Video

Kerri Wilcox

Is it possible to imbed a video in a online express blast email? Can anyone explain the process?

Michele Stender

Hi Kerri!

You can't embed a video in a email but you can include a link for someone to click through to the video.

Kerri Wilcox

Thank you for confirming, Michele. I was hoping it could be imbedded.

Michele Stender

Hey Kerri - I found an interesting post on our Luminate Online community around this topic. I wanted to do a little reserach because i know that when you embed a video it decreases the deliverability rate and doesn't perform very well. I thought this was a good work around https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/1/3793?post_id=3793#p3793

Specifically this part:



"the best practice I've always heard is to put a screenshot of the video in your email and to ask people to click through to view the video, either on YouTube or on your own site."

Amy Hirsch

Kerri Wilcox:

Is it possible to imbed a video in a online express blast email? Can anyone explain the process?

Does anyone know if functionality to embed a video has been added? I realize the original post is from the Stone Age. 


Thanks!

Gina Kerley

Amy,


There have been no additional updates for that.  You still have to link a picture to the video.  We do it all the time. 


Gina Kerley

VP Advancement

St. Junipero Serra Catholic School


Amy Hirsch:

Kerri Wilcox:

Is it possible to imbed a video in a online express blast email? Can anyone explain the process?

Does anyone know if functionality to embed a video has been added? I realize the original post is from the Stone Age. 


Thanks!

 

 

Amy Hirsch

That is what we currently do as well! Just figured I would check in!

Thanks for the reply. 


best, Amy