====== What is the difference between static target groups and auto target groups? ======

===== Auto target groups =====

Auto target groups can be created manually or are created automatically when you create a newsletter or a block list.

An auto-target group is always up to date and therefore constantly changes in size due to

  * the subscriptions and unsubscriptions within a newsletter
  * the nightly cleanup of negative list entries and hard bounces
  * registrations generated via an address interface
  * automatic imports (via an interface to an external CRM system or an automated import of addresses that were made available via SFTP)
  * an upload of addresses to the SFTP server
  * Adding target groups or filtered addresses to an auto-target group
  * manual cleanup
  * Automatic calculations that can be set up by promio.net
  * Daily automatic cleaning of addresses without channel opt-in in omnichannel clients

===== Static target groups =====

Static target groups are target groups that, unlike auto-target groups, are not automatically cleaned up. They are also automatically deleted after they have been used for a mailing unless they have been made read-only.

Static target groups can be created by the following actions:

  * Imports
  * Copying target groups
  * Creating reactant target groups
  * Saving a filtered copy
  * Splitting
  * Matching with another client

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