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Organise Contacts with Groups and Smart Groups

Learn how to organise your contacts into groups for targeted messaging. Use smart groups to automatically segment based on criteria like birthdays.

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Groups let you organise contacts and send targeted campaigns. Instead of messaging everyone, reach exactly the right audience.

VIP Customers 42 contacts
New Members 128 contacts
Harare Region 89 contacts

Creating a Static Group

A static group contains contacts you manually add or import into it.

  1. Go to Contacts → Groups
  2. Click Create Group
  3. Give it a descriptive name (e.g. "VIP Customers")
  4. Leave the type as Static
  5. Select contacts to add, then save

Creating a Smart Group

Smart groups automatically populate based on criteria you define. The contacts update dynamically — no manual management needed.

  1. Go to Contacts → Groups and click Create Group
  2. Set the type to Smart
  3. Configure your filter criteria:
    • Birthday Today — contacts whose birthday matches today's date
    • Birthday This Week — contacts with birthdays in the next 7 days
    • Birthday Month — all contacts born in a specific month
    • Has Email — only contacts with an email address
    • Has Birthday — only contacts with a birthday on file
    • Custom Field — match a specific custom field value (e.g. membership = "GOLD")
  4. Save the group
Key difference: Static groups have a fixed list of contacts. Smart groups re-evaluate their criteria every time they're used in a campaign, so the recipients can change daily.

Using Groups in Campaigns

When creating a campaign, recurring campaign, or sending a message to a group, simply select the target group from the dropdown. Only contacts matching that group will receive your message.

Real-World Examples

Retail Store

  • "Loyalty Members" (static)
  • "Birthday Today" (smart)
  • "Gold Tier" (smart, custom field)

School

  • "Form 4 Parents" (static)
  • "All Parents" (static)
  • "Staff" (static)

Church

  • "Youth Group" (static)
  • "Choir Members" (static)
  • "All Congregants" (static)

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