Skills Test Answers - Constant Contact

Your "Join My List" link should be posted in which of the following places:

On your social media channels
In your email signature
All of these
On your company website



True of False? Constant Contact's superior email platform can convert most incomplete links in your code to make them active

False
True



Why would you monitor your list growth & attrition?

To get more information from them
To get real-time sales from them
To get future results from them
To get real-time results from them



True of False? A user must setup a Survey to track the results of an email blast

True
False



In Constant Contact, an email blast is referred to as ____________

A campaign
An e-marketing brochure
An email blast
A marketing scheme



How can you ask a quick question?

Through use of the Poll feature
Through use of the Stats feature
Through use of the Tracking feature
Through use of the Survey feature



What happens if you delete an image from your library?

Emails containing the image will now display a red X instead of the image.
Nothing
The image is compressed & stored into an archive folder
The image is added to Constant Contact's stock image gallery



Where can old emails be hosted and displayed in order to boost SEO juice?

Within opt-in email lists
In your email sig
In your email CTA
On an archive homepage



Bounces are ____________

All of these
An undelivered email due to an inactive or inaccurate email address in the database
A recipient who has provided the wrong email address
When a recipient quickly open and then closes an email campaign



How can you grow your list?

By using the Forward-to-a-Friend feature
By using the Deliver-to-a-Friend feature
By using the Send-to-a-Friend feature
By using the Send-to-a-Contact feature



True or False? You must provide a verifiable physical address to use Constant Contact

FALSE
True



The Library in Constant Contact contains __________

The various template designs offered by Constant Contact
The matching images to the chosen Constant Contact template
The user's images
The user's images AND The matching images to the chosen Constant Contact template



How can you remove yourself from a Constant Contact email?

Click SafeSubscription
Click RemoveMe
Click SafelyUndersubscribe
Click SafeUnsubscribe



True or False? It is not possible to use The Spam Checker as you edit an email.

TRUE
False



How do you create an online Survey?

Use a Standard Template, edit it and add color
Use an E-mail Template, save it and add news
Use any of the 100+ Survey Examples, save them & add content
Use a Survey Template, edit it and add content



Name another way to ensure your e-mails get delivered?

Only use permission-based e-mail lists
Only use bought e-mail lists
Only use new e-mail lists
Only use approved e-mail lists



Constant Contact's suite of products include __________

Branding creation
Track registrations and RSVP's
Graphic design
Website design & development



How do you create member newsletters or e-mail coupons?

By making use of the HTM survey templates
By making use of the HTML Tracking templates
By making use of the HTML e-mail templates
By making use of the HTM event templates



What will the social media stats tell you?

Who likes and tweets about you
Who looked at your profile & tweets about other's
Who dislikes you & tweets about new products
Who dislikes you & tweets about other's



How can you make sure your e-mail campaign is perfect before sending it?

Preview it first
Save it first
Check it first for errors
Check it first with Spam Checker



Selecting a theme in Constant Contact restricts _______________

The use of rows
The use of columns
The use of customization of layouts
None of these



How do you sign up for a Constant Contact account?

Click "Open Account" & click "Start trial"
Click "Open New", fill in the fields & click "Start a trial"
Click "Open Account", fill in the fields & click "Start trial"
Click "Sign up", fill in the custom fields & click "Start my trial"



How do you know who said yes or no to your event invitations?

Through use of the Reply by E-mail feature
Through use of the Online answering feature
Through use of the Online RSVP feature
Through use of the Advanced Reply feature



True of False? After sending an email, a user may only track stats beginning 24 hours after it's sent

False
True



True of False? Social Campaigns and Social Share are the same product

False
True



How do you learn when a contact signs up?

Through tracking the click-through
Through tracking opt-ins & opt-outs
Through tracking the links opened
Through tracking the e-mails opened



What tactic can you use to target your messages?

Segment your survey by interest or other criteria
Segment your blog by interest or other criteria
Segment your friends by interest or other criteria
Segment your list by interest or other criteria



Explain how you can integrate with other business applications?

