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121 CRM feature · Email marketing

Use email as a managed customer journey, not an indiscriminate broadcast.

Plan, send and review relevant email campaigns using approved audiences, content and follow-up rules. The capability is described from official product evidence; its availability, configuration and any usage charges for a particular 121 account still need to be confirmed before reliance.

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Fictional product demonstration

See email marketing in the context of real customer work.

This coded interface uses realistic fictional data to explain the operating pattern; it is not a screenshot of a live customer account.

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Jamie Clarke · Email

Contact confirmed

Could Thursday morning work for a short discovery call?

09:54

Yes — 11:30 is available. I can send the appointment details once the scope is confirmed.

10:02

Thursday morning would work well. Thank you.

10:24

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Illustrative 121 interfaceAll people, organisations, dates and activity are fictional. Any figures are illustrative. Controls demonstrate interaction patterns, not enabled account features.

How it helps

See how the feature supports the work.

Each part has a clear job. It becomes useful when it fits the way customers already move through the business and your team knows when to step in.

Capability 01

Email campaigns

Creates and sends configured email campaigns to eligible audiences using connected sending infrastructure.

How it works
Runs an approved campaign, publishing or reputation process through connected channels and profiles.
Why use it
Lets a business communicate with a defined customer group and measure supported engagement.
Plan for
Platform policies, connection expiry, delivery, public responses, usage and add-on charges can vary.
Your team owns
A person must approve content and handle negative feedback, policy issues and publishing failures.
Capability 02

Email templates and builder

Builds reusable branded email content for campaigns and supported workflow messages.

How it works
Runs an approved campaign, publishing or reputation process through connected channels and profiles.
Why use it
Reduces repeated design work while keeping each send subject to content and consent review.
Plan for
Platform policies, connection expiry, delivery, public responses, usage and add-on charges can vary.
Your team owns
A person must approve content and handle negative feedback, policy issues and publishing failures.
Capability 03

Email conversations

Sends and receives supported email messages against the customer conversation and contact record.

How it works
Handles an eligible customer interaction through a configured inbox, number or connected channel.
Why use it
Keeps email context visible to authorised colleagues rather than one private mailbox.
Plan for
Delivery, message types, geographic coverage, approval and charges vary by channel and provider.
Your team owns
A person must own sensitive conversations, failed delivery and any situation outside the approved script.
Capability 04

Smart lists

Builds reusable contact views from saved filters and relevant record conditions.

How it works
Stores or organises supported business data under configured fields, permissions and record rules.
Why use it
Lets teams focus on a working group without maintaining separate copies of the same contacts.
Plan for
The platform does not make imported, duplicated or incomplete data accurate without review.
Your team owns
A data owner must define the record model and resolve quality, ownership and access exceptions.
Capability 05

Actions

Performs supported steps such as sending a message, updating a record, assigning work or calling a connected service.

How it works
Runs an ordered sequence only after its configured trigger and conditions are met.
Why use it
Coordinates routine execution across the customer journey.
Plan for
Automation follows its configuration; it cannot repair poor data, unclear rules or an unavailable external service.
Your team owns
A process owner must approve, test, monitor and pause or correct faulty automation.

Use it with purpose

What good email marketing looks like

A fictional training provider sends an update only to opted-in delegates interested in a new workshop, then routes replies to the shared inbox. The useful outcome is a record that another person can understand and continue, not simply another automated event.

Build the right audience

Use current fields, tags or lists to select people for a clear and legitimate reason.

Prepare useful content

Give the reader a recognisable sender, a relevant message and a clear next step.

Watch replies and outcomes

Treat replies, bounces and opt-outs as operational signals that need handling.

Configuration decisions

Decide the operating rules before switching email marketing on

A credible setup begins with ownership, eligibility and exception decisions. Those choices should be written in plain English and tested with realistic fictional data.

Agree the lawful basis

Document why each audience may receive the message and how preferences are maintained.

Set sender standards

Choose authenticated sending details, reply ownership and an approval step before launch.

Human review point

Plan the follow-up

Decide what a click, reply, bounce or opt-out should do without assuming intent.

From configuration to daily use

Keep the rule, the owner and the exception visible

The second view shows how the capability connects to work a person can review and continue.

121 CRM · Workflow sequence

Enquiry received

Capture source and customer

Acknowledgement

Set a clear response expectation

Human review

Check fit, consent and exceptions

Owner assigned

Name the person responsible

Follow-up due

Remind the owner, not the customer blindly

Illustrative exampleA conceptual workflow. Triggers, messages, delays and exceptions need configuration and testing.

Practical example

Follow one example from signal to next action

A fictional training provider sends an update only to opted-in delegates interested in a new workshop, then routes replies to the shared inbox. The example shows the role of the CRM while keeping the consequential decision with a person.

Audience prepared

Opted-in past delegates match the workshop topic.

Campaign approved

A person checks the subject, links and exclusions.

Human judgement

Message sent

The configured campaign sends at the agreed time.

Responses handled

Replies reach the team; opt-outs are respected.

Boundaries and checks

Plan for the limits of email marketing

Product capability is only one part of a dependable process. Data quality, provider configuration, consent, permissions and staff cover still matter.

Data and context

Deliverability depends on sender setup, reputation and recipient behaviour.

Account and provider setup

Campaign reporting cannot prove why a person acted.

Keep a person accountable

Human responsibility

Email capability, volume and charges must be confirmed for the configured account.

Questions about this page

Useful answers, without the sales fog.

1. Is email marketing confirmed as included in every 121 CRM account?

No. The underlying capability is evidenced in official product documentation, but 121 plan entitlement, sub-account configuration, connected providers and usage charges have not been assumed. Confirm the intended setup before relying on it.

2. What should we decide before configuring email marketing?

Start with three decisions: agree the lawful basis, set sender standards, plan the follow-up. Then test ordinary, missing-data and exception cases with fictional records.

3. What is a practical way to measure whether email marketing is helping?

Measure whether the intended customer work becomes visible and owned. For this page, review build the right audience, prepare useful content, watch replies and outcomes rather than treating clicks, sends or record counts as proof of business value.

4. Can email marketing be fully automated?

No. Email capability, volume and charges must be confirmed for the configured account. Automation can coordinate repeatable steps, while people remain responsible for judgement, exceptions, consent and correcting the record.

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