# How do tags and segments work?

## This article will help you how to categorize and target your newsletter subscribers.

Tags help you organize your contacts into groups based on interests, topics, or any other category you choose. Once your contacts are tagged, you can create segments using one or more tags. Then, when you're in the newsletter editor, you can select a specific segment to send your newsletter to, making it easy to target the right message to the right audience.

### **How to create tags:**

1. Click **Audience**  
2. In the drop down, click **Tags**

**Note:** Tags cannot contain spaces. Dashes must be used instead, e.g., **"VIP-Guest-List".**

3. Click the **Create tag** button  
4. Enter the name of the tag in **Name** field
5. Click **Color** and select the color of the tag  
6. Hit **Save**

### **How to tag audience members individually:**

1. In your Audience table, select the audience member  
2. Click **Edit Tags**  
3. Click on the **dropdown** to search and select tags

4. Hit **Save**

### **How to bulk tag audience members:**

1. Navigate to the **Audience** page within any channel.
2. Use the checkboxes to select individual audience members, or use the checkbox in the table header to select all audience members on the current page.
3. Above the table, review the number of audience members selected. From here, you can also check **Select all** to select all audience members, not just those on the current page.
4. Once you’re satisfied with your selection, click **\+ Add Tag**  
5. In the modal, select one or more existing tags to apply
6. To create a new tag, type the tag name, create it, and include it in your selection. **Note:** Tags cannot contain spaces. Dashes must be used instead, e.g., **"VIP-Guest-List".**
7. Click **Add** to apply the tags to all selected audience members.

### **How to create segments:**

Segments allow you to group subscribers based on specific criteria such as tags or profile fields.

1. Click on **Segments** under the Audience dropdown
2. Click the **Create segment** button  
3. Enter the name in **Segment name** field  
4. Choose a Segment Operator: select how multiple criteria should be evaluated:

- **ANY** Segment Operator
     - Subscribers will be included if they match **_any_** of the criteria.
     - _Example:_ Tags **IN** Sports **OR** Fitness **OR** Gym
     - **OR**
     - Profile Field (Custom Field) = Sports Enthusiast
   - **ALL Segment Operator**
     - Subscribers must match _all_ criteria to be included.
     - _Example:_ Tags **IN** Sports
     - **AND**
     - Profile Field (Custom Field) = Sports Enthusiast

5. Select the tag conditional: Choose whether subscribers should be:
   - **IN** (have the specified tag), or
   - **NOT IN** (do not have the specified tag)
   - Select one or more tags as needed
6. We also have the option to filter using a profile field:
   - Select the name of the profile field
   - Select the conditional ( **equals to, distinct of, contains, or does not contain**)
   - Enter the value of the profile field
7. Click on **Save**

**Please note:** segment counts are **not real-time**. It can take up to **3 hours** to update. That said, even if the count hasn’t updated yet, you can still send to the segment, and it will include all the correct subscribers at the time of send.

### To send your newsletter to a specific segment or assign a segment to a template:

1. Once you're done creating or updating the draft newsletter, click **Preview and schedule**
2. In Step 2, the Activation page for Templates, you will see an **Audience** dropdown. Once you click on it, all your segments will load with the latest segment counts in the app.
3. Select the audience for the newsletter  
4. Fill out the remaining fields  
5. Click on **Activate**

### **1. What’s the difference between a tag and a segment?**

- **Tags** are simple labels you apply to individual subscribers to help categorize them—for example, “Dog Lovers” or “Paid Members.”
- **Segments** are dynamic groups you create based on tags and other filters. For instance, you might build a segment like: _subscribers tagged “Dog Lovers” **and** who opened last week’s newsletter._ Segments let you target more specific subsets of your audience.

### **2. Can I combine multiple tags in one segment?**

Yes. You can include multiple tags within a single segment and choose how they’re evaluated using **ANY** or **ALL** logic.

- **ALL**: Only subscribers who have _all_ selected tags will be included.
- **ANY**: Subscribers who have _any_ of the selected tags will be included.

This gives you flexibility to create either highly targeted segments (AND) or broader audience groups (OR), depending on your use case.

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