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Scheduling the Email Campaign

After you have reviewed the test email message and are satisfied with the results, you can schedule the email campaign to specify exactly when these emails will be sent.

Before you schedule your mailing, you can display a total count of the targeted recipients. The result of this check helps to confirm that your selection of recipients is on target.

To count targeted recipients

From the Email Marketing On Demand editor, click Step 3: Schedule Email Campaign.
Click the Get Recipient Count button.

The number of Total Recipients appears to the right of the schedule settings page.

NOTE:  The Email Marketing On Demand server sends out email in batches of 100 messages, to reduce the possibility that receiving networks will flag your messages as spam.

You can schedule the email campaign to specify when the emails will be sent.

To schedule the email campaign

From the Email Marketing On Demand editor, click Step 3: Schedule Email Campaign.
Click the Scheduled At radio button.
Click the Calendar icon to the right of the Scheduled At box.
On the calendar:
Select the date when the email will be sent. If necessary, click the arrows to the left or right of the month name to go to the previous or next month.
Select the time when the email will be sent.
Click Close.

NOTE:  To send your email immediately, select the default time displayed in the calendar popup, then override with the current time.

After you have specified a date and time to send your email, click the Save button to complete the scheduling process.

A message prompts you to confirm that you want to send your mailing at the scheduled time.

Click YES to continue and exit Email Marketing On Demand or CANCEL to remain in the editor and review further.

At the scheduled time, the system will send the configured email message to each campaign recipient. When the process begins, the campaign status will be set to Active. When the last email has been processed, the campaign status will be set to Completed.

While the mailing is in progress, you can check the current status through the Email Marketing Administration > Outbound Email Usage page.

NOTE:  Email Marketing On Demand currently supports only a 12-hour clock, therefore you must select the appropriate time and the corresponding AM or PM option. The time selected is based on the user's location, as designated by the Time Zone setting on their EMOD User record. To ensure successful delivery of your email messages, this value must be set correctly.