list of contacts related to specific organizations, here is an option. Visit the Contact Views page and click the organization lists tab at the bottom of the page. Except for seeing the whole contacts from organizations, you can create the campaign by clicking Send Email to list.
Clone the Shared List into a Regular Contact or Ticket List
Shared lists are handy when agents need to work as a team and use such collaborative materials. However, agents might feel quite limited while using such lists as they can’t be edited. Yes, in shared lists is impossible to make changes, but there is a way how to bypass it. All you need is to create a copy and use it as you want.
So, open the Settings page, go to the List Management, find Shared lists, and finally click on the horizontal ellipsis (Meatballs menu), and on the Clone button.
After, you will see the cloned list you can edit. Thus, do appropriate actions and Save changes. Then, watch a result on a lists page.
Upload HTML Templates
At our customers' request, we added a new feature. Now you can upload your HTML templates into the Proactive Campaigns Editor. So first, click the arrow button near the Save as new template on the third stage of campaign creation. Then, select the Upload templates from file.
When the modal window has been opened, name your template, select an HTML file and upload an image (it’s optional. Use it if you want to differentiate your templates easily).
The template will be opened in the Source code editor so that you can change or leave it as it is.
Send Follow-ups to Seen/Unseen Tickets (with Email Tracking)
We deepen the integration between Email Tracking and Proactive Campaigns to use the advantages of each app to reach the best results in your email marketing and customer support. For example, previously, you could send follow-up campaigns only for those who didn't reply. However, together with Email Tracking you can also track seen/unseen emails directly in the particular campaign and send follow-ups.
Besides, you can switch toggles to modify your contact list and include exactly what you need. For instance, we created a follow-up list only with seen and replied tickets.
Possibility to Send an Email on Behalf of the Other
Sometimes you need to launch your mass email campaigns on behalf of the other agent or even an imaginary person. For that purpose, we have created an Alias field to type the name so that the end-user will see that name, but the reply will return to the agent. Take into account that admins can choose an alias for any assignee and agents can do it only for themselves.
Test Your Email Campaigns
Proactive Campaigns allows you to create lists from Zendesk contacts, and theoretically, you could compose a list with test emails. However, that is unnecessary work and you also need to waste time creating the list, and then delete those emails from Zendesk. Nevertheless, the spam filters become more advanced with each passing day, so sending emails without testing can harm your business. We found the way out, let's see.
So, when you are on the final stage of creating your bulk email campaign (Ticket configuration) you can click on the arrow button near Save and Run and select Send email to test recipients.
Then, you'll see the window where you need to type test email addresses and click on " + " to add them to the list. Then click on Send to test recipients or hit Send to me only if you need to send to your address.
Finally, check email's destination in testing tools or check out your emails to know where your letter is.
Proactive Campaign Text Editor Update
Every day the GrowthDot team works on developing our products to make them more customized and easy to use for our business clients. We are excited to introduce a newly designed Proactive Campaign update at our client's request.
Let’s take a closer look at the new-added text formatting properties within a create campaign option.
You can find a rich-text editor and a source code editor on the Create campaign page (the third step of creating a new campaign). That helps you craft personalized and brandy emails and build associative bonds in customers' minds by using a recognizable writing style.
Besides current typographical items like Bold, Italic, and Underline, the Strikethrough was put on the edit toolbar. Alongside Heading, Bulleted, and Numbered lists, became available particular properties: Text alignment, Font Size, and Font Color on the panel.
Besides existing Code, Blockquote, and Link functions, an Insert Code Block was incorporated. Using the Insert Code Block makes email designs more extraordinary and unique. So check out all main typographical formatting attributes directly in the Proactive Campaign app.
If there is a feeling like it’s not enough and you need to create more advanced and personalized emails, click on the Source code editor and use HTML code to create those emails that match your brand identity.
CSAT Surveys and Ratings are Now Available Updates in Proactive Campaigns
Nowadays, you can’t do any business without customers’ opinions as they can provide you with valuable information and help define your strengths and weaknesses. However, sometimes it is not easy to collect reviews as you imagined, but the Proactive Campaigns app can help you with it. You can add a 5-stars rating or typed feedback to choose from now on. So, start creating your email campaign as usual and on the Email stage, switch the toggle and select the option.
Then, continue editing and start your campaign. Afterward, you need to wait for replies, and when they appear, go to the All Campaigns tab, click on the dotted icon, and select Rates.
Finally, you’ll see the replies or the diagram with statistics on how many stars were chosen by your clients.
Let’s see what’s next.
Extended Stats with the Email Tracking App
If you are using Proactive Campaigns with Email Tracking, you can notice that your reports page has changed. It has become more informative. No wonder, as we added two indexes available only with Email Tracking and want to explain their meaning. Also, you can check those data when you enter the details of the particular campaign in the All Campaigns tab.
Total Emails Read- shows the count of emails that the recipient opened.
Average reading percentage by the campaign - display the average reading percentage by all campaigns.
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