In this article, you'll learn how to mass email contacts directly from your CRM and save email drafts as templates for future use.

Rethink and Apto provide a simple solution to insert a template that has already been created or compose a new template on the fly - then save and send!

Follow the clip below to draft your email. Consider using merge fields for a personal touch.

For a one-off email using a template, open a new email and select the template from the menu, as seen below (notice this is where you'll insert or save a template):

For more detailed instructions on how to create email templates, click here.

Currently, Contacts is the only object with mass email functionality.

Let's start by creating your email list. Go to Contacts and use the filter function to drill down your target audience. Refer to Creating or Editing List Views if you need more help on how to create a filtered list.

Next, select all contacts from your filtered list and click the Send List Email button.

This is where Merge Fields come in handy as you personalize your content for your e-blast:

Select an email template or create one from scratch - then review your email and send!