Add Live Countdown Timers to Emma (Marigold Engage) Emails
Embed a Tickvio timer in any Emma email campaign or automation using custom HTML. No integration needed. Timer counts down live on every open.
Get Started For FreeEmma (now part of Marigold Engage) is a mid-market email platform popular with higher education, hospitality, entertainment, and agency-managed brands. Its email editor supports custom HTML insertion, making Tickvio timer embedding straightforward.
Emma users send branded campaigns and build automated workflows called Automations. Tickvio timers work in both. The timer renders as a live animated GIF for every recipient on open. No Emma integration, API setup, or account changes needed.
Tickvio works the same way with other email platforms. See how it integrates with ConvertKit, AWeber, Campaign Monitor, and MailerLite. Ready to get started? Set up your first timer or see a live demo.
How to Add a Tickvio Timer
Set Up a Timer in Tickvio
Open Tickvio and create a new countdown timer. Set the deadline date, time, and timezone. Choose a timer design and customise colours to match your Emma email template or your client's brand guidelines. For campaigns with a fixed deadline, select fixed-date. For Automation emails where each recipient enters at a different time, select evergreen — each person gets a personal countdown. Copy the embed code.
Add HTML in Emma's Email Editor
Open your email in Emma's editor. Add a custom HTML section or switch to code view. Paste the Tickvio embed code where you want the timer — above or below the CTA is most effective. Preview the email and send a test to confirm the timer renders live. Emma's editor may show a placeholder for external images; the real email will display the animated countdown correctly in all email clients.
Send or Activate the Automation
For campaigns, send or schedule. For Automations, activate the workflow. Every recipient who opens sees the live countdown. Emma's reporting will track opens and clicks from timer-enhanced emails. For agencies managing multiple client accounts through Emma's multi-brand architecture, the same embed approach works across every client account without per-brand configuration.
Why This Integration Works
Works in Emma Automations
Tickvio embeds in Emma's Automation workflow emails — welcome series, event follow-ups, date-triggered sends, and re-engagement sequences. The timer renders live at each Automation step for every recipient. For organisations running event-driven campaigns, the timer adds urgency to registration reminder and last-chance emails within the automation flow.
No Emma Integration Needed
No Emma API integration, no marketplace app, no account configuration, and no technical setup. The timer is a standard image URL placed in an HTML section. This means zero impact on your Emma account, no permissions to grant, no data shared with third parties, and no risk of integration breakage when Emma updates their platform.
Agency-Friendly Multi-Brand Support
Emma's multi-brand architecture lets agencies manage multiple client accounts from a single login. Tickvio works across every client account without per-account integration, API setup, or configuration. The same embed code approach works identically in every client's email builder — paste the code and it works, making timer deployment across a client portfolio fast and scalable.
Most popular ways to use the timer
Timer Use Cases
Event Promotion with Registration Deadline
Emma excels in event marketing for higher education, hospitality, and entertainment brands. Add a Tickvio fixed-date timer counting down to event registration close. The visual deadline drives last-minute signups that text-only urgency can't match. For organisations that run regular events, this becomes a repeatable template — update the deadline, swap the event details, and re-send.
University Enrollment Reminder
Higher education institutions using Emma can add a Tickvio fixed-date timer to enrollment deadline reminder emails. The countdown creates tangible urgency for prospective students who are comparing options. When they see the timer ticking down to application or enrollment close, they're more likely to complete their application rather than procrastinate past the deadline.
Hospitality Flash Sale
Hotels and resorts using Emma can send a flash booking promotion with a Tickvio fixed-date timer. The visual deadline drives room reservations during promotional windows — especially effective for shoulder-season promotions where driving bookings within a specific window is critical. The timer creates the urgency that turns browsing interest into confirmed reservations.
Compatibility Details
Supported features: Campaigns, Automations, A/B testing, Multi-brand accounts.
Rendering: Animated GIF in Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo, and mobile clients. Static fallback in Outlook desktop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Tickvio need an Emma integration?
No. Use custom HTML in Emma's email editor. No integration or API needed.
Can I use Tickvio in Emma Automations?
Yes. The HTML code works in Automation emails and standard campaigns.
Does it work across Emma's multi-brand accounts?
Yes. The same embed approach works in every client account without per-brand setup.
Is Emma the same as Marigold Engage?
Emma is now part of the Marigold Engage platform. Tickvio works in both Emma's standalone product and the Marigold Engage email channel.