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# Create a Campaign Message with Mailgun

* Log in to your CrossEngage account.
* Go to `Campaigns` and click `Create new campaign` in the top right corner of the page.

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* Choose whether you want to create an Audience or a Realtime campaign. Information about the distinction between these types of campaigns found [here](/data-and-engagement-platform/campaign-management/campaigns.md).
* Once you have created your campaign and filled in the “Campaign setup” and “Target group” sections, go to the `Messages` section and click `Create new message`.
* Select `Email` from the dropdown menu. The message setup screen will open.

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* Under the “Send via integration” heading, select the Mailgun integration that you set up earlier.

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* Fill in the Sender Information:
  * “Sender email address” - the address from which the email will be sent;
  * “Reply-to email address” - the address where replies will be sent to;
  * “Sender name” - the name of the message sender.
* Create a message template, for which [Handlebars ](/data-and-engagement-platform/messages/personalization.md)may be useful.