Another mail merge google spreadsheet

Here's another example of a mail merge using Google Sheets:

Scenario: You're a marketing manager at a company that sells outdoor gear. You want to send a personalized email to your customers who have purchased a specific product (e.g. a waterproof backpack) within the last 6 months. You want to include their name, the product they purchased, and a special offer for a related product.

Step 1: Prepare your data

Create a Google Sheet with the following columns:

Enter the data for your customers in this sheet. Make sure to include the columns you need for the mail merge.

Step 2: Create a template for your email

Create a new Google Doc or a template in Google Docs. This will be the template for your email. You can add placeholders for the dynamic information you want to include, such as the customer's name and product purchased.

For example, you could add the following placeholders:

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

In your Google Sheet, go to the "Tools" menu and select "Script editor". This will open the Google Apps Script editor.

In the script editor, create a new function called sendEmails. This function will loop through each row in your sheet, replace the placeholders in the email template with the corresponding values, and send the email.

Here's an example code:

function sendEmails() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var template = DocumentApp.getDocById("YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID").getBody();
  var emails = [];

  sheet.getRange(2, 1, sheet.getLastRow() - 1, 4).getValues().forEach(function(row) {
    var name = row[0];
    var email = row[1];
    var product = row[2];
    var date = row[3];

    var body = template.getText();
    body = body.replace("{{Name}}", name);
    body = body.replace("{{Product Purchased}}", product);
    body = body.replace("{{Date of Purchase}}", date);

    var emailBody = body;
    emails.push({to: email, subject: "Special Offer for {{Product Purchased}}", body: emailBody});
  });

  MailApp.sendEmails(emails);
}

Step 4: Run the script

Save the script and go back to your Google Sheet. Click on the "Run" button next to the sendEmails function to run the script.

The script will loop through each row in your sheet, replace the placeholders in the email template with the corresponding values, and send the email to each customer.

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