Writing Email Campaigns
Quick start
Collect or infer:
- •Campaign goal (nurture, convert, retain, re-engage)
- •Audience segment and relationship stage
- •Key message and desired action
- •Sequence length and send cadence
Then produce output using TEMPLATES.md. Validate with RUBRIC.md.
Workflow
- •Define campaign goal and success metrics
- •Map audience segment and their current state
- •Plan sequence structure and email count
- •Write subject lines that drive opens
- •Draft body copy focused on single CTA per email
- •Create preview text that complements subject
- •Build sequence logic (triggers, timing, conditions)
- •Run the rubric check. Revise until it passes.
Degrees of freedom
- •Medium: Email structure follows proven patterns; tone and specific messaging vary by brand
- •Allowed variation: Sequence length; send timing; visual element recommendations
Failure modes to avoid
- •Multiple CTAs competing for attention
- •Subject lines that mislead about content
- •Walls of text that bury the CTA
- •Generic copy that ignores segmentation
References
- •Templates: TEMPLATES.md
- •Rubric: RUBRIC.md
- •Examples: EXAMPLES.md
- •Email sequence patterns: reference/sequence-patterns.md