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D/00 · Email and Lifecycle Marketing

Lifecycle / CRM

Lifecycle programs designed around retention, expansion, and trust

Email and lifecycle is where most of the revenue actually lives, and where most brands underinvest. We design and run programs across Klaviyo, Customer.io, HubSpot, and Braze that respect inbox attention and compound retention quarter after quarter.

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Lifecycle journey design Deliverability hygiene Behavioural segmentation Revenue per recipient

D/01 · Overview

A lifecycle pod that owns the full customer journey

Lifecycle programs fail when send calendars replace strategy, when segmentation never evolves, and when deliverability is only investigated after a drop. We rebuild the program around the moments that actually shape retention, then put the operational discipline in place to keep the inbox a respected channel.

Each engagement is run by a lifecycle strategist, a CRM engineer, and a copy and design lead. They own journey design, segmentation, deliverability, creative production, and reporting, and align with your acquisition and product teams on shared revenue and retention targets.

D/02 · Scope

What's included in every lifecycle engagement

A senior team running strategy, build, deliverability, and creative inside your ESP without handing off to junior coordinators.

  • Scope 01

    Lifecycle journey design

    We map onboarding, activation, repurchase, win-back, and VIP journeys against real customer behaviour, then prioritise the flows that will move retention and revenue first.

  • Scope 02

    Segmentation and data model

    Profiles, events, and custom properties are restructured so segmentation reflects real behaviour and value tiers rather than ad-hoc lists that drift over time.

  • Scope 03

    Flow and campaign build

    Automated flows and one-off campaigns are built, tested, and documented inside your ESP with clear naming, version history, and rollback paths your team can maintain.

  • Scope 04

    Deliverability and reputation

    Authentication, warm-up, list hygiene, and engagement-based sending are managed actively, with reputation, complaint, and bounce rates reviewed weekly per domain and ESP.

  • Scope 05

    Creative and copy production

    Modular templates, on-brand copy, and accessible design are produced in house, with structured A/B testing on subject lines, hero modules, and call-to-action patterns.

  • Scope 06

    Reporting and revenue attribution

    Dashboards report revenue per recipient, flow-level attribution, and retention cohorts, so the program is judged against business outcomes rather than open and click vanity.

D/03 · Platforms & Tooling

ESPs and lifecycle tools we run

Deep production experience across the platforms that modern lifecycle programs are actually built on.

  • Klaviyo
  • Customer.io
  • HubSpot
  • Braze
  • Iterable
  • Mailchimp
  • Postmark

D/04 · Delivery

How a lifecycle engagement runs

A four-phase rhythm that goes from audit to a steady, governed program inside the first quarter.

01

Audit and journey mapping

We audit your ESP, deliverability, segmentation, and current flows, then map the customer journey to identify the highest-impact moments to design or rebuild first.

02

Foundations and build

Authentication, data model, and core onboarding and repurchase flows are rebuilt or repaired, with deliverability hygiene and template systems put in place for long-term stability.

03

Optimisation cadence

A consistent campaign and flow optimisation cadence is established, with structured testing, behavioural segmentation, and quarterly journey reviews tied to retention targets.

04

Scale and governance

As the program matures we extend into SMS, push, and in-app, formalise governance with your CRM and product teams, and align reporting with finance and customer success.

D/05 · Best Fit

Where lifecycle pays back fastest

Lifecycle programs return the most for businesses with repeat purchase, subscription, or expansion motions.

  • Ecommerce and DTC

    Catalogue and DTC brands where repeat purchase, post-purchase nurture, and win-back are critical, and where Klaviyo or Braze are already deployed but underused.

  • SaaS and subscription

    SaaS, subscription, and marketplace businesses where trial activation, onboarding, expansion, and churn prevention are core retention levers that need real journey design.

  • Healthcare and services

    Healthcare, financial services, and considered service businesses that need careful tone, compliance-aware content, and trust-building over long customer lifecycles.

D/06 · FAQ

Email and Lifecycle Marketing - common questions.

Practical answers to the questions buyers ask before they engage on email and lifecycle marketing.

FAQ 01

Do you build inside our ESP or migrate us?

We almost always build inside your existing ESP. Migrations are expensive and rarely the actual unlock. We only recommend a platform change when your current ESP fundamentally cannot support the journeys, segmentation, or data model your business needs, and we document the case clearly before any decision.

FAQ 02

How do you handle deliverability if it is already a problem?

We start with a full deliverability audit covering authentication, infrastructure, list hygiene, complaint and bounce trends, and recent send patterns. Repair work usually combines re-warming, suppression of disengaged subscribers, content and template adjustments, and tighter engagement-based sending until reputation stabilises.

FAQ 03

How does lifecycle work alongside our paid acquisition team?

Lifecycle and acquisition share customer profiles, value tiers, and revenue targets. We coordinate on first-party data, suppression and exclusion audiences, and post-purchase or post-trial moments so paid and owned channels reinforce each other rather than competing for the same attention.

FAQ 04

What does success look like in the first ninety days?

In the first ninety days you should see a cleaned-up data and deliverability foundation, rebuilt onboarding and repurchase or activation flows, and a clearer view of revenue per recipient by segment. Long-term success is measured in retention curves, lifetime value, and expansion, not open rates.

D/07 · Related

Other digital disciplines that pair well.

Most engagements combine two or three disciplines so the funnel is wired together end to end.

D/08 · Next step

Email and Lifecycle Marketing

Ready to make lifecycle the strongest channel you own?

Share your current ESP, customer model, and retention targets. We will respond with a focused diagnostic, the highest-leverage lifecycle changes we would make first, and a clear view of what a senior-run program would deliver.

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