Quick Tips

Marketing Cloud

Determine what size your image should be before uploading it to Marketing Cloud. Images should never be more than 600 pixels wide and even less depending on padding and layout.

Cvent

Easily add a calendar attachment to the registration confirmation email. This feature is available for events only, not individual sessions.

General Updates

Marketing Cloud

• Are You Missing Timely eComm Updates?: Update your Chatter Group(s) email frequency, and you'll receive posts via email (i.e., every post, daily digest, or weekly digest).

Cvent

• Are You Missing Timely eComm Updates?: Update your Chatter Group(s) email frequency, and you'll receive posts via email (i.e., every post, daily digest, or weekly digest).

Featured Resources of the Month

Check out these resources for streamlining your design process and making sure your emails and/or events align with best practices.

Marketing Cloud and Salesforce

• eComm offers its users brand-approved email templates.
• Apply three best practices when using text blocks.
• Best practices for formatting images to ensure they will display properly.
• Understand the fundamental principles of accessible content design applicable to any content.

Cvent

• There are a number of eComm event templates available to all Cvent users.
• Not sure which dimensions to use for your event? Cvent's Graphics Cheat Sheet contains the recommended dimensions for the images that appear on your event website.
• Understand the fundamental principles of accessible content design applicable to any content.

Upcoming Training Sessions

Be on the lookout for invites to upcoming training sessions.

Celebrations & Success Stories

Submit your eComm celebration and successes here to be featured on the eComm website and in a future newsletter. We can help with expanding upon your story. Consider this a rough draft. Share any impressive metrics, milestones, ways you've used data to optimize, or achievements that stand out.

New & Updated Resources

• Send Marketing Cloud Emails (under the Guided Send section, 2-page Quick How-To is updated)
• Marketing Cloud 'Forward to a Friend' Not Available
• Marketing Cloud 'View in Browser' Link
• Cvent | Waitlists
• Creating Fundraising Events
  • Need Help? Start Here. (New 'Forward to a Friend' section added under the Marketing Cloud tab)

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