Using segments
Aurea List Manager allows you to send to a segment, or subset, of your list who meet the criteria you define. Instead of sending to your entire list, you can use segments to filter exactly who should get a message based on whatever criteria you choose.
These criteria are created by inserting one or more clauses into your segment.
The segment is a statement about each member that must be true for that member to be included in that segment. You can create a segment by inserting one or more clauses.
For example, if you want to send a message only to those people on your list who work at Company
X, but you do not want to create a separate list for those people. By using the Segments > New Segment > Essentials page, you can create a segment that pulls all the members of the list with
example.com in their email address. Click Create New Segment, and give your segment
a name and a description. Then, specify you want to send to those email addresses with example.com in
the domain by adding the following field:
Domain_ = example.comTo send to a segment, you may use the Mailings > New page to select the lists or subsets you want to send to, or you may send an email message to the segment address:
listname.segment@yourserver.example.com
For technical users
A segment is a subset and is a user-defined SQL where clause. It is combined with the standard member retrieval where clause to send to just a subset of the mailing
list.
More information about how to use your SQL queries in Aurea List Manager can be found in SQL Queries and ListManager. However, you do not need to understand SQL to use segments in Aurea List Manager.
Although you can create and use segments to find members using standard Aurea List Manager, sending to segments is a feature of Aurea List Manager Pro or Enterprise, and is unavailable for standard Aurea List Manager.
For information about upgrading your license for Aurea List Manager, contact your account executive. If you do not know who your account executive is, or for other queries, contact us through our website
Emailing to a Segment
Generally, users use the Aurea List Manager web interface to send to a segment. However, you may send an email message to a segment as well. The address is:
listname.segmentname@servername.example.com
Triggered Segments
Triggered segments contain trigger clauses, which specify a given date or event. When it occurs, it causes a mailing to be automatically sent. The trigger clause(s) specify precisely when the mailing is to sent to the segment. For more information on triggered segments, see Creating a triggered segment.