Automate Personalized Lead Outreach from Google Sheets with Gmail
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This n8n workflow automates your lead outreach by fetching new contacts from a Google Sheet, sending them personalized emails via Gmail, and updating their status to 'Contacted' – all on a recurring schedule. Say goodbye to manual follow-ups and scale your communication effortlessly.
About This Workflow
This powerful n8n workflow revolutionizes your lead management and outreach. It diligently monitors your Google Sheet for new leads, filtering out those already contacted. For every new lead identified, it crafts and dispatches a personalized email using your Gmail account, ensuring each message feels tailor-made. Crucially, after successful outreach, it automatically updates the lead's status in your Google Sheet, preventing duplicate communications and maintaining an organized, up-to-date record. Ideal for sales, marketing, and customer success teams, this automation frees up valuable time, allowing you to focus on higher-value tasks while ensuring no lead is missed.
Key Features
- Scheduled Lead Sync: Automatically fetches new leads from your Google Sheet at specified intervals (e.g., daily, hourly).
- Intelligent Lead Filtering: Only processes leads with a 'New' status, preventing repetitive or unnecessary communications.
- Personalized Email Outreach: Sends custom emails using your Gmail account, leveraging lead data like
NameandEmailfor a personal touch. - Automated Status Updates: Marks leads as 'Contacted' in your Google Sheet post-email, ensuring accurate lead tracking and preventing re-contact.
- Rate Limit Friendly: Batches email sending to gracefully handle service provider limits (like Gmail's sending caps).
How To Use
- Schedule Trigger: Adjust the "Trigger: Run Every Day 🕒" node to your desired frequency (e.g., daily, every 60 minutes).
- Google Sheet Setup:
- In the "Fetch Leads from Google Sheet 📄" node, connect your Google Sheets account and specify the
Document IDandSheet Namewhere your leads are stored. Ensure your sheet has columns like 'Name', 'Email', and 'Status'. - Similarly, configure the "Mark Lead as Contacted ✅" node with the same
Document IDandSheet Namefor updates.
- In the "Fetch Leads from Google Sheet 📄" node, connect your Google Sheets account and specify the
- Gmail Configuration: Connect your Gmail account to the "Send Email to Lead ✉️" node. Customize the email
SubjectandBodyusing expressions like{{ $json["Name"] }}and{{ $json["Email"] }}for personalization. - Filter Logic: Ensure the "Filter Only New Leads 🔍" node correctly references your 'Status' column (e.g.,
{{$json["Status"]}}) and the value 'New'. - Activate: Once configured, activate the workflow to start automating your lead outreach!
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "6768e55a-eae8-42a2-a3c0-48e71e495155",
"name": "Automate Personalized Lead Outreach from Google Sheets with Gmail",
"nodes": 13,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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