When you want to send out a push message to the subscribers of a domain or group, just follow these steps.
Click on “Create New Message” in the “Broadcast Messages” sub menu. This will bring you to a form you fill out with the details of the message you want to send.
Here are the fields and information about them that are on the create new message page.
Message
Message Title:
Enter the title of the message in this field. This shows at the top of the message.
Message Body:
Enter the body text of the message in this field. This shows in the middle area of a message.
Message URL:
If you want the viewer to be able to click on the message and go to a URL, enter it here.
If you leave this field blank, the default URL will be used from the domain or group you are sending this message to. If it is also blank, the viewer will not be able to click on the message.
Message Icon URL:
If you want an icon to be displayed to the left of the message, enter the URL to the icon image in this field.
If you leave this field blank, the default icon URL will be used from the domain or group you are sending the message to. If it is also blank, no icon image will appear with the message.
Domain or Group
Domain:
If you will be sending this message to a domain subscriber list, select the domain from the dropdown selection box here.
If you are sending to a group, leave this field blank.
Group:
If you will be sending this message to a group subscriber list, select the group from the dropdown selection box here.
If you are sending to a domain, leave this field blank.
Targeting
Country Codes:
If you would like to send this message only to subscribers from specific countries, enter the desired country codes in this field. Enter the country codes separated by a comma and do not enter any spaces.
For example, if you want to send this message to subscribers in the US, Canada and Australia, you would enter the following in this field.
US,CA,AU
For a list of supported country codes, see the resources section of this manual.
Device Types:
If you want this message to only be sent to subscribers on specific devices, select those devices here. You can select computer, phone and tablet device types.
Broadcast Date and Time
Send Date:
If you would like to delay sending this message until a specific date, enter that date in this field.
You can select the date from the popup or enter it in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Send Time:
If you would like to delay sending this message until a specific time, enter that time in this field.
You can select the time from the popup or enter it in HH:MM AM/PM format.
Once you have filled out the fields, click the “Save” button to que the message for sending.