How to Create an Opt-In Campaign

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Franchise opt-in campaigns let corporate restaurant teams create a campaign that franchisees can choose to join. These campaigns help support local marketing on DoorDash while keeping campaign setup aligned with the broader brand strategy.

How opt-in campaigns work

With a franchise opt-in campaign, your corporate team creates the campaign in Ads Manager and invites franchisees to participate. Franchisees can then choose whether to opt in their eligible stores.

Opt-in campaigns can be used when creating a new Sponsored Listings or Promotions campaign. Franchisees are responsible for funding the campaigns they join.

Campaigns only run for stores that are pre-selected or that opt in before the campaign ends.

Create an opt-in campaign

To create an opt-in campaign:

  1. Start creating a new Sponsored Listings or Promotions campaign in Ads Manager

  2. Under Store participation, select Franchise opt-in

  3. Pre-select any stores that should participate automatically, if applicable

  4. Review the remaining stores that will be invited to opt in. After launch, participating stores can be updated through the campaign's View Details screen

  5. Complete the rest of the campaign setup

  6. Launch the campaign

After launch, DoorDash generates a single link that can direct each franchisee to their individual portal, where they can review and join the campaign.

Share the campaign with franchisees

After the campaign is created, share the opt-in link with franchisees through your own communication channels.

DoorDash notifies franchisees through:

  • In-product banners

  • Emails

  • Push notifications

What happens after franchisees opt in

Franchisees can opt in at any time before the campaign's end date. Once they opt in, their participating stores can be included in the campaign.

The campaign will only run for stores that:

  • Were pre-selected during setup

  • Opted in before the campaign ended

Franchisees can update participating stores through the campaign's View Details screen during the campaign window. After the campaign is live, participating franchisees can monitor performance in Ads Manager.

What to do next

Frequently asked questions

How to Create an Opt-In Campaign | Ads Support | DoorDash Help Center