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title: "Drip Campaign Triggers"
canonical: "https://funnelflare-engagement-center.refined.site/space/STARTTHEFIRE/170786923/Drip%20Campaign%20Triggers"
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Drip campaigns are special in that a contact can be added to the campaign by a trigger or by manually adding contacts to the campaign. In this unit, learn the different ways to trigger a drip campaign and where to use them.


 


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This starting step is triggered when a contact matches the defined query. The query is polled every 10 minutes.


This is a great campaign for communicating with contacts when their deal stage or status changes.


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This starting step is triggered when a contact(s) is added to the campaign by some user action. Users can be added to this campaign by:


- Manually adding a contact from the contact edit screen
- Adding a contact via the bulk contact edit (on the All Contacts screen)
- Using one of the Add To Campaign workflow actions
- Adding a contact(s) using the api


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This starting step is triggered when a deal is created, the status is changed, or the stage is changed.