You may want to create an event-specific version of your giveaway confirmation template. Perhaps you are partnering with Goose Island for a Kurt Vile giveaway and want the confirmation emails to look like this: To customize your default giveaway confirmation email template, you'll first need to log into Mandrill.
After following these steps, you should see a screen like this: Your next step is to click ‘manage template’ to get started editing your template in Mandrill. Before proceeding, it is important to note that users will not start receiving your customized event-specific emails until:
Once you click ‘manage template’, you will be brought to Mandrill to create your event-specific template. You will see a large block of editable HTML on the right side of your screen. This is your current default giveaway confirmation email - and you will edit this HTML in order to create your event-specific version. Adding a Sponsored Header Our recommended image dimensions for a sponsored header are 600 x 140. To replace your metro’s cover image with a sponsored header:
Changing The Event Image By default, your giveaway confirmation emails will inherit the cover image of their respective event. If you would like to edit this image to something else, please:
Changing The Copy The body copy for these emails begins on line 118 and includes the following variable tokens: {{event_url}}, {{event_title}}, {{venue_title}} and {{event_time}}. Please feel free to modify this copy to add some local pizzazz to these emails - but do not modify the variable tokens. Feel free to move them around, delete them or leave them be. The footer copy for these emails begins on line 224. If you’re editing the footer copy and links, then we assume that you’re comfortable using HTML to do so. If you’re not, please send your copy changes to Support and they will happily update your template for you. Adding a Sponsored Footer Image Our recommended sizing for sponsored footer images is 600 x 100. To insert a sponsored footer image:
Saving Changes Remember that your changes will not be made live until you hit ‘Publish’ and then save the template settings in Radmin. Be sure to test your changes before you publish (by sending tests to yourself) and also after you publish (by actually entering the giveaway). |