S2 E6: Digging Into Allbirds / Subject Lines That Sell / The Best Kept Secret in E-Commerce

Limited Supply · November 16, 2022 · 47 min

Summary

This episode cuts through the noise, offering e-commerce operators actionable strategies to navigate the post-iOS marketing landscape. It provides practical tips for boosting email open rates with killer subject lines and unveils a 'best-kept secret' for maximizing SMS opt-ins, crucial for direct customer communication and retention in a privacy-first world. Learn how to optimize your marketing spend and truly understand your performance metrics.

Key takeaways

• Implement the 'only email trick that works' to significantly improve your open rates and engagement.
• Leverage the revealed 'best-kept secret' for SMS acquisition to rapidly grow your mobile marketing list and enhance direct customer communication.
• Analyze the Allbirds case study to understand common pitfalls in scaling a DTC brand and how to avoid them.
• Prioritize accurate monthly business metrics, factoring in iOS privacy changes, to make data-driven decisions for profitable growth.
• Experiment with urgency tactics in your messaging as discussed, but always test their effectiveness with your specific audience.

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Episode description

Has iOS killed accurate metrics? Nik and Moiz talk Apple, open rates and more in this unfiltered conversation on all things E-commerce. Join them as they dig into what exactly has happened at Allbirds, offer some inside hacks on creating killer subject lines, and reveal one of e-commerce’s best-kept secrets when it comes to capturing SMS numbers. Growing your business is hard, but Triple Whale is all about scaling your shopify store to the moon and doing it profitably. Use promo code supply15 to get 15% off when you sign up for Triple Whale at www.triplewhale.com Check out the Nik’s DTC newsletter: https://bit.ly/3mOUJMJ Follow Nik: Twitter: twitter.com/mrsharma Follow Moiz: Twitter: twitter.com/moizali Timestamps: 00:00 Intro02:06 Digging Into Honest Company Revenue09:22 TV Ads12:22 Why Infomercials Are Great14:44 Testing Android Vs iOS Open Rates21:33 The Only Email Trick That Works24:45 Creating A Sense of Urgency27:41 How To Get More SMS Data35:32 The Best Cart Product41:09 Monthly Business Metrics

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about paid acquisition?

Implement the 'only email trick that works' to significantly improve your open rates and engagement.

What does this episode say about email & sms?

Leverage the revealed 'best-kept secret' for SMS acquisition to rapidly grow your mobile marketing list and enhance direct customer communication.

What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?

Analyze the Allbirds case study to understand common pitfalls in scaling a DTC brand and how to avoid them.

What does this episode say about dtc strategy?

Prioritize accurate monthly business metrics, factoring in iOS privacy changes, to make data-driven decisions for profitable growth.

What does this episode say about paid acquisition?

Experiment with urgency tactics in your messaging as discussed, but always test their effectiveness with your specific audience.

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