LeagueApps provides a powerful tool for messaging your members. You can send bulk emails to desired subsets of your memberbase, and track these sent emails. This tool is located in the Manager Console under the "Messaging" tab. The key features of this tool are discussed next.
Compose Message
Under the compose message section, you can prepare a bulk email, as follows:
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Filter the desired recipient list, by many useful criteria such as sports, programs and teams.
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Choose to send yourself a "copy" if desired.
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Choose to also sent to admins if desired.
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Choose to send this message as a "marketing/promotional" message or not. This is recommended, as it includes a CAN-SPAM standard opt-out / unsubscribe link when you select this option.
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Optionally edit the "From Name" that will appear in the recipient's mail client.
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Provide a message subject.
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Enter a message body, either using the simple editor or by editing HTML directly.
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Choose whether you want to include the default email footer or not (see Customizing Email Settings).
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Send a test message if desired (recommended).
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Send the message, by clicking the "Send" button.
Sent Messages
Once a message has been sent, you can track it's progress in the Sent Messages section of the Messaging tool. For each sent message, this provides the following information/features:
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Subject
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Sender
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Date Sent
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Completed Date
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Status
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Total Recipients
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Emails Sent
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Copy feature - Allows you to "copy" an email content and subject to be re-used in a new message composition.
Email Contacts
The email contacts section allows you to store email addresses that you can message using the tool. This is useful if you have a mailing list of email addresses who are not members of your site. Click hear to learn how to
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