Identify members that are suspected to be inactive:
When the members receive the mailing, they only need to click the link to be re-added to the list. Those members that do not click the link will not be mailed to in the future.
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- Navigate to "Segments"
- Create a new segment and insert a clause for action where the list member did not open any mailing within a number of days
- This will be the range considered for activity. 120 days is a reasonable example range.
- Click "Save and Test" for the segment
- Click the green Excel icon to export the members to a CSV file
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- Create a new demographic to mark these members
- Navigate to "Utilities : Administration : Server : Database : Add/Remove Member Columns : Add Column"
- Save the new integer demographic with some identifiable name, in this example "re_engage"
- In the exported CSV, delete all columns except for EmailAddr_
- Create two new column headings: re_engage and MemberType_
- Set the re_engage column to '1' for all rows
- Set the MemberType_ column to 'confirm' for all rows
- Then save the changes to the CSV file
- Navigate to "Members: Add Members: Import Members from CSV File" and upload this file
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- Navigate to "Segments"
- Create a new segment and insert a clause for numeric, where the re_engage field is equal to 1
- Choose the "Boundaries" tab in the segment
- Change "Pull only normal members" to no
- Save the segment and test to verify that the correct inactive members are selected
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- Navigate to "Mailings: New Mailing"
- On the "Recipients" tab, click "Choose Segments"
- Choose the segment that selects members where a re_engage field is equal to 1
- Customize the mailing as otherwise desired
- Include %%url.confirm%% in the message, as this will become the link that members will need to click to re-confirm to the list
- Click "Save"
- Click "Send"
When the members receive the mailing, they only need to click the link to be re-added to the list. Those members that do not click the link will not be mailed to in the future.