Update campaigns

You can take several actions on campaigns to update them, including editing, delete, duplicating, and activating.

Editing a campaign

You can edit a campaign directly from the Campaigns screen. Hover over the row for the campaign you want to edit and then click the pencil icon that appears in the row.

In addition, you can click the row of the campaign you want to edit to expose the Campaign Summary pane. From there, you can edit targeting and creatives, or click the pencil icon next to the campaign name to be taken to the full Edit Campaign screen.

Editing lifetime and daily budgets

You can edit both lifetime and daily budgets for one or more campaigns directly from the Campaigns screen. Click the pencil and paper icon at the top of either the Lifetime Budget or Daily Budget column to expose the column editing options.

This exposes the Edit Daily Budget or Edit Lifetime Budget column, where you can modify budgets and save your changes.

Bulk editing flight dates

You can edit the flight dates of one or more campaigns directly from the Campaigns screen. Check the checkbox for each campaign whose flight dates you wish to edit then click Actions > Change Flight Dates. You can edit both start and/or end dates for all the campaigns selected in the Bulk Change Flight Dates dialog that appears.

Activating/Deactivating campaigns

You can activate or deactivate one or more campaigns directly from the Campaigns screen. Check the checkbox for each campaign that you want to activate or deactivate and click Actions > Activate or Actions > Deactivate.

A confirmation dialog lists the campaign(s) to be activated or deactivated. Click OK to complete the action.

When you deactivate a campaign, the campaign will typically stop serving within 10 - 15 seconds, with a maximum wait time of approximately 60 seconds.

Duplicating campaigns

You can duplicate campaigns directly from the Explore Campaigns. Each new campaign will be assigned a unique ID, will not inherit the original campaign's External Code, and will default to the Inactive state, but will otherwise have the exact same settings as the original, including budgets, flight dates, buying strategies, and targeting.

1. On the Campaigns screen, check the box next to each campaign that you want to duplicate.

2. Click Actions > Duplicate.

3. In the confirmation dialog, decide whether you want to create each new campaign under the original's parent line item or select a different line item under which all copies should be created.

   Important

   CPA campaigns use conversion pixels associated with their parent line item. Therefore, such campaigns can be copied to a different line item only if the relevant conversion pixels are also associated with that line item.

4. By default, the new campaigns have the same names as the original campaigns but with "Copy" as a prefix. If necessary, update the names for the new campaigns.

5. Review your choices and then click Duplicate to confirm the duplication. The new campaigns will then appear on the Explore Campaigns.

Deleting campaigns

You can delete campaigns directly from the Campaigns screen. This is particularly useful when you are approaching your object limit for campaigns, or when you want to get rid of unnecessary or accidentally created campaigns for a particular advertiser. For more information about object limits, see Viewing Your Object Limits.

1. On the Campaigns screen, check the box next to each campaign that you want to delete.
2. Click Actions > Delete.
3. A confirmation dialog lists the campaigns that you selected for deletion. Review the list carefully and then click Confirm to permanently delete the campaigns from the system.

Edit multiple campaigns with power uploader

Power Uploader enables you to edit multiple campaigns in one easy process by updating and uploading an Excel spreadsheet, instead of creating a new campaign or using the Campaign Service.

Spreadsheet fields

The Beta version of Power Uploader currently supports updates to the following fields:

Export a spreadsheet

While this step is not required, it is recommended that you export the Excel spreadsheet from Monetize to use as a template and prevent errors.

1. On the Campaigns screen, select the campaigns to edit.

2. Select Edit in Excel > Export selected to Excel or Export all to Excel.

3. In the Download Spreadsheet window, select the columns you want to show and/or edit in the spreadsheet.

   Note

   ID, Name, and Status will download by default.

4. Click Download. The campaigns are downloaded into an editable Excel spreadsheet. The default spreadsheet name is campaigns.xlsx.

Edit the spreadsheet

Name and Status are required for each campaign. When you're editing existing campaigns, treat ID as read-only so that you don't accidentally update the wrong campaign.

To create new campaigns, leave the ID field blank.

Import a spreadsheet

1. When you have edited and saved the spreadsheet, select Edit in Excel > Import from Excel.
2. In the Upload Spreadsheet window, click Browse....
3. Select your edited spreadsheet. If the upload is successful, a confirmation message will display. If the spreadsheet is improperly formatted, an error message will display. Click Select another file to select a different spreadsheet.
4. Click Next. The Upload Spreadsheet window will display the changes for you to review before applying them.
5. Click Apply Settings. The changes will be applied.
6. If the changes are applied successfully, a confirmation message will display. Proceed to step 9.
7. If the changes are unsuccessful, an error message will list all the campaigns that could not be updated. Click on a red X for more details about the error for that campaign, or click Download Errors to download a spreadsheet containing all the rows that failed to update.
8. Correct the errors on the spreadsheet and return to step 1.
9. If there are no errors or you want to bypass editing errors, click Go to Campaigns to navigate back to the Campaigns screen.

Related topics

• Working with Campaigns
• Create a Campaign
• Explore Campaigns