Accessing the Contact Database
Open the Contact Database in the Tools section of the sidebar:
Adding a Contact
To add a contact, open the dropdown next to the “Add new contacts” button at the top right of the page, and select “Add a contact:”
This will generate a pop up where you can enter your contact's information, including their name, email, phone number, company location, and tags (useful for finding them later!):
Name and email must be filled out when adding a new contact (email is not required if the contact tag is Writer).
Importing Multiple Contacts via CSV
The Contact Database can be populated by uploading a .csv file.
If you already have contacts segmented or mailing lists in another system/spreadsheet, add the segment names for each contact in a “Tags” column.
- Separate multiple tags with commas.
- Later, you can create mailing lists in DISCO by filtering by your old segment names!
- Alternatively, create a new mailing list for each segment - simply upload a CSV as a mailing list.
- The Contact Database will automatically populate and you won’t have to re-create your mailing lists later.
Uploading a CSV
To upload a .csv, open the dropdown next to the “Add new contacts” button at the top right of the page, and select “Import contacts from spreadsheet:”
Next, upload your contacts .csv file and click “Import contacts:”
In the next screen, match the fields in your spreadsheet with columns that DISCO supports (name, email, phone number, company, territory, and tag).
DISCO will also attempt to do this automatically:
Once your contacts are imported, you'll get a “success” message, and will be able to click through to view all your contacts or add them to a mailing list.
Contact Tags
Contact tags are great for segmenting and searching the Contact Database. You can choose from the following pre-selected tags or create your own:
- Label
- Publisher
- Supervisor
- Writer
- Other
If the Writer tag is selected, additional, related fields appear to add more context: publisher, related acts, and PRO (performing rights organization).
New contacts are automatically created whenever you email a playlist directly or assign a URL to a contact from the Playlist Share area.
Searching and Viewing Contacts
The search bar at the top left of the Contacts table provides an easy way to find what you need:
Combine search terms to narrow your search, e.g. "Supervisor," "New York".
- Click on contacts’ names to open their detail cards from the Contacts table and view additional information about their locations, roles, etc.
Contact Activity
The Activity tab displays all playlists you've shared with contacts, as well as how they’ve accessed and interacted with these playlists. Hover over the numbers to see track-specific stats:
Editing Contact Details
To edit contacts in the list view, click the pencil icon to the right of a contact, make your changes, and then click the pencil again to save:
- To edit multiple contacts at once, hover over the contact names and click the checkbox to the left.
- Select the pencil icon to the right of any of the contacts, or open the top-right Actions menu, and choose “Edit selected:”
You can delete contacts by accessing the Actions menu at the top right.
Sharing Playlists With Contacts
Contact emails will automatically populate (according to text entered) when when sharing playlists:
