# Promotion banner
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Highlight promotional messages, discounts, and limited-time offers with engaging visuals such as countdown timers and call-to-action buttons.
**Example Use Cases:**
* **Flash sales:** Countdown to the end of a site-wide discount event.
* **Holiday promotions:** Build excitement for special sales such as Black Friday or Christmas deals.
* **Product launches:** Tease upcoming releases with a countdown to the launch date.
* **Limited-time offers:** Encourage customers to act before time runs out.
## How to add a Promotion banner section to your Shopify store
**Steps:**
1. In the theme editor (**Customize**) > click **Add section**
2. Select **Promotion banner** section
3. Make necessary changes
4. **Save.**
## How to edit a Promotion banner section
Once the section is added, you can customize its elements using the left sidebar menu.
**Available blocks within the Promotion banner section:**
* **Heading & Subheading:**
* Add compelling promotional messages (e.g., “Flash Sale Now On!”).
* **Countdown timer:**
Choose between two countdown types: **Evergreen** or **Fixed time**.
* Evergreen: This timer repeats after a set duration.
* Ideal for:
* Ongoing promotions (e.g., flash sales every month).
* Seasonal offers that repeat periodically.
* Fixed time: Counts down to a specific date and time.
* Ideal for:
* Product launches.
* Limited-time promotions (e.g., holiday sales).
* Settings:
* Ends time: Set the exact date and time in the format `YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM` or `YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM AM/PM.`


* **Description:** Provide additional details about the promotion (e.g., product categories, discounts).
* **Button (Call-to-Action):**
* Add a button with a custom label.
* Link the button to a product, collection, or any URL.

* **Discount code:**
* Add a discount code
* Adjust the label of the button
* Choose the style of the button
[Click here](https://admin.shopify.com/discounts) to create a discount code

* **Group heading:**

* **Layout:** Set how the block shows in the section as Vertical/Horizontal.
* **Subheading:** Add a short, secondary heading to complement the main heading. This can provide additional context or detail.

* **Heading:** Enter the primary title for your banner.

* **Font and text settings:** Customize heading size, font style, badge, and highlight styles.