Retention Strategy & Execution

Strategy and execution that grow email revenue.

We bring proprietary benchmarks from hundreds of brands and a decade of retention tactics — then layer in your performance data and context to back out the strategies most likely to work. Then we stay in the work: calendars, flows, creative, QA, and testing until the numbers move.

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The Problem

Your program is running. It isn't compounding.

Most brands we work with aren't starting from zero. They come with Klaviyo live, a campaign cadence in place, and a flow library built up over years — often by a previous agency or one or two in-house specialists. What they need isn't more sends. They need a partner who can diagnose what's actually limiting revenue, prioritize what to fix next, and run the program at a higher standard.

Revenue has plateaued

Campaigns go out, flows are live, and the team is busy — but revenue per recipient, flow contribution, or repeat purchase rate hasn't moved in quarters. Activity isn't the problem. Compounding is.

Tactics without a system

Work gets done, but there's no rigorous quarterly prioritization tying initiatives to revenue goals. The calendar fills with what was convenient, not what the data says will move the needle.

Inherited program debt

Flows, segments, and templates built by a prior agency or hire were never re-architected. The foundation caps performance no matter how hard the current team works.

You've hit a capability ceiling

The last agency maxed out on strategic depth. The in-house specialist maxed out on bandwidth or senior expertise. Leveling up means better prioritization and execution at the same time — not swapping one for the other.

The Strategy Side

Your data plus ours — then a roadmap worth executing.

We benchmark your program against hundreds of brands at a similar stage, layer in your performance and business context, and back out a focused quarterly plan — not a recycled playbook from the last client.

Step 01

Learn from the portfolio

Proprietary benchmarks and performance patterns from 450+ brands — plus a decade of tactics and best practices we’ve seen work in the wild.

Step 02

Layer in your context

Your revenue data, list health, seasonality, product mix, and brand constraints. Strategy has to fit your business, not a generic playbook.

Step 03

Back out what will work

We prioritize the initiatives most likely to move your goals — sequenced into a clear roadmap with realistic targets, not a crowded wish list.

Step 04

Implement, test & iterate

We execute campaigns and flows alongside your team, measure what moves, and refine every quarter until performance compounds.

How It Works

From baseline to compounding growth.

01

Baseline your program

We audit what's already live — flows, campaigns, segments, integrations — and benchmark performance against brands at your stage. You see exactly where the prior setup is leaving revenue on the table.

02

Build the roadmap

Portfolio insight plus your data produces a prioritized quarter plan: what to re-architect, what to launch, and what to test — with clear revenue targets, not a crowded backlog.

03

Execute alongside your team

We run the calendar, brief creative, build flows, QA every send, and keep weekly momentum — replacing or augmenting the agency or in-house setup you have today.

04

Review, learn, repeat

End-of-quarter review: what shipped, what hit goals, what to change. Those learnings feed the next roadmap so performance compounds quarter over quarter.

The execution side

End-to-end ownership of your retention channel.

We don't hand you a strategy deck and walk away. We plan, design, build, test, deploy, and report on every campaign and automation.

Access Audience, included. Retention Strategy & Execution engagements include complementary access to Access Audience— our campaign planning software — so calendars, briefs, QA, and deployment stay aligned in one system.

Campaign Calendar Management

  • Monthly editorial calendar with themes, audiences, and send dates
  • Seasonal and promotional cadence planning
  • Email + SMS coordination to avoid fatigue
  • Revenue forecasting per campaign slot

Flow & Automation Architecture

  • Full lifecycle flow mapping from first touch to re-engagement
  • Conditional splits, time delays, and dynamic branching
  • A/B tests built into every flow at the message level
  • Quarterly flow audits and performance-based iteration

Rigorous Quality Assurance

  • Pre-send checklist covering links, UTMs, alt text, and rendering
  • Cross-client preview testing (Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, mobile)
  • Segment verification and suppression checks
  • Discount code and dynamic content validation

Premium Email Design

  • On-brand templates built for conversion, not just aesthetics
  • Mobile-first responsive design with fallback stacking
  • Modular block libraries for fast campaign assembly
  • Seasonal refreshes and ongoing design evolution

Segment & Audience Management

  • Inclusion and exclusion rules aligned to engagement tiers and lifecycle stage
  • Pre-send overlap and suppression checks so audiences stay clean
  • Email and SMS reach coordinated to manage frequency and fatigue
  • Ongoing alignment with list-hygiene and deliverability recommendations

A/B Testing & Experiment Rollouts

  • Test roadmap tied to campaigns and flows — clear hypothesis and success metrics per experiment
  • Campaign and flow-level A/Bs with statistical discipline and documented outcomes
  • Winning variants promoted into production templates and live sends
  • Experiment backlog and ownership so completed tests always have a next step

Our Execution Process

From brief to send — every step accounted for.

01

Creative Brief

Every campaign starts with a brief — audience, objective, offer, messaging angle, and success metrics defined before a single pixel is placed.

02

Design & Copywriting

Our designers and copywriters craft on-brand emails built for conversion. Subject lines, preview text, body copy, and CTAs are all written to your brand voice.

