Email Marketing Automation Flow Examples

A Flow is a sequence of automated emails that trigger based on your contacts’ behavior or characteristics, no manual work required. It can be activated by a contact’s action (like joining a list or abandoning a cart), a specific date (like a birthday), or a condition (like not opening your emails for a set number of days).

In practice, it means every contact gets the right message at the right time: new subscribers are welcomed instantly, cart abandoners receive a timely reminder, inactive contacts get a re-engagement nudge, and birthdays are met with a personalized offer.

Below you’ll find four practical, ready-to-use examples, each with a complete flow structure and step-by-step setup instructions for Emailchef. Pick the use case that fits your needs and follow the guide.

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Welcome email + promotional offer

The flow to start with: greet new subscribers and send an offer 3 days later.

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Abandoned
cart recovery

Reach contacts who didn’t complete their purchase and bring them back to conversion.

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Re-engage inactive contacts

Win back dormant contacts before removing them from your list.

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Birthday automation

A personal, automated message with above-average open rates.