Who better to shed light on ecommerce marketing than our Founder and CEO, Ben Jabbawy? Over the last 8 years, Privy has helped 400,000+ ecommerce businesses grow by helping them take their marketing efforts to the next level, so he knows a thing or two about getting it right. But not to worry, this isn’t a pitch for Privy. Ben unpacks some of his major learnings along the way, including:
- Why most new ecommerce brands never make their first sale.
- The playbook for converting your first sale, including the two plays every online store should be running.
- The power of telling your story and why confirmation and shipping emails are the perfect place to do it.
- Why text messaging could be the future of ecommerce marketing.
Show Notes & Links
- [5:05] Why email is still the best channel for building a massive audience.
- [8:40] DG’s Shopify experiment, Dave’s Hoodies.
- [9:52] What’s stopping ecommerce brands from making their first sale?
- [11:55] What makes some companies successful while others fall behind?
- [13:49] Why confirmation emails are the perfect place to tell your story.
- [19:31] What are the two plays everyone should be running?
- [21:46] What’s the abandoned cart playbook?
- [26:50] What’s the cross-sell playbook?
- [32:48] The right use case for drop shipping.
- [36:38] Why is text the next move for Privy?
- The Ecommerce Marketing Show Home
- Ben Jabbawy on Twitter
- Dave Gerhardt on Twitter
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