How to prevent freshly loaded leads to get campaigns until a specific program is launched

[Cecile_Maindron]

Hi,

I have a list of contacts that I would like to load today so I know how many I have, I can manually add info etc.

However I don't want them to receive any emails until a specific program is launched. How should I proceed?

Create a smart list that gathers all those leads, mass suspended them and before I launch my program I change data value to unsuspended? If so, can I do it in one flow? Change data value > Unsuspended > Sent Email ?

Cécile @ Talend

[Anonymous]

You could mark them all as marketing suspended for the time being. 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I would think its easier to import them to a static list in the first place rather than import them, then try to find them with a Smart list.

Import them all, open your list, and mark all of them unsuspend.  

When you're ready to launch your program or campaign, you can unsuspend them (and re-suspend if youwant) within the flow smart list can be "member of list", Flow is (change data value to Unsuspend), send email, change data value to Unsuspend.

 

[Cecile_Maindron]

@ Steve: that's what I meant "load them under a list". however I didn't think about adding re-suspend at the end of the flow. great idea. I have never done that before and I was afraid that if I had unsuspend in the flow, it wouldn't work and people wouldn't get my email.