Key takeaways
- You share a dynamic video by copying the Share Campaign → Constant Contact code snippet from Sendspark and pasting it into your email’s HTML.
- Constant Contact does not offer an HTML block inside its standard block-based templates, so you need an email built to accept the pasted code (a from-scratch or custom template) rather than the default drag-and-drop blocks.
- In Sendspark’s Dynamic Videos tab, the bubble shows only your original recording (sometimes with a banner). That is expected. The banner does not appear to recipients, and the background swaps per contact, so what the recipient sees is what you set on the share page.
- Merge tags populate automatically for the recipient: first name, company name, and job title render on the landing page (header, message, and call-to-action).
How to send dynamic videos in Constant Contact
- Finish your Dynamic Video campaign in Sendspark. (New to this? See Constant Contact — Send Personalized Videos for building the campaign from scratch.)
- Click Share Campaign, type or select Constant Contact, and copy the code snippet it provides.
- In Constant Contact, open or build an email template that supports pasting HTML code. Constant Contact’s standard templates only offer drag-and-drop blocks with no HTML block, so use a from-scratch or custom template set up to accept the snippet.
- Paste the code snippet into your template’s HTML where you want the video preview to appear.
- Click Continue, select the contact list you generated videos for, and review the preview.
- Click Send. When the email arrives, the animated preview links to the personalized landing page, with merge tags (first name, company, job title) filled in per recipient.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't I add the video as a block in Constant Contact?
Why can't I add the video as a block in Constant Contact?
Constant Contact’s standard templates are block-based (drag-and-drop) and do not include an HTML block, so there is no in-between option to drop the snippet in as a block. You need an email built from scratch or a custom template that lets you paste HTML code, then paste the Sendspark snippet into that code.
How long does the video take to arrive?
How long does the video take to arrive?
In the walkthrough the email arrived within a few minutes of sending. Delivery time can vary with your Constant Contact sending.