Determine If There Are Campaign-Level Fields / Questions

Next, you determine if there are additional fields that need to be captured regardless of the package that's selected. For example, you may want to capture additional demographic or geographic information for marketing purposes.

While our example campaign has no such requirement, for illustration purposes we'll assume you ask the customer to rate the quality of service they have experienced (assuming they are a current customer). This additional question requires another entry in our list of miscellaneous fields.

Misc. Field

Where Stored

Why Is It Needed

Date of birth

Person characteristic

Numerous eligibility rules use this field to determine if a customer is a senior citizen

Type of Residence

Premise characteristic

Numerous eligibility rules use this field to qualify a customer for a package

Type of Heat

Premise characteristic

Numerous eligibility rules use this field to qualify a customer for a package

Number of Units in House

Premise characteristic

The electric SA created by package 4 requires the number of units when it calculates the ongoing bill segments

Auto Pay Start Date

Account / Autopay Start Date Column

Used if a customer pays automatically

Auto Pay End Date

Account / Autopay End Date Column

Used if a customer pays automatically

Auto Pay Source

Account / Autopay Source

Used if a customer pays automatically

Auto Pay Account Number

Account / Autopay Account ID

Used if a customer pays automatically

Auto Pay Account Name

Account / Autopay Account Name

Used if a customer pays automatically

Auto Pay Account Expiration Date

Account / Autopay Account Expiration Date

Used if a customer pays automatically

Service Rating

Person characteristic

Campaign level marketing question