Plan newsletter categories from your sent updates
Your outbound conversations can reveal the categories your audience needs next.
Trigger
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Action
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
Why this helps
Recurring themes in sent messages rarely make it into a consistent editorial structure.
- Turn recurring themes into organized content
- Use existing categories consistently
- Reduce ad hoc editorial decisions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Curated in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Sent email to category planning.
- 3Tell Notis to summarize the sent message topic and list matching categories for your publication.
- 4Pick New Sent Message as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one topical sent message.
Questions about this workflow
Can it handle a message with several themes?
Yes. Ask Notis to identify the main themes and return category matches for each.
Does it alter category settings?
No. It only lists existing categories for planning.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
List Email Subscribers
Tool to list all email subscribers for a publication. use after confirming the publication id.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
List Publications
Tool to list all publications accessible by the api key. use when you need to retrieve your publication ids for further api calls. example prompt: "list my publications".
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Curated, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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