# Campaign Builder - Contact Segments vs Campaign Forms? Please Help!

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/campaign-builder-contact-segments-vs-campaign-forms-please-help/15853>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** development, discussion, community\
**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/campaign-builder-contact-segments-vs-campaign-forms-please-help/15853 "2020-08-28T21:17:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/campaign-builder-contact-segments-vs-campaign-forms-please-help/15853/2 "2020-08-29T16:16:42Z")

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There was a recent topic reagrding this:

> [@Campaign Forms vs. Contact Segments (what is best to start a campaign)](https://forum.mautic.org/t/campaign-forms-vs-contact-segments-what-is-best-to-start-a-campaign/15834):
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> The title pretty much says it all. Is there a preference and how does each option effect a campaign?

In short you can use both.

1. A form is usually to collect emails on a website, a contact form.
2. A Campaign form is when you want to start a campaign right away after submission.
3. To start a campaign with a segment happens, when you want to communicate with your current list. Maybe you want to filter the segment based on their visiting habits or custom field values.

I hope this helps.  
Joey

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