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Create an Email Coupon
To create an email coupon first log into your
Lyris ListManager™ admin account. Go to "Content -New Content".
In the new content window under the “Essentials” tab
name the content, give it a description and a subject.
Below is the HTML code for a Coupon newsletter
template. Highlight and copy the HTML code, it will automatically go
to your computer clipboard.
In your Lyris ListManager™ for new content click on the
“HTML Message” tab, now click on the icon for “Source”. Remove
any code that appears and leave the area blank. You will now paste
the copied HTML Coupon code into the blank content area.
The HTML code should now appear in the content area.
Click the “Source” icon and you will now be able to
see the coupon.
The sample image in the coupon can be replaced by
using one from your Library or by uploading a new photo to your
“Image Library”. If you do not need an image, simply delete what’s
there.
The coupon was designed using a light gray, but this color can be
change at any time. To change the gray to a different color is
reasonably simple. Click on the “Source” icon, this will bring up
the HTML code, now you can edit the RGB color code as shown below.
To locate the RGB color codes go to http://htmlhelp.com/cgi-bin/color.cgi.
The areas that have the color code of #ffffff represent the white
areas.
Adding a Click through URL for tracking
If you like to track any URL's in your coupon you can set them
by placing your cursor in the area for the URL link, then click on
the "Insert URL" button.
In the "Insert URL" window type in the website name
or a coupon name. Type in the website address, then click on
"Insert".
Once you clicked on insert you will be taken back to
your coupon. You will see the name you typed in for the clickable
text and it will be linked to the destination URL you put in. You
will be able to view the tracking information under "Reports" in
your Lyris ListManager™ Admin
Personalizing the coupon with Mail Merge Short
Tags
Your coupon can be personalized so when your subscriber receives
it in their email it will display their name. Below are a couple
short tags you can use.
To display the list name you can use:
%%list.name%%
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To display the first name of your subscriber you can use:
%%firstname%%
If the member does not have a full name, their email address is used
instead.
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