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How to invite influencers to join your campaign

Send invitations, follow up automatically, and move creators through each campaign stage

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Before launching your campaign

Make sure you’ve taken care of the essentials to set your campaign up for success. While not all steps are required, we recommend reviewing this list:

Here's a helpful video on how to do this:

1. Invite your influencers

You can send invitation emails one at a time or in bulk, depending on your workflow.

Option 1: Invite individually

  1. Click to open the email editor for a specific influencer.

  2. Click Preview to double-check the email and ensure the application link and other merge fields are functioning properly.

  3. Click Save and Send.

Option 2: Invite in bulk

  1. Select multiple creators.

  2. Click Bulk actions > Move to next step > Send invitation email.

  3. In the popup, choose what you want to do with the Send email toggle:

    • On: click Continue to email to open the email editor and send the invitation

    • Off: click Move creators to skip sending the email and move creators directly to Awaiting application

  4. If you’re sending the email, use Preview to confirm merge fields and the application link display correctly.

  5. Click Save and send.

Notes:

  • Use a hyperlinked “HERE” text for the application link in your template to avoid long URLs.

  • Creators who have already been invited won’t receive duplicates.

  • You won’t be able to preview emails until influencers are added to the campaign

  • You can’t preview emails until creators are added to the campaign.

  • If you skipped the invitation email by accident, click the back arrow (<) next to Awaiting application to move them back.

2. Follow-ups and replies

Automatic follow-up emails

If an influencer doesn’t apply or reply, and their status hasn’t been manually changed, a follow-up email will be sent automatically based on your configured settings.

Replying to creator emails

If a creator replies, you’ll see a red envelope notice.

To reply:

  • Click the envelope icon, or

  • Click the influencer’s name to open the email tab and send a personal response

Pro tip:

Use the Jaice AI reply tool to draft or refine replies. You can use it to:

  • Write a friendlier or firmer response

  • Adjust tone, fix grammar, or translate your message

  • Shorten or expand your reply

Note: Jaice AI can be disabled upon request for compliance needs.

3. Move influencers to the next stage

When you’re ready to move forward with someone, you can update their status directly from the campaign table.

Actions (one by one)

  1. Click Shortlist: This is for internal use only; the influencer won’t be notified

  2. Click Approve: This sends an automatic notification letting the influencer know they’ve been accepted

    • Don’t want to notify them? Use Skip (>) instead to move them forward silently

  3. To reject an influencer, click the X

    • They won’t be notified automatically, so we recommend sending a polite follow-up email

Actions at scale (bulk)

  • Shortlist: Select creators > Bulk actions > Move to next step > Shortlist creator

  • Approve: Select creators > Bulk actions > Move to next step > Approve creator

  • Reject: Select creators > Bulk actions > Move to next step > Reject creator

4. How influencer statuses work

As influencers respond to your invitations, their statuses will update:

Action

Status

Invitation email sent, no reply

Waiting application

Influencer submitted application

Influencer responded

Influencer submitted a counter-offer

Counter-offer received

Influencer replies to email

(No status change)

Red envelope icon appears, profile will be listed at the top of your dashboard.

You click Shortlist

Shortlisted

or Influencer applied if flat fee is set

You click Approve

Influencer approved

You click Reject

Influencer rejected

You can use the Status filter to quickly find and manage a specific group of influencers you'd like to focus on during your campaign.

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