Creating and changing your own demographics
Creating a demographic
- In the left navigation bar, click Create Demographic.
- Enter a name in the Demographic Name box. If you plan to use the demographic on a survey or opt-in web form, the name should be a question, since this is what the customer will see and respond to.
- Select a Demographic Type (there are eight different types).
- Click Save & Next.
- Chose your demographic type.
- If you select Text Box, CheckBox, or Date, the demographic is completed, you are returned to the Demographics page, and your new demographic is added to the Enabled Demographics group.
- If you choose one of the other types, you will need to perform few more steps.
Creating the size of a text area demographic
- Enter amounts for Width and Height.
- Upon completion, click Save & Finish.
Adding options to a radio button type
- Click the text box under Demographic Choices.
- Enter the name of the first value you want in the list and click Add.
- Repeat for each additional value.
If you change your mind, you can click a value in the list, and then click Remove.
- Upon completion, click Save & Finish.
Adding options to a selection list type
- Click the text box under Demographic Choices.
- Enter the name of the first value you want in the list and click Add.
- Repeat for each additional value.
- If you change your mind, you can click the value in the list, and then click Remove.
- If you want to allow the customer to make multiple selections, select Allow multiple selections.
- Upon completion, click Save & Finish.
You can change the way the Selection List is displayed by changing the number in the Selection List Heightbox. To display all values at the same time, type a height that is equal to the number of values.
To display the options in a drop-down list, Type a height of 1.
Adding values to a multiple checkbox type
- Click the text box under Demographic Choices.
- Enter the name of the first value you want in the list and click Add.
- Repeat for each additional values. If you change your mind, you can click the values in the list and click Remove.
- Upon completion, click Save & Finish.
Choosing auto-increment properties
In the Autoincrement Properties section, select one of the properties:
- Unlimited Auto Increment: Assigns a number to each record without stopping at a certain value. This is useful if you want to give each member record a unique number. You could then build a segment that would allow you to send messages to individual members based on their auto increment number.
- Limited Auto Increment: Limited auto increment assigns a number to each record up to a maximum value set by you. For example, use as a lead generation tool. Each sales representative is assigned a number from 1 to 10, and incoming member records are automatically assigned to a sales rep based on numbers. The increment starts at 1, continues to 10, and then starts again at 1.
Changing a demographic
- On the Demographics page, click the demographic name.
The choices you have to change a demographic are the same choices you have when creating one.
- Make changes to the demographic name, or type a new name.
- Choose a different demographic type.
- Click Save & Next.
- If you are taken to another edit page, make the changes you want, and then click Save & Finish.
A newly-created demographic is enabled in the mailing list you created it in. In all other lists, it is available but disabled; to use it, you must enable it.