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Email marketing agency · lifecycle

Emails that bring customers back.

We set up the emails that run every day and the campaigns that land in the inbox, and report the revenue they bring.

Every email is a stepping stone: welcome, cart, thank-you, win-back, next order.
The short answer

What an email marketing agency does

An email marketing agency plans, writes, designs and sends your emails. That means automated lifecycle flows (welcome, abandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back), campaigns for launches and offers, segmentation so each person gets the right message, and the deliverability work that keeps it all out of spam. You see revenue per email, not just opens.

We run it alongside your conversion rate optimisation, so the people you win on the site are the people your emails bring back.

Flows, campaigns and deliverability compared: when they send, what they do and what we measure
FlowsCampaignsDeliverability
Sent whenA person does something: signs up, leaves a cart, buysYou have something to say: a launch, a sale, a storyAlways, behind every send
The jobRun every day without new workSpike attention around a dateReach the inbox, not spam
What we measureRevenue per recipient, per flowRevenue per send, against a holdoutSpam rate, bounces, authentication
How it works

The flows to build first

Build the emails that run on behaviour first: a welcome series, an abandoned cart or browse flow (lead nurture for B2B), a post-purchase flow and a win-back. They send every day without new work and usually earn most of a brand’s email revenue. Newsletters and campaigns come after, on top.

One flow, end to end: trigger, wait, branch, message. The cart flow is the one most stores start with.
  1. A trigger fires

    Someone signs up, leaves a cart or buys. Their action starts the flow, not your calendar, so the email arrives while the moment is still fresh.

  2. It waits

    The flow holds for the right moment: an hour for a cart, a few days for a review request. A wait is what stops it reading like a blast.

  3. It branches

    Opened, clicked, bought? Each answer sends the person down a different path, and a buyer leaves the cart flow at once, so nobody is reminded of what they already bought.

  4. It sends where they listen

    Email by default. If they opted in, the nudge can move to WhatsApp when the email goes unopened, instead of sending a third email.

Why flows come before newsletters

They run every day

A campaign is one send. A flow reaches everyone who qualifies, every day, until you change it.

They match intent

A cart email reaches someone who just left a cart. A newsletter reaches everyone and hopes.

They protect the inbox

Emails people expect get opened. That keeps your sender reputation healthy for the campaigns.

What we do

What our email marketing services cover

Five jobs, in the order we do them. Each ends in something you can open and check.

Start with what you already have.

We check your sending domain, your list and every flow already running, then put a revenue figure on each. You see which emails earn, which sit unused, and which people on the list have gone quiet. We fix what pays first, and leave what works alone.

  • Deliverability and domain check
  • List health and segments
  • Existing flows and the revenue each earns
Deliverability

What keeps emails out of the inbox

Mail lands in spam when your domain can’t prove it sent the email, or when people mark your mail as unwanted. Three records prove it: SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Keeping spam complaints low, and cleaning people who stopped reading, protects the sender reputation that every future email depends on.

Gmail and Yahoo now expect bulk senders to authenticate their mail, offer one-click unsubscribe and keep the spam rate under 0.1%, never reaching 0.3% (Google’s sender guidelines, Yahoo’s). We aim well under that.

The checks behind inbox placement: what each proves and what usually breaks it
What it provesWhat usually breaks it
SPFYour sending tool is allowed to send for your domainA new tool added without updating the record
DKIMThe email wasn’t changed on the way, and it carries your signatureA signing key never set up, or set up on the wrong domain
DMARCWhat receivers should do when SPF or DKIM failNo policy at all, or one nobody reads the reports for
Spam rateHow many people mark your mail as unwantedOld, purchased or never-engaged addresses on the list
UnsubscribePeople can leave in one clickA hidden link, or a form that asks for a reason
One lifecycle

Email, WhatsApp and SMS as one plan

Treat the channels as one lifecycle, not three tools. Email carries the longer story, the receipt and the offer. WhatsApp carries the short, time-sensitive nudge to people who opted in. Each flow decides which channel a person gets next, so nobody receives the same reminder twice.

We build the WhatsApp side with our whatsapp marketing team, from the same list and the same customer record.

Email, WhatsApp and SMS compared: what each is best for and when to use it
EmailWhatsAppSMS
Best forStories, receipts, offers and educationShort nudges and two-way repliesCodes and the one-line alert
PermissionSignup or checkout consentExplicit opt-in per numberExplicit opt-in, with local rules
We use it toCarry the main flowRescue a cart or confirm a bookingDeliver time-critical alerts
Tools

The email marketing tools we work in

Your email platform, your store or CRM, and where we read the results. We work in your accounts, and you keep them, so nothing is lost if we part.

Where we send from

Klaviyo for most stores; HubSpot, Brevo or Mailchimp where they fit.

  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Brevo
  • HubSpot
  • Zoho CRM

Where the data comes from

Orders, browsing and leads that trigger the flows.

  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce

Where we read results

Revenue and clicks from email, read beside your other channels.

  • Google Analytics 4
  • Looker Studio
The one number

The one number we report: revenue per recipient

Revenue attributed to email, divided by the people you emailed, reported every Monday. For lead-based businesses it is qualified leads or pipeline from email instead. Beside it sit the split between flows and campaigns, and your deliverability health: spam rate, bounces and inbox placement.

The number

Revenue per recipient

What the average person on your list is worth each week.

Revenue from emailPeople emailed

Flows and campaigns · every Monday

Read from

  • Your email platform. Sends, clicks and the revenue each flow and campaign is credited with.
  • Your own orders. The store or CRM record, so we check email’s credit against real sales instead of trusting the tool’s own number.
  • Postmaster and bounce logs. Spam rate, bounces and authentication results, read weekly.
One line, one number: revenue per recipient, week by week. A marker shows each change we made, so you can see what moved it.
  • Why not open rate?

