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How to Set Up Adobe Campaign Classic Dynamic Content

Use Adobe Campaign Classic Dynamic Content in Knak to personalize email content based on recipient attributes and segments. This guide walks you through how to enable dynamic content, create segments, and manage permissions.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Note: This feature is currently in Alpha testing. Please reach out to spencer@knak.com if you would like to participate.

Enable Dynamic Content

  1. Go to Admin > Integrations > Platforms > Adobe Campaign.

  2. Click the pencil icon to edit your integration.

  3. Under Dynamic Content Settings, select Enable Dynamic Content.

    Integration modal with Enable Dynamic Content checkbox.

Set Up Merge Tags for Dynamic Content

Create merge tags for any attributes you want to use for segmentation.

  1. Go to Admin > Integrations > Merge Tags.

  2. Add merge tags for each attribute.

    1. Example: To segment by country, add <%= recipient.country %>

  3. Repeat for each segmentation attribute.


Build Dynamic Segments

Create personalized experiences using dynamic segments based on recipient attributes.

Add Dynamic Content

  1. Click the Add Dynamic Content button in the content block's attributes.

    Button location in image attributes section

  2. Click the cog icon under the “Variants” section to add a segment.

  3. (Optional) Toggle on Hide default variant if needed.

    Hide default toggle enabled for dynamic image

Define Segment Rules

Local segment rule builder.
  1. Name your segment.

  2. Choose to match any or all of the conditions.

  3. Set your conditions using merge tag variables.

  4. Click Save.

Segment rule builder with condition set and string list options expanded.

Add Content for Each Segment

  1. Choose a segment (e.g., Default, Country = Canada).

  2. Enter the content specific to that segment.

  • Default segment content

    Setting up the default segment
  • "Country is Canada" segment content

    Country is Canada dynamic segment

Preview Dynamic Segments

Use preview mode to see how the email looks for each segment.

  • Toggle between segments like Default and Country = Canada.

Default:

Default segment preview

Country is Canada:

Country is Canada dynamic segment preview


Manage User Permissions for Dynamic Content

  1. Go to Admin > Roles.

  2. Choose a role to modify.

    Roles page on the admin side of the platform
  3. Scroll to the Dynamic Content section.

  4. Enable permissions as needed:

    • Manage dynamic content variants

    • Manage global segments

    • Manage local segments

🔍 Tip:

  • Global segments can be reused across multiple emails.

  • Local segments are one-time use only.


You are now ready to use dynamic content. If you have any questions, reach out to support at support@knak.com or the chat bubble in the lower right corner.

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