Three Email Automations on Steroids for E-commerce
Have you ever lost a sale because someone abandoned their cart, forgot about a product they browsed, or simply drifted away from your brand?
It happens to the best of us!
Have you ever lost a sale because someone abandoned their cart, forgot about a product they browsed, or simply drifted away from your brand?
It happens to the best of us!
Imagine you're at a bakery, piling delicious cookies onto a tray. You reach for the checkout, but suddenly get distracted and leave your sugary treats behind!
That's kind of what happens in online stores all the time. People add items to their carts but abandon them before paying.
This "shopping cart graveyard" can cost your business a lot of money. But fear not, there's a way to bring those cookies (or whatever you sell) back to life: abandoned cart recovery emails!
If you’re beginning your ecommerce journey, one of the biggest buzz phrases you’ll stumble across is… “CONVERSION OPTIMIZATION” (Insert dramatic echo here) “Conversion? Is this a cult?”
No no, a conversion is when a user completes any one of your website’s goals, from email sign-ups, to leaving a review, and that grand unicorn in the sky… making a purchase. Optimization is doing everything you can to ensure those conversions are made.
Amanda Marochko is the head of strategic partnerships at Buffer – which offers a set of social media marketing tools. She talked to ShopCreatify about how ecommerce merchants can integrate Buffer with their Shopify stores to easily plan, create and execute content marketing strategies. Marochko worked at Shopify for three years before moving to Buffer early in 2020. She was ShopCreatify’s partner manager and had met founder and CEO, Ross Allchorn, during her visits to South Africa.
Online shopping exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as customers started shopping online more. Some stores reported unheard of increases in business. The vaccine rollout in the US might see the return of some semblance of normality. So what will merchants do to retain new customers from the past year? We look at ways to sustain this growth and make sure that short-term customers become long-term ones.
In the mad rush to get everything done, automation can give you back some time. One simple and effective step is to automate your emails.
Shopify store automation apps free up your time, prevent errors, and create a better customer experience.
Both merchants & service providers are welcome.
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