How to create an email marketing with video using Get Response and Viwomail

In this tutorial you will learn how to easily create, configure and send an email marketing campaign with video that plays directly in the inbox. Yes, it's real!

Viwomail is a platform that solves the problem of embedding video with autoplay in email marketing campaigns. It´s easy to use, mobile-friendly and 100% compatible with Get Response. You can create professional, high impact and dynamic email campaigns that increase CTR up to 173%.

1. Create your Viwomail Account

If you don't have an account, create one here. By default, you will be logged in to the FREE plan, that includes 100 views to test it out. You can upgrade your plan or purchase extra views as needed. Viwomail delivers millions of videos via email every day. It has solid servers and is a partner of Amazon and Google Cloud in order to deliver your video emails, regardless of the volume or concurrent users.
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2. Upload your Video File

Select your video file from your computer. The Viwomail platform is compatible with all video formats such as mp4, avi, mov and flv. Press the green button, select your video and click the yellow button to upload it. Viwomail will automatically create all the necessary video formats to be compatible with every Operating System, device or navigator.
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3. Video Successfully Uploaded

If your video has been successfully uploaded you will see it in your Videos List with the active status. Click on the CREATE CAMPAIGN button. You should upload your video in the best quality, but with a limit of 120 Mbytes. If you need more Mb, please contact us here
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4. Create your First Viwomail Campaign

Perfect! Now it´s time to create your first video email campaign. It's so easy- it will only take you a couple of minutes. Give your Campaign a name and type in the number of people you want to reach. Select Auto-play if you want your videos to play automatically when subscribers open the email. Note that some email clients, like Oulook Desktop PC, are not compatible with autoplay, but in this case Viwomail will show a fallback image with a play icon. Everything is automated. Choose loop to play the video again and again, and mute to play it in silence.
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5. Insert your Video Width

Enter the width in pixels. This is the size in which your video will be displayed in your HTML design. In this example we are using the standard You Tube resolution: 640x360 px. An img tag is generated in order to you indicate where you want to place your video in your HTML design. Copy this img tag and open your HTML file.
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6. Paste the code into your HTML Template

Paste the code created by the Viwomail platform into your HTML Template. Place it where you want the video to be displayed. We usually insert the code within a table tag. Then save your new HTML TEMPLATE to your computer.
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7. Upload your new HTML Template

Now that you have pasted the img tag into your HTML document and you have saved changes, you have to SELECT HTML from your computer and click the NEXT button.
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8. Coffee Time!

It´s time to have a cup of coffee. It will take just a few minutes. Relax, our System is in charge.
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9. Preview your Video Email

Now you can preview your video email. Click the blue button to see a preview of your new video email template. In case the video is not supported by some email clients, a preview video-GIF will be shown. You can view the video-GIF generated by Viwomail and the fallback image (for Outlook Desktop PC). If you are happy with the preview, please click NEXT. If not, you can customize the image or the animation GIF by uploading your own. When you are finished you can update to see the changes and click the NEXT button.
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10. Download your Viwomail HTML Template

Download your HTML VIDEO EMAIL TEMPLATE, and you're ready to send your video email campaign with Get Response Be sure that you have enough views or video impressions in your Viwomail account to manage your campaign. Typically, you will need 80% of your open rate. For example, to launch a campaign to 100,000 subscribers with an open rate of 10%, you will need approximately 8,000 views.
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11. Time to Go to Get Response

Now that you have your Viwomail HTML Template it´s time to go to Mailjet to start your campaign. Just log in to your Get Response account.
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12. Create Newsletter

You must choose the option HTML SOURCE EDITOR to paste your HTML code.
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13. Fill Sender Details

You must fill all your sender details information for your campaign.
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14. Paste your HTML EMAIL TEMPLATE code here

Paste your HTML EMAIL TEMPLATE code generated in the VIWOMAIL platform and click NEXT STEP.
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15. Add your recipients

Here, add what recipients list do you want to be included when your email campaign is sent.
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16. Time to send your email campaign

Time to spread the word! Here you can see a summary of your email campaign, you can send it now or schedule the date and time.
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