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Smart Brief

AI-powered 5-step wizard that creates eDM campaign briefs. Pulls market intelligence from the Travel Intent Dashboard and past campaign performance to generate data-informed copy, then exports a ready-to-submit Word document.

What This Tool Does

From data to brief in minutes

"Turn travel intent signals into a campaign brief that matches our eDM template — with AI-generated copy."

The wizard matches the PPHG eDM Campaign Briefing Template 2023, so the output is ready for creative team review.

Market Intelligence Panel

The left sidebar that provides real-time context as you build your brief.

Market Intelligence
Selection
Pan Pacific Singapore • Japan
Trending Topics
Food & Wine, Cherry Blossom Season, Golden Week, Luxury Spa
Past Campaign Performance
Avg open rate: 44.2% • Best subject: "Your Exclusive Preview"
Seasonality Snapshot
Peak months: Dec, Jan, Jul
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Context Panel

Intelligence that feeds your brief

The left panel updates automatically as you select a property and market. It pulls from two data sources:

Travel Intent data — trending topics, seasonality peaks, and market signals from the dashboard.

Campaign Performance data — historical open/click rates and winning subject lines for that property.

Use this context to inform your messaging. If "Cherry Blossom Season" is trending from Japan, lead with that theme.

Signal card: If you click "Create Brief" from a What's Next card in the Travel Intent Dashboard, the signal context carries over automatically.

1Info
2Audience
3Hero
4Sub-offers
5Review

Step 1: Campaign Information

Basic setup — who's sending, what type, and when.

Campaign Name
Auto-generated from property + market + date
Property
Pan Pacific Singapore
Campaign Type
Promotional / BAU / Event
Send Date & Time
2026-03-15 10:00 SGT
Marketing Strategy
Newsletter / Promotional / ...
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Step 1: Campaign Info

The "who, what, when" of your campaign

Campaign name is auto-generated based on property, market, and date — but you can edit it.

Property selection is critical — it determines which market intelligence loads in the context panel and which markets are available in Step 2.

Send Time Optimization (toggle) — when enabled, Salesforce Marketing Cloud picks the optimal send time per recipient rather than sending at a fixed time.

Requester & Approval fields at the bottom track who requested the campaign and the approval chain.

1Info
2Audience
3Hero
4Sub-offers
5Review

Step 2: Target Audience

Define who receives this campaign.

Target Market
Japan (auto-populated from property)
Segment
Leisure / Business / Loyalty / All
Region
Auto-filled based on market selection
Seed List
Internal test recipients
Suppression List
Exclude these contacts
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Step 2: Target Audience

Who should receive this email?

Target Market dropdown is populated from the property's source markets in the Travel Intent data. Selecting a market updates the context panel with that market's trends.

Segment options: Leisure travellers, business travellers, loyalty members, or all contacts.

Region is auto-filled based on market — Japan → Asia Pacific, UK → Europe, etc.

Seed List — internal email addresses that receive a test copy before the live send.

Suppression List — contacts to exclude (recent unsubscribers, recent purchasers, etc.).

1Info
2Audience
3Hero
4Sub-offers
5Review

Step 3: Hero Content

The main creative — subject line, hero image, copy, and CTA.

Single
Stacked
Mixed
Subject Line (50 chars)
Your Cherry Blossom Escape Awaits
Pre-header (20 chars)
Book by March 31
Hero Image
Drag & drop image here (600×400, JPEG/PNG/WebP)
Headline + Body Copy + CTA
AI generates or you write manually
Generate Text with AI
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Step 3: Hero Content

The creative heart of your campaign

Template type determines the email layout:

Single — hero only, no sub-offers. Step 4 is skipped.

Stacked — hero + up to 4 sub-offers stacked vertically below.

Mixed — hero + sub-hero block + up to 4 sub-offers in a mixed layout.

AI Generation — click "Generate Text with AI" and Gemini writes the subject line, pre-header, headline, body copy, and CTA based on your property, market, and the trending topics from the context panel.

Subject line — 50 character limit. The AI optimises for open rate.

Hero image — drag-and-drop upload. Stored in-browser (not uploaded anywhere). Included in Word export.

AI Requires Gemini API key from Home page Settings.

1Info
2Audience
3Hero
4Sub-offers
5Review

Step 4: Sub-offers

Additional content blocks below the hero. Skipped for Single template.

Sub-offer 1
Title, copy, image, and CTA for first sub-offer
Sub-offer 2
Title, copy, image, and CTA for second sub-offer
Up to 4 sub-offers. Click "Add Sub-offer" to add more.
Generate Text with AI
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Step 4: Sub-offers

Supporting content that drives action

This step is conditional — it only appears if you selected Stacked or Mixed template in Step 3. For Single, the wizard skips straight to Review.

Stacked layout: Each sub-offer has a title and image, stacked vertically below the hero.

Mixed layout: Includes a sub-hero block plus sub-offers with title, copy, image, and CTA in a richer layout.

AI Generation creates sub-offer content that complements the hero — it reads the hero headline and trending topics to suggest related offers.

Example: If hero is "Cherry Blossom Escape", sub-offers might be: Spa Package, Dining Experience, Cultural Tours, Early Bird Rate.

1Info
2Audience
3Hero
4Sub-offers
5Review

Step 5: Review & Export

Preview everything, then export as Word doc or copy to clipboard.

Campaign: Pan Pacific Singapore — Japan Cherry Blossom 2026
Property: Pan Pacific Singapore
Send: 2026-03-15 10:00 SGT
Market: Japan • Segment: Leisure
Subject: "Your Cherry Blossom Escape Awaits"
All fields shown read-only. Click "Edit" links to jump back to any step.
Export as Word (.docx)
Copy to Clipboard
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Step 5: Review & Export

Check, export, submit

Review shows all fields from Steps 1–4 in a read-only summary. Each section has an "Edit" link that jumps back to that step.

Export as Word generates a .docx file with:

• Formatted sections matching the PPHG eDM template

• Embedded images (hero + sub-offers) with correct aspect ratios

• Timestamped footer

Copy to Clipboard copies a plain-text version for pasting into emails or Slack.

Note: Images are stored in-browser only (base64). They're embedded in the Word doc but not uploaded anywhere.

The Word export uses the docx library via CDN — no server required.