CRM Marketing

Email and SMS Are Still Run as Two Separate Businesses at Most DTC Brands

| Diana Nekrasova

Most Shopify DTC brands treat email and SMS as separate silos—leaving serious revenue on the table. Here's what the 2026 data says, and how...

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CRM Marketing

Back-in-Stock Flows: The Highest-Intent Email You're Probably Sending Wrong

| Diana Nekrasova

Back-in-stock emails average $9.14 revenue per recipient and a 59% open rate — the highest of any Klaviyo flow. Here's how to build, time,...

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CRM Marketing

Predictive CLV in Klaviyo: How Accurate Is It, Really?

| Diana Nekrasova

Klaviyo's built-in predictive CLV and churn risk scores sound powerful — but how reliable are they for DTC brands making real retention decisions? A...

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CRM Marketing

The Preference Center Nobody Builds (And the Unsubscribes It Would Prevent)

| Diana Nekrasova

Most Shopify brands lose subscribers to a binary unsubscribe button they never had to click. A properly built Klaviyo preference center—with frequency tiers, topic...

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CRM Marketing

Do VIP Tier Flows Actually Increase Retention, or Just Feel Good?

| Diana Nekrasova

VIP tier email flows in Klaviyo can meaningfully lift repeat purchase rates and LTV — but only if they're built on real-time loyalty data,...

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CRM Marketing

Browse Abandonment vs Cart Abandonment: Two Different Flows, Two Different Jobs

| Diana Nekrasova

Browse abandonment and cart abandonment flows trigger on different buyer signals, demand different messaging, and return very different revenue per recipient. Here's exactly how...

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CRM Marketing

Your Subject Line A/B Test Probably Isn't Statistically Significant

| Diana Nekrasova

Most DTC brands are calling subject line A/B test winners on sample sizes far too small to trust. Here's the math, the Klaviyo mechanics,...

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CRM Marketing

RFM vs Behavioral Segmentation: Which Actually Drives Klaviyo Revenue in 2026

| Diana Nekrasova

RFM and behavioral segmentation aren't competing strategies in Klaviyo — they're two layers of the same system. Here's how to stack them for maximum...

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CRM Marketing

Win-Back Flows That Actually Win Customers Back: A Data-Driven Structure

| Diana Nekrasova

Most Klaviyo win-back flows are triggered too late and built too thin. This practitioner guide covers churn-risk thresholds, a proven 3–4 email sequence structure,...

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CRM Marketing

SMS Marketing in 2026: What Changed in Compliance and What It Costs You

| Diana Nekrasova

TCPA enforcement hit $150M+ in settlements in 2025 alone. Here's exactly what changed in SMS compliance for 2026—opt-in flows, opt-out rules, 10DLC requirements—and what...

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CRM Marketing

Email Deliverability in 2026: What Gmail and Yahoo Now Require From Every Sender

| Diana Nekrasova

Gmail and Yahoo now reject non-compliant bulk email outright — no spam folder, no second chance. Here's exactly what SPF, DKIM, DMARC, spam thresholds,...

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CRM Marketing

Post-Purchase Flows: The Cheapest LTV Lever in DTC

| Diana Nekrasova

Post-purchase email flows are the highest-ROI retention tool available to Shopify DTC brands — yet most brands leave them half-built. Here's the 2026 playbook:...

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