03

Build & Development

Responsive HTML builds optimized for every major email client. Dynamic content blocks, personalization tokens, and conditional logic wired in.

04

QA & Testing

Cross-client rendering tests, link validation, UTM audits, segment verification, and spam scoring. Nothing goes live without passing our 40-point checklist.

05

Deploy & Monitor

Scheduled or triggered sends deployed at optimal times. Real-time monitoring for deliverability anomalies, bounce spikes, or engagement drops.

06

Analyze & Iterate

Structured post-send reviews: revenue attribution, open and click analysis, and A/B learnings captured and fed into the next campaign cycle.

Automation Flows We Build

The revenue engine running 24/7.

We architect, build, and optimize every key automation — each one engineered with conditional splits, A/B tests, and dynamic content.

Welcome Series

First impressions that convert. A multi-touch onboarding sequence introducing your brand story, best-sellers, and a conversion incentive timed to purchase intent signals.

Cart Abandonment

Revenue recovery on autopilot. Triggered emails and SMS with cart contents, urgency cues, and social proof — typically recovering 8–15% of abandoned carts.

Browse Abandonment

Recapture high-intent visitors. Personalized reminders featuring the exact products they viewed, related recommendations, and time-sensitive nudges.

Post-Purchase

Turn buyers into repeat customers. Order confirmations, product education, cross-sell sequences, and review requests timed to delivery milestones.

Winback

Re-engage lapsed customers before they churn. A graduated series of offers, emotional appeals, and final-chance messaging over a 30–90 day window.

Sunset / Suppression

Protect your sender reputation. Automated identification and suppression of chronically unengaged subscribers to maintain inbox placement across your list.

VIP & Loyalty

Reward your best customers. Exclusive early access, loyalty tier notifications, and personalized thank-you messages that deepen lifetime value.

Replenishment

Perfectly timed reorder reminders. Triggered by average consumption cycles and purchase history so replenishable products never run out.

Who This Is For

Is this the right fit?

This engagement is for brands that already have email running and want to move it to the next tier — with a partner who brings cross-brand benchmarks, sharper prioritization, and execution at a higher bar. If you recognize yourself below, we should talk.

Not only eCommerce — we've also worked with leading brands in SaaS, gaming, franchises, financial services, and other verticals where lifecycle messaging drives revenue.

eCommerce brands generating $5M+ in annual revenue with an established Klaviyo program and 50,000+ subscribers

Coming off another agency, a lean in-house setup, or a team that's competent but capped — and ready to level up

Revenue per recipient or flow performance has plateaued despite consistent campaign activity

Leadership wants senior strategic oversight plus hands-on execution

A quarterly rhythm with clear priorities, accountability, and compounding learnings — not another calendar of filler sends

Results

Strategy and execution backed by a decade of proof.

$250M+

Email revenue generated for clients

450+

eCommerce brands served

10+

Years of retention marketing expertise

Frame Destination (home & framing): migrated from Mailchimp to Klaviyo with targeted automations and consistent campaigns — a documented 9,245% revenue lift, including a single free-shipping promo that drove $33,733 in one send.

BariatricPal (health & wellness): segmented campaigns with strategic resends drove 429+ orders and $38K+ around one Labor Day window; web push and on-site capture later compounded into $400K+ in attributable push revenue and roughly $3.4M from contacts acquired on-site.

Misook (luxury apparel): stood up compliant SMS from zero — $40K+ in attributable revenue in under a month, with strong early performance on the first campaign sends.

FAQ

Common questions.

Most brands see measurable movement within the first quarterly cycle (12 weeks) — often a meaningful lift in email-attributed revenue once foundational fixes and high-impact flows are live. Results compound as we learn what works for your audience.

A prioritized roadmap, execution calendar, campaign and flow builds, creative direction, QA, weekly check-ins, and an end-of-quarter performance review. You always know what's shipping, why, and how it's performing.

We bring cross-brand benchmarks and a decade of retention experience most agencies don't have — and we stay accountable for outcomes, not just hours. Strategy and execution live in one team so nothing falls between the roadmap and the inbox.

Both, by default. Most clients hire us for the combined engagement — roadmap plus hands-on execution. We can also operate as a strategy layer on top of your internal team if that's the better fit.

Standard campaigns go from brief to deployment in 5–7 business days. Rush campaigns can be turned in 48 hours with advance notice. Flows and automations follow a structured sprint schedule — typically 2–3 weeks for a full flow build including design, copy, build, and QA.

It depends on your audience size and strategy, but most of our clients run 8–16 email campaigns per month alongside coordinated SMS sends. We build a monthly calendar together during onboarding and adjust based on seasonal priorities and performance data.

Yes — end to end. Our in-house team handles creative strategy, copywriting, graphic design, and HTML development. You'll review and approve every asset before it goes live, but we do the heavy lifting so your internal team doesn't have to.

Scoped to your program's complexity, revenue, and list size. We'll walk through exact pricing on a strategy call.

Ready to stop guessing and start compounding?

Book a strategy call with our team. We'll review your current retention program, identify the biggest opportunities, and outline how we'd run both the roadmap and day-to-day execution for your brand.

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