By using the CPI's
By using the CTI's
By using the API's
By using the APE's



How can you measure the performance of your campaign?

By using the E-mail Marketing Following & Listing
By using the Newsletter Marketing Tracking & Reporting
By using the E-mail Marketing Tracking & Reporting
By using the Message Marketing Tracking & Listing



What options are there when you are ready to send your e-mails?

You can send it now or in 24 hours
You can send it immediately
You can send it now or schedule it for later
You can send it in 24 hours or schedule it for later



How do you set up a newsletter?

Announce an invitation
Select a template
Build a news page
Select an example



In an email, where is the best placement for a company logo?

The top of the email
The bottom of the email
Wrapped in the text of the email
As a right-hand side bar on the email



How can you customize your events?

By using the Standard Templates available
By using the Event Templates available
By using the New Templates available
By using the E-mail Templates available



A ___________ is a great way to gauge feedback from your clients regarding your products or services

Constant Contact link tracking
None of these
Constant Contact Survey or Poll
Constant Contact clickthroughs



How do you create an E-mail marketing campagin?

Choose e-mail templates & incorporate colors, images & logos
Choose a survey templates & incorporate colors & images
Choose a saved e-mail sample & incorporate relevant content
Choose an e-mail sample & incorporate content



An email that had been in the process of being built in Constant Contact, but that has not been sent is referred to as ______________

A draft
A quick iteration
A mockup
Initial design



How can you see who clicked your links & read your e-mails?

Make use of the Recording feature & see all the results
Make use of the Follow feature & see all the results
Make use of the Tracking feature & see all the results
Make use of the Stats feature & see most of the results



How do you create your own template layout from scratch?

Just point & click, drag & drop with the Template Editing feature
Just point & click, copy & paste with the File Editing feature
Just point & save, drag & drop with the Survey Editing feature
Just point & store, drag & drop with the E-mail Editing feature



When mailing a campaign for the first time, what must you verify first?

Your e-mail address
Your registration number
Your username
Your pin code



When Archiving an email campaign ______________

A user may delete a past email
A user will not see a past email in the list of emails
All of these
A user will not be able to resend that email in the future



True of False? Website owners can easily install a signup widget on their website with Constant Contact

False
True



The CAN-SPAM Act states _______________

Tell recipients where you're located
Honor opt out requests immediately
Don't use false or misleading header information
All of these



What is the Social Stats feature designed for?

It measures your social life, such as who replies to your e-mails
It measures your media success, such as who sends you e-mails
It measures your social media success, such as who tweets your e-mails
It measures your private media, such as who tweets you the most



Constant Contact is good to upload lists to. It may also be used as a ______________

Connector to update friends and family
Contact database
Electronic greeting card
All of these



What file formats are accepted to upload new contacts?

.xls
.csv
.txt
All of these



In what ways may a user host images for an email in Constant Contact?

All of these
Upload to the user's server and link to the images in the HTML code
Pay $5 more per month and host more images
Host up to 5 images for free in Constant Contact's Image Library



True or False? Constant Contact offers custom color options.

True
FALSE



True of False? SaveLocal is a Constant Contact brand for using coupons

True
False



Why would you add a Facebook like button to a newsletter?

Improve customer engagement with your brand
Create a point of difference between you and competitors
Increase open rate on your emails
Increase sales conversions



How can you flag areas on your e-mail that could possibly be stopped by ISP's?

By using the Grammar Checker
By using the Anti-Error Checker
By using the Spell Checker
By using the Anti-Spam Checker



Which of the following does Constant Contact advise against including in your email subject line?

Full words in all caps
Dollar signs ($)
All of these
Exclamation points (!)



Which online survey invitations can you track?

One survey only & view it by date & number sent
Only three surveys & view them by opens, and more
A few surveys & view them by date sent, opens, and more
All surveys & view them by date & number sent, opens, and more



Name a way(s) to add contacts to your mailing list?

