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Send email on behalf of another user

Learn how to send emails on behalf of someone else by setting up their email address as a sender.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Assign a campaign to send from a teammate's email or LinkedIn account. The teammate needs an active seat and connected account. Takes about 5 minutes.

Who Should Use This

  • Team admins managing campaigns for multiple sales reps

  • Agencies sending on behalf of clients or account managers

  • Sales leaders distributing campaign volume across team members

Why This Matters

Sending from the appropriate team member creates more authentic outreach and prevents any single account from hitting daily limits. Reply rates typically increase 15-20% when messages come from the right person rather than a generic company address.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Verify the team member has an assigned seat

Click your name in the bottom-left corner, then select Plans & billing. On the billing page, confirm the teammate has an active seat (if needed, activate their seat). Only team members with an assigned active seat can send campaigns.

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If you need to activate/deactivate a seat, use the seat toggle on the teammate’s row.

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Step 2: Ensure their account is connected

The team member needs to connect their email or LinkedIn.

Option A: Team member connects it themselves (recommended)

  • They click their name in the bottom-left corner, then select Settings

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  • Go to Sending settings, then expand Email

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  • Click Connect email address and follow the prompts

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Option B: You connect it for them

  • Go to Plans & billing and ensure the teammate’s seat is active (then have the teammate complete the email connection from their own Settings if required by your organization’s security/login policies).

  • Note: LinkedIn must be connected by the team member themselves due to authentication requirements

Step 3: Select the sender in your campaign

Go to Campaigns, then open the campaign you want to send from your teammate.

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In the campaign, click Sequence.

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Click an email step, then open the Sender for email steps dropdown and select the teammate as the sender. All email steps using that sender setting will send from their account.

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Optional: Force a sender for specific steps

To have different team members send different steps:

  • Click on the specific step

  • Enable Force a sender

  • Select who should send that step

How You'll Know It Worked

✅ The sender dropdown shows your teammate's name

✅ Each sequence step displays the correct sender below it

✅ Test emails arrive from the teammate's address

Troubleshooting

Issue: Teammate doesn't appear in sender dropdown

  • Verify they have an active seat in Plans & billing

  • Check their email/LinkedIn is connected in their account settings

  • Refresh the page. Aew senders may take 1-2 minutes to appear

Issue: "Email not connected" error

  • Go to SettingsSending settings and reconnect

  • Some providers require periodic re-authentication

Issue: LinkedIn steps won't send

  • The team member must connect to LinkedIn themselves (admins can't do it for them)

  • Have them go to SettingsIntegrationsLinkedIn

Tips for Optimization

  • Match senders to lead segments (junior reps for SMB, executives for enterprise)

  • Use "Force a sender" strategically for authority escalation (CEO sends final offer)

  • For distributing across multiple senders simultaneously, use inbox rotation instead

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