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Journal · Retention · Email & SMS · 6 min

The 5 email flows every fashion brand should have before spending on ads

Paid traffic is expensive. These five flows make sure you don't pay for the same customer twice.

Ads bring people to the store. Flows decide what happens next. If the flows aren't there, every visitor who doesn't buy immediately — which is most of them — is gone, and you'll pay to reach them again.

1. Welcome

The first emails after sign-up are the most read you'll ever send. Use them to introduce the brand, not just a discount: who you are, what you make, why it costs what it does.

2. Abandoned browse, cart and checkout

Three different moments of intent. Someone who reached checkout needs a reminder; someone who browsed a product may need sizing help or a reason to trust you.

3. Post-purchase

Confirm, thank, set expectations on delivery, then help them get the most from the piece. This is where the second purchase starts.

4. Win-back

Customers who haven't bought in a while are cheaper to bring back than new ones are to find. A considered win-back sequence, timed to how often your customers usually buy, does the work.

5. VIP

Your best customers should feel it: early access, first look, personal notes. Not just a bigger discount.

Build these once, in your voice, and they sell every day — including the days you're not launching anything.

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