{"id":2424,"date":"2021-12-13T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helptest.mainbrainer.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-set-goals-for-contact-list-growth\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T06:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T06:25:00","slug":"how-to-set-goals-for-contact-list-growth","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/crm\/list-growth\/set-goals-contact-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Goals for Contact List Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aricle_container\">\n<p>You can set goals for contact list growth using <strong>Recruitment to list<\/strong> goals in MainBrainer.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a Recruitment to List Goal?<\/h2>\n<p>This <a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">goal<\/a> type helps you keep an eye on the number of contacts added to your <a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/contact-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRM lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of your marketing strategy, you run various campaigns with specific end goals in mind. Using the <strong>Recruitment to list<\/strong> goals, you can state the number of customers you plan to recruit to your <a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/contact-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRM list<\/a>\/<a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">segment<\/a>. Doing so helps you measure the effectiveness of your recruitment campaigns by seeing which campaigns met their targets.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>How to Set Recruitment to List Goals?<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 1<\/h2>\n<h2>Create a New Goal<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Main Menu<\/strong> on the left to expand the <strong>Create<\/strong> menu and click <strong>Goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1664 size-full\" title=\"Goal sub menu under create Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/goal-main-menu.png\" alt=\"Contact list goals, create menu. Goal is highlighted\" width=\"488\" height=\"634\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>The next screen will list all the goals created so far. You can edit an existing goal or create a new goal.<\/p>\n<p>To create a new goal, use the <strong>Create Goal<\/strong> button <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)&nbsp;<\/em>and proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1666 size-full\" title=\"Create goal button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-goal-button-1.png\" alt=\"Contact list goals. The create goal button is highlighted\" width=\"573\" height=\"339\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>Give the goal a relevant name and description, and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>. This description is purely for your reference purposes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1667 size-full\" title=\"Add goal name and description\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-goal-name-description.png\" alt=\"Contact list goals, create name. Add name and description\" width=\"520\" height=\"502\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 2<\/h2>\n<h2>Select your Goal Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Goal Purpose<\/strong> dropdown menu lists the different types of goals you can create for your campaigns. From this menu, click <strong>Recruitment to List<\/strong> <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em>. As you do, an expanded menu is displayed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1668 size-full\" title=\"Set goal purpose\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/set-goal-purpose.png\" alt=\"List goals, create new goal. Dropdown menu for goal purpose\" width=\"523\" height=\"283\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 3<\/h2>\n<h2>Enter your Goal Parameters<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1669 size-full\" title=\"Create leads growth goal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-leads-growth-goal.png\" alt=\"Contact list goals, create new goal. Create leads growth goal. Set goal parameters\" width=\"485\" height=\"667\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>As shown in the screenshot above:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Select List for recruitment goal<\/strong> &#8211; Use this field to select the <a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/contact-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRM list<\/a> for which you wish to set a recruitment goal, i.e., the CRM list concerning which you wish to track the customer signups.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you want to run your goal against a specific segment from this List?<\/strong><br \/>\nIn case you wish to set a recruitment goal for a specific <a href=\"\/hc\/a-z-guide\/segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">segment<\/a> from the CRM list selected above, use this field to specify the relevant segment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What Channel(s) do you want to measure your recruitment Goal against?<\/strong><br \/>\nChannel refers to the medium via which contacts get added to the CRM lists. Use this field to select the recruitment channel concerning which you wish to set the recruitment goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your recruitment target for this Goal?<\/strong><br \/>\nUse this field to enter your recruitment target.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your recruited contacts are your digital media channel goal mine. Do you want to put a value on them?<\/strong><br \/>\nUse this field to specify the acquisition cost per customer signup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scroll down this page and enter the time interval during which you wish to measure your customer signups <em>(as shown in the screenshot below)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1670 size-full\" title=\"Set goal start and end date\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/set-goal-start-end-date.png\" alt=\"Contact list goals, create new goal. 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