Once you've identified a list of people to which you'd like to send a mailing, you need a way to create that list in MemberSuite. You do this by creating a Search and then saving it. Higher Logic Thrive Marketing Professional (Thrive Marketing Professional) uses that search as the basis for a target group.
- Thrive Marketing Professional requests email recipients from a saved search in MemberSuite. Each time the individuals from the search are requested, MemberSuite reruns the query, ensuring that Thrive Marketing Professional has the most current list.
- New searches coming into Thrive Marketing Professional as target groups are initially placed in the MemberSuite folder; these can later be moved to different folders.
Step 1 - Create a search
- Navigate to CRM > Search for CRM Records.
- In the What are you searching for? area, choose:
- Category - CRM
- Record Type - Individual
- Retrieve a Search - Start with a fresh search
- Click Continue & Customize Search.
Step 2 - Add search criteria
You can refine your search by adding different criteria. (Remember, your search becomes a target group in Thrive Marketing Professional.)
- Use the dropdowns to select the fields and operators to create the search criterion.
- When complete, click Add Criterion to include it.
- To add more criteria, repeat these steps.
The integration does not require specific fields (output columns) in a search to create the target group, nor does it require any sorting parameters. You may use the default values for each of these sections.
- Click the Output Results dropdown and select Directly to my web browser.
Step 3 - Save the search
- Click Save this Search at the bottom of the page.
- On the new page, enter a name for the search and select Public as the Access Level.
- Click Save this Search to finish.
Your search becomes a target group in Thrive Marketing Professional.