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Email types complianceReviewed September 7, 2026

What is Behavioral email?

A behavioral email is triggered or selected using an observed customer action or state, such as viewing a product or leaving a checkout.

Who this applies to#

  • Use behavioral selection only when the observed event is relevant to the message and the contact remains eligible for that message type

What Behavioral email requires#

  • Define the triggering event, delay, audience exclusions, and stop condition before activating the message
OnVoard

OnVoard describes automated workflows that respond to customer activity and lifecycle events

What this does not require#

  • A behavioral trigger does not turn a promotional message into a transactional message or override an opt-out

Common mistakes#

  1. Ignoring opt-out because an event fired
  2. Sending after the customer completed the intended action
  3. Using an unrelated event as personalization

Behavioral email checklist#

  • Define the event
  • Define the delay
  • Recheck eligibility
  • Set the exit condition

Commonly confused with#

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