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SE4 EP44: How Chubbies Stay Consistently Creative with Email Content • Klaviyo:BOS

2X eCommerce Podcast · with Erich Hellstrom · October 7, 2019 · 20 min

Summary

Chubbies masterfully integrates its brand personality into every customer touchpoint, especially through their email marketing. This episode reveals how their unique approach, including hiring a comedian for their creative team and rigorous A/B testing, drives high engagement and reinforces brand identity, offering actionable strategies for e-commerce brands looking to elevate their email content.

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Themes

email & smsbrand & contentconversion & cro

Topics covered

email content strategybrand voice and toneemail subject line testingpush notificationsemail consistencycreative team development

Episode description

In this KlaviyoBOS interview with Erich Hellstrom, Chubbies' own creative email expert extraordinaire, we learn about how Chubbies incorporates their brand values and internal culture into both their email newsletters and email flows. In fact, at every customer touchpoint, you can distinctly identify a Chubbies message, as their voice and tone is witty and fun all round. Here is a summary of what was discussed: The first principle is scheduled consistency - they achieve this by sending out their 'weekender' newsletter every Friday, Relevance: their apparel is most likely to be won over a weekend or holiday and so deliberately send out their newsletter on Fridays, They have a stand-up comedian in their creative team, They test email subject lines like crazy and incorporate sender name, subject line and email preview line to write really funny emails that get people to open their emails more, They have an app and so do push-notifications through their app and send 3 notifications a week! ----------- FACEBOOK GROUP...CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION The eCommerce GrowthAccelerator Mastermind Facebook Group has just launched. It is a community... ✔️ for founders and experts passionately involved in eCommerce ✔️ for the truly ambitious wanting to make an impact in the markets they serve ✔️ for those willing and open to help and share with other members Here is where to apply to join the Facebook group >>http://bit.ly/ecommercefb<< ----------- SPONSORS: This episode is brought to you by: Klaviyo If you’re looking to grow your business there is only one way—by building real, quality, customer relationships. Most marketing software will claim they do this, but will never deliver on their promises. You need to demand more from your marketing software that’s where Klaviyo comes in. Klaviyo helps you build meaningful customer relationships by listening and understanding cues from your customers, allowing you to easily turn that information into valuable m

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about email & sms?
Implement scheduled consistency for newsletters, like Chubbies' weekly 'weekender' on Fridays, aligning send times with customer behavior patterns.
What does this episode say about brand & content?
Infuse brand values and internal culture into all email content to create a distinct and recognizable voice across every customer touchpoint.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Recruit diverse talent, like a stand-up comedian for a creative team, to foster innovative and engaging content development, particularly for subject lines and preview text.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Rigorously A/B test email subject lines, sender names, and preview lines to optimize open rates and engagement through humor and relevance.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Expand customer engagement beyond email by utilizing app push notifications for timely and frequent communication, as Chubbies does with three weekly notifications.

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