Automated Workflows & Organization
Automate Emails by Connecting Gmail & KlickTipp
If you want to connect Gmail and KlickTipp to efficiently automate your email communication, this guide is ideal for you if you want to better manage your contacts, send automated follow-ups and synchronize relevant data between Gmail and KlickTipp. You'll benefit from a seamless integration that will save you a lot of time and boost your marketing power.
Below, we'll show you step by step how to connect Gmail with KlickTipp and the benefits this will bring to your business.
Your Advantages with KlickTipp and Gmail
- Automatic transfer and synchronization of contacts from Gmail to KlickTipp so that no potential leads are lost.
- Analysis of email sends in Gmail to gain valuable insights into the behavior of your recipients.
- Automated follow-up emails in KlickTipp based on responses from Gmail campaigns to increase your conversion rate.
- Integration of Gmail email templates in KlickTipp for consistent and professional brand communication.
- Segment your contacts based on key email interactions to deliver targeted and relevant marketing.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Make
This step-by-step guide shows you how to use the Make Template → Automate transactional Emails from KlickTipp via Gmail to automate your systematic transactional emails via Gmail directly from KlickTipp, saving you time and reliably monitoring the sending status of your important system messages that KlickTipp itself does not natively cover.
This connection allows you to smoothly control your email communication and ensures a professional user experience.
Use the Make Template now for a quick and easy setup of your Gmail integration:
Prerequisites
- Access to your KlickTipp account with activated API rights
- Make account to use the Make iPaaS template
- Gmail account with OAuth2 access (e.g. a no-reply address) that you want to use for sending transactional emails
- Custom fields and tags created in KlickTipp to control the automation
- Creation of an active outbound rule in KlickTipp with webhook link to Make
Preparations within the KlickTipp Account
Create KlickTipp Data Fields
Two new custom fields are required in KlickTipp for tracking email delivery:
- Email Delivery Status (type: line) to save the dispatch status
- Email HTML Body (type: HTML) to save the content of the sent e-mail
Define or Create KlickTipp Tags
A special tag controls the sending process via Gmail. You have to create this tag manually in KlickTipp:
- Send Email via Gmail
Further Preparation in KlickTipp
Apart from creating the tags and custom fields, no further preparation is necessary in KlickTipp. No special campaigns or landing pages are required for sending Gmail transactional emails.
Preparations within Gmail
No special preparations are necessary for the setup in Gmail, as the email dispatch is handled entirely via the Make template. It is only important that you establish the Gmail connection in Make via OAuth2 and correctly set up the desired sender address (e.g. no-reply) before activating the template.
Import Template, Set Up and Test Integration
Make: Send Transactional Emails Automatically with Gmail
Now use the practical Make Template to automate transactional emails with Gmail and KlickTipp:
Automate transactional emails from KlickTipp via Gmail
In KlickTipp, trigger the tag (e.g. → Send Email via Gmail) to activate the outgoing rule. Check your Gmail inbox to see if the transactional email was sent correctly. Contact the contact in KlickTipp and check the custom fields → Email Delivery Status and → Email HTML Body. to see if they have been updated accordingly.
In case of errors, check the Make integration for error messages and test again if necessary. Make sure that all tests were successful and then activate the scenario in Make so that incoming KlickTipp events are processed live.
From this point on, all tagged contacts in KlickTipp are automatically provided with transactional emails via Gmail. Regularly monitor the status and logs in Make to ensure reliability.
Next Steps
After the basic integration, you can implement further exciting automation options to make your email communication even more efficient:
- Automated setting of KlickTipp tags based on open or click behavior in your Gmail-sent transactional emails
- Synchronization of feedback or bounce status from Gmail back into KlickTipp to optimize your list quality
- Link to other tools via Make to create personalized workflows and follow-ups based on the transactional emails
Summary
By connecting Gmail and Klicktipp, you can make your email communication much more efficient. The integration not only enables automated synchronization and analysis, but also personalized follow-ups and targeted segmentation, saving you time, increasing your conversion and offering your contacts an even better experience.
Further Resources
- Make Template: Automate transactional Emails from KlickTipp via Gmail – Direct template for the integration
- Make Integration Gmail – Official Make documentation for the Gmail connection
- KlickTipp Help: Opt-in Process – Basics for automated processes in KlickTipp
- KlickTipp Integrations – Overview of all possible integrations and scenarios
- KlickTipp Help: Tagging – Information on the use of tags in KlickTipp