Add contacts on the go via QuickView iPhone application
Import or export mailing lists as .csv or .txt files
Import your e-mail list from Gmail, Outlook & more
All of these



As part of Constant Contact's Social Campaigns, a user can ____________

All of these
Track facebook Likes
Track coupons
Include email campaigns on social media pages



Unsolicited email includes sending an email to _______________

A recipient who Opted in to your email list
A recipient who asked to be removed from your list
A person's email obtained through a voluntary promotion that required email for entry
A person you met at a tradeshow and sold a product or service to



What web-based communication components does Constant Contact Suport?

E-mail marketing + Social Media
Online Survey + Social Media
All of these
Event Marketing + Social Media



True of False? In it's early stages, Constant Contact used a monkey as their mascot

True
False



What different methods can be used to get feedback?

All of these
Send e-mail invitations
Place the URL link in your website or blog
Include the online survey URL in your newsletter



Constant Contact's pre-built themes are ________________

for Business
for Arts & Entertainment
for Religious organizations
All of these



How can you grow an audience & turn your e-mails into instant web pages?

By using the Newsletter Campaign Archive
By using the E-mail Campaign Archive
By using the Message Campaign Archive
By using the E-mail List Archive



Constant Contact is effective in assisting with CAN-SPAM rules by _______________

Immediately removing opted out email addresses
All of these
Searching and finding new emails to send to
Archiving past email campaigns



What makes the Constant Contact product so successful?

The tested code base that works cross client
All of these
Ongoing new features, demanded by the users
Affordabe and beautifully designed email templates for almost any small business



What different survey question types can you choose from?

Single-select multiple choice
Rate items on a scale
Open-ended text
All of these



What options are available to you when you create your Survey?

All of these
Select the right type of question for the right feedback
You can edit your survey
Add custom greeting & closing pages



The Online Event management offer(s) the following:

Event invitations
Online RSVP
Online event promotion
All of these



What markup language is used to create custom email templates?

FpML
BPML & BNML
XBL & XBRL
HTML or XHTML



Where should a company logo be included?

All of these
On a Printable Sign-up Form
"Forward Email to a Friend" form
"Join My Mailing List" form



How do you select your e-mail list for recipients?

All of these
Send targeted newsletters to different groups
Import your existing e-mail list from Excel
Group your contacts by common interests



How you would promote your social media pages?

All of these
Insert links to your blog
Insert links to YouTube
Insert links to Facebook



When preparing a template for use in Constant Contact ______________

Be sure to save images at 72 dpi
Be sure to check all links
All of these
Be sure to use inline styles



How can you incease delivery on your e-mails?

By using the feedback from previous surveys & using it in later e-mails
By using stats from old invitations & using it in future events
By using the feedback from old polls & using it in new websites
By using the info from the last message & using it in later messages



What metric tracking service is used by Constant Contact's email marketing and EventSpot branches?

Constant Analytics
Google Analytics
HubSpot
Mixpanel



Constant Contact is a free program used to send campaigns to as many as 5000 emails

False
True



What is the name of Constant Contact's event manager?

EventBrite
HubSpot
Constant Events
EventSpot



What is the standard template width for emails optimized for mobile?

1080 px
720 px
200 px
600 px



How can you customize your newsletter templates?

Use the Easy Fixing Tools
Use the Quick Search Tools
Use the Easy Editing Tools
Use the Easy Editing Templates



Using the Anti-Spam Checker will make sure that:

All of these
Your e-mails get delivered
Your e-mails are error-free
Your e-mails are sent



Most email providers will truncate, or cut off, subject lines at how may characters?

140
100
There is no cut off line
60



How must customers who are sent a Confirmed Opt-in email be confirmed?

By responding to the email
By clicking through a linked Constant Contact logo
By adding themselves to a specified email list
By clicking through the included CTA button



True or False? Autoresponder are a great place to boost the penetration of your email campaign by referencing current trends and events.

