How do I schedule a campaign so it does not send on holidays?
When creating a repeat campaign schedule, you have the option to skip holidays. So if a repeat scheduled send falls on a set holiday, it will automatically be scheduled to the following day instead.
To schedule a campaign to skip holidays:
To schedule a campaign to skip holidays:
- Under the Schedule Campaign section in the Preview and Send Step, click the "Show" text link next to Advanced.
- Tick the box "Repeat scheduled send".
- Tick the box "Skip holidays".
- Click on the "Holidays" text link which will open the Scheduled Skip Holiday setting and let you specify the holiday dates. If you need to refer to a list of holidays by country, click here.
- Click the Add Holiday button.
- Enter the Name, Day and Month for the Holiday and click the Add button.
- Click the Add Holiday button to add additional holidays, otherwise click the Update button.
You can also add/update the holidays in your account via your account settings:
- Click Settings in the upper right of your screen.
- Click the My Settings tab.
- Using the search bar on the right side, search for the setting "Scheduled Skip Holiday".
- Click the Scheduled Skip Holiday setting name.
- To add a holiday, click the Add Holiday button.
- To edit/remove an existing holiday, click the drop down arrow next to the holiday.
- Click the Update button once you have finished making all of your changes.