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Run win-back drip email campaigns with Google Sheets and SMTP

Ready for 3.0

by Dele Tosh @ Protomated ✓ · 0 views · created 2026-09-21 · Lead Nurturing

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 9 * * *) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Sheets.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 9 * * *) (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Read Win-Back Tracker Sheet (Google Sheets): read
  2. Read Complete Win-Back Tracker (Google Sheets): read
  3. Calculate Due Drip Stage (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Summarize Weekly Win-Back Status (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  5. Build Win-Back Drip Email Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Build Weekly Win-Back Email (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  7. Execute Compliance Workflow (Execute Sub-workflow): calls another n8n workflow
  8. Send Weekly Win-Back Email (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
  9. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  10. Send Win-Back Drip Email (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP

…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google Sheets

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (7)

From the author

Quick Overview This workflow runs daily and weekly to manage a win-back email drip from a Google Sheets tracker, sending staged reactivation emails via SMTP after a compliance sub-workflow approves them, then updating the tracker and emailing a weekly status…

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