Tracking direct downloads in email campaigns

[aimee_bos1]

We do several email marketing campaigns and some of them include links to download PDFs, is there a way to trigger SC tracking when you know the scode will not be loaded because I am not taking them to a page?

I can't load custom link tracking because of javascript.  Is there actionscript you can embed in a PDF?  Any ideas?

[Gigazelle · Accepted solution]

I've seen other clients accomplish this one of several ways:

• Use server-side tracking to determine the number of downloads
• Put the PDF in a 'wrapper' (such as java or actionscript) and use its respective appmeasurement library
• link to a blank browser page which automatically initiates the PDF download

Whichever way you feel most comfortable with would be the best option.

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