{"id":681,"date":"2026-10-12T08:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/campaigns-create\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:07:29","slug":"campaigns-create","status":"publish","type":"rd_doc","link":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/campaigns\/campaigns-create\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What it is<\/h2>\n<p>A new campaign takes three short steps: name it, pick the lists it should work, and choose how it runs. You can also build one in seconds from the Dialer when you are about to call.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find it<\/h2>\n<p>Campaigns &gt; New campaign. Or Dialer &gt; Step 1, Audience &gt; New campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>On the Campaigns page, click <strong>New campaign<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-campaigns-create-1.webp?v=1791835647\" alt=\"Click New campaign\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Click New campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Name it<\/strong>: type a campaign name, pick a type, add any groups, and an optional description. Click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-campaigns-create-2.webp?v=1791835647\" alt=\"Name it, pick a type, then Continue\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Name it, pick a type, then Continue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick lists<\/strong>: tick every list this campaign should work. Click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-campaigns-create-3.webp?v=1791835648\" alt=\"Tick the lists, then Continue\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Tick the lists, then Continue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>How it runs<\/strong>: choose <strong>Account default<\/strong>, <strong>Preview<\/strong> or <strong>Predictive<\/strong>, the call results the agent sees, an optional goal and target number, a target end date, and a status.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Create campaign<\/strong>. It opens so you can review it.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-campaigns-create-4.webp?v=1791835648\" alt=\"Choose how it runs, then Create campaign\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Choose how it runs, then Create campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>From the Dialer, <strong>New campaign<\/strong> opens a faster picker. Search your lists, use <strong>Select all<\/strong> to take every match, keep or edit the suggested name, and press <strong>Create &amp; call<\/strong> to land back on the Dialer with it selected.<\/li>\n<li>General is picked as the type if you choose nothing.<\/li>\n<li>Predictive is open from your first day. While click to dial only is on, every campaign still runs one record at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Draft keeps a campaign off the working view until you are ready.<\/li>\n<li>A target end date is only a goal. Nothing stops on its own when it arrives.<\/li>\n<li>Bad Numbers and other lists RealDialer keeps cannot be added, because nothing on them can be dialed.<\/li>\n<li>Only an owner or manager can assign a campaign to somebody else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new campaign takes three short steps: name it, pick the lists it should work, and choose how it runs. You can also build one in seconds from the Dialer when you are about to call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1834,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_rd_doc_route":"\/campaigns","_rd_doc_source_id":"campaigns-create","_rd_doc_checked":"2026-10-12","_rd_doc_meta_description":"A new campaign takes three short steps: name it, pick the lists it should work, and choose how it runs. 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