    Apple Mail Privacy Protection pre-loads emails, so opens overstate. Revenue doesn’t.

  • Why not list size?

    A bigger list that never buys is a cost. We grow the value per person.

What it costs

What does email marketing cost?

It depends on the size of your list, how many flows you need, how many campaigns a month, and whether we also write and design them. The audit gives you a flow-by-flow list of what to build and the hours each one takes, and the price is set against that list before you commit.

First 90 days

Your first 90 days of email marketing, week by week.

  1. Weeks 1–2Audit

    We audit and fix deliverability.

    Your sending domain, list and running flows checked first, so nothing we build lands in spam, and you know what each flow earns today.

    Email audit0 of 4 checked
    • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
    • List health
    • Flows already running
    • Sending patterns
  2. Week 2Number

    We agree what counts as email revenue.

    Email revenue or repeat rate, defined with you, read from your own records.

    The number0 of 3 agreed
    • What counts as email revenue
    • Where it is read from
    • The Monday report
  3. Weeks 3–6Flows

    We take the core flows live.

    Welcome or nurture, cart or browse, post-purchase and win-back, each written, designed and tested on real inboxes before it goes live.

    Core flows0 of 5 live
    • Welcome series
    • Lead nurture
    • Abandoned cart and browse
    • Post-purchase
    • Win-back
  4. Weeks 7–12Tests

    We add campaigns and tests.

    A send calendar on top of the flows, with one test at a time on subject lines and offers.

    Campaigns0 of 3 running
    • Send calendar
    • Copy and design
    • One test at a time
  5. Every MondayReport

    You get revenue per recipient, every Monday.

    Revenue per recipient, flows against campaigns, deliverability health, and what we changed and why. From your own records.

    Monday report0 of 3 parts
    • Revenue per recipient
    • Flows against campaigns
    • Deliverability health
Who it’s for

For businesses that already have a list.

  • Online stores Repeat orders come from cart, post-purchase and win-back flows. More orders
  • SaaS & tech Trial users need onboarding emails, not a weekly newsletter. More demos booked
  • Gyms & studios Lapsed members come back to a timely offer, not a weekly blast. More memberships
  • Hotels & resorts Past guests rebook direct when you email before the travel sites do. More direct bookings
  • Manufacturers Long B2B buying cycles need nurture emails after the first enquiry. More dealer enquiries

Not a fitIf you don’t have a list yet, build one first: flows can only earn from people who asked to hear from you. And we don’t buy or scrape lists to fill the gap.

FAQ

Questions about email & lifecycle marketing

Flows and campaigns

Klaviyo for most online stores, because it reads your orders and browsing directly. HubSpot, Brevo or a similar tool suits B2B and lead-based businesses. We work in your account, so you keep the data and the flows. If your current tool does the job, we keep it and migrate only when the move earns its cost.

Flows first, campaigns on top. Flows send to each person at the moment they act, every day, with no new work, and for most brands they earn the larger share of email revenue. Campaigns spike attention around a launch or a sale. We build the core flows in the first weeks, then add a calendar of sends.

As often as you have something worth reading. Flows send on behaviour, so a person gets a welcome when they join and a cart reminder when they leave, not on a fixed schedule. For campaigns, a steady rhythm your list can predict beats bursts. We watch unsubscribe and spam rates, and slow down when they climb.

Yes. We write the copy, design the templates in your brand and build them in your email platform, then test them across inboxes and phones before they go live. You approve the first of each flow and the campaign calendar; after that, you only see what the Monday report shows.

Email marketing is the sending: campaigns and flows. Marketing automation is the logic behind the flows: triggers, waits and branches that decide who gets what and when. Good email programmes use both. We build the automation first, because it runs every day, then add campaigns on top. For lead-based teams, see CRM and marketing automation.

Deliverability and lists

Usually one of three things: missing authentication (SPF, DKIM and DMARC), a list full of old or purchased addresses, or sending patterns that jump from silence to a big blast. Gmail and Yahoo now expect bulk senders to authenticate and keep spam complaints low. We check the domain first, then clean the list and steady the volume.

DMARC is an email authentication policy. It tells receiving servers what to do with mail that claims to be from your domain but fails the SPF or DKIM checks, and it sends you reports on who is sending as you. It protects your domain from spoofing and helps your real emails reach the inbox.

Not forever. Sending to people who have stopped engaging hurts your inbox placement, because providers read ignored mail as unwanted. We run a short win-back series first, then move non-responders to a sunset rule: fewer sends, then none. A smaller list that reads your emails beats a larger one that ignores them.

No. Purchased and scraped lists bring spam complaints, bounces and a damaged domain, and in many markets they break consent rules. We build your list from people who asked to hear from you: signup forms, checkout, events and enquiries, with clear consent and a one-click unsubscribe in every email.

Working with us

Yes. We move your list with its consent and suppression records, rebuild your flows and segments in the new platform, and warm up the sending gradually so inbox providers learn it. We run old and new side by side until the flows match, so there is no gap in your revenue.

It depends on your list size, how often people buy again and how long they take to. So we set a baseline from your own records in the first two weeks, agree the number we report, and grow it from there. Compare yourself with your own past, not with a share quoted for other brands. See all services for what else we run.

Both. For stores the flows run on orders and browsing: cart, post-purchase and win-back. For B2B, SaaS, clinics and services they run on enquiries and product use: lead nurture, onboarding and re-engagement. The mechanics are the same; the triggers and the number we report differ. We agree both with you in week two.

Next step

Find what’s holding
your number back.

A 30-minute call. We look at your list, your flows and your sending domain, and tell you where the revenue is leaking.

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