{"id":5946,"date":"2024-02-21T02:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T02:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2024-02-21T02:41:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T02:41:38","slug":"email-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/email-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Automation Is the Key To Improving Your Email Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Remember building your first email campaign? Painstakingly crafting emails, hoping the recipient wouldn\u2019t see the telltale \u201cHello (name),\u201d and adding contacts to your email workflow manually? That\u2019s all a thing of the past. Today, automation is a game-changer and life-saver for email marketers<\/a> \u2014 helping you save time, money, and stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automation doesn\u2019t mean impersonal responses and a cookie-cutter approach to your email workflow. Brands of all sizes are using AI and automation<\/a> to streamline tedious processes, personalise emails, and form better relationships with their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how you can learn more<\/a> about email workflows and start automating today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is an email workflow in marketing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your email workflow is the series of actions that guide the communication and engagement with customers through email campaigns. Sometimes these are automated, sometimes not. The goal of an email workflow is to nurture leads, build relationships, and drive desired actions \u2013 such as making a purchase or subscribing to a service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another way to define an email marketing workflow<\/a>? \u201cThe fine art of managing all the different kinds of work that go into creating a beautiful email from inception to completion.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By this definition, an email workflow can involve content, design, development, and often automation needs. Depending on your business, your email workflow may be complex or simple, but the goal remains the same: to create a streamlined process for creating and sharing emails with your audience<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of email workflows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some email workflows that you may already be familiar with include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome emails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The welcome email<\/a> is the first thing your customers see when they agree to receive communication from your brand. It sets the tone and expectations for your relationship, so it\u2019s important to get right. This email is simple to create \u2014 especially with a template \u2014 and is frequently automated after creation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome emails are a great way to start automating the send portion <\/a>of your email workflow if you\u2019re new to the automation process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n