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Create a competitor image brief from an email

Give design and marketing requests a ready-to-review visual starting point.

Trigger

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

Action

Google Images

Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.

Why this helps

Visual research requests lose momentum when someone has to search them manually.

  • Speeds up visual inspiration gathering
  • Preserves the original request context
  • Produces links and metadata for review

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Outlook and Autom once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation named Competitor image brief.
  • 3Tell Notis to read the message, extract the competitor and visual themes, and return relevant Google Images results with titles and URLs.
  • 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test it with one visual research request.

Questions about this workflow

Will it download or reuse images?

No. It returns Google image result links and metadata for your review.

Can the email include several competitors?

Yes. Ask Notis to separate the result brief by competitor or theme.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Autom. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Outlook triggers

Autom actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Google Countries

Tool to list google-supported countries. use when you need to filter or suggest countries based on a search string.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Google Images

Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.

ActionInstant

New Contact Added

Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.

TriggerInstant

Google Languages

Tool to retrieve google-supported languages. use when you need a list of language codes for localization.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Google Locations

Tool to retrieve google-supported locations. use when searching for locations by name. returns locations ordered by reach (most populous first).

ActionInstant

New Calendar Event

Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

New Sent Message

Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Outlook and Autom, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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