Email Marketing Client Intake template

An email marketing brief needs to explain where the audience came from and who manages sending, as well as what the messages should say. This intake form records goals, audience sources, segments, sender details, suppression ownership and approval responsibilities. Existing senders can add platform history; new programs skip that follow-up.

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What’s inside

The questions this template ships with — rename, reorder, or delete any of them in the builder.

01Your name and organizationShort text
02Project contact emailEmail
03Are you already sending marketing campaigns?Multiple choice
04Which platform do you use, and what has recent sending looked like?Long text
05What should the email program help customers do?Long text
06How was the audience collected, and how are permissions recorded?Long text
07Approximate active audience size and main segmentsShort text
08Planned sender name and sending domainShort text
09Who manages domain authentication, unsubscribes and suppression lists?Long text
10Which campaign types are in scope?Checkboxes
11Who supplies content and approves test sends?Long text
12What cadence, launch dates and audience restrictions should we plan around?Long text

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Example response and next steps

Illustrative example, not a real customer submission.

A course publisher wants a welcome series for people who request its study planner.

How was the audience collected, and how are permissions recorded?
People sign up on our site; our email platform stores the signup source and permission record.
Who supplies content and approves test sends?
The course editor supplies lessons and the marketing lead approves test emails.

How to use the response

Review the actual signup wording and audience process with the client. Agree who handles suppression updates and test the sending setup separately before scheduling the welcome series.

Before publishing your version

Test both existing-sender paths and edit campaign choices. This form should gather responsible owners and process descriptions, not subscriber exports, passwords or a guarantee of deliverability.

Questions people ask

Does this form send campaigns or import subscribers?

No. It collects requirements for your team's review. Sending-platform configuration and audience handling are separate tasks.

Is this the same as an email signup form?

No. A signup form collects an individual subscriber's request. This intake form collects a client's program requirements and operating responsibilities.

Does an answer about permission prove compliance?

No. It records the client's description of their process. Review the actual signup, records and campaign requirements separately before sending.

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