How to use CrossPitch Send

CrossPitch Send is easy to use, working hard in the background to send relevant content across your network of colleagues and peers. Using the Passle platform you are able to connect your company's content to CrossPitch.

Connecting your content to CrossPitch

• To upload an external content post onto Passle, head to your Passle dashboard by clicking the Connect to CrossPitch button at the top of the landing page. If you have more than one Passle set up, you can select your desired option from a drop-down list.

  

• Paste the URL of the content you want to link to:

  

• Select the button Update post data from link. Passle will automatically grab the metadata associated with the webpage you are referencing, including: 
  • Post title 
  • using the meta description (if available) to populate the post synopsis
     
• You can add a 'Featured Media' image, and this will be used in the corresponding CrossPitch notification emails that will be sent out.
• You can also add tags to your Passle content for filtering purposes. 
• Don't forget to select Save after any updates to your post.

Publishing to CrossPitch

Your CrossPitch publishing process will have been set to Automated sending or Manual sending.

The automated option will allow your notifications to be shared immediately to the list of recipients, or automatically, after a set time delay. The manual option will allow you to check the suggested list of recipients and post summary content, and make updates as necessary before sending any notifications.

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  • Once you save your changes and click Publish to CrossPitch now, it will be ready to share and the posts will automatically be sent to highly relevant members of your network.

    

  • You are able to review who has received a notification from the first instance of automatic sends by clicking Review list & summary. Here, you'll also be able to send out further rounds of notifications by adjusting the sender list, as well as making any changes to the post summary if you wish. 
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  • After you click Publish to CrossPitch now you will see the 'Edit post' dashboard where you can make adjustments before sending.
     

  • Click Review list & summary to amend summaries, and adjust who will be sent the post. Here, you'll also be able to send out further rounds of notifications by adjusting the sender list, as well as making any changes to the post summary if you wish. 

    Tip: Read our article on how to view summaries and adjust send lists.

  • Once you are happy, click Send to recipients to send your insights to relevant members of your network.

    

  • You can also click Schedule to CrossPitch now in order to select a time when notification emails will be sent out.

    Tip: Read our article on how to schedule posts on Passle.