> This is a **Marketing Section** — it does not exist in Shopify’s default emails. You control it live: change text, enable or disable per template, no re-export needed. See [What are Marketing Sections?](https://chatwoot.65-21-58-28.sslip.io/hc/smart-emails/articles/smart-emails-en-what-are-marketing-sections) for an overview.


A colored strip at the very top of your email. Use it for store-wide announcements.


### Use case


"Free shipping on orders over $50" — enable it across all templates. Promotion over? Disable with one click.


### What you can customize


- **Message text** — supports bold, italic, underline
- **Background color**
- **Text color**
- **Text size** — Small, Medium, Large


### Template control


The banner can be active or hidden per template. Its status label shows how many of the 52 templates currently display it.