Quick Start Guide

This guide walks you through launching your first influencer marketing campaign on Ace Influence, from creating a campaign to tracking results.

Prerequisites

• You have created an account and verified your email.
• You have set up or joined an organization.

Step 1: Create a campaign

1. Navigate to Campaigns in the sidebar.
2. Click New Campaign.
3. Enter the campaign name, description, and any relevant details (budget, deadline, target audience).
4. Optionally, upload a campaign brief -- the AI will analyze it and extract key insights.
5. Save the campaign.

See Creating a Campaign for full details.

Step 2: Find creators with Creator Radar

1. Open your campaign and go to the Creator Radar tab.
2. Alternatively, navigate to Creators > Creator Radar in the sidebar.
3. Set your search criteria: platform, niche, audience size, engagement rate, location, and language.
4. Review the results and add promising creators to your Creator Pool.

You can also import creators you already work with by uploading a spreadsheet or pasting profile URLs.

See Creator Radar for full details.

Step 3: Compose outreach drafts

1. Navigate to Outreach > Drafts in the sidebar.
2. Write personalized outreach emails for your selected creators using personalization variables.
3. Preview and refine your drafts before sending.

See Drafts for full details.

Step 4: Send bulk outreach

1. Navigate to Outreach > Bulk Send in the sidebar.
2. Click New Bulk Send and select your campaign.
3. Build your recipient list -- you can pick creators from your Creator Pool, upload a CSV, run a Creator Radar search, or filter by Creator Tags and other criteria.
4. Compose or select your email content, then review and send.

See Bulk Send for full details.

Step 5: Manage responses and collaborations

1. Check incoming replies in Outreach > Inbox.
2. When a creator expresses interest, create a Collaboration to formalize the terms.
3. Track each collaboration through its lifecycle: Pending > Negotiating > Fulfilling > Completed.

See Collaborations for full details.

Step 6: Track performance

All campaign-related tracking lives inside the campaign detail page. Open any campaign to access the following tabs:

• Overview -- Campaign brief, targeting, budget settings, and high-level stats.
• Creator Radar -- Discover and add new creators directly within the campaign context.
• Email Outreach -- Send bulk emails and monitor delivery performance for this campaign.
• Collaborations -- Manage all creator collaborations, negotiations, and payment status.
• Posts -- Track published content, view counts, engagement, and attribution status.

See Post Performance and Campaign Analytics for full details.

What's next

• Learn about AI Features that can help at every stage.
• Explore Account Settings to configure your profile, integrations, and billing.