Create a Broadcast – Dynamic Signal

To create a Broadcast, perform the following steps:

From the Content tab, go to Broadcasts > Create Broadcast to enter the Broadcast creation flow.

Add a Headline to your Broadcast.

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When creating a broadcast from a post, the Headline is populated automatically. The Headline is also used for the default email subject line, push notification, or message for each Broadcast notification type (more information on Broadcast notification types below).

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You can customize the Headline (and Message) with tokens to address recipients by name.

Add a Message to your Broadcast.

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The Message is included in both the email Broadcast and in recipient’s Notification Center.

Select a Priority Level for your Broadcast (see Broadcast Priority Levels for information on Priority Levels).

Add an Attachment your Broadcast (if applicable).

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Adding a Post as an attachment to your Broadcast will bring up the Post Settings section. This section prompts you to select a Category and Tag for your Post. You can select multiple Categories and Tags.

In Post Settings, there are the following default Categories to choose from (though it’s likely your Community has enabled other Post Categories/Tags):

Featured Content Gallery
General
Showcase
Media Gallery

And the following default Tags:

Video
Showcase

Schedule your Broadcast.

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Select Send Now (default option) to send the Broadcast immediately. Selecting Later will prompt you to specify a date and time for when your Broadcast will be sent. Click Add Another to add more dates and times to send your Broadcast.
Staggering Broadcast Delivery will slowly send your emails over a period of time, instead of being sent all at once. We take the total number of recipients and divide them evenly across the entire time period (30 minutes). Check this box to prevent triggering your spam filters, or if you want to promote more organic sharing of content. If the attached post is sharable, Stagger Broadcast Delivery will be selected by default.

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If you have multiple dates and times scheduled for a Broadcast with an attached Post, you can select the Exclude Members Who Have Already Shared check box to have members stop receiving that Broadcast once they’ve shared its Post.

Use the Notification section to determine who will receive the Broadcast, who sends the Broadcast, customize the Broadcast subject, and to customize the Notification type (see Broadcast Notification Types for more information on Notifications).

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In the Create a Broadcast flow, you can have members request an acknowledgment that they’ve received a Broadcasted message (next to Priority Level). Acknowledgements can only be requested on Image and Document Broadcasts.

Members will be prompted to acknowledge receipt of the Broadcast upon opening.

Resend Broadcast

Managers can resend a broadcast to members who have not viewed it, similar to the resend survey functionality that already exists. Managers can choose from groups of recipients.

This does not create a new broadcast, so the broadcast / message cannot be edited.
All analytics will roll-up to the original broadcast.
Resending to a Member who has not acknowledged the Broadcast has been merged with this feature.

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Resend Broadcast