ForwardThis

An ops assistant for your inbox

ForwardThis for marketing teams

Marketing teams run on email. Press requests, partnership pitches, finished posts, campaign assets, agency invoices: they all land in your inbox, and they all need actioning. ForwardThis actions them for you. Forward the email, add some simple instructions, and it does the work in the apps you already use.

You forward

Imogen Hale

Comment request: retail trends piece

Your instructions

Add this to the Press board with the deadline, and post it in #marketing.

  • Trello

    Create a card for the request

    Press board · deadline Friday

  • Slack

    Post the request

    #marketing

    Press request from Imogen Hale at the Northern Business Post: comment for a retail trends piece, deadline Friday. It's on the Press board.

    Sent after approval

You receive a confirmation email once complete, with an undo button that works for 24 hours.

Get started

Setup in 30 seconds.

The emails marketing teams deal with every day

ForwardThis takes on the repetitive tasks you would normally delegate, or switch between apps to deal with yourself. Each one of these can be actioned from a single forwarded email.

  • A press or comment request

    Add this to the Press board, due Wednesday.

    The request is a card with a deadline, so the deadline is what gets managed, not the inbox.

  • A newsletter signup request

    Add them to the newsletter list, tagged as an event signup.

    One subscriber is added and tagged, and the confirmation shows exactly what was recorded.

  • A post ready for the blog

    Save this as a draft on the blog.

    The post sits in WordPress as a draft, and publishing stays a human decision.

  • Final assets from the agency

    Save the attachments under Campaigns/Spring/Assets.

    Every file lands in the campaign folder, and the confirmation lists each one with its link.

  • An agency invoice

    File this under Suppliers/Halcyon and add a row to the spend sheet.

    The invoice is filed and on the spend sheet, so budget tracking does not wait for month end.

  • A competitor campaign worth keeping

    Save this in the Swipe file under subject lines.

    The example sits in your swipe file, filed where the next campaign brainstorm will find it.

  • An event invitation

    Add this to the Events board with the date and a link to the invite.

    The event is a card with its date, and deciding who goes becomes a board conversation.

  • A partnership pitch

    Post this in #partnerships and say who they are.

    The pitch lands in the channel after you approve the message, so the team can weigh in.

  • A reader asking to be added

    Add them to the publication's free list.

    One reader joins the free list, and undo covers it for 24 hours.

What is ForwardThis?

ForwardThis is an ops assistant for your inbox. It turns email into action, without the hassle. Compatible with over 145+ of the apps you use every day.

  • Works with any email

    Compatible with any personal or professional email provider. Gmail, Outlook and more.

  • 145+ apps

    Works across all the apps you already use every day. With more being added every month.

  • Setup in seconds

    No complex setup, apps to install or workflows to build. Sign up, forward, done.

  • Secure & private

    ForwardThis only acts on the emails you send it, and no data gets retained after actions have been completed.

How it works

  1. Forward an email

    Forward any email, along with a quick note. Save the attachment. Add this to my calendar. Create a task. Update a record. Send a message on Slack. One email can ask for several things at once.

  2. ForwardThis does the work

    It reads your email, then connects to your existing apps & tools to carry out the job. No workflows to build. No copying and pasting between tabs.

  3. Done.

    ForwardThis replies when it’s done. With a short summary - and an undo button if something doesn’t look right.

Try it with a real email.

Forward any work email to the address below and see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.

Occasional product emails may follow.

FAQs

How do marketing teams use ForwardThis?
By forwarding the emails that carry work in them. A press request becomes a card on the board and a message to the channel. A finished post goes into WordPress as a draft. Campaign assets are filed in the right folder. An opt-in becomes a tagged subscriber. Each one can be actioned from a single forwarded email.
Does it work with the tools a marketing team already uses?
Yes. It works with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Kit, Beehiiv, WordPress.com, Trello, Slack, Notion, Google Drive, Google Sheets and 145+ other apps. Each app takes one click to connect, and once connected it stays connected.
Can it send a campaign or a broadcast?
No. ForwardThis adds subscribers and creates drafts; it does not send campaigns or broadcasts. A forwarded opt-in becomes one subscriber, added and tagged, and pressing send on anything stays with you.
Does it publish blog posts?
No. A forwarded post goes into WordPress as a draft, never published. You read the draft, change what you want, and press publish yourself.
Can my team use it too?
We're working hard on getting our team plan ready to launch. If you'd like to use ForwardThis for your team, please email us for more information.
What happens to emails with customer data in them?
Your email is processed securely and used only to carry out your instructions. ForwardThis keeps it just long enough for you to press undo, then deletes it completely. Nothing is stored long term.