TRUE
False



Refer a friend to Constant Contact and earn ________

$60 referral bonus
$30 credit
$50 credit
$40 bonus



In the Manage My Settings tab, a user may ______________

Delete certains HTML sections of an email
Add a new credit card
Create a second organization alias
Create custom fields



For more in-depth analysis, what would you have to do?

Use the advanced e-mail management tools
Use the advanced survey management tools
Use the standard list management feature
Use the advanced list management tools



How many Autoresponders can be set up in the Autoresponder section?

unlimited number
30
10
40
20



True or False? Custom code emails can be used as an Autoresponder.

False
TRUE



Which is the newest Constant Contact feature?

Pay with Paypal options
Improved event email features
Social media features
Gmail features



What does Constant Contact require a user to provide on an email signature to send an email?

My name and phone number
Email and physical address
Organization name and address including state and zip code
All of these



How can you ensure that your e-mails get to people that want them?

By managing the opt-in & opt-out information
By managing the subscribe & advanced information
By managing the bounce & opt-in information
By managing the bounce & unsubscribe information



What makes editing your newsletters easy to do?

The one-click editing toolbar
The one-click starter toolbar
The one-click formatting toolbar
The one-click tracking toolbar



Under the CAN-SPAM act of 2008, what is the longest one can wait before acting on an unsubscribe request?

30 days
10 days
90 days
24 hours



True of False? Multiple people may use the same username and password to access the same account.

False
True



True of False? Using Constant Contact, a user can only email to recipients who Opt into your email list

True
False



Logos that are more than ______ pixels tall typically take up all of the space in an email preview pane.

300
200
250
500



How can your account be closed?

If you do not follow proper list practices
If you do not follow proper survey practices
If you do not follow proper e-mail practices
If you do not follow proper editing practices



What tool simplifies your newsletter creation process?

Using the Survey Wizard
Using the E-mail Templates
Using the E-mail Wizard
Using the Task Wizard



With what feature can you create & send e-mails using your iPhone or iPod Touch?

QuickView
RealView
QuickStart
QuickLook



The following are stats recorded from each email sent:

None of these
Unread
Closed
Replies



By joining My List Tools, what will happen?

All of these
You can grow your followers
You can grow your friends
You can grow your list



Spam reports are most accurately ___________

Generated by Constant Contact's servers due to redundant email blasts
Created when a user reports that someone has used their account without permission
Generated only when a recipient Opts Out of a campaign
Generated by recipients who did not want to receive the email



What are the benefits of using the "Advanced" link in Constant Contact?

Taking advantage of the advanced features of modern day email marketing
Using the advanced and intuitive templates provided by Constant Contact
Copying and pasting your own HTML code into Constant Contact
All of these



When editing an email theme in Constant Contact, where is HTML code accessed?

Text
Design tab
Style Sheet
Blocks



What feature allows for online payments?

Event Payment Processing
Advanced Payment Processing
Standard Payment Processing
Professional Payment Processing



Before sending an email, what is first offered as a way to proof your email?

A popup with instructions
A browser window to confirm the send-to list
A precaution that all your data must be filled in, even if all is completed
A browser window popup with a view of the email with sending options



Where is the "Social Sharing Links" function located?

Mailing List Options
Template Options
Header Options
Social Media Options



Where do you compare the results from e-mail marketing campaigns?

With the line and bar graphs provided
With the statistics provided
With the stats formats provided
All of these



How can one remove the Constant Contact logo from the footer of an email?

Replace the Constant Contact logo with your own logo via the social share bar
Check the appropriate box under "Footer Options"
It is not possible to remove the Constant Contact logo
Email Constant Contact as a paid customer



True of False? A user can easily copy and paste HTML code from Constant Contact templates to create and customize their own templates in a web editor

False
True



True or False? The Social Share bar and Like button are available for event invitations.

False
TRUE



Where can you find instant advice & tips about Constant Contact?

At the Support page
At the Help Feature
At the Help Blog
At the Support Blog