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Campaign stores

Records, then Campaign stores. A campaign is a group buy with a target and a close date, at /campaign/{slug}.

Campaign stores

Campaign or team store

Team storeCampaign
RunsOngoingBetween two dates
Has a targetNoYes, in units
Shows progressNoYes
Best forA club's regular kitA fundraiser, an event shirt, a one-off run

The deadline is the point. People order a school fundraiser shirt because it closes on Friday, not because it exists.

Creating one

Creating a campaign

FieldMeaning
NameWhat it is
SlugThe address, live at /campaign/{slug}
BlurbThe pitch, shown on the page
CustomerThe organisation running it
DesignThe design being sold
StyleThe garment
Target unitsThe number you need to make it viable
Unit priceThe price per unit for this campaign
Starts on and Ends onThe window
StatusWhere the campaign is up to

The list shows sold against target, progress, close date and status, which is the view to watch while a campaign is live.

Pricing a campaign

Set the unit price from the quantity you honestly expect, not the target you hope for. If you price 200 units and sell 80, you have committed to a price your matrix does not support at that quantity.

A safer approach for a first campaign: price at the break you are confident of, and treat exceeding it as margin rather than as the plan.

While it is running

  • Watch sold against target. If it is halfway to close and a quarter sold, the customer needs to promote it, and that is a phone call worth making early.
  • Do not extend the deadline by default. The deadline is why people order.

When it closes

Guest checkouts on a campaign create campaign orders and a draft quote with your shop, so at close you have one place to see what was actually bought. Convert, gang the work into a batch, and run it as one job.

Making it visible

The campaign page carries its own social card. Give the customer the link and a picture and let them post it: campaigns are shared by the organiser far more effectively than by you.

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