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Overview


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Product Campaigns are a simple way to feature a group of products on a website. Campaign products might be sale items, top sellers, highlighted brands, or any other

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criteria you fancy. 

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With Commerce Vision's

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Ecommerce Platform, you can track the number of visits, product views, and sales

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for the products in your campaign. Adding, removing, and editing campaigns is quick and easy.

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Your Ecommerce team can even drag and drop

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Contents

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Create The Campaign

  1. Login to the CMS.
  2. Navigate to 'Campaigns & Promotions' --> 'Campaigns' (/zcampaign.aspx).
  3. Click 'New'.
  4. Populate the fields as indicated below:  
    • Campaign Code - a unique identifier for the Campaign.
    • Description - A brief description of the Campaign. 
    • Start Date - The date the Campaign becomes active.
    • End Date - The date the Campaign finishes. Once this date has passed, the Campaign will no longer be displayed to users.
    • View Campaign using Template - Leave blank (no longer in use)
    • Display Template Columns - Leave blank (no longer in use)
    • Bulk Email Template - Leave blank (no longer in use)
  5. Click 'OK' to save.

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Once a Campaign has been created, it can be populated with products. This can be done either manually, or via import.

  1. In the CMS, navigate to 'Campaigns & Promotions' --> 'Campaigns' (/zcampaign.aspx).
  2. Select the required Campaign from the list via radio button. 
  3. Click 'Products'.
  4. Click 'New'. 
  5. Assign values to the fields as indicated below: 
    • Product Code - The product's PRONTO stock code.
    • Seq - The sequence or order in which the product should appear, in relation to other products within the campaign.
    • Campaign Product Header Row Id -  Leave blank (no longer in use) 
  6. Click 'OK' to save.
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  7. Repeat Steps 5-7 for additional products as required.

 

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If there are a large number of campaign products to be loaded, it may be more efficient to perform a product import.

It should be noted that if a Campaign already contains products, performing an import will replace the existing products with those contained in the .csv file. The imported products will not append the existing ones.

Import Products To The Campaign

  1. Login to the CMS.
  2. Navigate to 'Campaigns & Promotions' --> 'Campaigns' (/zcampaign.aspx).
  3. Click the 'Import Products' tab.
  4. Click the 'Select' button to browse to the saved campaign products flat file (or drag and drop the file if browser-supported).
  5. Click the 'Create Campaign Products' button. 
  6. A success/failure message will be displayed in the dialogue box below the 'Create Campaign Products' button. Any errors encountered will be detailed here. 

 

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The CSV flat file should contain the following header fields as Row 1: CampaignCode, ProductCode, Seq, IsHeading

Please note that:

  • The Product Code field is used for the Header Description if the record is a Product Header Row.
  • The Sequence must be '0' if the record is a Product Header Row
  • The value of 'IsHeading' must be 'Y' if the record is a Product Header Row; the value may be 'N' or left blank if not a Header Row.
  • There is no field to specify a Header Row ID for each product in the flat file. For import, products will be grouped under Header Rows as they appear in the file. 

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Warning

If a Campaign already contains products, performing an import will replace the existing products with those contained in the .csv file. The imported products will not append the existing ones.

 

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an entire campaign from one location to another on the page.  

NOTE - Bear in mind that advertising campaigns on your website, e.g., home page, can use up resources and slow page load speeds down. It is suggested your website be tested for page load speeds, e.g., with tools such as PageSpeed, after adding a campaign banner. 


This guide will step you through the process of creating, editing, and displaying a product campaign. 

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Create a Campaign

  1. In the CMS, go to Campaigns & Promotions → Campaigns.

  2. Click Add New Campaign.
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  3. Give the campaign a Description and define the Start and End Dates. 
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  4. Now add products. Enter the product code or description into the lookup field. Suggestions will appear as you type at least three characters. 
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  5. Select the correct item from the list and hit Enter or click Add Product.

