Content Promotions
Content promotions display in banners and/or strips on the Percipio home page, giving a visual display of content items or links you want to highlight to your learners. There is no limit to the number of promotions you can create, but learners only see the first five most-recently created (or edited) banners and most-recently created (or edited) strips they are entitled to view, based the number of strips you have configured to display and their audience membership. Promotions can be targeted to all learners or to specific audiences by any admin role that has that privilege granted.
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Content strip promotions
A content strip promotion is a collection of up to 15 admin-selected Skillsoft and/or custom content items that display in a single row on the Percipio home page, below the My Assignments and Resume Learning strips.
There is no limit to the number of promotions you can create, but learners only see the first two most-recently created (or edited) strips they are entitled to view, based on their audience membership.
Banner promotions
You can choose one of two types of banner promotions to display across the top of the home page in place of the search banner:
- A content banner promotion highlights a single piece of content that exists within Percipio.
- A image banner promotion provides a way to customize your Percipio home page with an image or promote a link to an external item.
There is no limit to the number of promotions you can create, but learners only see the first five most-recently created (or edited) banners they are entitled to view, based on their audience membership.
Banners display via a carousel, and each one can call attention to a content item or external link most relevant to your learners.
You can:
- target these promotions to specific groups of learners using audiences,
- customize the banner,
- add your own call-to-action, and
- change the promotion at any time to support various objectives your organization may have.
Frequently asked questions
Why should I use content promotions?
Use content promotions to highlight specific content items relevant to your learners, and target these promotions to specific groups of learners using audiences. You can add your own call-to-action and change the promotions at any time to support various objectives your organization may have.
Where does a content strip promotion display?
Learners see up to two content strips on their home page, and they display in the order in which they are modified (most recent first).
- Percipio mobile app: Strips display below the My Assignments and Resume Learning strips. If a banner is present, the strip displays below it.
- Percipio for the Web: Strips display below the top box on the Percipio Home page.
Where does a banner promotion display?
Learners see up to five content banners in a carousel on their home page, and they display in the order in which they are modified (most recent first).
- Percipio mobile app: The banner displays on the home page, above the My Assignments strip.
- Percipio for the Web: The content banner displays in place of the search banner on the home page, and the search bar moves to the very top of the page. Learners see a carousel of up to five banners on their home page, and they display in the order in which they are modified (most recent first).
Search banner on the home page (no promoted content banner):
The promoted content banner replaces the search banner and moves the search bar to the top of the page:
If I change the title, description, or other information for a piece of custom content that I'm promoting, will my content promotion automatically change with it?
No. You must manually enter your changes into the content promotion. See Edit an Existing Content Strip Promotion and Edit an Existing Content Banner Promotion for procedures.
What is the difference between a content banner and a content image promotion?
A content banner allows you to select any Skillsoft or custom content item from the Percipio library to promote in a banner at the top of the Percipio home page, including a channel or journey. The image displayed comes from the image loaded with the content item.
An image banner is not tied to a Percipio content item. You upload any image you want to help brand your Percipio home page or promote something outside of Percipio. You can make the image interactive by specifying a valid URL.
Can I customize the image of a banner promotion?
No. Banner promotions use the image associated with the content item. You cannot change the image that shows in the promotion.
If you are using a custom content item and decide to change its image, the banner is not automatically updated with the new image. For learners to see the new image, you must either remove the item from the promotion and re-add it, or create a new promotion all together.
Can I notify my learners of a new promotion?
When you launch a new content strip or banner promotion, you can opt to send a customized email to your learners notifying them that the promotion is live.
What does the content strip email notification look like?
You can customize the messaging for the email notification for the content strip promotion and preview it on screen. A sample email is shown below.
