How To: Banners
Overview
Popup Banners are shown to Users on the home page, at the bottom left and are a longer term solution to fixed advertising or key messaging. Banners can be configured in a variety of ways including;
Pre-Event Sales Campaigns
Contact Information/Help Desk Banners
Key Messaging
Sponsor Advertising
Post-Event Awareness/Sales Campaigns
Task
Create, edit and manage Banners.
Pre-requisites
"Home Page Banner" Enabled in Event Features.
Instructions
Access the functionality via the “Marketing” module and then "Advertisements" which is found via the charcoal navigational bar on the left-hand side of the platform.
Click the “Banner” tab on top of the screen and click "Create Banner" which will then bring you to the next page where you can now create your new Banner.
Within this page, you can now input the details for your Banner:
Banner Header - mandatory
A header text that will display on banner
Body Text
Text shown in the Banner
Status
Select from Enabled and Disabled
Add Button - this enables you to add a button for Users/Delegates to click which can be an email, phone number or a URL. Within this, you will need to complete Button Label and the link/phone/email you wish to input here:
Once you have completed all the mandatory and relevant fields, you will now have a Banner showing on the bottom left of your homepage of your Platform. Below is an example of how the Banner shows on the Platform Homepage.
Outcome
Once steps are complete, your Banner will now show on the Homepage when Users/Delegates open up the URL.