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356. Auditing Your Email Marketing Strategy + Results

eCommerce Badassery · December 9, 2025 · 19 min

Summary

This episode guides e-commerce operators through a comprehensive audit of their email marketing strategy. Learn to analyze key metrics like email-driven revenue, automation vs. campaign performance, and identify impactful content strategies to optimize both automated flows and campaign emails for increased conversions and customer retention.

Key takeaways

Themes

email & smsconversion & crocustomer retention

Topics covered

email marketing auditemail automation performanceemail campaign optimizationklaviyo featurese-commerce email strategyrevenue attribution

Episode description

Are You Ignoring THIS Major Revenue Driver in Your Biz? It's time to get real about your email marketing strategy. Even if you think it’s doing fine… when was the last time you actually looked under the hood? If your answer is “uh, it’s been a minute”—don’t worry, you’re not alone. That’s exactly why I’m bringing back this popular episode for our year-end recap series. In this episode, I walk you through how to do a full-on review of your email marketing—what numbers to track, how to interpret them, and where to focus next. Because yes, email should be makin’ you money on autopilot… but only if it’s actually optimized to do that. From dialing in your campaign strategy to auditing your automations, this episode is packed with practical steps you can take to tighten up your email game before the new year. 👉 Whether you’ve got your automations on lock or you haven’t looked at your flows since 2021… this episode is your kick-in-the-butt reminder to make email a priority again. What We'll Cover: How to tell if your email revenue is healthy (or hiding problems) The right balance between campaigns and automations—and what it says about your biz What to look for when reviewing campaigns (hint: not just the promos) The #1 mistake biz owners make when analyzing automations What to update in your flows beyond just the data (spoiler: branding matters too) A better metric than “revenue per recipient” to measure performance Where to start if you feel overwhelmed by all the email “shoulds” _______ Full Episode Show Notes http://ecommercebadassery.com/356 _______ Let's Connect Website: http://ecommercebadassery.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/ecommercebadassery Membership: http://ecommercebadassery.com/membership _______ Rate, Review, & Subscribe Like what you heard? I’d be forever grateful if you’d rate, review and subscribe to the show! Not only does it help your fellow eCommerce entrepreneurs find the eCommerce Badassery podcast; but it’s also

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about email & sms?
Prioritize auditing bottom-of-funnel email automations first, such as checkout abandonment, browse abandonment, and win-back flows, as these target users with high purchase intent.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Aim for 20-30% of total revenue from email marketing, with 10-20% specifically from automations. If automation revenue exceeds campaigns, increase campaign send frequency.
What does this episode say about customer retention?
Analyze email campaign patterns for unexpected successes beyond sales events, noting subject lines, content, CTA, and send times to inform future strategy.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Regularly update email automation content to reflect branding changes, product assortment updates, and evolving customer objections.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Leverage advanced email platform features like dynamic content and universal blocks for personalized customer experiences, especially for Klaviyo users.

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