Intent:Create custom campaigns that allow our contacts to quickly jump to dynamically updated web content based on our contact's preferences.
Documentation References
Field Variable Reference:
| Contact Property | Variable Name in Email Campaign | Import File Column Name |
Email address
| $SUBSCRIBER.EMAIL | Email Address - Work
-or-
Email Address - Home |
| First name | $SUBSCRIBER.FIRSTNAME | First name |
| Last name | $SUBSCRIBER.LASTNAME | Last name |
| Mailing address line 1 | $SUBSCRIBER.ADDRESSLINE1 | Address Line 1 |
| Mailing address line 2 | $SUBSCRIBER.ADDRESSLINE2 | Address Line 2 |
| Mailing address line 3 | $SUBSCRIBER.ADDRESSLINE3 | Address Line 3 |
| Mailing address city | $SUBSCRIBER.CITY | City |
| State name | $SUBSCRIBER.STATENAME | State |
| Postal (zip) code | $SUBSCRIBER.POSTALCODE | Zip/Postal Code |
| Home phone number | $SUBSCRIBER.HOMEPHONENUMBER | Phone number - Home |
| Job title | $SUBSCRIBER.JOBTITLE | Job Title |
| Custom Field n (n=1-15) | $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXTn | Custom Field n |
Expectation
$SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 would be replaced with the contact s first custom field value. There are 15 custom fields available, to determine which custom field data exists as $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 to $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 5 add the variables to the campaign's email content in order from 1-15 to make the determination.
Example Provided in Documentation
<html>
<body>
<p>Dear $SUBSCRIBER.FIRSTNAME,</p>
<h4>Thank you for being a part of our $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 class!</h4>
<p>We thought you'd also like this $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT2 class, offered next $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT3.</p>
<p><a href="http://mydomain.com/classes?email=$SUBSCRIBER.EMAIL">Click here to Register!</a></p>
<p>I hope to see you there!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Your friends at Wallace Dance Co.</p>
</body>
</html> |
Campaign JSON Struct Example, modified to include XHTML and $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 reference
- {
- "name": "Test Campaign 1351175725",
- "subject": "This Week's Specials",
- "from_name": "My Organization",
- "from_email": "from-email@example.com",
- "reply_to_email": "reply-to-email@example.com",
- "status": "DRAFT",
- "is_permission_reminder_enabled": true,
- "permission_reminder_text": "Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in MyCompany. Don't forget to add from_email@example.com to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails.",
- "is_view_as_webpage_enabled": true,
- "view_as_web_page_text": "Having trouble viewing this message?",
- "view_as_web_page_link_text": "Click here to view as a Web page",
- "greeting_salutations": "Hello",
- "greeting_name": "FIRST_NAME",
- "greeting_string": "Dear ",
- "email_content": "<html><body><p>This is text of the email message. $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1 </p></body></html>",
- "text_content": "This is the text of the email",
- "email_content_format": "XHTML",
- "style_sheet": "",
- "message_footer": {
- "organization_name": "Your Organization",
- "address_line_1": "123 Maple Street",
- "address_line_2": "Unit 1",
- "address_line_3": "",
- "city": "Anytown",
- "state": "MA",
- "international_state": "",
- "postal_code": "01444",
- "country": "US",
- "include_forward_email": true,
- "forward_email_link_text": "Forward this message to a friend!",
- "include_subscribe_link": true,
- "subscribe_link_text": "Sign up for our mailing list!"
- },
- "sent_to_contact_lists": [
- {
- "id": "1"
- }
- ]
- }
Attempted this and the custom field variable was replaced with blank
- Attempted adding $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT1
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT2
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT3
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT4
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT5
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT6
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT7
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT8
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT9
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT10
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT11
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT12
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT13
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT14
- $SUBSCRIBER.CUSTOMTEXT15
Same result, no values populated. Confirmed that contacts custom fields had content.
Additional None Issue
Discovered that subject does not allow custom contact data
Resolution Expectation:
Successful method for referencing contact custom fields when creating a campaign.
