Marketing – All About Campaign Ideas

Coming up with new campaign ideas can be challenging. To help, we have gathered information on various holidays, festivities, and sales to give you some inspiration for your campaigns. Whether you own an online store or a travel blog, running a successful campaign can have a big impact on your bottom line.

In this article, we will discuss:

  • Access Campaign Ideas
  • Use Campaign Ideas
  • Review

Access Campaign Ideas

To access Campaign Ideas, follow these steps:

  1. In your Account Manager, click Websites on the left side of the page:
    • If you have a Website plan, click on Launch Website Builder for the plan you want to manage.
    • If you have an eCommerce plan, click on Launch for the plan you want to manage.
  2. You will be redirected to the eCommerce dashboard.
  3. Once in your eCommerce dashboard, click Content, then select Campaign Ideas on the left menu:

  1. You have accessed Campaign Ideas.

Please Note: Click on the browse icons < > to see more campaign ideas. Also, you can click on the “What is this?” link to get an idea of what a specific campaign is all about.

Browse icons

Use Campaign Ideas

In Campaign Ideas, you can execute the following actions:

  • Create Email Campaigns
  • Create Social Posts
Please Note: To get an idea of what a specific campaign is all about, click on the “What is this?” link.

What is this link

Create Email Campaigns

You can create a new email campaign by following these steps:

  1. Within Campaign Ideas, select a category (Upcoming Holidays, Daily Festivities, or Marketing) where you would like to create an email campaign.
  2. Click on the Create New link, then select Email Campaign:

    Email Campaign option from Create New drop-down

  3. You will then be taken to a page where you can continue creating an email campaign. For instructions on creating an email campaign, please see Creating an Email Campaign.

Create Social Posts

You can create a new social post by following these steps:

Important: You need to connect to a platform first before you can create a customized social post.
  1. Within Campaign Ideas, select a category (Upcoming Holidays, Daily Festivities, or Marketing) where you would like to create a social post.
  2. Click on the Create New link, then select Social Post:

    Social Post option from Create New drop-down

  3. You will then be taken to a page where you can create a customized post on social platforms you are connected to (Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn).
  4. For instructions on how to connect to social platforms and create new social posts, select from the options below:
    • How to Connect Google
    • How to Connect Facebook
    • How to Connect X
    • How to Connect Instagram
    • How to Connect LinkedIn
    • Creating and Managing Posts in SocialBooster
    • Managing Reviews in SocialBooster
  5. Once connected to a social platform, you will be taken to create your post. Depending on the template you chose, it will automatically pull all text and images associated with the Campaign Idea you selected.

    Example “New Sales Promotion” template:   

    Fields to add a page, enter a description, and select an image

  6. Select which platforms to post to by adding your pages using the Add Pages drop-down.
  7. Next, add a description. Clicking on the 3-star icon will open the AI Writer that will help you generate content for your social post.

Please Note: You have the option to use the image displayed or upload/select an image of your choice.

8. Click Next. You will then see a preview of your post on the page(s) you selected.

9. ​​​​​​You will have the following Post Options:

    • Save Draft
    • Schedule Post
    • Publish Now

      Preview of Post

Review

In summary, this article equips you with actionable ideas for planning and executing successful marketing campaigns. By leveraging the information provided, you can boost brand awareness, engage customers, and drive revenue.