Fixed Date campaign with MailerLite

This guide will show you how to set up a Fixed Date campaign with Apresly’s countdown timer that counts down to a specific date and time.

Get your MailerLite API token

1. Log in to your MailerLite (new) account.
2. From the side menu, select “Integrations”, choose “Generate new token” and copy the generated token.

Integrate MailerLite (new) with Apresly

1. Log in to your Apresly account.
2. From the side menu on the left, select “Integrations”

3. Select MailerLite (new) from the list of available email providers (1), then paste the API token you copied earlier into the field below. Click the “Verify” button (2).

Apresly Tracking code implementation

1. From the side menu on the left, select “Tracking code”

2. Copy the Tracking code and paste it into the Head section of each site where you want to deploy Apresly solutions.

Campaign setup in Apresly

1. From the side menu on the left, select “Campaign”

2. Click the “New Campaign” button.
3. From the available campaign types, select “Fixed” and click the “Next” button.
4. Name the campaign and select a category for it.
5. Set up deadlines for your campaign and time zone.
6. Decide what should happen when the countdown is over.

7. Show which website you want to display a timer (1) and then a different page to redirect after the deadline expires (2). Click the “Next” button.

8. Customize the appearance of the countdown timer in the email.

9. Paste the HTML code each time you want to display an email timer in MailerLite.

10. Use the Email links in your emails when linking to these pages, instead of the actual URLs.

11. Customize the appearance of the countdown timer on the page and click the “Next” button.

12. Review the Overview summary and click the “Update” button.

Create an email in MailerLite (new)

1. Open MailerLite and go to the “Campaigns” tab, then click “Create campaign”.

2. Choose “Regular” campaign type and click “Continue”.
3. Add campaign details: name your campaign, add a subject line, and select the group of subscribers.
4. Choose an email template or start from scratch.
5. To add a timer in the body of an email, find “code” (1) in the sidebar on the left and drag the block to the appropriate place (2). Then click the code block and in the space on the right paste the HTML code from Apresly that you copied earlier (3). Click the “Ok” button and finish editing the email.

6. Review your email and proceed to the delivery settings.
7. Choose when to send your email (send now or schedule for later).
8. Review all settings and click “Schedule” or “Send” to complete your campaign.