Email automation is an essential part of your marketing OS. And it is vital when delivering a lead generator.
To set up an automated email sequence, you will create what is called a workflow. Setting up email automation in the Better Story Marketing OS requires a few steps across two major stages.
- Create the workflow and add a trigger
- Add all the actions to the workflow
Create the workflow and add a trigger
- Click Automation in the left menu.
- Click Create Folder in the top right corner.
- Name the folder the same as the lead generator.
- Click on the newly created folder to open it, click Create Workflow and select Start from scratch.
- At the top of the screen, change the name to “[name of lead generator] - Sales Sequence.”
- Click Add New Workflow Trigger and select Form Submitted.
- Change the trigger name from “Form Submitted” o “[name of lead generator] - Form Submitted”
- Click Add Filters, select Form is and choose your form from the list.
- Click Save Trigger in the bottom right corner.
Add all the actions to the workflow.
- Click Add your first action, select Add Contact Tag, name the tag the same as the lead generator and click Save Action.
- Click the “+”, select Create/Update Opportunity, select the pipeline and stage appropriate to this lead generator, name the opportunity by clicking the tag icon and selecting Contact > Full Name, add the name of the lead generator in the Opportunity Source field and click Save Action.
- Click the “+”, select Send Email, name the email [lead generator name] deliver, set the From Name to {{location.name}}, set the From Email to {{location.email}}, add a Subject line like “Here’s your [lead generator name], write an email that thanks them for downloading the lead magnet and includes a link to access the PDF, then click Save Action.
- Click the “+”, select Wait, set it to wait 1 day and click Save Action.
You can repeat steps 3 and 4 to add additional emails to the sequence. Typical content for emails in this sales sequence includes:
- Reminding the potential customer about the problem you solve.
- Sharing a customer success story.
- Explaining how they can think differently about the problem they’re facing.
- Addressing an objection they have about buying your product.
- Inviting them to take the next step to buying your product.
For many entrepreneurs, the next step to buying their product is scheduling a call.