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Product Tracking 101

Product Education Team
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With Product Tracking, effectively develop a relationship between your brand and creators by organizing your item database and evaluating the ROI of seeding and gifting campaigns. Assign products to creators, track their performance, and monitor costs all in your campaign!

 

Warning: CreatorIQ does not distribute any items/products. Product Tracking is intended to assist in cultivating a positive relationship between your brand and creators.

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How-To: Add products
  1. Navigate into your campaign.
  2. Click the Products tab.
  3. Select the Product Database pop-out – located on the status filter bar.
  4. On the top right, click Add Product.png (or Add Product).
  5. Select one of the following options:
    ▸ Add a Single Product — add one item at a time
    ▸ Import a Spreadsheet     — add a sizeable amount of items by uploading a spreadsheet

    Note: A template is provided for the Import a Spreadsheet option. Please utilize the template to organize your products and calculate the ROI as accurately as possible.

  6. After successfully adding promotional item(s), it'll now be listed in your Product Database.

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How-To: Assign products to creators
    1. Navigate into your campaign.
    2. Click the Products tab.
    3. Select − or Network Settings Checkmark.png − the creator(s).
    4. Click Add Product.png (or Add Product).
    5. In the product row, add the quantity amount to assign it.
    6. Confirm the products by clicking Assign.png (or Assign). 
    7. The Products column will now display the quantity amount you added next to the creator.

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      Tip: After setting a creator's products, you can edit it by:

      • In the creator's row, click Campaign More.png to assign more items.
      • Click around the creator's row and in the expanded view, click trashcan.png to delete the assigned item.
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How-To: Track creator statuses
  1. Navigate into your campaign.
  2. Click the Products tab.
  3. Filter with All Creators.
  4. Select − or Network Settings Checkmark.png − the creators you'd like to update the status of. 
  5. After selecting the creators, update their status by clicking Change Status.png (or Change Status).

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How-To: Review ROI
  1. Navigate into your campaign.
  2. Click the Statistics tab.
  3. Select the Gifting and Seeding sub-tab.

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How-To: View in-depth product history
  1. Navigate into your campaign.
  2. Click the Products tab.
  3. Select the Product Database pop-out.
  4. Click on a listed product. A new window will appear with in-depth details!

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How-To: View in-depth creator details
  1. Navigate into a Creator Profile.
  2. Select on their Product History tab.
  3. Click on the campaign they are participating in. An expanded row will appear with the item(s) assigned to them.

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How-To: Export Product Tracking details
  1. Navigate into your campaign.
  2. Click the Products tab.
  3. Next to the Change Status button, click Untitled.png (or Export to CSV).
  4. Select − or Network Settings Checkmark.png − the fields you would like added to the spreadsheet.
  5. After selecting the fields, confirm your choices by clicking Download.png (or Download).
  6. Viola! The CSV spreadsheet will be in your Download folder.

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