Associate Contacts with Topics

Associate Contacts with Topics

In continuation to setting up topics, you will need to add contacts to relevant topics that they've signed up for. Let's see different ways in which you can associate your contacts to different topics. 

Assign topics to existing contacts

You can assign topics to contacts that have already been added to Zoho Marketing Automation. You can manually select contacts and associate them, a list, or a segment with suitable topics. 

Associate topics with existing contacts


  1. From the Navigation toolbar to to the left, click View Contacts from the Contacts section.
  2. In the Contacts tab, select the contacts you want to assign to a specific topic.
  3. Select the necessary contacts.
  4. Click Assign Topics from the dropdown at the top-right.



  5. Select the topics to be associated with the selected contacts, choose the lawful basis of communication and click Proceed.


Associate topics to contacts within a list

  1. From the Navigation Toolbar to the left, click Lists from the Contacts section.
  2. Select the list in which you want to assign topic. Click on Contacts tab inside this list.
  3. In the Contacts tab, select the contacts that you want to assign the topic.
  4. Click Assign Topic from the dropdown at the top-right.



  5. Select the topics to be associated with the selected contacts, choose the lawful basis of communication and click Proceed.

Associate topics to contacts within a segment

  1. From the Navigation Toolbar to the left, click Segments from the Contacts section.
  2. Select the segment in which you want to assign topic. Click on Contacts tab inside this segment.
  3. In the Contacts tab, select the contacts that you want to assign the topic.
  4. Click Assign Topic from the dropdown at the top-right.



  5. Select the topics to be associated with the selected contacts, choose the lawful basis of communication and click Proceed.

Associate topics with contacts within a signup form

  1. From the Navigation Toolbar to the left, click Signup Forms from the Lead Generation section.
  2. Select the form in which you want to assign topic. Click on Contacts tab inside this signup form.
  3. In the Contacts tab, select the contacts that you want to assign the topic.
  4. Click Assign Topic from the dropdown at the top-right.



  5. Select the topics to be associated with the selected contacts, choose the lawful basis of communication and click Proceed.