In Act-On, you can add admin users, marketing users, & sales users as needed. You can also remove or change user licenses at any time.

Which user do you need: marketing, admin, or sales?

Each type of user has different privileges and capabilities in your Act-On account:

• Administrators (admins) define account policies, user profiles & privileges, and designate email launch approvals
• Marketing users create, manage, and send content based on privileges set by the Administrator
• Sales users view website prospects and send 1-to-1 emails through Act-On

Learn more about Act-On's user types here.

Add a New User

1. Go to Settings > Users.
2. Click Manage users > Add new user(s).
3. Select user type and fill in their information.
4. Add an optional custom message to the invitation email.
5. Select user permissions, or copy permissions from another user.
6. If you'd like to invite multiple new users, click Add multiple users.
7. Click Invite to confirm.
8. Act-On will send the new user a validation email.
9. The new user must click the email link to set their password and log in for the first time.

Add Administrator Privileges

To provide admin access to an existing marketing user:

1. Go to Settings > Users > Marketing Users tab.
2. Hover over the marketing user you want& click the Edit permissions icon.
3. Toggle Has administrator access to enabled.

Learn more about setting user privileges here.

Delete a User

1. Go to Settings > Users.
2. Go to the Marketing Users or Sales Users tab.
3. Hover over the user you want to delete, click  & select Delete user.
4. Click OK to confirm deleting the user.

Add Sales Portal Users

Add sales user(s)

See Add a New User above for instructions on adding new sales users one by one or in bulk.

Bulk import sales users from Salesforce

Accounts connected with Salesforce can add Salesforce users with an automated import. See this article for more instructions: How to Import Salesforce Users.

FAQs

How do I change a user's email address?

An Act-On user's email address cannot be changed. Instead, you must first delete the user and then add them again with their new email address.

My user did not receive a confirmation email. What can I do?

1. Confirm the user's email address in Act-On is correct.
2. Have them check their spam folder for the confirmation message.
3. You can resend the confirmation message. Go to Settings > Users, find the user, and hover over their name. Click the three dots to access an overflow menu. Then click Resend verification email.
4. If the problem persists, contact Act-On support and we can validate the email and provide a temporary password for the user.

How do I add more marketing or sales users to my account?

If you've reached your account's limit for adding marketing and sales users, contact your Account Manager or Act-On Support to increase your limit.