Client update
AI-powered digital systems

A huge week of work across the CCA app.

Since launch, the Content Creator Awards hub has moved from build mode into a live operating system for the awards: entries are being created daily, entrants are registering, campaigns are being prepared, and the admin team now has one place to manage momentum.

This update captures the volume of work completed this week and since launch across the admin hub, campaigns, email tracking, DNS, entrant profiles, approval flows and the Cars.co.za category work for contentcreatorawards.co.za.

372

Total entries in the hub

270

Registered entrants

13

Active award categories

Daily

Submissions and entrant activity

Main Things Delivered

1

Campaigns are now a proper planning and sending workspace

The team can create campaigns, schedule them on a calendar, draft with AI, autosave work, duplicate drafts, share for approval and track delivery, opens and clicks.

2

Email tracking is visible inside the hub

Every CCA email can be searched, previewed and checked for delivery status, with a separate health view for bounces, complaints, failures and suppressions.

3

Audience building is easier and safer

Admins can build lists from segments, historical entrants, CSV imports or pasted email addresses, then check the actual recipient names and emails before sending.

4

DNS, Resend and unsubscribe protections are configured

The sending domain has open/click tracking, webhook event capture, List-Unsubscribe headers and suppression handling to protect deliverability.

5

The entrant journey was tested and tightened

Signup, OTP, dashboard, profile and entry creation were tested on production, with category-count and progress-display issues fixed.

6

Cars.co.za sponsor and category updates were added

The site was updated with a Sponsors and Partners strip, Cars.co.za branding, and new Cars.co.za Automotive Content Award copy, mechanics and prize details from Kayla’s brief.

Feature Screenshots

Actual screenshots from the live Content Creator Awards hub, grouped as feature cards so the work is easy to scan.

Admin dashboard showing entry deadline, total entries, registered entrants, active categories and winners.

Admin dashboard and live award overview

Command centre with the entry deadline countdown, total entries, registered entrants, active categories, winners and category breakdowns.

Entries by category dashboard cards showing submitted and draft counts.

Entries by category

Breakdown of submitted and draft entries across award categories, giving the team a fast view of category momentum.

Recent submissions and quick actions panel on the admin dashboard.

Recent submissions and quick actions

Fast access to new entries, manage users, categories, news, events and winner tools.

Campaign calendar view showing May 2026 campaigns, open rate and click rate cards, Generate with AI and New Campaign actions.

Campaign calendar and AI tools

Calendar planning, campaign performance cards, Generate with AI and New Campaign controls in one admin view.

Edit campaign review and send screen with approval pending, share for approval and save draft buttons.

Campaign review, autosave and approval

Review campaign details, preview content, save drafts and share approval links before sending.

Campaign approval page showing campaign subject, preview text, sender and approval status.

Client-friendly campaign approval page

Approvers can see the campaign summary, approval status and audience count without entering the admin editor.

Sponsors and Partners strip showing One-eyed Jack and Cars.co.za logos in the Content Creator Awards footer.

Cars.co.za sponsor and category update

Added the Sponsors and Partners strip and updated the Cars.co.za Automotive Content Award with Kayla’s supplied copy.

  • Category opened to all creators, not only automotive specialists.
  • 30 to 90 second video brief focused on authentic South African car stories.
  • Required tags and hashtags: @carssouthafrica, @contentcreatorawardssa, #MakeYourMove and #contentcreatorawardssa.
  • Winner prize: R10,000 cash courtesy of Cars.co.za, plus public voting prize mechanic.
Contacts page showing audience presets and custom segment controls.

Contacts and audience builder

Build lists from profile status, submitted entries, province, category, custom conditions, pasted emails or CSV uploads.

Email sent log showing delivered OTP and transactional emails with recipient, subject, status and sent time.

Email sent log

Searchable email history showing who received each email, what kind it was, status, sent time and preview access.

Email health dashboard showing bounces, complaints, failed sends and suppressed addresses.

Email health and deliverability

Bounces, complaints, failed sends, suppressed addresses and activity by email kind are visible in the hub.

Entrant profile page showing profile completeness, entries and platform count.

Entrant profile dashboard

Entrants can see profile completion, entries, platforms and what judges will see.

Profile completion wizard showing social platform connection step.

Guided profile completion

The profile wizard helps entrants connect social platforms, add follower counts and improve judging context.

DNS and email delivery work is included in the features above: Resend tracking, delivery/open/click visibility, suppressions, unsubscribe handling and the tracking-domain setup.

Prepared for

One-eyed Jack

Prepared by

Lumanaire

Updated

23 May 2026

Campaigns Calendar view AI campaign drafts Email tracking Open and click rates DNS and Resend Audience builder Cars.co.za category Entrant flow