Send an Email send-an-email
It’s the first thing everyone wants to do. Let’s send an email out of Marketo!
Create an Email Program create-an-email-program
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Go to the Marketing Activities area.
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Select your Learning folder. Click the New drop-down and select New Program.
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Enter a Name and select Email for Program Type.
note tip TIP Add your initials at the end of the program name to make it unique. 
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Under Channel, select Email Send and click Create.
Define your Audience define-your-audience
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Click Edit Smart List under the Audience tile.
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Find and drag the Email Address filter onto the canvas.
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Find and select your email address.
note note NOTE If your email doesn’t auto-populate, you may have forgotten to Get Set Up and Add a Lead. note note NOTE In this example we’re having you send the email to only yourself, but you can customize the audience as you see fit. -
Go back to the main program tab and click the refresh icon for Person.
You should see the person count go up to 1. That’s you!
Create an Email create-an-email
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Under the Email tile click New Email.
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Enter a Name, select a Template, and click Create.
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The email editor window will open. Enter a subject that’s 50 characters or less (recommended).
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Select the area you want to edit, click the gear icon on the right, then select Edit (you can also double-click the editable section to edit).
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Enter the content you want and click Save.
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Click the Email Actions drop-down and select Approve and Close.
note tip TIP Want to send yourself a quick sample to see how your email looks prior to launching? Select Send Sample in the menu above, or click Email Actions then Send Sample. -
Select the Email Program in the left tree.
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Under the Schedule tile, set the launch day for the email to Today.
note note NOTE Learn more about Recipient Time Zone and Head Start. -
Select a time that’s at least 15 minutes in the future.
note tip TIP Is the default time zone not yours? Learn how to update it here. -
Click Approve Program under the Approval tile and you’re done!
You should receive the email shortly after the scheduled day/time.
Mission Complete! mission-complete
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