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Email Marketing Strategy

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Price
Free
Style
Bold
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 30, 2026

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Overview

Many email programmes drift into batch-and-blast sends, with no clear segments, no sunset policy and no link between opens and revenue. This document gives a CRM lead one place to set goals, record consent, define segments, map automated journeys, schedule campaigns and agree the limits that protect sender reputation. Pages run from goals through to measures and service levels.

The sample follows Alderbrook Creative, a fictional design studio and print shop with 62,000 subscribers and £660k of annual email revenue, a third of it from journeys. Replace the list size, open and click baselines with your last 90 days of data, redefine inactive for your send frequency, and move the calendar to your real promotions.

Useful for

  • A CRM manager presenting next year's email plan and revenue forecast to the head of marketing
  • A data protection review where consent records, suppression rules and unsubscribe handling must be shown
  • A team kickoff where copywriters and designers need the journeys, segments and campaign calendar in one place

What's included

  • Goals page with baseline revenue by stream and three targets for the year
  • List and consent page with three rules on consent records, sunsetting and unsubscribes
  • Segments page with revenue by segment and two persona cards
  • Journeys page with a table of six automated flows and a month calendar of sends
  • Campaign calendar with a milestone timeline and the gates every send passes
  • Measures scorecard, deliverability limits and definitions, plus a make-it-yours guide

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Replace the list size, open rate, click rate and revenue baselines with your last 90 days of data from your email platform.

  3. 3

    Redefine inactive for your send frequency, set the suppression date, and update the consent rules to match your sign-up forms.

  4. 4

    Rewrite the journeys and move the campaign calendar to your real promotions, then set your revenue-per-email target.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then share the document with marketing and data protection colleagues.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

Why does the plan define inactive by clicks, not opens?

Apple Mail Privacy Protection inflates open rates, so opens no longer prove a person read the email. Clicks and orders are the safer signals for sunsetting.

Can I use it for a charity or a non-retail list?

Yes. Swap revenue per email for donations or sign-ups per email, and rename the journeys to match your supporter stages. The consent and deliverability pages apply unchanged.

Is the Alderbrook Creative data real?

No. The organisation, people and figures are fictional sample data. Replace every name, email address and number with your own before sharing the plan.

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