What is a Countdown Timer?
A countdown timer allows you to count down to a specific date and hour or a specific time of day in your campaigns.
Countdown timer is compatible with all campaign types and positions, including SleekBars.
Countdown timers work perfectly on desktop and mobile campaigns, as well as in your campaign’s Teaser and Success Step.
How to Add a Countdown Timer to Your Campaign
1. Drag the Countdown element from the right side menu, and drop it onto your campaign.
2. Style your countdown timer as you wish—change the font, font size, text alignment, color; style the numbers and letters separately to make your campaign stand out in design and also decide if your countdown text should be capitalized, lowercase, or uppercase.
3. Adjust the timer according to your time zone and language.
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4. Choose whether your countdown is repeating or counting down to a specific time.
5a. If not repeating, set an end time for your timer. (Otherwise, we can’t know where to count to. 🤷♀️)
5b. If repeating click on "Add Countdown" for each instance you would to count down to.
This could be once a week, once a weekday or maybe even several times a day.
6. Decide what should happen when your non repeating countdown timer reaches zero.
You can write a message in the text field and show it when the time runs out:
Or simply disable your campaign when the countdown ends:
Countdown Timer Best Practices
Countdown timer is ideal for driving urgency in your campaigns, especially for your limited-time sales and offers.
You can also consider counting down to a big day, such as a new season, an upcoming product launch, or your Black Friday sale.
With a countdown timer, you can provide delivery information on your store, and let your customers know when they should expect their items, if they place an order today.
Need more inspiration? Check out these resources: