Create lists and segments

Organize your contacts by creating your own lists, or use our segment builder to select criteria that automatically adds contacts to a segment when they meet the criteria, or removes them when they no longer meet the criteria

Think of your contact lists and segments as buckets or containers that you store your contacts in until you're ready to use them. At a basic level, lists and segments help sort your contacts into groups. You have the flexibility to create lists on your own based on your knowledge of your contacts, or select criteria, such as contact information and behavior, to automatically add contacts to a segment when they meet the selected criteria.

Desktop instructions

• Choose to create a list or segment
• Create a list
• Create a segment

Mobile web instructions

• Create a list or segment (mobile web)

Choose to create a list or segment

Tip: Before creating a new list or segment, it's helpful to know what you already have. You can search for a list or segment using the Search bar, filter by list type (list or segment), and sort column data in ascending or descending order by clicking the up or down arrows next to the column titles.

1. From the Lists and segments page, click the Create New button in the upper right-hand corner.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the type of list you want to create and then click the Continue button.

• Create a list
• Create a segment
  
  
  
  

Create a list

You can create up to 1,000 lists within your account to help organize your contacts. Contacts can be added to multiple lists, and you can move them around as needed. Lists can also be renamed to help you stay organized.

1. Give your list a unique name so you can easily find it again later. Each list name can have up to 255 characters.
2. Click the Save button.
   
   
   
   
3. From the List view, you can upload contacts to your new list, select existing contacts to add to the list, or create a sign-up form and link your new list to it. These options remain available until you add contacts to your list.
   
   
   
   

Create a segment

Upgrade your plan: The number of segments you can create depends on your email plan. If you're unable to create a new segment, you may need to upgrade your plan.

When you create a segment, contacts are automatically added based on specific criteria, including contact information, list membership, and email, SMS, and shopping activity.

1. Click anywhere on the segment name to change it to something more easily recognizable. Your segment name can be up to 80 characters long.
2. Click the + Add Criteria button.
   
   
   
   
3. Select a criteria category from the first column in the Criteria overlay to help narrow down your choices.
4. Select the specific criteria from the second column of the Criteria overlay, or use the search to find criteria. If you change your mind, you can always select different criteria later.
   
   
   
   
5. Select the operators for your criterion. The operators let you define how you want to include or exclude contacts from the segment. For example:
   

   Tag membership is Senior Discount Eligible
   Tag membership is not Needs Kids menu

6. (Optional) To add more criteria to a group, click the + Add Criteria button. When you have multiple criteria, AND/OR logic is applied, allowing you to define how broad or narrow you want your criteria to be. AND logic is the most restrictive because both criteria must be true for a contact to be added to the list. OR logic is the least restrictive because it allows either criterion to be true. For example:
   

   Tag membership is Senior Discount Eligible AND List membership is Brunch attendees
   Tag membership is Senior Discount Eligible OR List membership is Senior menus and specials

7. (Optional) To add a new group, click the + Add criteria group button.  AND/OR logic is applied between the groups. For example:
   

   Tag membership is Senior Discount Eligible AND List membership is Brunch attendees
   
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   List membership is Senior menus and specials OR List membership is Senior Center patron

8. When you're finished, click the Save segment button in the upper-right corner of the segment builder.
   
   
   
   

Create a list or segment (mobile web)

If you’re using Constant Contact on your mobile device's web browser (versus your desktop computer or Constant Contact's mobile app), it’s easy to create a new list or segment:

1. Click the menu icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen and select the Contacts option.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the button in the upper right-hand corner with the three dots and select the View contact lists option from the drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
3. On the Lists and segments page, click the Create new button.
4. Select the Segment or List option to highlight it and then click the Continue button.
   
   
   
   
5. If you chose:

• List - Give your list a unique name and click the Save button.
  
  
  
  
• Segment - Click the + Add Criteria button to build your segment, and then click the Save segment button when you're finished.
  
  
  
  

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