Brevo: Setting up email automations

Demo summary
Demonstrates how to use automation templates to trigger welcome emails and set wait times between messages.
Step-by-step
- Go to the Automations tab
- Click Create an automation
- Select a template for your automation
- Choose the trigger for when a contact is added to a list
- Set a wait time between emails
- Select the specific email template to be sent
- Click Save to activate the workflow
Options
- Use a pre-built automation template
- Create a custom automation from scratch
- Add a split step to branch the automation
- Set wait times in increments of days
Watch out for
- You must have your email templates created before they can be selected in the automation
Tips
- Use wait times to ensure you aren't overwhelming new subscribers with too many emails at once
- Set up a re-engagement email for users who do not interact with the initial welcome message
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