Create & Export Custom Mail List
Mailing Lists are a powerful tool to group buyers based on shared characteristics, such as common interests, geography, purchasing history, or other criteria. Follow these steps to create and manage mailing lists:
Step 1: Access Mailing List Maintenance
- Click on the Mail List Maintenance button from the Navigator or the Navigator Toolbar.
Step 2: Create a New Mailing List
- In the Mailing List Maintenance window, click the Add button to create a new mailing list.
Step 3: Assign Members to the Mailing List
You have several options for assigning members to your mailing list, depending on your needs:
Option 1: Use the Advanced Mailing List Builder
- Click the Adv. Build button to access the Advanced Mailing List Builder.
- Use the available tabs to set criteria for your list. These can include:
- Keywords: Target buyers who match specific keywords.
- Inventory Types Purchased: Group buyers based on items they’ve bought.
- Purchase Volumes: Identify buyers based on spending during a specific period.
- Combine multiple criteria to refine your audience, for instance, by separating returning or active customers from those who haven’t attended auctions recently.
Option 2: Manually Assign Members
- From the Mail Center, double-click the desired list to open the Mailing List Maintenance window.
- This window displays totals for both members and non-members.
- Click Members & Detailed Info to:
- Add or remove customers manually.
- Add all customers from the Customer Center by selecting Add All.
Step 4: Use Your Mailing List
Once you’ve created and populated your mailing list, you can use it in several ways:
1. Print Mailings
- Click the printer icon from Mailing List Maintenance.
- Options include printing envelopes, mailers, or labels.
- You’ll be prompted to:
- Exclude buyers with email addresses.
- Skip labels for buyers with blank address fields to minimize waste.
2. Export Mailing Lists
- Click the Export button to export your mailing list.
- Select from various formats for use in external programs or for sending to printers.
- You can choose to exclude buyers with email addresses from the exported list.
3. Send Emails
- Click the Bulk Email button in Mailing List Maintenance.
- Compose your email and send it to selected mailing lists or all available lists.