You can set up tracking numbers for your email campaigns that provide the result of the email campaign.
There are two ways to track email campaigns; the first is to hard-code the tracking number in your email. This would be an offsite tracking source. One example is your signature or in the body of the email. The second way to track your email campaigns would be when someone clicks a link from the email that directs the user to your website which is an onsite tracking source.
Example 1: OffSite
For an offsite tracking source, select the preset of Email and hard-code the tracking number in the email body. In this example, the call is attributed to the source of the email campaign. However, there wouldn't be a session to associate with the caller.
To create an offsite email campaign:
- Navigate to Numbers → Tracking Source.
- Select → New Tracking Source.
- In the Preset box → Select Email.
Note: Offsite (static) sources are set as the default setting.
Onsite tracking source example (when someone clicks a link from your email/newsletter to your website, a tracking number will be dynamically associated with the email campaign). This would be an onsite tracking source, and a session would be attributed to the activity.
To create an Onsite:
- Next, go to Go to Numbers → Tracking Source.
- Click → New Tracking Source at the top right-hand side of the page.
- Select the Preset labeled → Email in the drop-down menu.
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Then, turn on onsite (dynamic). When toggled on it will be considered an Onsite Source activity.
- Onsite (dynamic) sources apply to tracking numbers that will dynamically appear on your website.
- Last touch attribution will need to be selected
Setting Conditions
To set up the Email campaign for onsite tracking, scroll down to the Matching Conditions section.
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Create a custom onsite tracking source.
- The condition should be by landing page and include UTM parameters. For example, utm_campaign=newsletterwinter2025. This tag should be included in the Email hyperlink. Example: www.yourwebsite.com/?utm_campaign=newsletterwinter2025
- Set the Position to 2
- Save Changes
The last step is assigning a tracking number(s) to the Email source(s) you set up. You can do that by going to the buy numbers page and selecting the source you set up in the setup and purchase area. Or, if you already have the number purchased, you can go to Numbers → tracking sources and choose to add the tracking number to that source.
Anytime someone clicks through from one of your emails they will see the tracking number you have associated with that Email source. You should also put that tracking number in your email to cover all the bases.
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