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# Reference a Distributed Marketing Content Block

You can use Distributed Marketing content blocks as reference blocks. Reference blocks allow marketers to create a content block one time, and then use it again in multiple emails. When you change the content block, emails referencing that content block are automatically updated.

For example, if you create a Distributed Marketing Image Block that contains a full-color and gray-scale version of your logo, you can reference that block on all Distributed Marketing content. To update your logo for a holiday, update the Distributed Marketing Content Block one time, and all content referencing that block automatically has the updated logo.

Follow these steps to use a content block as a reference block.

1. In Content Builder, drag the Reference Content Block to a content area.
2. Click the block to edit.
3. Select a Distributed Marketing Content Block.
4. Click Select.
5. Click Done Editing or Save.