## Video guide

Learn how to reach mobile app users with push notifications in Bird. In this guide, you'll learn how to:

- Create a push notification campaign
- Select recipients and templates
- Test your notifications
- Schedule or send your campaign

## Step-by-step guide

In this guide, we'll show you how to set up and send your first push notifications marketing campaign.

**What you'll need**

- Install a push notifications channel within an application configuration.
- Push Notifications message template.

## Step 1: Start a New Campaign

1.  Go to:
    - Marketing Dashboard > Campaigns

2.  Click:
    - Create Campaign

3.  Select Channel:
    - Choose Push Notification from the channel list

## Step 2: Set Campaign Details

1.  **Add a Campaign name**: e.g., “Welcome Series – App Install”
2.  **Add relevant tags**: Add tags like welcome, promotions, or retention to organize campaigns
3.  **Choose your Recipients**:

- Select one or more **lists or segments**
- You can **suppress specific lists** if needed
- Set **maximum recipient count** to limit reach (optional)

Click Continue to content

## Step 3: Configure Message Content

Send from:

- Choose the push notification channel to send from

Select template:

- Choose a pre-approved Push Notification message template
- You can edit the content directly here and save your changes
- A real-time preview of the message will be visible

Click Continue to Review

## Step 4: Final Review and Test

- **Check total recipients**
- **Review your message content**
- **Send a test message** (recommended):
  - Choose a **Simulated Contact** from the dropdown

## Step 5: Launch Your Campaign

- Schedule the campaign:
  - Choose a future date and time
  - Select a time zone (e.g., recipient’s local time)

- Send now:
  - Click Send Now to deliver your campaign immediately