Import contacts from Office 365 into Constant Contact

Sync an Office 365 account in Constant Contact to import contacts in a couple of clicks

Looking for a quick and easy way to bring your contacts from Office 365 into your Constant Contact account? With just a few clicks you can move all of your contacts stored in Outlook 365 into an existing list or a new list in your Constant Contact account. You can do a one-time import or set a frequency to have contacts automatically imported on a regular basis.

• Connect your Office 365 account
  
• Boost your marketing with the Office 365 integration

Connect your Office 365 account

1. Click Integrations.
2. Click All integrations.
3. Search for Office 365.
4. Click on the Office 365 block.
   
   
    
5. Log into your Office 365 account and click Next.
   
   
    
6. Enter your Office 365 password and click Sign in.
   
   
    
7. Click Yes to allow the app permission to access your contacts. This lets Constant Contact pull the contacts from Office 365 and lets you keep your Office 365 account connected for the next time you want to import contacts..
   
   
    
8. You will be brought to the Office 365 integration dashboard. Click Import Contacts.
   
   
    
9. Select an existing contact list to import into, or create a new one.
10. Select how often the list should be updated from Office 365: one time, every day, weekly, or monthly. If you frequently add contacts to your Office 365 account, it's a good idea to choose the "every day," "weekly," or "monthly" frequency to stay current. 
11. Choose whether to overwrite or merge contacts.
12. Click Continue.
    
    
     
13. Check the box to confirm you have permission to send.
14. Review the import summary and then click Import.
    
    
     

You're then brought to your Office 365 integration dashboard, where you can see a list of all your imports, along with the status and details of each. When you create a new import, it is initially listed in an In Process status.



Once the import is complete, the status updates to Success.


 

Boost your marketing with the Office 365 integration

Once you've set up your imports and your Office 365 contacts are successfully syncing into Constant Contact, there are a variety of ways to target those contacts with customized messaging.

Create a customized contact segment

When importing from Office 365, you have flexibility to choose which Constant Contact list to import into. If you want to segment the contact list even further to send specific, targeted messaging, you can do so by creating a custom segment of contacts.

Send automated communications

Create personalized automated communications via email and SMS for your customers based on their actions, including welcome emails, thank you series, requests for review, and more.

 

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