  6. Repeat Steps 4 & 5 for all required products in the campaign.

  7. You can drag and drop the products in the list to reorder them. This reflects the order in which they'll appear to your customers. 
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  8. To remove a product, click Delete on the right hand side of the product. 
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  9. Click Save at the top of the page, and you're finished! 


Edit a Campaign

Once your campaign is created, it will appear as the latest tile on the Campaigns page. (NOTE - the most recently edited campaign will appear first.)  

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  1. Select the tile to view campaign details.
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  2. On this page, you can: 

•  Edit the Description, Start, and End Dates

•  Add and Remove Products

•  View Campaign Statistics (as long as tracking is enabled on the Campaign Slider Widget)

•  Delete a Campaign

•  Export and Import Products to the Campaign

4.      Save your changes.


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Export Products from a Campaign

You can export the list of existing products in the campaign as a .csv file.

  1. In the Options menu, select Export Products. The CSV file is automatically downloaded to your device.

Import Products to the Campaign 

You can add products and/or change the display order of existing products to the campaign. To add a product individually, click the +Add Product button. You can also import products in bulk. For this option

  1. In the Options menu, select Import Products or click the Import Products button next to the + Add Products button.  

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  2. Create a CSV file for the products you want to import. In the Campaign Product Import page, you can download an example template. This template provides details of the headers needed and an example of a product. 
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  3. For each product you want to import, enter these details:

    1. 'CampaignDescription', enter the Campaign Name
    2. 'ProductCode', enter the product's code
    3. 'Sequence', enter the number you want the product to display in the campaign.
  4. Save the file. 


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You can use Overwrite Import if you just want to resequence the order existing products display in a campaign.  In the CSV file, under the 'Sequence' header, simply change the number for each existing product. For instance, we have changed 'CV148' so it displays first by changing its number to '1'. All other products will move down in the list. IMPORTANT- As you can see, it's the Sequence number that controls the display order, not the position the product sits in the CSV file. 

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5.  In the File Upload section, for Import Type, select 'Append' if you want to add more products to the campaign, or 'Overwrite' to replace all existing products and their display orders.

6. Click Select files....

7. Select the CSV file you created earlier. 

8. Check the Import Log section for system messages about your import. If one or more products were successfully imported, 'Import Successful' is displayed.  

       You may see one or more other Import Log messages:

        i.     If the Import Type selected is 'Append' and the product is already in the campaign, this message is displayed. Note- 'Line _' tells you the product row number in the CSV file. Since the Header occupies Line 1, the first product will be 'Line 2' etc.  

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        ii.    If the Campaign Name entered under the CampaignDescription header for a product does not match the current campaign, this message is displayed:

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Display a Campaign 

Once your campaign is created, you can display it on

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  1. In the CMS, go to the page you want the campaign to appear on. For example, Content → Other Pages & Templates, and select the Home page template. 

  2. Select the appropriate zone according to

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  1. your page layout, and click 'Add Widget'. 

  2. Search for 'Campaign Slider' and click 'Add Widget'. 
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  1. Select your campaign from the 'Campaign' drop-down, and configure options as required. If you'd like statistics on your campaign's performance, tick the 'Track Campaign' option.

    Y    ou can find full widget documentation here - Campaign Slider Widget.
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  2. The carousel options give you control over the display and functionality of your campaign slider. 

  3. To change a value, highlight the option and click Edit.

  4. Change the value and click Update.
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  1. You can add more features by clicking the down-arrow and selecting a feature–there are many to choose from.
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  2. You can remove a feature by clicking Remove, or disable it by toggling the Enable/Disable button when you edit the feature.
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  3. Click Save.

  4. Load your website in another browser or incognito tab and

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  1. check that

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  1. your campaign is displaying as expected. 

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Tip

Want to try something trickier? Check out our guide on Split Campaigns.


Minimum Version Requirements


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Prerequisites


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Self Configurable


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Yes


Business Function


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Products & Categories


BPD Only?


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Yes


B2B/B2C/Both


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Both


Third Party Costs


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