🎯 Automated B2B Cold Email Sequence with AI Personalization Stop manually sending follow-ups. This workflow automates your entire cold email outreach with AI-powered personalization, smart scheduling, and automatic reply detection. ✨ What It Does This workflow sends a perfectly-timed 3-email sequence to B2B prospects with: AI-generated personalized emails adapted to each prospect's sector, company size, and role Smart scheduling : Only sends Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday at optimal times (~9AM with randomization) Bilingual support : Auto-detects French or English prospects Reply detection : Automatically stops the sequence when someone replies Spam prevention : Randomized sending times, professional intervals Full tracking : Updates Google Sheets with send status and reply detection Slack notifications : Get alerted immediately when a hot lead responds 📊 Expected Results Based on real usage: 10-15% reply rate (vs 3-8% for generic cold emails) 2-5 hot leads per 30 prospects contacted 90% time saved vs manual outreach Professional delivery that preserves sender reputation 🎬 How It Works Add prospect to Google Sheet (Email, Name, Company, etc.) Workflow triggers automatically on new row Time planning calculates optimal send dates (Tue/Wed/Thu only) Email 1 (J0): AI generates introduction with value prop (80-120 words) Wait 3 days Email 2 (J+3): Follow-up with new angle or case study (70-90 words) Wait 4 days Email 3 (J+7): Final soft close, respectful exit (60-100 words) Reply detection : Monitors Gmail → marks prospect "hot" → Slack alert → stops sequence 🚀 Perfect For Sales teams doing B2B cold outreach Agencies prospecting new clients SaaS founders building their pipeline Consultants/freelancers doing business development Anyone tired of manual follow-ups and low response rates ⚙️ Requirements Required: Google Sheets (free) Gmail account (free) OpenAI API key (~$0.50 per 100 emails) Optional: Slack (for notifications) n8n version: Compatible with n8n 1.0+